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Gerard McDermott KC and Ian Denham secure highest ever recorded personal injury damages award in Guernsey

Gerard McDermott KC and Ian Denham secure highest ever recorded personal injury damages award in Guernsey

The Royal Court of Guernsey recorded its highest ever personal injury damages award in the case of JG v AC. Gerard McDermott KC and Ian Denham, instructed by Stewarts, represented JG who sustained a complete spinal cord injury, resulting in tetraplegia. In November 2021, JG was a rear seated passenger in a VW Golf that was travelling in excess of the 25mph limit on a narrow road in Guernsey. The vehicle lost control and clipped a wall on the side of the road colliding with a pole, before being flipped upside down and coming to a stop on its roof. JG sustained catastrophic and life-changing injuries, including a C7 complete spinal cord injury following an unstable fracture to his C6…

News 12 Feb, 2025

Nathan Tavares KC instructed in spinal cord injury compensation claim

Nathan Tavares KC instructed in spinal cord injury compensation claim

Nathan Tavares KC, instructed by Stewarts International Injury team acts for junior NHS doctor in compensation claim. Nathan Tavares KC of Outer Temple Chambers is acting on behalf Dr Daniel Gordon who is seeking compensation of £10 million against Arch and Chubb insurers after his brand-new “gravel” bike (Planet X Tempest SRAM Force) split into two on a grass slope in August 2020, leaving him paralysed from the waist down. The Planet X bike, costing £2300, was described as a “flowingly fast and comfortably confident titanium gravel bike that gives you the freedom to ride wherever you want.” As Planet X became insolvent in 2023, Dr Gordon made his claim against its two insurers, Arch Insurance (UK) Limited and Chubb…

News 15 Dec, 2023

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