Hodge Jones & Allen

Personal Injury

Daniel Denton is a Partner in the Personal Injury team and has exclusively represented Claimants for over 20 years in the field of Personal Injury.

He has a wealth of experience in handling cases where the client has suffered life changing injuries and has a special interest in amputation cases, brain / head injuries and serious orthopaedic and psychiatric conditions as a result of being involved in an accident. He also has a vast amount of experience in representing bereaved families and friends who have lost a loved one through negligence.

Daniel has built an enviable reputation in the industry as being tactically astute, an outstanding negotiator as well as providing an unrivalled tailor-made client service to meet each individual’s needs. He is both extremely personable and approachable. He is totally committed to fighting his client’s case.

Daniel is a firm believer in arranging effective rehabilitation treatment and accommodation measures at the earliest opportunity and securing large interim payments in order to assist clients in replacing their lost income. He is renowned for working collaboratively with case managers, medical experts and professionals in order to achieve  the best possible outcome for his clients recovery.

Daniel is also passionate about access to justice and has recently set up several partnerships with Universities where he has offered a free legal advice clinic to clients of their respective Legal Advice Centres thereby allowing access to justice in their local communities and throughout England and Wales. Furthermore, Daniel has supervised students in conducting interviews with these prospective clients and preparing letters of advice which has contributed to the students qualifying experience and enabled them to have a competitive edge in terms of employability.

Daniel has also represented a significant number of Trade Union members who have either been involved in an accident at work or whilst travelling to or from work. He has prepared and delivered many presentations to Shop Stewards.

Work Highlights
Notable successes over the las 12 months include:

• Daniel acted for a client who suffered a below knee amputation of his leg as well as other serious orthopaedic and psychiatric injuries as a result of a motorcycle accident. He secured a large interim payment from the Defendant’s insurance company at an early stage despite liability for the accident being strongly contested. Daniel also urgently instructed a team of rehabilitation experts and therapists in order to optimise his client’s recovery. Settlement: £3.6 million.
• Daniel represented a client who suffered catastrophic injuries as a result of being struck by a skip lorry whilst he was riding his bicycle. These injuries included a below knee amputation of his leg and other very serious orthopaedic injuries. Daniel secured a substantial interim payment at an early stage in the case and arranged for an Immediate Needs Assessment to be carried out to ensure that the client’s rehabilitation requirements could be put in place expeditiously. Liability for the accident was strenuously disputed as the client had attempted to undertake the lorry as it approached a junction to turn left. Settlement: £3 million.
• Daniel acted for a Doctor who suffered significant orthopaedic and psychiatric injuries as a result of a road traffic accident when another vehicle user drove into the back of her stationary vehicle. He instructed a forensic accountant to prepare a report on the client’s complex loss of earnings and pension claim. The case eventually settled after intense negotiations. Settlement: £1.1 million.
• Daniel represented the bereaved family of SH who suffered a fatal road traffic accident when she skidded on a large amount of water in the road caused by a blocked drain resulting in a head on collision with another vehicle. He conducted the case in a compassionate and sensitive way and provided valuable support to the family throughout the life span of the case. Daniel successfully recovered a dependency award. Settlement: £850,000.

Member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX)