Will Young settles RTA brain injury claim for £525,000

Outer Temple’s Will Young has recently settled a brain injury claim for £525,000 as a result of a road traffic accident.

Will was instructed by the Claimant in a case involving a cycling accident leading to brain injury. The Claimant was struck by a lorry driven by the Defendant’s employee when riding her bicycle. She suffered a traumatic brain injury, including a fractured skull leading to a craniotomy. Thankfully she made a good recovery, given the severity of the original injury, although it was complicated by significant psychiatric and psychological symptoms.

She was able to return to work, albeit on reduced hours, and she would need a degree of care and assistance in future.

She had not been wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, and the expert evidence suggested that at least some of the injuries would have been avoided had a helmet been worn.

The claim settled at a joint settlement meeting for the sum of £525,000 (net of any deduction for contributory negligence).

Will was instructed by Anna Wiseman of Stewarts.

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Will’s practice is divided primarily between personal injury, clinical negligence and employment. Will’s clinical negligence practice encompasses a range of claims, from surgical negligence to delayed diagnosis, acting for Claimants and Defendants. He acts as sole counsel as well as as a junior in higher value and more complex cases. He also appears at inquests, particularly where there is a potential clinical negligence issue, acting for both families and NHS Trusts.

For further information on Will, contact Paul Barton on +44 (0)20 7427 4907 or Ben Fitzgerald on +44 (0)203 758 4759 for a confidential discussion.

News 17 Jun, 2024