Serious Injury Law Limited

Ben Priestley

Ben is a solicitor and partner at Serious Injury Law Ltd. He has been responsible for many for the firm’s most complex and high value cases and has represented numerous adults and children in cases involving, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, cerebral palsy, other serious injuries and fatal accidents. Ben’s focus is always rehabilitation and support for his clients together with ensuring they achieve the best possible outcome in their claim. He regularly concludes multi-million pound settlements on behalf of his clients, usually involving a lump sum of damages combined with periodic payments. Many of his cases involve pedestrians (often children), being struck by vehicles leading to catastrophic injuries, but he has also acted in many clinical negligence cases including nursing negligence; mismanaged delivery leading to cerebral palsy; neonatal hypoglycaemia and negligently performed spinal surgery, leading to paralysis. Ben also receives instructions in cases where a previous serious injury claim has been under-settled by the client’s former solicitors. He also acts in criminal injuries compensation claims – including the successful appeal of a previous award resulting in a maximum award available under the scheme.

Matthew Dixon

Matthew is a solicitor, partner and head of finance and litigation at Serious Injury Law Ltd. He has vast experience in dealing with very serious debilitating injury cases, specialising in injury cases involving spinal cord damage, brain and serious orthopaedic injuries. Matthew specialises in cases involving complex and technical liability issues, and regularly achieves success in cases previously rejected by other law firms.

Tim Walters

As the head of Serious Injury Law Ltd’s Court of Protection department and a court-appointed deputy, Tim represents a number of protected parties. He is responsible for their property and affairs, and manages millions of pounds of protected party funds. To ensure the best possible outcome for his clients, Tim is committed to delivering excellent client service through a focus on support, rehabilitation and cooperation with all interested parties. Tim is also one of the lead lawyers on a number of catastrophic injury cases, including acquired brain injury and spinal injury. Involved in many of the firm’s most complex and high value cases, Tim has represented numerous adults and children in cases involving brain injury, spinal cord injury, fatal accidents and other serious injuries. He concludes multi-million pound settlements on behalf of his clients, including cases with large sums of damages, combined with annual payments for life. Tim has been managing partner of Serious Injury Law Ltd since 2003.