Success stories
T v F and others
We secured a £4.41 million settlement for a client who was a market stall trader. He sustained a serious brain injury when the van in which he was a front middle seat passenger was in collision with a bus. The client was not wearing a seatbelt. He was left with difficulties with cognition, memory and frontal executive function and serious psychological, emotional and behavioural problems. He is unemployable and receives 24 hour care. The Defendants contended that direct payments were available from the Local Authority and joined the Authority in the proceedings. The Court approved a 15% reduction for contributory negligence in October 2006 and a net settlement figure of £3.75 million, in October 2007, with no reverse indemnity, thus allowing the client an opportunity in addition to claim and retain direct payments with a potential value of £1.6m over his lifetime.