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This was the independent finding of Chambers and Partners, which ranks firms all the over the world to identify the leading lawyers in specialist areas of law. This reduces the risk of placing your claim with an inexperienced solicitor and ensures you can rely on thousands of interviews carried out by Chambers to assess law firms. Read more
We are delighted to share the news that Barratts are again in the Legal 500 top ranking for our personal injury and clinical negligence work. For those who do not know about Legal 500, it carries out research with clients, experts, counsel and other professionals outside our firm to find out who are the best solicitors for personal injury and clinical negligence. Read more
We often act for clients where a family member has died and they need help at an inquest. It is possible for us to recover the fees where liability is disputed by a potential Defendant. A recent judgement has upheld the right to recover legal costs in this situation. Click to read the report in the Law Gazette. Read more
We are a modest group of lawyers at Barratts but we had to shout out about our amazing personal injury solicitor, David Tomlinson. Read more
We are proud to be members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, “APIL”, a non profit organisation which gives a voice to injured people. Their focus of Injury Prevention Week on 17-21 August is pedestrian safety. How many of you have crossed a road whilst using your mobile phone? Read more
We often act for families in fatal claims. It can be very shocking for them when we explain how little compensation is awarded for the loss of their loved one. Until recently we also had to tell partners living together that no compensation was payable for pain and suffering. We are pleased this has now changed. Read more
My client’s family instructed me to bring a claim against the insurers of a vehicle that had collided with her car whilst she was on holiday in 2017. I didn’t know my client or her family before her accident. However in the years that I have been involved in her case, they have come to mean a lot to me and to the experts that helped with her personal injury claim. Read more
We know that getting to school at the moment is the last thing on your mind but once we return to normality, parents of young adults with special education needs (SEN) will be disappointed to learn of a recent Court decision. Read more
We work with vulnerable clients and wish to limit any risks to them and to our staff as a result of COVID-19. Nevertheless, we are confident that we can continue to provide the quality of service which our clients rightly expect during these uncertain times. Read more
It has been a record breaking year for us here at Barratts. Our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence lawyers have recovered compensation of nearly £86,000,000 on behalf of our clients. We feel this is a remarkable achievement for a firm which has only 6 litigation solicitors. Read more
