Following its merger with BLM, Clyde & Co houses an impressive catastrophic injury practice group in the South East, handling a broad range of high value and critical defendant-side mandates. Andrew Hibbert leads the catastrophic injury subject matter groups and specialises in brain and spinal injury, amputations and fatal accident cases. He is supported by legal director Gus Peake on high-value claims - the pair received praise as 'two top notch defendant professionals'. The 'hugely experienced' Joe Wakeford heads the Southampton office, with his expertise including motor accidents and clinical negligence. Clare Garnett 's niche practice focuses on the equestrian and livestock markets. Stephanie Atkinson is another important point of contact: she is well-known for handling both complex liability and quantum catastrophic injury cases.
Testimonials
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‘Clyde & Co recently merged with BLM and in doing so gained an entire new team of very experienced insurance lawyers essentially doubling their talent pool.’
‘Andrew Hibbert and Gus Peake are two top notch defendant professionals. Andy in particular has the ear of most of the top claimant lawyers and as such can cut through any impasse with a phone call.’
Key clients
- Direct Line Group
- Allianz UK Plc