Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
UK Guide 2025 : Yorkshire
Band 2
Contact number
(01302) 320621Chambers Review
Switalskis has an experienced team that undertakes a wide array of work, including cases involving serious brain and spinal injuries, PTSD and severe burns. The department is particularly well-versed in RTA claims and also active on employers' liability claims. The team offers additional expertise in matters arising from severe injuries following falls.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Switalskis team is experienced in complex and sophisticated matters and very responsive when needed."
"There is excellent. There is hands-on supervisory involvement of partners at all stages of litigation, which gives real value to the team's service."
"The team is very approachable and accommodating."
"The Switalskis team is experienced in complex and sophisticated matters and very responsive when needed."
"There is excellent. There is hands-on supervisory involvement of partners at all stages of litigation, which gives real value to the team's service."
"The team is very approachable and accommodating."
Notable Practitioners
John McQuater of Switalskis advises on psychiatric and catastrophic injuries arising from RTAs and accidents at work.
"John is right up there in terms of his knowledge of the law."
"John is the doyenne of civil personal injury work. All that knowledge, tenacity and enthusiasm goes into cases."
"John is clearly very knowledgeable in his area of law. He explains difficult principles clearly and is professional and approachable."
Mark Hollinghurst co-heads the personal injury department and leads the brain and spinal injury team based in Doncaster. He has extensive experience handling serious brain injury cases and specialises in high-value brain and spinal injury claims.
"Mark adopts a very hands-on approach to his cases. He is thoughtful, measured, compassionate and ambitious in his approach. He is proactive and a tough negotiator."
"He is extremely knowledgeable and has an excellent manner with clients and is fantastic at putting them at their ease and explaining the way forward. You want him in your corner."
Ranked Lawyers at
Switalskis Solicitors
Yorkshire