Personal Injury

Director & Solicitor

Joint Head of Personal Injury

Head of Brain and Spinal Injury department

Mark qualified as a solicitor in 1991. He is the head of Switalskis’ specialist Brain & Spinal Injury team and joint head of the firm’s Personal Injury department.

Mark is consistently praised by clients, leading counsel and counsel, for his excellent level of client care, attention to detail and commitment to securing early interim payments for rehabilitation.

He is often approached to take over cases from larger law firms, where the case has not been progressed or approached appropriately.

Drawing on his extensive experience, Mark is able to weave together the many and varied parts of evidence, to produce a coherent and strong case. His determination to secure excellent results for his clients is rewarded with feedback praising is caring attitude, approachability, empathy and tenacity.

Mark has dealt with cases across a wide spectrum of brain injury, through to the most serious, including minimally conscious clients. He also acts for clients on claims to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.

Mark’s cases regularly result in multi-million-pound settlements. Recent cases include:

Claimant who suffered profound brain injuries, initially minimally conscious. A significant care package was secured to facilitate his return home. Settlement included a lump sum, plus annual payments. Claimant suffering serious brain injury, with difficult background circumstances Claimant suffering serious brain injury, damaging previously good career prospects

 Awards

Finalist (Department) - Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence, Yorkshire Legal Awards 2023

Finalist (Individual) – Catastrophic Injury Lawyer, Personal Injury Awards 2023

Firm representative on Headway Personal Injury Solicitors List

Co-Founder and Chair of Headway Yorkshire East Coast, branch of Headway (the brain injury charity)

Member of Association of Personal Injury Lawyers