Thompsons NI Solicitors has a reputation for its history of acting for trade unions and their members, and the group has expertise across personal and serious injury, industrial disease and medical negligence matters. Team lead and managing partner Oonagh McClure has significant experience in asbestos, serious injury and medical negligence matters, with additional expertise in spinal and head injury cases. Senior solicitor Laura Henderson covers a range of high-value claims, including road traffic accidents and industrial disease matters; her practice includes representing minors, and she works with the Child Brain Injury Trust, representing children who have sustained brain injuries.
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Work highlights
- Represented a client who sustained a fracture on his arm while dismantling part of a machine during the course of his employment.
- Represented a client who was physically assaulted by a service user in the course of her employment, in which she sustained serious injury to her left knee and back.
- Represented a client who developed a skin complaint on her left hand during the course of her employment as a result of the continuous use of soap.
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Oonagh McClure