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Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant - UK-wide
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Band 1
What the Team is Known For

The defendant personal injury team at Clyde & Co is highly regarded in the market and focuses on complex high-value claims, including those with international elements. The team handles the full range of personal injury matters, including catastrophic accident and mesothelioma claims. It also works with an enviable list of major insurers, defending both group actions and substantial individual claims.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrew Hibbert
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Andrew Hibbert
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Band 1

Andrew Hibbert is well known for handling high-value claims arising out of RTAs, including brain and spinal injury, limb loss and fatal accident claims.

"Andrew is very good with clients, very experienced and has an excellent reputation."

Andrew Kerr
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Andrew Kerr
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Band 3

Andrew Kerr defends insurers against catastrophic and large-loss claims. He is noted for his work dealing with significant injuries stemming from RTA liabilities.

"Andrew is a very competent large-loss lawyer who is sensible to deal with."

"Andrew Kerr is highly experienced, remarkably organised and skilled in all aspects of insurance litigation. He listens carefully to clients and invariably offers sensible, calm advice."

Christopher Murray
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Christopher Murray
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Band 3

Christopher Murray has a broad defence-side practice, routinely representing both public and private sector clients in injury claims arising from severe RTAs, accidents at work and industrial disease.

"Chris is a very impressive individual."

Claire Collins
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Claire Collins
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Band 3

Claire Collins has considerable experience handling complex catastrophic injury cases on behalf of leading insurers. She advises on claims concerning amputation, spinal and brain injuries, with particular expertise in subtle brain injury matters.

"Claire is highly experienced, very approachable and always willing to join discussions and work in a team. She is very results-driven."

Simon Cradick
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Simon Cradick
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Band 3

Simon Cradick advises clients from both the Cardiff and London offices and is noted for his experience in public and employers' liability mandates. His practice covers a wide range of instructions, from industrial disease cases to workplace accidents involving spinal injuries.

"Simon is enjoyable to work with and technically solid. He knows his way around asbestos cases."

"Simon is a good guy and a good lawyer who knows his stuff and is efficient, organised, sensible and commercial."

Chris Eccles
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Chris Eccles
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Band 4

Chris Eccles acts on complex large-loss claims often resulting from road traffic collisions. He is experienced in defending insures in cases involving serious catastrophic injuries.

"Chris has a real attention to detail and is straightforward to deal with."

Clare Garnett
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Clare Garnett
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Band 4

Clare Garnett is well regarded for her work on Animals Act claims and equine liability in particular. She attracts additional praise for advising on cases involving fraud and exaggeration.

"Clare is an expert in her field with exceptional knowledge of the Animals Act and she gives level-headed, straightforward advice."

Matthew Harrington
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Matthew Harrington
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Band 4

Matthew Harrington is particularly adept at industrial disease and workplace accident claims. He has experience defending steelyards against personal injury claims, including class actions pursued by hundreds of claimants. He works in both Cardiff and London.

"Matthew has excellent technical knowledge and provides excellent client service. He is very responsive to queries and urgent matters."

"He knows what he's doing and is a safe pair of hands. He is very experienced and has good expertise."

Ranked Lawyers at
Clyde & Co LLP

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Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant

Andrew Hibbert
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Andrew Hibbert
1
Band 1
Andrew Kerr
3
Andrew Kerr
3
Band 3
Christopher Murray
3
Christopher Murray
3
Band 3
Claire Collins
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Claire Collins
3
Band 3
Simon Cradick
3
Simon Cradick
3
Band 3
Chris Eccles
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Chris Eccles
4
Band 4
Clare Garnett
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Clare Garnett
4
Band 4
Matthew Harrington
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Matthew Harrington
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Band 4