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Trethowans LLP

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Trethowans LLP has the bandwidth to act on a broad range of cases, including particular niche expertise when it comes to foreign and animal claims, alongside representing both domestic and European insurers in relation to defendant personal injury work. Team leader Kelvin Farmaner is known for his 'impressive caseload of high value and complex cases ranging from agricultural accidents, to cross-border road traffic claims and uninsured construction site accidents'. Partner Bethany Blamire focuses her practice on road traffic accidents and high value liability cases.

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  • ‘The strength of the team at Trethowans, which is no longer the norm in many firms, is that all members have experience of dealing with a the whole range of defendant insurer work, from road traffic collisions and occupiers liability cases, to cross-border claims and complex work site accidents.'

  • ‘Bethany Blamire delivers better results for her clients than anyone I have worked with in the last 20 years. The secret to her success is that she is two steps ahead of everyone else in each case. She achieves this through meticulous preparation and planning, and endless hard work. She anticipates what the opposition will do before they even know they are going to do it. Bethany is generous and thoughtful in dealings with people from all walks of life, which inspires confidence in her that is of immeasurable benefit when interviewing insured persons and witnesses.'

  • 'Kelvin Farmaner takes in his stride an impressive caseload of high value and complex cases ranging from agricultural accidents, to cross-border road traffic claims and uninsured construction site accidents. Kelvin is able to draw on his extensive experience as a solicitor advocate to realistically advise clients of the risks and benefits involved at all stages of court proceedings.’

Key clients

  • Van Ameyde UK Ltd
  • Cornish Mutual Assurance Co Ltd
  • Go Ahead Group
  • RSPCA
  • Saint Gobain Building Distribution Ltd
  • Appleby Westward Group Ltd
  • Flyct B.V.
  • Jewson Ltd
  • Farm and General Insurance Ltd
  • Arch Insurance

Work highlights

  • Advised on a £10.5 million spinal injury claim arising out of a farming accident. The matter settled at £5 million after a large amount of work to obtain expert evidence and with the Claimant accepting a degree of contributory negligence.
  • Advising a foreign insurer in relation to a cross border claim arising from an accident in Italy. After over 6 years of litigation the claim against our client was discontinued with an order that the client’s costs be paid.
  • Successfully defending a claim at trial. A large claim was brought against a tractor driver by an injured party who said the tractor spooked her horse leading to her sustaining serious injuries.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Bethany Blamire

Bethany Blamire

Trethowans LLP

Bethany is a Partner in the Insurance and Regulatory team. She deals with all aspects of personal injury law, acting for UK and European insurers, businesses and individuals, including high value and complex cases. Bethany’s work predominantly involves defending motor claims, however, she also handles employers’ liability and public liability claims for domestic insurers. She has been appointed to the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kelvin Farmaner

Other key lawyers

Bethany Blamire