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committed to injured people
A not-for-profit organisation
committed to injured people

Defective products - consumer

Products which are either defective or dangerous can cause injuries. In such cases, claims are governed by specific laws which can give rise to claims for compensation. Examples of such claims include ‘itchy sofa’ claims where consumers suffered severe skin complaints after sitting on sofas which had been treated with dangerous chemicals; defective gym equipment; exploding glass drinks bottles; other types of defective containers; injuries caused by defective vaccines or blood products have also been the source of recent product claims where injuries were caused.

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Mr Chris Deacon of STEWARTS in London
I am is a specialist international injury lawyer and act exclusively for the victims of accidents abroad and in disputes with tour operators, hotels, travel providers and insurers. I am an APIL accredited spinal cord injury specialist, as well as an APIL accidents abroad accredited specialist and assessor.  I am proud to be ranked as a leading travel lawyer in both Chambers and The Legal 500. Chambers 2021 commented "He is a very experienced and very clever lawyer" and...
Spinal cord injury lawyer Accidents abroad lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Mark Harvey of HUGH JAMES in Cardiff
Partner in charge of the Specialist Claims group at Hugh James in Cardiff and London where he heads up that office. He has obtained compensation for many individual victims of common but defective consumer products as well as victims of accidents overseas and arising out of travel, sport and leisure generally. He also leads a team who seek to remedy situations in which there has been a data breach or a breach of their confidential information.  Lead...
Accidents abroad lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Fellow
Mark is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in Personal Injury Law and is recognised as a Senior Litigator by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. He is a partner of Digby Brown LLP, Scotland's largest litigation firm and winner of the Litigation Firm of the Year at the Scottish Legal Awards. Mark heads up Digby Brown's Foreign and Travel, Product Liability and Consumer Law departments. His areas of specialisation...
Accidents abroad lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I am a Partner in the Serious Injury Department in the Cambridge Office. I have nearly 30 years post qualification experience and specialise in complex high value catastrophic injury.  I am passionate about getting clients the rehabilitation and compensation awards they need after injury. I have a particular passion for working with people who have expereinced brain injury and ensuring that they reach their full recovery potential.  I also have extensive experience of...
Brain injury lawyer Spinal cord injury lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Warren represents claimants in high-value and complex personal injury claims arising from road traffic collisions, accidents at work, equine and sporting accidents. Before training as a solicitor, Warren served for five years in the Coldstream Guards and has a particular understanding in relation to claims brought by past and present HM Forces personnel. Warren has significant experience in acting for child and adult claimants who have suffered injuries of the utmost severity, particularly...
Brain injury lawyer Spinal cord injury lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Warren is an APIL fellow and APIL accredited specialist in Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury. He is a partner and catastrophic injuries lawyer at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, in London, (accredited by APIL, Spinal Injuries Association and Headway) where he handles a broad range of catastrophic injury and fatal accident claims. He has concluded numerous spinal cord injury, brain injury and amputee claims and has recovered in excess of £100M in damages for clients in the courts and in...
Brain injury lawyer Spinal cord injury lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Partner at the Birmingham office of Irwin Mitchell. Heads the serious injury team , dealing with head and brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, multiple orthopaedic trauma, amputations and other serious injuries. The team handles cases arising from road traffic collisions, accidents at work as well as public liability and occupier liability claims. We deal with claims on behalf of children and adults. Our team approach to serious injury claims ensures the best possible outcome for our clients....
Brain injury lawyer Spinal cord injury lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Paul Balen of FREETHS LLP in Nottingham
Paul graduated with a first in law at Peterhouse, Cambridge.  He qualified as a solicitor in 1977 and became a partner in what is now Freeths in 1980. He is now a Consultant. A Past President of both the Nottinghamshire Law and the Nottinghamshire Medico-legal Societies in 2000 he was appointed one of the first three Senior Fellows of the APIL. He  was national secretary and an executive committee member of APIL between 1998 and 2000. He is an accredited APIL clinical...
Clinical negligence lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Fellow
Mr Ross Whalley of LEIGH DAY in Manchester
Ross is an Associate Solicitor specialising in workplace injury and cycling cases. He has worked exclusively in the field of personal injury for 15 years having qualified in 2006. He joined Leigh Day in 2015 to lead a team dealing with personal injury claims on behalf of Trade Union members and EL / PL cases generally as well as acting for cyclists. Ross manages a team dealing with a caseload from fast track to complex high value multi track cases and fatal workplace accidents. He also...
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
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