CASES
December 2, 2025
Personal Injury
1. Roberts & 2) Allen -v- Nordic Inns
Sarah Riley was recently instructed by Ryan Simmonds of Ross Aldridge Solicitors to represent both Claimants in a fast track trial where both liability and quantum were disputed. The Defendant also raised the issue of fundamental dishonesty in relation
CASES
September 16, 2025
Catastrophic Injury, Personal Injury
T v I (anonymised for confidentiality)
Instructed by Kerry Dutton and Kelly Tarmas of Lyons Davidson Solicitors, Ben Handy and Sophie Howard acted for a claimant who sustained life changing injuries in a motorcycle accident. Primary liability was admitted but contributory negligence, causation and quantum remained in
CASES
July 3, 2025
Personal Injury
Bhaiyat v Hart
Sarah Riley, instructed by Peter Ilal of Horwich Farrelly, successfully defended a claim involving significant credit hire charges, pleaded at over £50,000, arising from a road traffic accident.
CASES
June 27, 2025
Personal Injury, Personal Injury Fraud
Coker v Ministry of Defence
Head of Personal Injury, Andrew McLaughlin, has successfully defended the Ministry of Defence against a claim by a former soldier for approximately £750,000, arising out of a non-freezing cold injury (NFCI). Andrew was instructed by Ali
CASES
May 14, 2025
Employers’ Liability, Personal Injury
Frederick v West Midlands Police
James Marwick instructed by Ellie Jarvis of DWF, acted for West Midlands Police in a claim brought against it by a former project manager in a two-day trial before HHJ Smith KC in Stoke on Trent. The claimant
CASES
March 28, 2025
Personal Injury
Ward v Southern Segway Limited
Head of Personal Injury, Andrew McLaughlin, instructed by Suzanne Bridgeman of Horwich Farrelly, successfully defended a Segway Tour operator at Canterbury County Court following a 3-day trial on liability.
CASES
March 17, 2025
Personal Injury
M v N (anonymised for confidentiality)
Ben is instructed as sole counsel in a multi-million pound claim representing a Claimant who suffered devastating lower leg injuries in a motorcycle accident. He broke most of the bones in his right leg and severely
CASES
January 28, 2025
Personal Injury
Luzombolo v East London Bus and Coach Company Ltd
Richard Stead successfully represented East London Bus and Coach Company Ltd in Central London County Court before His Honour Judge Holmes in a fundamental dishonesty case.
CASES
October 16, 2024
Personal Injury
O v P (anonymised for confidentiality)
Ben represented the Claimant in a £1.6m claim after suffering life-changing orthopaedic, facial, internal and psychological injuries in a hit-and-run, drug-driving accident in which her husband was also tragically killed. The claim included a Fatal Accident
CASES
June 11, 2024
Personal Injury
C v P (anonymised for confidentiality)
Ben represented the Claimant, a pedestrian in his 60s struck by a car while walking along a country lane, in a £5m+ catastrophic injury claim.
CASES
November 6, 2023
Personal Injury, Personal Injury Costs
Olukoya v Riverbrooke Solicitors [2023] EWHC 2771
Jimmy Barber of our Personal Injury team was instructed by Andrew Neill of Chan Neill Solicitors on behalf of the successful claimant in the High Court (Senior Courts Costs Office) in an application under section 70
CASES
June 22, 2023
Personal Injury
Smith v Worth
Personal Injury barrister, Richard Stead, successfully acted for the claimant who suffered severe pelvic injuries when riding her horse. This was a negligence claim in which liability was found against the defendant professional dog walker.