Catastrophic Injury

Recent cases that the team have been involved in have included:

• A successful claim in the Court of Appeal in relation to the issue of liability in case involving a tree falling upon a bus driving causing catastrophic injuries including brain injury and flail arm.
• A case of traumatic brain injury for a Libyan national on holiday in the UK which settled for a lump sum and PPOs with a total equivalent capitalised value in excess of £12m.
• A road traffic accident involving an American citizen on holiday in the UK who suffered a severe brain injury. Liability was in issue and the case involved complex quantification of a 24-hour care regime and Court of Protection costs in the US. Settled for £3m.
  A case of an elective below knee amputation due to debilitating CRPS following an injury at work, where the reasonableness of the amputation was challenged, which settled for £2.6 million.
• A number of claims involving severe or fatal injuries suffered as a result of motorcycle accidents, including an accident leading to a brain injury that settled for a capitalised equivalent of £3.8m and a fatal case that settled for £1.5m.

Many members of the team are individually recognised by the legal directories for their expertise in serious injury claims.