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Fatal accident compensation lawyers

Accredited Fatal Accidents Specialists

APIL has a specialist accreditation for fatal accident claims. If an APIL member’s profile displays the specialist accreditation logo it shows that they have achieved a particularly high standard of expertise and competence and that they actually specialise in this area of the law. However, due to the specialised nature of this accreditation we may not have a member with specialist accreditation in your area.

Only accredited members appear on the public search facility. If an APIL member's profile does not display the fatal accident specialist logo they will still be accredited at one of the general levels offered by APIL, having satisfied APIL's specific and extensive criteria by providing evidence of their competency and experience in handling personal injury claims.

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Ms Sarah Stewart of STEWARTS in London

Sarah is a leading UK claimant lawyer and a partner in the Aviation team at Stewarts, the UK's leading litigation-only law firm. She acts for bereaved families and survivors of aviation accidents in civil claims, often involving jurisdictional arguments, issues of foreign law and the application of international conventions. Sarah has acted for clients involved in headline airline disasters, helicopter and light aircraft accidents in the UK, Europe and worldwide. She been acclaimed for her...

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Mrs Lucy Crawford of RWK GOODMAN LLP in Oxford

I qualified in 2012 at Royds Withy King in the Clinical Negligence team, and have worked for the firm since. I specialise in fatal accidents claims where a loved one has died. I really enjoy my role and hope I give a voice to families looking for answers, and ultimately improve medical care. Whilst no amount of compensation makes up for a loss, the understanding of what should have happened to ensure no other family suffer a similar loss, can be of real comfort. I also act...

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Mr David Wilson of DIGBY BROWN LLP in Glasgow

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Miss Rebecca Hearsey of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Birmingham

Rebecca qualified as a Barrister before working as a para-legal in a High Street firm undertaking mainly Personal Injury and family work. Rebecca joined Irwin Mitchell in June 1999 and cross-qualified as a solicitor in September 2002 after passing the Qualified Lawyers Transfer test. She is now a Senior Associate. Rebecca's specialist interests are in Fatal Accident, Neurotrauma and complex Psychological claims. She has worked closely with specialist partners in terms...

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Mr Sam Collard of OSBORNES LAW in London

Sam is a Partner and head of cycling accident claims within Osbornes' Personal Injury team. More generally Sam is a catastrophic injury lawyer specialising in complex and high value claims, including; brain and spinal injuries, fatalities, loss of limbs and severe psychiatric harm. Sam qualified as a solicitor in 2011, became an Associate in 2016 and a Partner in July 2021. He has built up a wealth of experience acting for claimants in employers' liability, public...

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Mr Paul White of WOLFERSTANS LLP in Plymouth

I have been a member of the personal injury department at Wolferstans since 1990, and the lead specialist in fatal accident cases, having acted for the families of many victims who were killed at work, on the roads, or who were simply in the wrong place at the wrong moment. I also undertake cases on behalf of clients who have sustained serious and life-changing injuries such as paralysis or amputation as a result of accidents both here in the UK and...

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Mrs Natalie Chappell of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Sheffield

I started working at Irwin Mitchell in November 2004 and have worked in a number of teams such as Enforcement, the Legal Helpline, Motor Recoveries, MOJ, and now Serious Injury. I am a Paralegal dealing with a multitude of different cases dealing with fraud and low speed impact cases, fatalities, secondary victim claims and both fast track and multi track work. I am also one of our teams fundamental dishonesty experts.

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Mr Mark Gibson of DIGBY BROWN LLP in Glasgow

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...

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Miss Ruth Johnson of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Southampton

I am a Senior Associate Solicitor in the Serious Injury team in Southampton. I act on behalf of people who have sustained life changing injuries in accidents. These accidents may be road traffic accidents, accidents at work, accidents that occurred on other people's land or properties, or accidents involving animals. I have a special expertise in acting for people who have sustained brain injuries and amputations. My focus for my clients is to ensure that they have the support and...

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Mr Matthew Garson of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Liverpool

I am a Partner at Irwin Mitchell (Liverpool and Manchester) and have acted for clients in the field of serious injury for over 20 years. I am an APIL accredited Senior Litigator and hold Brain Injury Specialist and Fatal Accidents Specialist accreditations. I am also listed in the Headway directory of head injury solicitors and ranked in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. I handle a wide range of serious injury cases for adults and...

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