Case studies

We acted for a 75 year old British man who suffered permanent spinal cord injuries, which resulted in him being paralysed from the neck down, after being struck by a car while he was crossing the road in Bruges.

Our lawyers advised a 27 year old motorcyclist who sustained a spinal cord injury in a road traffic accident.

Our team represented a 21 year old trainee RAF pilot who was knocked off his bike in a high speed collision. He suffered a brain injury and completely and permanently lost his vision, thus ending his career plans.

We acted for a motorcyclist who had stopped at the side of the road to assist another biker who had come off his bike having lost control on a corner. Both men were off the roadway but a car came round the corner too tightly and collided with our client.

Our personal injury specialists concluded a claim on behalf of a 32 year old woman who was knocked off her motorcycle. Although she lived in the South East, her insurance brokers initially appointed so called ‘motorcycle solicitors’ in Cardiff to pursue her claim.

We achieved a settlement on behalf of a 31 year old motorcyclist who suffered severe leg injuries resulting in an above knee amputation.

Our client, a keen jogger, was out running along a local route in high visibility clothing when she was hit by an oncoming vehicle while crossing the road. She was knocked down and sustained a fracture to the left humerus and to the left fibula.

Our client requires wheelchair assistance when travelling by air. On arrival at Manchester Airport, she was transferred into a vehicle used to transport passengers with limited mobility from the tarmac in front of the aircraft to the arrivals lounge. There was one driver and one person providing assistance.

We are acting for a client who was injured on her return journey to the UK. She was travelling from Palma Airport and had passed through passport control. However, on her way to the departure gate, she slipped on some liquid that had been spilt on the floor.

We were instructed to advise on a case where a motorcyclist’s arm was amputated. The accident involved a car overtaking at a point where a single carriageway road split into a dual carriageway.

We settled a claim for an accident at work where our client sustained serious upper limb fractures due to a fall. Our client was walking across the entrance hall of her place of employment when she slipped and fell heavily on her arm.

We represented a 12-year-old child who sustained injury while travelling on a flight from England to Turkey. During the journey, a crew member spilt boiling water on our client’s right arm causing significant burns.