I believe securing early rehabilitation and relieving the financial distress following a serious accident gives my clients the best chance to concentrate on recovering and ensuring their best possible lifestyle in the longer term. I work closely with my clients and their families to put the client at the centre of their claim.
Get to Know
David is a highly-experienced solicitor specialising in representing people who have suffered catastrophic injuries, working in the personal injury sector since 2002 and qualifying as a solicitor in 2005.
He deals with complex and high-value cases, specialising on maximising the value of his client’s claims, working closely with leading barristers and experts to secure the best outcomes.
David has a proven track-record of representing people with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, other neurological injuries and serious orthopaedic injuries including amputations, and typically acts in cases worth in excess of £1m, and often in cases worth more than £5m.
He has particular experience in representing clients who lack capacity, working with Litigation Friends and Deputies to ensure his clients are fully protected.
David has a reputation for placing an emphasis on rehabilitation, engaging with insurers at the earliest opportunity to try to ensure a collaborative approach to the claim, and to secure funding for early rehabilitation.
He has experience of working closely with Case Managers, therapists and medical and rehabilitation providers to ensure the best possible rehabilitation outcomes for his clients.
He also works hard to secure early interim payments in cases, which can relieve financial pressures and cover rehabilitation and other costs.
Career Highlights
I secured damages of £4.9m for a client who had complete thoracic and incomplete cervical level spinal cord injuries, and £4.77m for client who had a severe traumatic brain injury, neuropsychiatric sequelae and brachial plexus injury. This settlement needed to be approved by the Court owing to my client lacking capacity.
In another case I represented a client with a severe brain injury and a significantly reduced life expectancy, securing compensation of £4.5m despite issues in the case around the insolvency of a foreign insurer and post-Brexit arrangements.
Other seven figure settlements have included £4m for a client in their late 50s with central cord compression, £2m for a client who suffered a below the knee amputation and £2m for two clients with brachial plexus injuries, which did not lead to significant care needs.
In recent years I have managed a smaller caseload of cases which have values of seven to eight figures. This allows me to dedicate my time to a small number of very badly injured clients to achieve the best for them.
Recognition
- Member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
- Previously acted as the Secretary of Headway York.
