About
Charlene is a Partner specialising in serious injury claims, with particular expertise in complex, high-value cases involving brain injuries, amputations and other life-changing trauma. She acts for clients across a broad range of matters, including road traffic accidents, employers’ liability, occupiers’ liability and public liability claims.
Dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes, Charlene helps clients secure early rehabilitation, access vital support and pursue the compensation they deserve. Combining extensive legal expertise with a compassionate and proactive approach, she guides individuals and their families through every stage of the claims process. Charlene is also accredited under the Law Society’s Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme.
Case Highlights
- Representing a client who suffered a traumatic vertebral artery dissection following a road traffic accident, resulting in vision loss, vestibular dysfunction and reduced cognition.
- Securing £6.5 million in damages for a client in their 40s who sustained bilateral below-knee amputations.
- Securing £1.675 million in damages for a client in his 50s who suffered a below-knee amputation.
- Acting for the Claimant in Spearman v Royal United Bath Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2017] QBD, achieving a successful liability trial followed by a substantial damage’s settlement.
In addition to her serious injury expertise, Charlene has worked closely with colleagues in clinical negligence on cases involving life-changing neurological injuries, including:
- Failure to identify and treat a serious head injury, leading to a significantly poorer neurological outcome.
- Child brain injury caused by negligently performed neurosurgery.
- Delayed diagnosis and treatment of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES), resulting in brain injury.
