I became a personal injury lawyer to achieve justice for my clients and to make a difference to their lives and that is what drives me and gets me out of bed in the morning. I am very committed to all of my clients many of whom have become longstanding personal friends and whose response to their newly found circumstances is a constant source of inspiration to me.
About Stuart's role
I am a personal injury lawyer and I have been acting for clients who have suffered major injury for over 30 years. I have acted for many clients who have suffered brain and spinal cord injury and now work with a large team of lawyers who specialise in acting for clients who have suffered major injury and working as a team on all cases are highly skilled in accessing the very best rehabilitation and support to help rebuild their lives and in achieving the best outcome for any damages claim.
I am also the Regional Managing Partner in the Birmingham office and I am the Lead partner for the Personal Injury teams here who are regularly acclaimed in independent guides as the best personal injury lawyers in the Midlands.
Charity and community work
I am on the Board of an arts company called Craftspace that engages in various projects to bring crafts to a wider audience and have a particular reputation in bringing crafts to disadvantaged community groups.
Memberships and professional organisations
I am a member of:
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL);
- Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL);
- Law Society.
Cases of mention
I have achieved successful outcomes in numerous cases involving major brain and spinal cord injury leading to multi million pound awards of damages that have made an enormous difference to the quality of life of my clients and their families.
In particular I have worked with my colleagues to pursue legal arguments to increase the level of damages awarded to those with major injury. Some of the cases in which I have acted have set record awards of damages in their time, for example Christine Leung's case (£3.4m in 1994 which doubled the record award at that time) and Faisal Luhar (£5.1m in 2000) and I continue to work to obtain the very best award of damages for all of my clients.
Spare time and hobbies
I enjoy relaxing with my family. I have 4 children and enjoy their company greatly. I am also interested in all the arts and sports (apart from football!) and always ensure I find time to listen to live music, theatre and to visit galleries. I have a particular interest in British art from the 1950s and relax with my collection of acoustic guitars.