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Police or prison injury compensation lawyers - Sunderland

Our specialist lawyers can advise you on legal options available if you have suffered an injury or illness as a result of actions (or lack of action) by the police or prison service. We may be able to help if you are the victim of excessive force or police negligence.

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Mr Simon Jessett of GARD & CO SOLICITORS in Plymouth
Qualified as a Solicitor in 1999. Practising personal injury law for over 20 years working for both Defendant and Claimant law firms. Practising predominantly Claimant personal injury now for 20 years. Simon is a senior litigator at APIL and Partner at his current law firm. Simon has a wealth of experience in all types of personal injury claims particularly those of value resulting in brain or spinal injuries and amputations. 
Distance: 334 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I am a Partner in balfour+manson LLP with over 28 years’ experience of personal injury litigation, specialising in pursuing clinical negligence claims on behalf of individuals. I have extensive experience in high value, catastrophic injury claims, particularly cerebral palsy, birth trauma, eye surgery and delayed diagnosis of cancer. I conduct cases in all areas including surgical, GP and dental cases, as well as in related health professions and in respect of cosmetic...
Distance: 102 miles
Clinical negligence lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Gordon Dalyell qualified as a solicitor in 1990, and joined Digby Brown, as a partner, in 1998. He heads up the Network Department. He has wide experience in dealing with many areas of personal injury, including accidents at work, and road traffic accidents, as well as fatal accident claims and claims for miscarriages of justice.  Gordon obtained rights of audience as a Solicitor-Advocate (civil) in 2003. He has been accredited as a specialist in Personal Injury Law by the Law Society...
Distance: 100 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Jonathan is a solicitor on the Law Society's Personal Injury Panel; a Senior Litigator with APIL; and has been on the Headway panel of approved head/brain injury solicitors since 2014. He has been practising law since 1984, and specialising in personal injury claims since 1986. He is managing director of Girlings Personal Injury Claims, a company which deals solely with accident claims and medical negligence. His particular interests are acting for clients...
Distance: 275 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
My name is Dominic Moss and I am very proud to be a Fellow of APIL. I have been working in the field of Personal Injury Law for over 20 years and I set up my own multi disciplinary practice in 2003. Over the years we have recovered many millions of pounds for injured people. I love my work and feel strongly about the social utility of what we do. It saddens me to see oursleves, as injury lawyers, portrayed as money grabbing, bad guys when we spend our days fighting large well...
Distance: 123 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
I am a Principal Lawyer specialising in public inquiries, abuse law and human rights at human rights at Slater & Gordon (UK) Ltd. I am an accredited APIL Senior Litigator. As a Principal Lawyer in the abuse team at Slater and Gordon I act for victims of physical and sexual abuse including claims against schools, hospitals, the Ministry of Defence, sporting clubs including football and gymnastics, the Scouts, local authorities and religious institutions. I am regularly instructed via the...
Distance: 105 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
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: 105 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
APIL accredited senior litigator. Surrey Law Society's Lawyer of the Year 2023. Ranked in Legal 500 and Chambers. I am a solicitor with over 25 years’ experience of acting for injured and bereaved clients. I set up my own firm in June 2021. My clients are at the heart of everything I do. I provide a personal service which is individually tailored to each client’s needs. Unlike most firms, I do not charge my clients and my fees are limited to what I recover from the Defendant....
Distance: 263 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr Andrew Otchie of 12 OLD SQUARE in London
I am Barrister representing Claimants in personal injury cases. I have undertaken advocacy courses in the University of Oxford and the USA. I have been a tenant at 12 Old Square Chambers since 2010 and built up a strong following from a broad range of Solicitors. I enjoy working with a diverse client base and also undertake work in employment disputes. Whilst based in London, I am happy to travel for work and will take on cases on a CFA basis. I will also take on pro-bono work in appropriate...
Distance: 240 miles
Personal injury - Junior Counsel
Mr Phillip Gower of REDKITE SOLICITORS in Cardiff
Phillip has over 25 years’ expertise of conducting Personal Injury Litigation on behalf of Claimants most of this work included asbestos exposuer claims..He deals with a wide range of injury claims in his daily practice. Phillip is an Accredited Asbestos Specialist and Occupational Disease Specialist and also is an assessor for the accreditation of other lawyers within the field.Phillip works across the UK for asbestos clients . He specialises in asbestos exposure,...
Distance: 248 miles
Occupational disease lawyer Asbestos disease lawyer Personal injury - Fellow
Mr Jonathan Mark Wellington of WATKINS & GUNN in Newport
I am a Partner in Watkins and Gunn. I have practised in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence work for close to 30 years. I now predominantly deal with Multi track personal injury matters and Medical Negligence. I pride myself on delivering practical , empathetic advice to clients, placing them at the centre of the process.
Distance: 239 miles
Personal injury - Fellow
Mr Stephen Samuel of G SPILSBURY & CO in Mountain Ash
Partner in G Spilsbury and Co Solicitors in Mountain Ash town centre. Very Busy Personal Injury workload undertaking all areas of work including RTA, Slips and Trips, claims agains the local council, supermarkets, shops, accidents abroad for Claimants only.   Undertaking fast track and muti track workload. Mainly acting for people in south wales area from word and mouth of other clients. We do not undertake and never have any referral work.   Most of the work is on a CFA...
Distance: 238 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Alan specialises in serious personal injury cases including head and spinal injury claims, but primarily child abuse cases. Alan is part of number of specialist teams at Hugh James which includes serious injury solicitors, asbestos solicitors, abuse solicitors and medical negligence solicitors. He acts for a wide range of individuals in this country and overseas, and these include those who have suffered serious head and spinal injuries, victims of sexual and physical abuse and assaults,...
Distance: 241 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
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Distance: 251 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mr John Hagan of DPP LAW LTD in Bootle
I specialise in claims against the Police and other detaining authorities such as the Court, Prison and National Probation Service, the CPS and NCA. 
Distance: 120 miles
Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Mrs Parisa Costigan of GLANVILLES DAMANT LTD in Newport
I am a volunteer with AVMA ( Action for victims of medical accidents) and provide legal advice and assistance to members of the public who contact the charity.I have also acted for a number of clients who  initially contacted Avma and other charities for assistance . 
Distance: 290 miles
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: 103 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
I qualified in 1994 from Queens' University , Belfast where I studied both my law degree and Certificate of Professional Legal Studies. I completed my apprenticeship with Hewitt and Gilpin and have worked in the personal injury department of MacElhatton Solictors since 1995. I specialise in all aspects of personal injury work to include medical negligence, road traffic accidents and accidents at work.  I have been the Northern Ireland Secretary for APIL for over 15...
Distance: 185 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Ben Posford is one of the UK’s leading injury lawyers, acting for injured people who have suffered brain damage, fatalities, paralysis, amputations, complex orthopaedic injuries and all types of neuro-trauma, and routinely recovers multi million pound compensation awards for his clients. Ben is a recommended lawyer in all the key independent legal directories. In the Legal 500 he is recommended both for personal injury and clinical negligence as a 'Leading...
Distance: 239 miles
Brain injury lawyer Fatal accidents lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Mr Malcolm Johnson of LIME SOLICITORS in London
Malcolm Johnson is the head of the Abuse team at Lime Solicitors. He is a solicitor advocate, who has represented his clients at trial, inquests, in the Upper Tier Tribunal and in the Court of Appeal. He is a Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and a member of the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel as well as a Founder Member of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers. Malcolm won “Claimant Lawyer of the Year” at the Personal Injury Awards 2023, and is...
Distance: 241 miles
Personal injury - Fellow
David has recovered over £50M in damages in his career, to date.  David is recognised by the Legal 500 (2018): “David Withers is an up and coming star who is willing to take on and fight the most difficult cases to obtain a result for his client. Despite this difficult case load he is almost always successful, obtaining great outcomes for his client despite the difficulties he faces”. David manages a team of neuro-trauma specialists and is one of the three Partners...
Distance: 105 miles
Brain injury lawyer Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
Mr Andy Davidson of CLEAR LAW LLP in Manchester
Distance: 105 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Senior Litigator
Dawn joined Digby Brown in 2008 having graduated from Strathclyde University in 2000. She qualified as a solicitor and notary public in 2002. Dawn is a Partner in our insurance litigation department and deals with accidents on the road, at work, occupier and public liability claims as well as fatal accidents. Dawn has considerable experience of cases both in the Sheriff Court and Court of Session; has developed a noticeable track record of conducting and winning Proofs in both and has a...
Distance: 131 miles
Personal injury legal practice Personal injury - Fellow
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