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Provided by Nichola Fosler
Nichola acts in complex and high-value catastrophic personal injury claims and for clients who are pursuing professional negligence against their former solicitors in relation to mishandling of personal injury claims. In the last ten years, Nichola has secured over £100m for her clients.
Nichola specialises in compensation claims for adults and children who have suffered catastrophic injury including spinal cord injury, brain injury and amputation claims. She also pursues professional negligence claims for those who have not been well served by their solicitors.
Nichola assists her clients with accessing the specialised medical and rehabilitative support they need to lead, so far as possible, fully independent lives. Nichola adopts a holistic approach. Whilst her primary concern is to ensure that clients are funded for their immediate and future needs, she always considers the wider financial, emotive and other support that clients and their families require.
Nichola consistently achieves excellent financial settlement awards, securing financial stability for her clients when they need it most. In the last ten years, Nichola has secured over £100m for her clients.
Nichola qualified as a solicitor in 1996 having read for a degree in Law at UEA Norwich. She attended the University of Law, Guildford for the Legal Practice Course. Nichola joined Stewarts in September 2009 and was promoted to partner in May 2014. Nichola’s previous positions included associate in the catastrophic injury department at Shoosmiths and head of personal injury at Underwoods.
Nichola is a member of the following organisations:
Limbless Association
Hampshire Law Society
Spinal Injuries Association
Former Trustee for Headway Basingstoke
She holds the following accreditations
APIL – accredited Senior Litigator, Spinal Cord Injury Specialist and Brain Injury Specialist
Law Society Personal Injury panel
ISPO (International society for prosthetics and orthotics)
PI Focus – Hot tubbing growing pains evident for concurrent expert evidence – April 2018
Case Managers conference November 2017 – A recap on the litigation process from start to finish with the timescales including processes for obtaining interim funds, how involved the case manager should be in aspects of the litigation process etc.
Expert evidence – hot tubbing is here to stay – October 2017
29 September 2016, Case Managers conference – Ten months on from the new Rehabilitation Code, Serious Injury and Case Managers’ Guide
29 September 2015, Case Managers conference – The Changing face of litigation; how to achieve the expected efficiencies in civil litigation
November 2014, Occupational Therapy Show – What is an Expert?
Nichola enjoys cooking and is a self-confessed bookworm. She also enjoys watching films, countryside walks, skiing and horse riding.
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Nichola has a huge amount of knowledge. She can see what is needed in order to get the best in each case. She is outstanding.
Nichola is highly competent and familiar with all technical aspects of the most catastrophic claims. She has an excellent eye for detail.
Nichola is one of the best solicitors. She works incredibly hard and is brilliantly prepared. She has her eye on the end goal and does a fantastic job.
Nichola is one of the very best. She has the capacity to deal with the difficult liability cases as well as the high-value quantum cases.
Nichola has a huge amount of knowledge. She can see what is needed in order to get the best in each case. She is outstanding.
Nichola is highly competent and familiar with all technical aspects of the most catastrophic claims. She has an excellent eye for detail.
Nichola is one of the best solicitors. She works incredibly hard and is brilliantly prepared. She has her eye on the end goal and does a fantastic job.
Nichola is one of the very best. She has the capacity to deal with the difficult liability cases as well as the high-value quantum cases.