Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant)
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Suffering a serious injury is devastating. If your accident occurs abroad, it brings added complexities.
Our role is to help our clients overcome the challenges they face and secure the best possible future for our clients and their families.
We represent people from the UK who suffer life-changing injuries overseas, as well as foreign nationals who are severely injured whilst in the UK.
Our lawyers pursue cases both in the UK courts and in overseas jurisdictions, when necessary calling on our strategic alliances with law firms around the world.
We have been involved in many of the leading cases that have shaped the law in this fast-changing area, enabling our clients to win record-breaking compensation awards. We are ranked No.1 in the leading legal directories, and described as “the go-to firm on a range of high-value catastrophic injury claims abroad”.
If you or a family member has had a serious accident abroad or feel that you are not getting the specialist advice you require on an ongoing case, please contact us.
Chambers Review
The international injury team at Stewarts takes on complex and high-value claims arising from fatalities and catastrophic injuries abroad, including complex brain and spinal injuries. The team is routinely sought out for its substantial experience handling cases involving issues of international law, particularly those arising out of aviation disasters and overseas RTAs.
Strengths
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"The team was extremely kind and compassionate during every step of the process. The service was second to none and updates were regular, detailed and forthcoming."
"The lawyers at Stewarts conduct themselves with the highest professionalism and inspire confidence. They are efficient and effective."
"Stewarts has an outstanding team of people who can deal with the most complex jurisdictional issues."
"Their attention to detail is brilliant and their work is thorough. They know every little detail in the case and nothing goes by unnoticed."
"The team was extremely kind and compassionate during every step of the process. The service was second to none and updates were regular, detailed and forthcoming."
"The lawyers at Stewarts conduct themselves with the highest professionalism and inspire confidence. They are efficient and effective."
"Stewarts has an outstanding team of people who can deal with the most complex jurisdictional issues."
"Their attention to detail is brilliant and their work is thorough. They know every little detail in the case and nothing goes by unnoticed."
Notable Practitioners
Head of the international injury practice at Stewarts, Julian Chamberlayne is a standout practitioner in the travel law space. He represents clients with high-value and complex claims following fatal and catastrophic accidents that occur abroad.
"Julian inspires confidence and has excellent attention to detail."
"Julian is a standout lawyer. He is always on top of the detail and has an incredibly sharp legal mind."
Christopher Deacon assists clients with high-value international claims arising from catastrophic and fatal incidents, including RTAs. He is fluent in French and has experience handling matters concerning a variety of jurisdictions.
"He worked incredibly hard to make sure I had the best possible outcome to my case and was very considerate of how I was feeling, particularly during the more stressful parts of the process."
"He is incredibly talented and skilful at dealing with very complex jurisdictional issues, but at the same time he is practical and client-oriented."
"Chris is absolutely fantastic. He knows the law back to front and he's a formidable solicitor."
"Chris is exceptionally responsive, provides clear leadership and shows high levels of empathy."
Scott Rigby is a respected advocate who frequently handles complex personal injury claims. He has a particular focus on claims arising from RTAs and employment accidents abroad.
"Scott is an amazing and very intelligent solicitor who works diligently and in an extremely professional manner."
"Scott Rigby is a great team player who is very easy-going and personable.At the same time he is organised and works to get excellent results for his clients."
Associate Rebecca Huxford is noted for her adept representation of claimants who have been catastrophically injured abroad. She has extensive experience acting for clients who have suffered brain injuries as a result of road traffic accidents.
"Rebecca understands complex issues of foreign law."
"Rebecca is incredibly diligent."
"Rebecca is someone who clients have enormous confidence in."
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James Griffin
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Rebecca Huxford