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Weightmans

Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant

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Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant - UK-wide

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Weightmans has a highly regarded personal injury team instructed by major insurers and local authorities to defend the full range of injury and disease cases. Other areas of activity within the team include the investigation and litigation of claims for fraud and exaggeration. Weightmans advises on the full span of catastrophic injury claims as well as injuries arising from alleged negligence and abuse. Clients benefit from the firm's international capabilities via its international law group.
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Strengths

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  • Weightmans are client-focused and provide a sector-leading level of service.

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  • Weightmans has excellent, fair-minded and hard-working practitioners with much experience. It has a very strong and sophisticated team who pull out all the stops to investigate claims.

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  • They are very conscientious, very nice to work with and very compassionate.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • David Holt
    David Holt

    David Holt

    David Holt regularly receives instruction in high-value catastrophic personal injury claims, including serious head trauma and paralysis cases. He is particularly well versed in injuries arising from motor accidents, and also cases involving the Motor Insurers' Bureau.

    • David is simply a superstar. His vast experience is only exceeded by his even greater talent. If he is running your case, you can be confident you are in safe hands.

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    • David's knowledge and expertise in insurance and indemnity claims is second to none. He is a very good catastrophic injury layer.

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