Wilkin Chapman LLP’s personal injury caseload encompasses employer’s liability and public liability claims, fatality claims, as well as serious injury claims. On the clinical negligence side, the team is also noted for its capabilities in amputation claims, birth and brain injury cases, and cancer claims. Splitting his time between Lincoln and Grimsby, department head Steven Hennegan is lauded as ‘an excellent leader.’ In Lincoln, head of medical negligence Jonathan Baker is often engaged in neurological conditions and oncological cases. Nick Shaw leads the personal injury litigation team for Lincoln and is a key contact for claims against the Motor Insurers Bureau. Other key members of the practice include Mark Robinson who leads the personal injury litigation team for Grimsby, Liam May who heads up the Grimsby medical negligence team, and Lincoln-based Ruth Craven who is principally focused on asbestos-related disease claims.
Testimonials
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- ‘I have worked with the PI team over many years. They are prompt, helpful, and have been moving with times, embracing advances in technology.’
- ‘They have a personal touch. They can communicate directly on a 1-to-1 basis whether it is by email or over the telephone.’
Work highlights
- Achieved a settlement of £4 million for a child who suffered significant and permanent brain damage after a prolonged seizure, alleged to have arisen due to a delay in attendance by the doctors when he spiked a post-operative high temperature.
- Represented a claimant who was riding his bike when a car collided with him, this caused him to incur a traumatic brain injury. The team achieved a settlement of £2.4 million.