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Accident at work compensation lawyers - Oldham

Your employer has a legal responsibility to protect your health, safety and welfare at work. Accidents at work can happen regardless of your occupation and over 100,000 accidents at work are reported every year in the UK.

Injuries caused by accidents at work can include slips, trips, machinery-caused injuries, chemical induced injuries, falls from height such as scaffolding or ladders, injuries caused by being hit by moving or falling objects, physical assault. It can also include injuries caused by animals in the workplace, electricity, fire, explosion or from repetitive working practices.

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Mr Gary Boyd of GORVINS LLP in Stockport
I am a recognised expert in serious/ catastrophic injury claims including brain injury, spinal (cord) injury and amputation claims including in my niche areas of Military and Sports Injury claims. I have over 20 years experience.  I am a Partner and Head of Military and Serious Sports Injuries Litigation at Gorvins Solicitors (representing clients nationwide and beyond), Fellow of APIL, and Volunteer and Honorary Legal Advisor to SSAFA, the oldest and largest Armed Forces charity. My...
Distance: 9 miles
Military injury lawyer Personal injury - Fellow
Ms Amber Braybrooke of HORWICH COHEN COGHLAN SOLICITORS in London
I am an Associate Partner specialising in serious and catastrophic injury claims. I act for those that have suffered life changing injuries including; serious orthopaedic injuries requiring prosthetics, spinal cord injuries or traumatic brain injuries. I have been involved with the London Bridge Inquest following the London Bridge/Borough Market terrorist attack in June 2017, the Salisbury nerve agent/novichok attack in March 2018 and the Plymouth shooting attack in August 2021.  I...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Martin James of HORWICH COHEN COGHLAN SOLICITORS in Manchester
Martin is a Serious & Fatal Injury Solicitor as well as the Chief Operating Officer at HCC Solicitors.  An expert on serious injury cases and fatal incident litigation, he demonstrates an impressive attention to detail and hands-on approach to all his cases. It is these methods which have won him the trust of clients, the admiration of his colleagues and the best possible results in court. He has successfully concluded many cases with damages in excess of a million...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Ms Joanne Brine of JMW SOLICITORS LLP in Manchester
Joanne is a Partner at JMW Solicitors specialising in Cross Border personal injury.  She deals with all aspects of personal injuries following accidents abroad, or at sea or in the air.  She has specialised in catastrophic injuries, particularly brain and spinal injury, since training as a Solicitor and has handled numerous fatal accident cases.
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Miss Victoria Higgins of HORWICH COHEN COGHLAN SOLICITORS in Manchester
Distance: 9 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Leanne is a Partner at Birchall Blackburn Law and has worked in serious injury for over 12 years. She has particular experise in handling high value and often complex brain injury claims, helping clients who have sustained life-changing injuries. Leanne always ensures she delivers the best service possible for her clients, ensuring she understands their needs and the needs of their families at this difficult time. She understands the importance of early intervention and ensures a...
Distance: 9 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Miss Catherine Leech of JMW SOLICITORS LLP in Manchester
A solicitor with a reputation for excellence in the field of Spinal Cord Injuries and Brain Injuries, Cathy has taken cases for clients and won in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal on a number of occasions.She works hard to make each client's case bespoke to them and their life, setting them up for the future with optimal rehab and the best possible outcome in terms of support and compensation. In the Legal 500 Hall of Fame 2022 they say “Catherine Leech is probably the...
Distance: 7 miles
Spinal cord injury lawyer Personal injury - Fellow
Ms Caroline Morris of SERIOUS INJURY LAW in Manchester
I am a Partner and Director of Serious Injury Law. I have specialised in the personal injury sector for over 25 years, working exclusively with clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries. I support clients who have suffered traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, brachial plexus and complex polytrauma orthopaedic injuries. My tenacity is driven by my hope that every client will have the best life possible, post injury. I pride myself on achieving rehabilitation...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Serious Law LLP, Bolton Richard is a senior litigator and a brain injury specialist He currently holds the position of co-ordinator at the APIL brain injury special interest group.  Together with the secretary of the group, David Withers, they have organised a series of online talks with external speakers so that group meetings, and continuing professional education, can proceed whilst restrictions remain on formal gatherings. Richard is a renowned UK personal injury...
Distance: 7 miles
Brain injury lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I am a solicitor at Irwin Mitchell (Manchester) and have acted for clients in the field of serious injury for over 7 years.   I handle a wide range of serious injury cases for adults and children including brain and spinal injury claims. I also act for clients who have suffered amputations or complex orthopaedic injuries and also represent families in relation to fatal accident claims. I am part of the leading personal injury team in Manchester which has...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr James Gratton of HUGH JAMES in Manchester
I act for clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries. In amputation cases, I acted for the first UK client to undergo an elective amputation with concurrent osseointegration back in 2017 and currently act for the youngest client to undergo an elective amputation with concurrent osseointegration, aged 16, in 2013. Both surgeries were funded following contested interim payment applications where in each case more than £500,000 was recovered to pay for surgery and adapted rental...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Richard Edwards of HUGH JAMES in Manchester
Richard, a Solicitor-Advocate and APIL Fellow, graduated from the University of Liverpool (the city of his birth) in 2002 with first class honours in law and from there studied at the college of law in Chester. He qualified as a solicitor in 2004 and practiced for many years with a well known firm in Liverpool where he was head of a busy personal injury litigation department before joining Potter Rees Dolan in Manchester where he is now a Partner. Richard is experienced in dealing with unusual,...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Ms Sinead Cartwright of SIMPSON MILLAR LLP in Manchester
Distance: 7 miles
Military injury lawyer Personal injury - Senior Litigator
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...
Distance: 4 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I am a Serious Injury Solicitor with a particular interest in Employers and Public Liability cases. I have been working in this area of law since 2000 and have vast experience. I am approachable and always happy to speak and assist.
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I help the victims of catastrophic accidents to recover compensation. Many of my clients have serious brain injuries, spinal cord injuries or amputations. I also help families to recover damages after fatal accidents. When I first meet a client and their family, it is normally at a time when the most devastating event has occurred, and when things can seem hopeless. It is my job to make sure that the injured person and their family get support through the claims process, rehabilitation...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I have specialised in representing clients with asbestos-related illnesses and their families for 25 years now, one of a small number of specialist lawyers with this level of experience. I lead Irwin Mitchell’s asbestos disease lawyers in our Manchester office covering Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire and Merseyside.  I joined Irwin Mitchell in 2006 and was made a Partner in 2009. Since I qualified as a solicitor in 1998, I have represented many hundreds of...
Distance: 7 miles
Occupational disease lawyer Asbestos disease lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mrs Amber Mitchell of HUGH JAMES in Manchester
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Miss Ginny Newman of PABLA & PABLA SOLICITORS in West Didsbury
Hi - I specialise in employer liability claims - injuries at work of all types -  including industrial disease claims, and occupier liablity accidents, particularly including slips and trips in shops.  I acted for union members for a long time and I have a strong conviction to get results.  I also head the disease team at Pabla + Pabla. 'Disease' claims is an awful term  - it can involve very serious conditions life threatening conditoin, such as cancer from...
Distance: 10 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Andrew Kwan of CLEAR LAW LLP in Manchester
Solicitor-Advocate and Litigation Manager | APIL Senior Litigator | Law Society PI Panel Member My role is to manage the personal injury department and to contribute to the overall growth and development of the practice, whilst maintaining our ethical client and staff focussed approach. Putting people first is core to our values. Part of this means: working to obtain plain English approval, being committed to quality, reassuring our clients when they need help most, being accessible and client...
Distance: 8 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Mark Robinson of HUGH JAMES in Manchester
Mark Robinson is a Partner in the Serious Injuries team at Hugh James in Manchester and represents both adults and children who have suffered life changing injuries including brain and spinal injuries, severe orthopaedic injuries and amputations. In particular Mark specialises in motorcycle accident claims of the utmost severity and complexity. Mark is often instructed by motorcyclists where they have been blamed for the collision, liability is denied and where other solicitors have declined...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I am Russell Sutton, the Senior Partner at TJL Solicitors LLP.  I am an APIL Senior Litigator and a member of The Law Society Personal Injury Panel. Serious Injury Lawyer I have specialised in personal injury claims resulting from accidents at work and road accidents for over 23 years. I regularly act for people who have sustained life changing injuries and I have a special interest in brain injury cases and injuries resulting in the amputations of limbs.  I have...
Distance: 9 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Andy Davidson of CLEAR LAW LLP in Manchester
Distance: 8 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
A Senior Solicitor specialising in Serious Injury / Catastrophic claims. Rakhi is a leading Personal Injury Solicitor with in-depth experience in dealing with claims including road traffic, motorcycle and fatal collision claims, chronic pain, and public and employer liability claims. Her main specialism is in disputed motorcycle collision claims. She specialises in moderate to severe brain injuries involving neurological rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, poly-trauma,...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Quentin is a Partner and Head of Serious and Catastrophic Injury at Alderstone Solicitors. He has over 30 years' experience in the Legal Profession, representing both Claimants and Defendants. With this experience, Quentin uses his skills to ensure the best possible outcomes for his clients. His experience acting for Defendants means he has extensive knowledge of the methods and strategies that are employed by Defendants, which can be of real benefit to his clients, and he...
Distance: 9 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Brian Robinson of SERIOUS INJURY LAW in Manchester
Brian Robinson qualified as a solicitor in 1991 and has been a member of APIL since 1994. In addition to being an APIL accredited senior litigator and occupational disease and asbestos specialist he has also been a member of the Law Society Personal Injury Panel from 1994 to date. In 1994 he was awarded the Manchester Law Society/ MMU Diploma in Personal Injury Litigation with a distinction. He is also a qualified civil & commercial mediator. Brian has extensive experience in...
Distance: 7 miles
Occupational disease lawyer Asbestos disease lawyer Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I am a founding Partner of the firm, which is an APIL accredited Practice, and head of the industrial disease and personal injury departments.  I qualified as a solicitor in 1998 and am accredited as a Fellow of APIL. I regularly act for victims of serious workplace accidents who have sustained life changing injuries such as amputations.  I also specialise in asbestos related illness and noise induced hearing loss matters and have represented such claimants in the UK and overseas...
Distance: 3 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Mr Joe Speed of HORWICH COHEN COGHLAN SOLICITORS in Birmingham
Joe is a Partner at Horwich Cohen Coghlan (HCC) Solicitors and an APIL accredited Senior Litigator. He heads up HCC’s office in Birmingham. He represents clients across the country and those who are abroad but who have suffered life-changing injuries whilst in England and Wales, typically arising from road traffic collisions (RTCs), workplace claims, public and product liability cases, and claims arising from serious criminal injuries. Joe excels at working on high-value and...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I am a Partner in the Manchester office of Irwin Mitchell, a national and the largest personal injury firm in the UK. I act for those individuals who have suffered the most serious injury as a result of an accident or an assault. I have represented many clients and their families since qualifying as a serious injury specilaist in 1997.  I act for those who have suffered brain, spinal cord and amputation injuries.  I also represent dependents following the loss of a loved one....
Distance: 7 miles
Brain injury lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
I am a Solicitor and Head of Travel Litigation at Hudgell Solicitors. I specialise in personal injury claims across Europe and world-wide, and have a particular interest in serious injury cases which involve jurisdictional and applicable law issues. I am a member of the Pan-European Organisation of Personal Injury Layers (PEOPIL), the American Association of Justice (AAJ), the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), and the Travel and Tourism Lawyers Association (TATLA). I have...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I have over 20 years’ experience as a Solicitor specialising in personal injury litigation representing clients in a wide range of claims. In particular I have significant expertise in handling catastrophic and serious injury claims where my clients have suffered severe physical and psychological injuries.
Distance: 8 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mrs Louisa Saville of LEIGH DAY in Manchester
I am an Associate Solicitor in the Leigh Day asbestos team based in Manchester. I specialise in asbestos litigation. I have worked exclusively for victims of mesothelioma, lung cancer, pleural thickening and asbestosis for the last 10 years.  I act for Claimants across the country and abroad. I work mainly for Claimants in Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside areas and have close links with the Asbestos Victim Support Groups in...
Distance: 4 miles
Occupational disease lawyer Asbestos disease lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I am a Solicitor and Partner with Alderstone Solicitors. I have over  25 years' experience in personal injury compensation . I have specialist knowledge and experience in dealing with all types of serious injury cases, including spinal cord injuries, amputations, serious orthopaedic injuries, chronic pain symptoms, serious head and brain injury claims. I have extensive experience in dealing with claims arising out of fatal incidents including claims for pyschiatric injuries...
Distance: 9 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Keith Cundall of FIELDFISHER in Manchester
I am a Serious Injury lawyer and Partner in the Manchester office. I have more than 15 years’ experience acting for the victims of road traffic collisions, accidents at work, cycling accidents, injuries caused during ‘adventure’ sports, and in a range of other public and private settings. I am known for taking on complex and difficult cases and fighting hard for my clients’ best interests. Most of my experience involves representing people with...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Ms Jemma Kelleher of PROGRESSIVE SOLICITORS LTD in Hyde
Distance: 6 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I am a senior lawyer who specialises in claims for asbestos-related diseases, both for individuals who have developed mesothelioma, asbestosis, pleural thickening and lung cancer and also families of individuals who have sadly passed away as a result of their condition. I represent clients throughout the UK and abroad. I have recovered compensation both in connection with claims arising out of working directly with asbestos and also claims involving indirect asbestos...
Distance: 7 miles
Occupational disease lawyer Asbestos disease lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Madelene leads the industrial disease team nationally at Slater and Gordon. She specialises in claims for asbestos victims, occupational asthma, dermatitis, chemical poisoning cases, stress at work claims and noise induced hearing loss cases particularly on behalf of ex Armed Forces personnel. She has a highly specialised and unique expertise in carbon monoxide poisoning claims and is one of the UK’s foremost legal experts in this area, being involved in several high profile Carbon...
Distance: 7 miles
Occupational disease lawyer Asbestos disease lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Richard is Head of Abuse Law and Public Inquiries at Slater & Gordon. He specialises in child abuse and serious injury cases. Richard is ranked as a Band1 "Leader in the Field" of personal injury in Chambers Independent Legal Guide, and as a “Leading Individual” in Legal 500. He has been described in the legal directories as a "pioneering lawyer" with a “phenomenal reputation”.  Richard qualified as a solicitor with...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Mr Daniel Geller of SHELDON DAVIDSON SOLICITORS in Manchester
Daniel Geller Joined Sheldon Davidson Solicitors in 2013. Having joined SDS Solicitors 8 years ago, Daniel now heads up the medical negligence claims team, based at Sheldon Davidson Solicitors’ Manchester office. Daniel qualified as a solicitor with honours in 1999 having studied for an LLB (Hons) at Liverpool John Moores University. Daniel is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers where he is recognised as a senior litigator. Daniel has acted successfully on behalf of...
Distance: 8 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Ms Margaret Bailey-Tsavalas of WHITESTONE SOLICITORS in Rochdale
Distance: 6 miles
Brain injury lawyer Clinical negligence lawyer Personal injury - Fellow
Ms Rachel Seddon of HUGH JAMES in Manchester
Rachel is a Solicitor and APIL Accredited Senior Litigator. She led the Military Team at another national law firm for 4 years before joining Hugh James in mid-2023 as a Senior Associate in their new Manchester office. She was elected Joint Coordinator for APIL's Military Special Interest Group in December 2023.  She has experience in catastrophic injury and clinical negligence and throughout her career has acted for public sector employees and servers of the Crown, including NHS...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Christopher Payne of THOMPSONS SOLICITORS LLP in Manchester
I am a Solicitor with over 25 years’ experience of representing injured Claimants. I currently work in the serious injuries team at Thompsons representing clients seriously injured as a result of road traffic accidents, accidents at work and public liability accidents. I am committed to obtaining the best results for my clients. I am commended by my clients for keeping them up to date, being accessible and friendly and clearly explaining the issues. 
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Martyn Gwyther of THOMPSONS SOLICITORS LLP in Manchester
Martyn Gwyther is a Team Manager for overseas accident claims at Thompsons Solicitors. Martyn has vast experience in representing those who have suffered catastrophic and life-changing injuries, such as brain injuries, spinal injuries, amputations, or serious burns. He is based in the Manchester office, but represents clients nationwide. In addition to his experience representing clients who have had accidents abroad, Martyn has run cases that include securing almost a million pounds in...
Distance: 7 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Daniel Lee of CLEAR LAW LLP in Manchester
I am head of Clinical Negligence and Serious Injury at Clear Law. I have been a qualified solicitor for over 25 years. I specialise in serious and catastrophic injury cases and in particular claim involving brain or spinal injury and amputation. I am accredited by APIL as a Senior Litigator and Clinical Negligence specialist and I am a solicitor on the Headway panel. 
Distance: 8 miles
Clinical negligence lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
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