Gerard McDermott KC and Will Young secure settlement for seriously injured cyclist in RTA

Personal Injury specialists, Gerard McDermott KC and Will Young of Outer Temple Chambers secure settlement for a cyclist after he was seriously injured in a road traffic collision.

Gerard McDermott KC and Will Young were instructed by Ben Townsend and Lucy Mills of Stewarts in a case where the client, JF, was seriously injured in a road traffic collision while cycling to work in 2018.

JF was knocked off his bicycle by a stolen vehicle which was driving on the wrong side of the road. He underwent several surgical procedures after sustaining an enormously complex set of injuries, resulting in JF needing 24-hour care for the rest of his life. As JF did not have the capacity to manage the case himself, his sister and litigation friend issued a claim against the defendant driver and the vehicle’s insurer.

A settlement of record periodical payments was approved by court on 15 March 2024. JF will receive a lump sum of £6 million, to include the interim payments he has already received, and an annual periodical payment of £1.1 million. The settlement figure exceeds £30m, the largest periodical payment figure agreed in England and Wales. The funds will allow JF to have two 24 hour carers for the rest of his life, including a trained nurse.

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Gerard McDermott KC has a highly successful practice focussing on Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Group Litigation and Employment Law. He is based in London and Manchester and acts for both Claimants and Defendants.

He represents clients with a vast range of injuries arising including serious road traffic accidents. The majority of his caseload involves catastrophic personal injury such as spinal cord injury and brain injury. He has repeatedly been ranked as a “Star Individual” by Chambers and Partners, who described him as a “pre-eminent silk who is one of the finest personal injury barristers on the circuit.”

Will Young’s practice is divided primarily between personal injury, clinical negligence and employment. His personal injury practice increasingly consists of catastrophic brain and spinal injury cases, in which he is a well-regarded junior, working with a number of silks in chambers, and with some of the leading national firms. His cases as sole counsel involve a wide range of multi-track personal injury actions in the County Court and High Court.  He also appears at inquests, and has a particular interest in personal injury claims with a cross-border aspect to them.

To find out more about Gerard or Will, contact Paul Barton on +44 (0)20 7427 4907.

News 25 Mar, 2024