Martyn Gwyther > Thompsons Solicitors LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Thompsons Solicitors LLP Offices
8th Floor, 10 Chapel Walks
Manchester
M2 1HL
England
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Martyn Gwyther
Work Department
Personal Injury
Position
Member, Head of Travel Claims
Career
Martyn has significant experience representing victims of accidents which have happened abroad or those who have contracted illnesses overseas. Martyn also represents clients where accidents have happened in England or Wales, but where there is an international element to the case.
Based in Manchester, Martyn is national head of Thompsons Solicitors’ cross-border claims department and covers the greater part of the United Kingdom.
Martyn’s expertise centres on personal injury and deals with accident claims that occurred from holidays abroad or while clients were working overseas. The accidents can involve transport of all kinds, accidents on oil rigs and offshore platforms and diving accidents. Martyn has experience in representing clients who have sustained major injuries to the brain and spine, or where the accidents have resulted in amputations or serious burns.
A key element of Martyn’s expertise is in dealing with litigation involving disputes over which country’s law is applicable.
Martyn’s aim is to secure rehabilitation for the client at the defendant’s expense, while fighting for the highest possible compensation. He believes in securing justice for the injured party as quickly as possible while ensuring that a painstaking enquiry is carried out to establish the full liability of the defendant.
Martyn combines an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law in his specialism with strong negotiating ability which clearly affects the outcome of out-of-court settlements.
Martyn’s renowned attention to detail is vital in dealing with the kind of complex litigation that arises from serious injury and cross-border legal disputes. He also likes to keep a close eye on the rehabilitation of his clients, funded by insurance companies or those legally responsible for the injuries.
Martyn values Thompsons’ philosophy which encourages the kind of close relationship he develops with clients who are invariably undergoing extremely stressful circumstances.
Memberships
Martyn is accredited as a senior litigator with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. He is also a member of the Law Society and the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers [PEOPIL].
Lawyer Rankings
London > Transport > Travel
(Leading partners)The PI practice at Thompsons Solicitors LLP is Manchester-based. A prominent focus of the team is acting on work-related travel claims, examples being acting for employee claimants who have experienced illness on work excursions, and acting for flight attendants injured in-flight. Further, the team has experience handling surgical claims regarding clinical negligence overseas, as well as RTAs, product liability, and modern slavery matters. It handles such matters in UK courts, and provides its claimant clients with aftercare where required. Team head Martyn Gwyther is well-regarded for his ‘encyclopaedic knowledge of travel law’.
North West > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
Thompsons Solicitors LLP houses a broad team which handles a vast range of cases concerning amputations and birth injuries. Martyn Gwyther routinely assists with claims arising as a result of accidents involving amputations, spinal injuries, and serious burns. Clare Jones is an expert in vaginal mesh implant and orthopaedic injury cases, while Tanzeela Aslam often acts in cases concerning failures to diagnose and treat, representing injured claimants, and families of the deceased. Gemma Crompton is well-placed to advise on claims involving delayed stroke diagnoses and surgical errors.