Christine's Case (Christine brought a claim as the widow and Adminstratrix of her husband Pauls estate)
Paul's motorbike was involved in a road traffic accident on 31 July 1999 and he died on the same day following multiple traumatic injuries. Paul was 27 at the date of his death, he had been married 20 months and was a Senior Consultant for ones of the worlds largest software companies. He had a bright future ahead of him and had great potential. He was fatally injured as a result of a collision with a Peugeot car driven by Wendy, an inexperienced driver, turning into his path when she should have seen his motorbike approaching, as he had completed an overtaking manoeuvre. Wendy was found guilty of careless and inconsiderate driving at Andover Magistrates Court on 7th June 2000. She had five penalty points endorsed on her licence and a fine of £300 plus costs of £250.

Christine initially instructed solicitors through her legal expenses insurers and proceedings were issued on 25 July 2002 in the High Court. A Defence was filed on 9 September 2002. Allocation questionnaires were filed on 29 October and 8 November 2002 and Directions were Ordered on 20 January 2003. A listing Appointment was made for 2 October 2003.

Once lay witness statements had been exchanged it became quite clear that the deceased was probably travelling at between 60 to 70 miles per hour in a 40 miles per hour restriction zone prior to the point of impact. It also seems most likely that the motorcycle would have been in a position such that it was not hidden by the car driven by Wendy and she could have seen it before she commenced the right turn manoeuvre.

The Defendants made a Part 36 payment into court on 16th July 2003 in the sum of £472,500. A counter part 36 offer was made by the claimant in the sum of £600,000. The Claim settled by consent on 14 August 2003 in the sum of £550,000.

Emily's case - work related upper limb disorder
Our client was a legal secretary in a top 50 law firm. The court awarded her a six figure sum for the repetitive strain injuries sustained through extensive use of her VDU in the 1990s. She now suffers from widespread chronic pain, which resulted from her employer's negligence and breaches of health & safety regulations.

Lucy's case - road traffic accident
Using our particular knowledge and expertise in the difficult field of chronic pain, which can set in after relatively simple trauma (eg rear end whiplash shunt), we have recently concluded a claim transferred in from other legal expenses insurance panel solicitors for a sum in excess of £150,000. During the life of the claim, we were also able to arrange rehabilitation to be paid for by the third party insurers, and to successfully negotiate early retirement for the client on the grounds of ill health, which resulted in an employers pension becoming payable.

Sandra's case - road traffic accident
Due to our forensic skills and track record in locating witnesses and local news on accident hotspots, we were able to turn around another claim where the legal expenses insurance panel solicitor had advised no prospects of success, into one where the client received a six figure award, subject to a small discount for contributory negligence.

Steve and Sue's case - fatal asbestosis claim
Our clients were the personal representatives of the estate of their father who died following negligent exposure to asbestos in the course of his employment as a boiler engineer in the 1960s. The claim concluded by way of a substantial five figure settlement.

Terry's case - fatal accident claim
Our client is the husband of a lady who was tragically killed in a road traffic accident caused by ice on the highway. It was established that the ice had formed as a result of a leaking fire hydrant owned by a water authority. Water authorities are strictly liable for accidents caused by leaking pipes. Liability was denied at first but eventually admitted after much argument over the definition of the word "pipe". Settlement negotiations as to the value of the case are ongoing.

Peter's case - manual handling claim
Our client was a travelling salesman who was required to pull a heavily laden trolley containing orders and sales samples around the streets of London between customer sites. As a result of this poor working practice he developed both tennis elbow and golfers elbow requiring surgical intervention, which caused him to be off work, sustaining loss of earnings and commission. His claim was founded on breaches of the manual handling regulations, and in negligence and we were able to secure a successful outcome shortly before the case was due to be heard at trial.

Please note all names have been changed to protect anonymity.