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Slater and Gordon Lawyers

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant

UK Guide 2026 : North West


Slater and Gordon Lawyers

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About

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A large presence in the North West, with offices in Liverpool and Manchester. The Manchester office is classed as a "Centre of Excellence", we have an unparalleled range of expertise and deep commitment to our clients. 

The Personal Injury department is made up of a large number of specialist areas such as catastrophic injury (brain, spinal, amputation and fatal injury), industrial disease, travel law, abuse law, human rights and inquest law. Each of these areas has legal experts specialising specifically in these fields.

We will fight for our clients, sometimes going on to the Court of Appeal and also the Supreme Court to succeed, and fight to make changes in the law for the good of the injured.

Although we do pride ourselves on the expertise and best possible outcome we provide our clients in respect of their personal injury case, our dedication does not stop there. Often when someone suffers a personal injury, it can lead to other issues which may require legal advice. We provide our clients with a range of legal services from a host of specialist lawyers to relieve any additional burden at what can be an extremely difficult time.

There are also a range of non-legal services which we are able to offer our clients to assist them in a range of practical issues to reduce stress at what can be a difficult time, such as welfare benefits advice.  

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Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant - North West

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Slater and Gordon Lawyers maintains an excellent coverage of the North West and has a particularly strong presence in Manchester. The firm is well known for its expertise in high-value traumatic brain and spinal claims, often due to injuries sustained in RTAs. It also offers notable capability in high-value industrial injury cases, as well as child abuse claims. The team focuses on providing rehabilitation services to clients.

Strengths

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  • The members at Slater and Gordon are empathetic and work tirelessly to achieve great results for claimants.

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  • There are very skilled people throughout the firm. Communication is key, and Slater and Gordon respond almost immediately. They understand the need for quick decision-making.

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  • At Slater and Gordon, a valued depth and breadth of experience helps guide the advice of the solicitors with sensitivity and empathy.

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  • Slater and Gordon offer careful analysis and proactive problem solving.

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  • Slater and Gordon are very well resourced, with tremendous strength in depth. They have an excellent pool of very experienced solicitors.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Eminent PractitionersMatthew Tomlinson
    Eminent PractitionersMatthew Tomlinson

    Matthew Tomlinson

    Matthew Tomlinson regularly handles complex, multi-track personal injury claims regarding workplace and military accidents. These include amputations and psychological injuries. He heads Slater and Gordon's serious injury team in the North.

    • Matthew is enormously experienced and has got fantastic client care skills. He is a really pleasant individual and enormously skilful.

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    • Matthew Tomlinson is a cerebral performer who considers issues carefully and exercises excellent judgement, which I would say is faultless. He is a standout.

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  • Band 1Richard Scorer
    Band 1Richard Scorer

    Richard Scorer

    Head of Abuse Law and Public Inquiries at Slater and Gordon, Richard Scorer has substantial experience in high-profile cases relating to child sexual exploitation and abuse.

    • Richard Scorer is at the very top of his profession.

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    • Richard has lots of connections and really knows his stuff. I'd certainly recommend him highly.

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  • Band 2Kim Harrison
    Band 2Kim Harrison

    Kim Harrison

    Kim Harrison specialises in acting for victims and survivors of abuse in claims against organisations such as schools, social services and hospitals. She is also experienced in associated human rights issues.
    • Kim's client care is second to none, and her attention to detail is always reliable.

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