Mr John McQuater > Switalskis Solicitors > Doncaster, England > Lawyer Profile
Switalskis Solicitors Offices
Lakeside Business Park
Carolina Way
Doncaster
DN4 5PN
England
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Mr John McQuater
Work Department
Personal Injury
Position
Director & Solicitor
Joint Head of Personal Injury department
Career
John has over 43 years’ experience in the legal sector. He is joint head of Switalskis Personal Injury department.
John is an accredited specialist in personal injury and clinical negligence, with particular expertise in:
- Fatal accidents
- Amputation claims
- Orthopaedic injuries
- Head injuries
- Road traffic accidents
- Accidents at work
- Claims involving both personal injury and clinical negligence
John has been involved in a number of reported cases, directly or indirectly, over many years including:
- Gibbons v Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust [2019] 6 WLUK 677
- Astbury v Manchester Airport Holdings [2019] 11 WLUK 247
- Faulkner v Secretary of State, Business and Industrial Strategy [2020] EWHC 296 (QB)
- Seabrook v Adam [2021] EWCA Civ 382
- Doyle v M & D Foundations & Building Services Limited [2022] EWCA Civ 927
- University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust v Harrison [2022] EWCA Civ 1660 (on behalf of APIL)
Memberships
Senior Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Forum of Complex Injury Solicitors
Professional Negligence Lawyers Association
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
(Hall of Fame)Switalskis Solicitors handles a varied spectrum of serious injury cases involving brain injuries, amputations and of life-changing injuries, and also fields a distinct child abuse team. Mark Hollinghurst is head of the brain and spinal injury team, while John McQuater
jointly leads the general personal injury; he has a breadth of expertise and experience advising on amputations, fatalities, and complex appeals. Fellow personal injury practice co-head Diane Parker has an impressive track record in employers’ liability, occupiers’ liability, and road traffic accidents. As head of the child abuse litigation practice, David Greenwood also leads on the firm’s lobbying and claims work; Amy Clowrey is noted for her significant contributions in this area.
Lawyer Rankings
- Personal injury: claimant Yorkshire and the Humber > Insurance
- Hall of Fame Yorkshire and the Humber > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant