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Richard Meggitt
Partner/Solicitor
Major Trauma Cases
0114 2672472
Year of call as a solicitor 1996.
Richard is a qualified solicitor, having joined the firm in 1996. He has deliberately restricted his case load to serious injury claims. Having acted for more than 500 Claimants in major trauma cases, his expertise is recognised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers; Richard is a senior litigator.
Chris Chappell, Solicitor at ASD, successfully assisted Mr S in gaining compensation for a serious injury he sustained at work.
The jaws of life have a motor linked by two pipes through which hydraulic liquid is pumped. There had been a problem with this equipment approximately one week before Mr S’s accident but it would appear that the repair had not been carried out in a correct fashion.
Severe hand injury
When Mr S went to activate the Jaws with his right hand the seal went again. The problem was exacerbated by the fact that the guard has been replaced the wrong way round. Hydraulic liquid shot out of the pipe with considerable pressure forcing it straight through the rubber gloves which Mr S was wearing and then the skin on the webbing of his right hand. The liquid was pumped directly into his hand. Mr S has been left with a significant scar and a slightly reduced function to his hand.
£21,500 awarded
With the assistance of ASD, Mr S negotiated significant settlement of £21,500.00 without the need for recourse to the courts. The settlement included allowance for the fact that Mr S would be restricted on the open labour market, should he have to find new employment in the future.
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