Articles in ‘Injury’ Category

Ian Carrier and Ellen Little explain how they secured £500,000 in compensation for a young man left with tetraplegia following a road traffic collision, despite complex liability issues and a very real risk that…

Mark Hambleton explains how interim payments can provide vital early financial support during personal injury and medical negligence claims, including when they are available and what they can be used for.

Head of Personal Injury Louise Hart explains how future earnings, care and other long-term financial losses are calculated in a personal injury claim.

Ian Carrier and Ellen Little, from RWK Goodman’s Oxford Personal Injury team, have secured a £2.5 million settlement for a woman who sustained a life-changing spinal cord injury in a serious road traffic collision.

Head of Medical Negligence Simon Elliman secured a £5.6 million lump sum and lifelong annual payments for a young woman left permanently paraplegic following scoliosis surgery.

Head of Medical Negligence Simon Elliman recovered £400,000 for a man left with permanent neurological damage following an alleged failure to provide clear advice about the red-flag symptoms of cauda equina syndrome.

Head of Personal Injury, Louise Hart, considers an issue relevant in many personal injury compensation claims.

Simon Elliman, Head of Medical Negligence at RWK Goodman, reflects on the firm’s longstanding relationship with Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) and AvMA’s crucial role in improving patient safety.

Louise Hart illustrates how an early, holistic approach to rehabilitation helped pave the way for her client’s return to independence after a life-changing workplace accident.

On 5th January 2026 the Royal Court in Jersey had to consider what they described as a highly unusual case. In the matter of E (Capacity) [2026] JRC002 the Court were asked to consider…

It takes you a while to find your feet when moving to a new place of work. Getting to know the new systems, learning the politics and meeting all the new faces in the…