Claire Roantree > Boyes Turner > Reading, England > Lawyer Profile

Boyes Turner
ABBOTS HOUSE
ABBEY STREET
READING
RG1 3BD
England

Work Department

Personal Injury

Position

As a partner in Boyes Turner’s personal injury team, Claire acts for clients with life-changing injuries, such as brain and spinal injury, amputation, severe burns, complex orthopaedic/musculoskeletal injury, chronic pain and PTSD.

Claire’s experience with seriously injured clients has given invaluable insight into the power of early inter-disciplinary rehabilitation to restore mobility, independence, assisting with supported return to work and participation in family and social activity, giving a sense of purpose and self-worth which helps maximise recovery after life-changing injury.

Claire and the PI team are on the legal panel for The Katie Piper Foundation and the Cardinal Major Trauma Signposting Service at John Radcliffe Major Trauma Centre, where commitment to the rehabilitation of burns and major trauma survivor is of the upmost importance.

Career

Claire qualified at Listers in 1997. Claire moved to head up the PI team at David Yablon, then moved to Colemans-ctts where she set up and headed the Serious Personal Injury team and made partner.

She has been a trustee for Headway South West London and Cycle Smart Foundation. She is a Co-founder and director of the Major Trauma Group, a collaboration of law firms and clinicians providing a national service committed to assisting major trauma victims to achieve the best outcome on their rehabilitation and recovery journey, as well as ensuring their financial security in the future.

Memberships

Law Society’s PI Panel, APIL accredited Senior Litigator and Brain Injury Specialist.

Leisure

Eating out, skiing, walking, running, going to the theatre and live concerts.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant

Boyes Turner enjoys a first-rate reputation on the personal injury front, specialising in maximum severity catastrophic injury claims, including head and brain injuries, amputation, spinal injury, and complex trauma with associated psychological issues. Kim Milan heads the personal injury team, focusing her practice on securing significant compensation for clients with acquired brain damage, spinal injuries and major trauma. ‘Top-notch solicitor’ Claire Roantree is a key contact for workplace injury claims and accidents on the roads. The ‘outstanding’ Laura Magson leads the mesothelioma and asbestos disease team and is both an APIL accredited senior litigator and an APIL accredited asbestos disease specialist.