Partner, Irwin Mitchell LLP, London
Chani leads and manages a serious injury team in the London office of Irwin Mitchell LLP. He specialises in complex serious injury cases representing clients with brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, and complex orthopaedic injuries.
He also deals with high profile fatal claims and has a specialist interest in insurance indemnity and MIB issues.
He has built a reputation of handling difficult cases and getting results. He is passionate about helping their clients get the best rehabilitation after suffering life changing injuries. He has expertise in securing substantial interim payments for the purpose of providing rehabilitation, private care packages and accommodation.
Cases of interest include:
- Successfully representing a brain injured claimant in a complex case which proceeded to 8-day liability and causation trial at the Royal Courts of Justice. The trial concerned the catastrophic brain injuries suffered by the claimant during four phases of road traffic collisions, involving two vehicles. The court was required to determine complex issues of medical and legal causation, in particular in relation to diffuse axonal injury, as well as the issue of the identity of one driver. Farah v Abdullahi & Ors [2020] EWHC 825 (QB)
- Successfully representing a brain injured claimant in a difficult road traffic collision which proceeded to a split trial on liability. The claimant had stepped from a central pedestrian island on Aldwych, London, at which point she was struck by a taxi and suffered a severe brain injury. The Court found that the CCTV footage was inconsistent with the defendant’s evidence and concluded that the driver could and should have seen the claimant before she stepped into the road and anticipated her doing so. Had he done so he would have avoided the collision. Podesta v Akhtar & Aviva Insurance Limited [2018] EWHC 1245
- Securing a settlement of £15.3m for a client who suffered a very severe brain injury as a result of a road traffic collision. The settlement provided provision for a 24/7 support package.
- £10.4m compensation for a client who suffered a catastrophic brain injury due to an accident at work
- £1.82m compensation and ongoing £55,000 annual payments for a client who needs life-long care after a severe brain injury
- £2.7m compensation for a client who had to have a leg amputation after being hit by a car
- Representing a spinal cord injured claimant which was the first case to have secured a significant interim payment to fund the purchase of a ReWalk Exoskeleton, opening the doors for other claimants to secure funding for this innovative technology.
- Represented the wife and daughter of the man who died in the Crossrail fatality.
Chani is an APIL Accredited Brain Injury Specialist and is named in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.
‘Chani Dhaliwal is an excellent solicitor. He is wiling to run difficult legal points, has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law and the factual issues affecting those he represents and is robust with the defendant. I have been involved in a large number of cases for clients with very serious injuries. He has always pushed for the best result possible, more than the defendant was willing to initially offer. He is an excellent solicitor.’ Legal 500 2022
"Technically able to take on the most challenging cases and achieve superb results for his clients." "Chani's representation for me was impeccable. I am very impressed with his knowledge and ability to respond to any setbacks or evidence from the other side." Chambers and Partners 2022.
Chani is passionate about Diversity and Inclusion and sits on the firm’s D&I Board. Outside of work, Chani is a family man with two young children. He is a lifelong Liverpool FC fan and enjoys travelling.