Simon Plaut

Practice:

Personal Injury

Profile:

Simon is a specialist in the field of personal injury, and is regularly instructed by solicitors nationally to deal with cases at multi track and fast track level involving:-

road traffic accidents
employer's liability
public liability (highways, occupiers)
disease litigation (HAVS, asbestos, deafness, stress, upper limb disorders, asthma and dermatitis.)
fatal accidents
credit hire (principally for Defendants)
inquests arising out of accidents
sports related accidents
holiday accidents
accidents involving animals
CICA claims
All aspects of quantum assessment
Costs assessments, particularly premature issue arguments

Simon acts for Claimants and Defendants in equal measure and is happy to undertake work on a CFA basis. He also runs training seminars for solicitors and legal executives.

Highlighted Cases:

Simon has recently been involved in the litigation and conclusion of the following cases which are notable either due to their value or nature of the issues involved:-

Serious heel injury - £425k settlement
Correct approach to pension loss (EAT)
Serious foot injury - £215k settlement
Fatal accident claim for unborn child at time of death approved at £28k
Drug induced pedestrian suffering brain injury in RTA settled for £25k (25% of value)

Memberships:

APIL
PIBA
North Eastern Circuit

Career & Education:
University: Degree: University: Degree: Year of Call: Joined Chambers:	St Catharine's College, Cambridge MA Law Kings College, London Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Law 1997 Lincoln's Inn (Hardwicke and Denning Scholar) 2005

Career & Education:

University:

Degree:

University:

Degree:

Year of Call:

Joined Chambers:

St Catharine's College, Cambridge

MA Law

Kings College, London

Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Law

1997 Lincoln's Inn (Hardwicke and Denning Scholar)