Stuart Furniss

Catastrophic injury.

Stuart is a partner and heads the motor, large loss and catastrophic injuries teams in Liverpool. He specialises in catastrophic injury cases arising from employers’ liability, public liability and motor claims involving complex liability issues, head injuries, amputation, serious orthopaedic injuries and other claims with a high level of damages and is one of a small number of lawyers appointd to handle claims of the highest value and complexity by a number of large insurer clients. He is currently dealing with a number of traumatic brain injury and serious spinal injury claims valued in excess of £10m.

Stuart also leads BLM's Care, Statutory Funding and Rehabilitation Subject Matter Group, together with a number of our specialists which focuses on trends and developments in this area.

Stuart takes a commercial and pragmatic approach when handling such claims, working closely with both the client and claimant’s solicitors. 

He regularly writes articles and provides seminars and training on various topics within his areas of expertise.

He also contributed to and co-edited the 15th edition of Bingham and Berrymans’ Personal Injury and Motor Claims Cases.

Wirral Grammar School for Boys; Manchester Metropolitan University (1995 LLB Hons 2(1)); Nottingham Law School.