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Leigh Day
Leigh Day‘s ’formidable team of experts‘ is led jointly by Andrew Bradley, who has 25 years’ of personal injury law experience and handles a specialist cycling subdivision of the team; Clare Campbell, who handles cases of personal injury sustained while travelling; and industrial disease experts Kevin Johnson and Steven Dickens. Colin Murphy, who handles multi-party actions, often with a cross-border element – with the Stade de France incident being a recent standout matter – is also integral, as is Andrew Zajac. Clients recommend the firm as ’a forward thinking, innovative practice which handles a highly diverse caseload‘.
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‘A formidable team of experts under the skilled and impressive supervision of superstar Clare Campbell. The team has particular skill in cross-border personal injury cases of the highest profile. There is real strength-in-depth from this team in the travel personal injury field.’
‘Clare Campbell: superstar partner based in Manchester. Colin Murphy: the cerebral travel lawyer's travel lawyer. A great brain and a kind and engaging presence for lay clients, also based in Manchester.’
‘The team at Leigh Day do some excellent, difficult and high-value work. They are well known for taking a sensible approach to litigation, and as a result get some very good results for clients, both settlements and court awards.’
‘Clare Campbell really knows her stuff when it comes to cross-border and travel cases, and is a pleasure to deal with. Colin Murphy really adds value to any case he works on.'
‘A forward thinking, innovative practice which handles a highly diverse caseload, with particularly complex legal issues (jurisdiction/applicable law). They are often at the forefront of legal developments in this area.’
‘Clare Campbell is an excellent all-round travel lawyer who has huge respect in the industry and secures excellent results for her clients.'
- 'Colin Murphy is exceptionally intelligent and can unpick the knottiest legal problems to the benefit of his clients.’
‘The team is first class across the board, not least because it is headed up by two very impressive and dynamic leaders in Kevin Johnson and Steven Dickens. They are both very down to earth but work tirelessly for their clients. Their knowledge and experience of asbestos litigation is peerless.’
Work highlights
- Acting for more than 600 Liverpool FC fans to bring claims for physical and psychological injuries suffered as a result of the events surrounding the UEFA Champions League final which took place at the Stade de France in Paris.
- Acted for a UK expat now living in New Zealand who was exposed to asbestos when working for a company in North West England, settling the matter for £220,000 and additional payment of ongoing medical treatment.
- Representing a claimant who was severely injured while working at Hinkley Point C.
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Colin is a solicitor specialising in International Travel Litigation. He acts exclusively for Claimants and he has assisted many individuals who have sustained life-changing injuries following accidents abroad. Colin represents clients in a range of international personal injury cases including claims arising from accidents at work, accidents whilst on holiday and road traffic accidents. He has extensive experience dealing with complex jurisdiction and applicable law disputes. :
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Partner in the asbestos department and manages the firm’s Liverpool office. Has specialised in asbestos disease claims for over 25 years. Acts for claimants in the UK and has a specialist international practice acting for UK expats in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Malta, etc. He has worked on several of the leading asbestos test cases including:- Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Limited and Others [2002] UKHL 22. Barker v Corus UK Plc [2006] UKHL 20. Ballantine v Newalls Insulation Co. Ltd, CA June 2000. Rice and Thompson v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [2007] EWCA Civ 289. He also acted in:- Dowdall v William Kenyon & Sons and 2 others [2014] EWHC 2822 – recovery of damages for a client with mesothelioma who had settled his asbestosis claim on a full and final basis. Successfully overcame the defendants’ arguments on abuse of process, estoppel and limitation (obtaining s.33 discretion despite the case being 13 years out of time). Sturdy v James Marmon & Sons, Lawtel, 26/11/2008 – successfully opposed the Defendant’s attempt to reduce damages for PSLA in a mesothelioma claim to below recommended JC guidelines. In the Matter of Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited [2006] EWHC 1850 (Ch) – acted for a representative asbestos disease sufferer and intervened on behalf of asbestos victims in relation to proposals by Zurich to re-structure their EL insurance arrangements. Hutchings v Invista Holdings (2009), unreported, Liverpool County Court – successful recovery of relatives’ flight costs from Australia to the UK to visit their father with mesothelioma. Has recovered substantial damages for several mesothelioma sufferers who incurred private medical costs for immunotherapy and other treatments. Recently settled a group claim for several Maltese mesothelioma victims against the MOD.
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Andrew is a Partner within the serious injury team in our Manchester office. He specialises in cases involving catastrophic injuries such as brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, chronic pain and polytrauma, and acts on behalf of adults and children. Andrew is known for delivering clear legal advice in a way that clients understand. He goes above and beyond expectations to provide exceptional client care and demonstrates outstanding attention to detail. Case successes include seven-figure settlements in a complex brain injury case in which liability was contested and on behalf of a client who sustained significant injury to his leg resulting in an amputation, and substantial settlements for clients where there was an interplay between physical and psychological symptoms. Clients and others in the industry describe Andrew “the best personal injury lawyer I know…and determined not to leave any stone unturned in securing the best outcome for his client” and “an excellent lawyer” who is “skilled at working with complex challenging clients”.
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Andrew Bradley, Clare Campbell, Kevin Johnson, Steven Dickens