Gerard McDermott KC and Tom Gibson represent successful claimant in paraplegia case

Gerard McDermott KC and Tom Gibson represented a young paraplegic man who received an 8-figure settlement following an accident at work.   

The claimant was working as an engineer on overhead power lines when he fell 50 feet from a pylon – sustaining catastrophic injuries, including a spinal fracture. After 8 weeks in intensive care and over 5 months in hospital overall, he was discharged home to continue his rehab and his new life as a paraplegic.

Following an early admission of liability, the legal claim involved complicated quantum issues surrounding the claimant’s future lost earnings, future care regime, and future accommodation needs in particular.

While no settlement can change what happened to the claimant, the compensation should help to ensure that he and his family can live as full a life as possible.

Gerard and Tom were instructed by Warren Maxwell and James Philpott at leading personal injury law firm, Stewarts.

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Gerard McDermott KC practises from England and is based in London and Manchester. His main areas of practice are Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Employment Law at all levels, although he maintains a diverse practice across the Common Law and Commercial fields. Gerard acts for both Claimants and Defendants. He represents clients with a vast range of injuries arising from negligence, including medical malpractice and road traffic accidents. The majority of his caseload involves catastrophic personal injury such as spinal cord injury and brain injury, and he has over thirty years’ experience of the same.

Tom specialises in Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury. He acts on a range of high-value personal injury cases, mainly involving spinal cord injury, brain injury, or amputations. He has a particular interest in quantum. Tom is a former solicitor, having qualified at Magic Circle firm Slaughter and May in 2010 before transferring to the Bar.

To find out more about Gerard or Tom, contact Paul Barton on +44 (0)20 7427 4907 for a confidential discussion.

News 23 Jul, 2025