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Paul Brown - Serious accident compensation solicitor

Senior serious injury solicitor - Newcastle

Paul Brown is a solicitor, who has been acting for personal injury clients for many years, during which time he has dealt with all types of accident compensation claims, in particular those leading to head, spinal cord and amputation injuries resulting in permanent disability.

Paul works within our North East Serious Injuries Unit and deals with serious cases involving clients who have suffered brain injury, spinal cord injuries, and those who have sustained amputations.

Our aim is to obtain the maximum accident compensation for our clients. For serious injuries, we would aim to secure urgent interim payments whenever possible, in order to ensure there is early access to paid carers, aids and equipment, suitable accommodation, and private treatment where required, in order to assist rehabilitation. We are committed to improving the quality of life of our clients and fighting for their rights.

Paul is based in our Newcastle office and also has extensive knowledge and experience of handling all types of accident compensation claims, such as road accidents and accidents at work. His in-depth knowledge and extensive experience will help you and your family secure the maximum personal injury compensation to which you are entitled, as quickly as possible.

Paul’s extensive experience in dealing with serious injury cases means that he currently holds the following additional external appointments:

Secretary for the UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF). This is an organisation and charity and has a National membership. Its aims are to promote the understanding of all aspects of acquired brain injury (ABI) and was established to improve awareness of ABI through education and information.
Secretary for Headway Wearside, an organisation in the Sunderland area, which aims to provide information, support and social activities for brain injury survivors, their families and their carers.
A member of the management committee of the Northern Acquired Brain Injury Forum (NABIF). This organisation provides services to individuals with ABI and their families. NABIF covers the whole of the North East of England and Cumbria and is a membership organisation for those persons and organisations who have an interest in Acquired Brain Injury (ABI).
A member of the management committee of BRAINBOX, which is a parent led charity based in the North East of England. BRAINBOX aims to provide a 24-hour confidential helpline available to families who have children with brain injuries and was set up to offer unique support to families and carers in a similar position.
The North East Special Needs Network (NESNN) is a registered charity supporting families of disabled children and young people in the North East of England. Paul is a member of the appeals committee.
Paul is also a member of The Spinal Injuries Association, and a Senior Litigator within The Association of Personal Injury Lawyer.

Successful serious injury compensation claims

Below are just a couple of examples of serious injury claims for which Paul successfully won compensation for his clients.

Seriously injured at work - Crushing injury to arm and hand

Paul was able to secure £300,000 in accident compensation for this client who suffered serious injuries when his arm and hand were crushed by a machine in a serious accident at work. A factory worker, Paul’s client was left permanently disabled as a result of his serious injuries.

As he worked on fixing a machine, his sleeve caught in the workings and dragged his hand and arm into it. Despite two previous accidents on a similar machine, no emergency stop button was nearby and he had to wait until it was switched off by a colleague, who had to run downstairs to the control cabin to do so.

Although he has been able to return to work, he is unable to carry out his previous duties and has had to accept work at a lower level of pay.

Our client’s employer admitted liability and Paul was able to secure a series of interim payments for his client. This provided essential financial support as the case proceeded and Paul was able to settle the case out of court for this substantial compensation.

Our client’s employer has since installed more emergency stop buttons and additional safety measures to ensure the serious injuries suffered by our client are not repeated.

Road accident compensation claim – Cyclist has leg amputated

Paul was able to secure £750,000 in road accident compensation for this client who suffered serious injuries in a cycling accident, and eventually had to have his leg amputated.

Paul’s client was hit by a car whilst training for a charity cycle event. He was hit from behind by the car, and was catapulted onto the car’s windscreen and suffered a brain injury as well as having his leg broken in five places. Despite numerous operations over many months, it was eventually necessary to amputate his leg, and he now needs to use a prosthetic limb.

After securing an admission of liability from the driver, Paul was able to obtain a series of interim payments before successfully concluding this case and securing the substantial compensation which his client required to ensure he receives the appropriate treatment and equipment, including three specially manufactured prosthetic limbs. This will allow him to be financially secure in the future and to lead as normal and as active a life as possible.

Making an accident compensation claim for serious injury

You will receive 100% of the compensation awarded if you do have a valid serious injury compensation claim and you decide to instruct Clear Answers to deal with the matter for you.

We will recover our legal fees from the person responsible for your injury, ensuring that the entire procedure is cost-free for yourself. Telephone us now on 0800 783 9019 or complete one of our online compensation claim forms, and a representative will contact you as soon as possible.

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