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Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant

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What the team is known for

Leading Shropshire firm advising on an extensive breadth of personal injury cases, including high-value RTA and accident at work claims. Particularly experienced in acting for clients with spinal and cerebral injuries. Also skilled in handling military cases and accidents abroad. Works alongside clinical negligence and Court of Protection teams to fully support clients.

Strengths

Interviewees highlight the team's "timely and responsive service."

A client praises the firm for "ensuring my best interests were at the forefront of all aspects of my case," adding: "I felt well looked after in an empathetic way."

Notable practitioners

Dawn Humphries handles a wide range of orthopaedic and spinal injury claims. She is active on an array of personal injury cases, including those relatning to workplace accidents and RTAs. Sources say: "She knows how to win cases."

Louise Howard advises on spinal injuries arising from RTAs and accidents at work. She is also able to handle claims against the MoD in respect of psychiatric damage.

Neil Lorimer undertakes claims relating to psychiatric, brain and orthopaedic injuries. Market commentators say: "He's incredibly thorough and never misses a point."

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Overview

This team has a success rate of 98% as well as a national reputation for difficult and complex cases.

They are experienced in handling moderate value through to multi million pounds claims, including several in excess of £5million.

As solicitors who specialise in brain injury, catastrophic injury, spinal and amputation cases, the team work with highly regarded, tried and tested medical experts and barristers. They have specific expertise in areas such as acquired brain injury, spinal injury, amputations and accidents abroad.

They are experienced in signposting clients to independent and experienced case managers who will help establish care regimes, suggest therapies and source appropriate accommodation.

With this multi-disciplinary approach the team are able to offer maximum support to a family at the time of crisis. With the right therapies and services, the correct care package and support, those who have become carers can step back and return to their role of husband, wife, mother or father. The feedback we receive shows this type of support can be priceless.

There is a proven track record in taking over cases from other solicitors where the team have been able to turn them around and achieved much better outcomes for clients.

They are on the Headway Approved List, the Spinal Injuries Association Panel, the Law Society’s Panel of Personal Injury Solicitors, and are members of the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers.