What others say about us

The Personal Injury Department at Pannone LLP is unique in its top rating in Chambers and Legal 500. Not unsurprisingly, given the department's focus on top quality lawyers and client care, the Personal Injury Department at Pannone LLP has been rated number 1 in both Chambers and the Legal 500 for over a decade.

Both are independent guides and the rating is acquired by discussion with our peers and competitors. This is not how we rate ourselves, it is how the legal profession view us. There can be no better judge of a lawyer than another lawyer.

We are proud of our reputation endorsed by Chambers and Legal 500 illustrating that we truly are the leaders in the field.

Travel

This 12-lawyer team has increased its market presence in claimant work and attracts praise for its impressive grasp of legislative developments. It has been involved in a sizeable group action in Sarigerme, in Turkey, and has been advising insurance companies such as Allianz and Capita Insurance, and tourist groups holidaying in Tunisia, Bulgaria, Spain and Egypt.

Talented and switched on, Andrew Morton is the linchpin of the team. He is admired for his extensive knowledge of jurisdictional issues and acute ability to explain complex issues easily.

Chambers UK Guide 2010

The personal injury team is led by Carol Jackson, "a bright lawyer who has an astute understanding of the market and is passionate about looking after her injured clients." Pauline Chandler is best known for her work on industrial disease cases, whilst Catherine Leech is well known for handling catastrophic claims and recently settled a case for a claimant who had been injured in a motor cycle accident, for £4 million. Richard Scorer heads up the disability rights team, which provides support for the catastrophic claims. [The Personal Injury department is now led by Richard Scorer].

Chambers UK Guide 2010

This popular Manchester-based, full-service firm fields one of the strongest personal injury practices nationwide. Sources Say: "It is the obvious choice for catastrophic claims in the North West."

Chambers UK Guide 2010

Pannone LLP’s personal injury practice is led by Carol Jackson, [Head of department is now Richard Scorer] and includes a number of niche areas such as the actions against police, led by Nadia Kerr, while Richard Scorer is a specialist in claims arising from physical and sexual abuse of the vulnerable. Richard Crabtree recently settled a serious brain injury case for £2.5m for a client who had a below-knee amputation and brain injury.

The Legal 500 - 2009

“Second to none in the North West region,” Pannone’s 94-strong team has a wide range of personal injury expertise. The firm continues to attract high-value, high-profile work in areas such as industrial disease, road traffic and work accidents and catastrophic injuries, and to be referred to and recommended by other lawyers as well as clients. Over the past year, several cases were settled at more than £1 million; the solicitors also “give up their free time and provide support to the bereaved.” Catherine Leech is admired for her “high level of skill and sense in the way she deals with things,” whilst Pauline Chandler is known to sources as a “first-division, brilliant disease lawyer.” Despite reduced visibility in the market of late, head of department Carol Jackson recently obtained a settlement of £8.2 million in a long-standing RTA case.

The Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession 2009

Pannone LLP had a successful year as is demonstrated by its appointment to the panel of ACM ulr. Carol Jackson concluded a case whereby the court approved a net settlement of £8.2m for a teenager injured in a road traffic accident. Deirdre Healy explains things ‘clearly and concisely’ and Catherine Leech is ‘ very well prepared’.

The Legal 500 - 2008

Pannone LLP enjoyed several new client wins over the past year. In November 2006 it successfully tendered for a place on the Carole Nash panel, receiving half of its motorcycle related claims per year, and also saw appointments to the CBIT panel and the Limb Loss Legal Panel. Significant work includes the Cookson v Ciba-Geigy case, led by Pauline Chandler, which was a landmark liability judgement in bladder cancer cases. Richard Crabtree settled a serious brain injury case for £3m, and Catherine Leech secured a six-figure sum for a pedestrian who sustained a spinal cord injury in a road traffic accident.

The Legal 500 2007

Dorset Orthopaedic Co Ltd has been working with Pannone LLP for the last eight years. During this time we have found them to be extremely professional in their instructions for medico-legal reports, ensuring all relevant reports are available in a timely and accurate manner.

Due to their vast experience in dealing with limb loss clients, Pannone LLP have a thorough knowledge of the legal processes adhering to such cases. Hence, they are able to advise their clients with clarity and confidence. When patients are referred for a consultation it is evident they have been treated with empathy and always comment on the dedication shown by their solicitor.

Vickie Gilbert, a lecturer on disability legislation and an above-knee amputee through Medical Negligence, was referred by Pannone LLP for a medico-legal report, states:
“I cannot recommend Pannone LLP enough for Medical Negligence work, especially Julia Hurstfield. They were able to settle my long-running case with an extremely professional touch. No stone was left unturned which led to an extremely satisfactory outcome. You will not find better.”

Pannone LLP has a personal approach and a depth of understanding in dealing with limb loss cases. We are always confident when recommending Pannone LLP to patients we see at our Leeds Clinic (covering the North of England) and feel their presence on the Limb Loss Panel will be of benefit to all.

Dr David Hills, Clinical Director & Mr Mark Ledger, Senior Prosthetist, Dorset Orthopaedic Company

In the field of road traffic accident claims Pannone is widely acknowledged to be amongst the most experienced legal firms in the North West, if not the UK. In addition, as Carole Nash is the UK‘s largest motorcycle insurance specialist Pannone’s excellent track record in expediently securing motorcycle claim settlements illustrates a good understanding of the specific issues at stake. It is vitally important that our in-house claims team knows it can trust our legal advisers to assist them in consistently providing a highly professional, prompt and sympathetic service to Carole Nash clients."

Paul Wheeler, Division Head, Carole Nash Insurance PLC

Brake is very pleased to provide a testimonial for Pannone LLP, which is one of our much-valued corporate partners, providing support for Brake in its charitable objectives for more than a year.

During the past year, Pannone LLP has kindly sponsored two of Brake’s major services for people bereaved or seriously injured by road crashes and the professionals supporting them: the BrakeCare helpline; and the production and distribution of a BrakeCare guide for people seriously injured in a road crash in the North West.

Pannone LLP has also provided BrakeCare services with extremely valuable support in kind. This has included:

• Delivering free training for police forces in the North West alongside BrakeCare staff and volunteers;

• Providing legal advice, whenever needed, to BrakeCare’s helpline officers;

• Offering BrakeCare’s helpline callers easy access to expert legal services by liaising with BrakeCare’s helpline officers to enable a smooth referral, where agreed by the helpline caller;

• Providing free premises - and lunch – enabling Brake to run free training courses for its volunteers.

Brake has very much appreciated the way in which Pannone partners, solicitors and staff have actively engaged in all areas of Brake’s work, including training staff to deliver a road safety presentation to young drivers in their local schools and running half-marathons to fundraise for Brake.

We have found Pannone LLP to be professional, compassionate and keen to make a positive difference to road safety and services for road crash victims.

Mary Williams, Chief Executive, Brake

“A firm said to provide “excellent services” to both claimants and insurance companies alike, Pannone is “working hard to increase its profile and expertise” in the area, a strategy that is clearly reaping dividends: instructions in this sector have increased by more than 200% in the past year alone. Work handled ranges from cases arising out of injuries incurred during package holidays abroad to mass class actions and individual catastrophic claims.”

– The Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession 2007

“This department is consistently accredited as the strongest personal injury team in the North West, with a demonstrable national and international reputation for the quality of its work, the size of settlements obtained and expertise in handling multi-party and complex claims. The department also handles many hundreds of claims each year arising out of less serious accidents. As with clinical negligence, a significant amount of work is referred from other non-specialist solicitors.”

– The Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession 2007

Call 0800 0384 384 now for a consultation with a Pannone Personal Injury solicitor or lawyer. We are available to take your call twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.