Our client purchased a property and after completion he was advised by a neighbour that there was Japanese knotweed at the property.  We brought an action against the sellers for misrepresentations about the presence of Japanese knotweed at the property and the reduction in value of the property because of this.  Our estimated costs to trial were £115,000 and other sides estimated cost £80,000.  We settled the claim at mediation for £110,000 damages and recovered our legal costs of £60,000.

Mr H suffered an amputated left leg. He was reliant on a wheelchair and adapted vehicle.  His wife, Mrs H, severely injured her leg resulting in the need to walk with the aid of a stick. Both suffer from PTSD.

Mr H preferred telephone calls so the handler would regularly call him with updates or requests for instructions. Mrs H preferred communicating by email. Often, we would copy in Mrs H on emails to Mr H as he sometimes needed her support to address issues. We always called Mr H before sending him something which we knew might lead to additional queries.

Mr and Mrs H had several surgeries post-accident and required extra support and reassurance from the handler.

The claims settled in late 2022 with Mr H receiving £3,425,000 and Mrs H receiving £1,300,000.

We represented a client with a complex claim for disability discrimination including claims against the UK’s second largest health authority, for failure to make reasonable adjustments and discrimination arising from disability.  The Claimant’s medical conditions were numerous and complex.  Our client was keen to ensure that her experience was not repeated by her employer and that no other employees would have to go through the terrible treatment that she had been forced to endure for a number of months.  Our client made it clear that this outcome was more important to her than any compensation award.

The parties attended a Judicial Mediation and, in addition to receiving 70% of the total amount claimed in her Schedule of Loss, as a more creative option, our client was given the opportunity to contribute information about her experiences as well as providing a list of suggested actions that she considered would reduce the likelihood of similar situations arising moving forward.  Her contribution was given to a working group established by the Respondent, specifically for the purpose of addressing the Respondent’s reasonable adjustments process.

We acted on a boundary dispute where the neighbour had built a lean-to over a passageway which was partially owned by our client and to which he used to maintain his property.  We instructed a surveyor, served this on the other side and arranged mediation. Mediation was successful. Both parties walked away with an agreed boundary registered at the Land Registry and the neighbour removed the lean- to.