It's been a long road but I'm delighted with the outcome, an outcome that is most certainly down to the efforts of you and your team.
Mr D. Luscombe
Personal injury team
Claire Howard: (Personal injury team leader) Partner
Email: claire.howard@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7313
Fax: 023 8036 3320
Claire has responsibility for the team which the 2012 Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners surveys rank in the first tier of South East Law firms and which the Legal 500 describes as ‘absolutely excellent’. Claire herself is highly recommended (Legal 500, 2012) and is described as "really good and very thorough." (Chambers and Partners 2013)
Claire has built a reputation for pursuing claims of the utmost severity, particularly head injuries but also spinal injury and amputations. She is client focused from the beginning and ensures her clients receive the rehabilitation they need via co-operation with Defendant insurer or by issuing proceedings early and securing Court ordered payments if necessary.
Claire is a member of the Law Society PI Panel, has senior litigator status with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). She is a member of Headway – the brain injury association Personal Injury Solicitors List - as well as a committee member of the Headway Isle of Wight Group. Claire is also a panel member of the Spinal Injuries Association and Child Brain Injury Trust (CBiT).
Claire has also been appointed as an assessor of APIL's newly created brain injury specialist accreditation scheme. This not only recognises her own expertise but also her right to assess and validate others to ensure that high standards are maintained throughout the industry.
Email: claire.howard@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7313
Fax: 023 8036 3320
Claire has responsibility for the team which the 2012 Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners surveys rank in the first tier of South East Law firms and which the Legal 500 describes as ‘absolutely excellent’. Claire herself is highly recommended (Legal 500, 2012) and is described as "really good and very thorough." (Chambers and Partners 2013)
Claire has built a reputation for pursuing claims of the utmost severity, particularly head injuries but also spinal injury and amputations. She is client focused from the beginning and ensures her clients receive the rehabilitation they need via co-operation with Defendant insurer or by issuing proceedings early and securing Court ordered payments if necessary.
Claire is a member of the Law Society PI Panel, has senior litigator status with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). She is a member of Headway – the brain injury association Personal Injury Solicitors List - as well as a committee member of the Headway Isle of Wight Group. Claire is also a panel member of the Spinal Injuries Association and Child Brain Injury Trust (CBiT).
Claire has also been appointed as an assessor of APIL's newly created brain injury specialist accreditation scheme. This not only recognises her own expertise but also her right to assess and validate others to ensure that high standards are maintained throughout the industry.
Grant Evatt: Senior Associate
Email: grant.evatt@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7304
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Grant is Senior Associate and Deputy Head of the Personal Injury team in our Southampton office. He advises on a wide range of claims but with a particular expertise and interest in working for both serving and retired members of the Armed Forces in relation to accidents on and off duty together with applications to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS).
A member of the Law Society’s specialist personal injury panel since May 2005, he has Senior Litigator status with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), is the co-ordinator of APIL's Military Special Interest Group and is an Honorary Legal Adviser to forces charity SSAFA.
Grant has registered hundreds of great success stories, winning £Millions in a range of cases, from Margaret, over the moon with her £1,500 after a 3-year battle, Paul, a serviceman who won £200,000 for injuries suffered on duty in the middle east, to Chris, a young man paralysed in an accident at work and who won more than £3million.
In 2012 Grant was shortlisted for Outstanding Case of the Year in the Eclipse Proclaim Personal Injury awards. He has had various articles published in number of leading legal journals.
Email: grant.evatt@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7304
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Grant is Senior Associate and Deputy Head of the Personal Injury team in our Southampton office. He advises on a wide range of claims but with a particular expertise and interest in working for both serving and retired members of the Armed Forces in relation to accidents on and off duty together with applications to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS).
A member of the Law Society’s specialist personal injury panel since May 2005, he has Senior Litigator status with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), is the co-ordinator of APIL's Military Special Interest Group and is an Honorary Legal Adviser to forces charity SSAFA.
Grant has registered hundreds of great success stories, winning £Millions in a range of cases, from Margaret, over the moon with her £1,500 after a 3-year battle, Paul, a serviceman who won £200,000 for injuries suffered on duty in the middle east, to Chris, a young man paralysed in an accident at work and who won more than £3million.
In 2012 Grant was shortlisted for Outstanding Case of the Year in the Eclipse Proclaim Personal Injury awards. He has had various articles published in number of leading legal journals.
Julia Prior: Associate
Email: julia.prior@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7316
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Julia is an Associate within the team. She has Senior Litigator status with APIL and is an accredited Law Society Panel solicitor. She undertakes a wide range of PI work but has a particular interest in bicycle and motorcycle claims and those involving animals. She is a member of Blake Lapthorn's rural team and is the team's equine specialist.
Email: julia.prior@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7316
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Julia is an Associate within the team. She has Senior Litigator status with APIL and is an accredited Law Society Panel solicitor. She undertakes a wide range of PI work but has a particular interest in bicycle and motorcycle claims and those involving animals. She is a member of Blake Lapthorn's rural team and is the team's equine specialist.
Malcolm Johnson: Associate
Email: malcolm.johnson@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 020 7814 5441
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Malcolm is a solicitor with over twenty years experience in personal injury cases. He joined our team in April 2012 and he is based in our London office. His clients include victims of abuse and neglect, whether as children or vulnerable adults. Malcolm also specialises in human rights based claims against public authorities and claims to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
Malcolm is a Fellow of APIL, a member of the Law Society's Personal Injury Panel and an Adjudicator for the Legal Services Commission. He has co-written two legal texbooks, 'Claims against the MIB' and 'Child Abuse Compensation Claims'. He also writes the section on children in Jordans' Personal Injury, Law, Practice and Precedents as well as the section on the Motor Insurers Bureau in the Encyclopaedia of Insurance Law published by Sweet and Maxwell and he has lectured for APIL and Central Law Training.
Email: malcolm.johnson@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 020 7814 5441
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Malcolm is a solicitor with over twenty years experience in personal injury cases. He joined our team in April 2012 and he is based in our London office. His clients include victims of abuse and neglect, whether as children or vulnerable adults. Malcolm also specialises in human rights based claims against public authorities and claims to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
Malcolm is a Fellow of APIL, a member of the Law Society's Personal Injury Panel and an Adjudicator for the Legal Services Commission. He has co-written two legal texbooks, 'Claims against the MIB' and 'Child Abuse Compensation Claims'. He also writes the section on children in Jordans' Personal Injury, Law, Practice and Precedents as well as the section on the Motor Insurers Bureau in the Encyclopaedia of Insurance Law published by Sweet and Maxwell and he has lectured for APIL and Central Law Training.
Ruth Johnson: Associate
Email: ruth.johnson@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7309
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Ruth is a Solicitor in our Personal Injury team and joined Blake Lapthorn in 2005 having completed her training with the firm. Ruth conducts a wide range of PI cases but has developed an interest in industrial disease and in particular mesothelioma and asbestos related injury. Ruth is a member of APIL and the Secretary for APIL Southern Region Group.
Email: ruth.johnson@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7309
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Ruth is a Solicitor in our Personal Injury team and joined Blake Lapthorn in 2005 having completed her training with the firm. Ruth conducts a wide range of PI cases but has developed an interest in industrial disease and in particular mesothelioma and asbestos related injury. Ruth is a member of APIL and the Secretary for APIL Southern Region Group.
Karen Thompson (nee Hayden): Senior legal executive
Email: karen.thompson@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7344
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Karen is a fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives and joined the team a few years ago. She is our industrial disease expert who assists Claire with running our Noise Induced Hearing Loss team. Karen is organised and efficient and ensures that no stone is left unturned when she is investigating claims. Karen is a member of APIL.
Email: karen.thompson@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7344
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Karen is a fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives and joined the team a few years ago. She is our industrial disease expert who assists Claire with running our Noise Induced Hearing Loss team. Karen is organised and efficient and ensures that no stone is left unturned when she is investigating claims. Karen is a member of APIL.
Julie Donovan: Senior legal executive
Email: julie.donovan@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7322
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Julie holds the position of Senior Executive and is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives, Julie has been with Blake Lapthorn since 1995 and specialises in pursuing claims for compensation for injuries arising out of road traffic accidents and is the firm's representative for MASS (Motor Accidents Solicitors Society).
Email: julie.donovan@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7322
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Julie holds the position of Senior Executive and is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives, Julie has been with Blake Lapthorn since 1995 and specialises in pursuing claims for compensation for injuries arising out of road traffic accidents and is the firm's representative for MASS (Motor Accidents Solicitors Society).
Deborah Blackmore: Legal Executive
Email: deborah.blackmore@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7446
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Deborah joined our personal Injury team in December 2009. She is a Chartered Legal Executive and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. She undertakes a wide range of PI work, to include employers' liability, occupiers' liability, public liability and noise induced hearing loss claims.
With a background in sales and marketing she has a wide range of experience and a hands-on approach.
Email: deborah.blackmore@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7446
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Deborah joined our personal Injury team in December 2009. She is a Chartered Legal Executive and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. She undertakes a wide range of PI work, to include employers' liability, occupiers' liability, public liability and noise induced hearing loss claims.
With a background in sales and marketing she has a wide range of experience and a hands-on approach.
Kaye Mansbridge: Legal executive
Email: kaye.mansbridge@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7306
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Kaye is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives. She is an experienced fast track RTA specialist but now works on a mixed case load.
Email: kaye.mansbridge@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7306
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Kaye is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives. She is an experienced fast track RTA specialist but now works on a mixed case load.
David Chilcott: Associate of the Institute of Legal Executives
Email: david.chilcott@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7332
Fax: 0844 620 3401
David is an Associate of the Institute of Legal Executives. His caseload predominantly involves accidents at work, although he also undertakes public liability cases.
Email: david.chilcott@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7332
Fax: 0844 620 3401
David is an Associate of the Institute of Legal Executives. His caseload predominantly involves accidents at work, although he also undertakes public liability cases.
Eleanor Phipp: Paralegal
Email: eleanor.phipp@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7131
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Eleanor has recently joined the team as a Paralegal, after moving on from Greenwoods Solicitors, where she acted on behalf of Defendant insurers. Having gained experience in personal injury defence litigation, she is well placed to provide support in pursuing a wide range of multi track personal injury compensation claims.
Email: eleanor.phipp@bllaw.co.uk
Telephone: 023 8085 7131
Fax: 0844 620 3401
Eleanor has recently joined the team as a Paralegal, after moving on from Greenwoods Solicitors, where she acted on behalf of Defendant insurers. Having gained experience in personal injury defence litigation, she is well placed to provide support in pursuing a wide range of multi track personal injury compensation claims.
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