Hudgell Solicitors

Criminal Injury

Senior Litigation Executive

I have dealt with many different cases, but those which stay with me include a client who suffered a traumatic brain injury, for whom I secured a damages settlement of more than £400,000. This was a highly complex claim and incorporated his injuries, loss of earnings and future care needs.

Another claim involved a client who was sexually abused at a boarding school in the 1980s. I was able to secure my client just over £130,000 for his suffering. Again this award was mainly due to loss of earnings, as such was the impact of his mental trauma, he was unable to undertake any kind of paid employment.

Other cases which have stood out to me are claims which were previously rejected or not submitted at all due to the cruel 'same roof rule’ which for many years prevented people from seeking compensation if they had been abused by people they lived with.

This law was finally scrapped and it was a privilege to be able to help my clients get the compensation they had so long deserved; it also gave them the comfort that they had been listened to and finally believed.