Field Fisher Waterhouse recovers compensation for man left with
brain injuries after fall
Released
on: October 23, 2008, 9:11 am
Press Release Author: Louise Eckersley
Industry:
Law
Press
Release Summary: Field Fisher Waterhouse has recovered compensation
for a 33 year old man in South London who was left with brain
injuries following a serious fall on a poorly maintained road
Press
Release Body: Law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP
has recovered compensation from Homes for Haringey Ltd on behalf
of Kyle Bullock, a 33 year old from South London, who suffered
severe brain damage following a serious fall on a poorly maintained
road.
It
was the Claimant’s case that Kyle was walking with friends
in North London one evening in July 2007, when they called for
him to catch them up. Kyle then broke into a gentle jog and tripped
in a deep pothole in Lightfoot Road. He stumbled and lost balance,
falling heavily and rolling down the steep hill striking his head
on the edge of a second pothole. It was subsequently apparent
that the road was in a poor state with multiple pot holes present.
Kyle
was taken to Whittington Hospital and was later transferred to
the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London.
He suffered severe traumatic brain
injury; with damage to the frontal lobes and multiple skull
fractures requiring surgery and changes to his personality leading
to the breakdown of his relationship and inability to work. Kyle
has since been through rehabilitation but still requires help
and assistance.
Jill
Greenfield, partner in the Personal
Injury Group at Field
Fisher Waterhouse, represented Kyle and brought a
claim against Homes for Haringey Ltd, a subsidiary of Haringey
Council, which was set up in 2006 to manage Haringey’s council
housing and was responsible for the maintenance of the road. While
the Defence admitted the road was poorly maintained, they refused
to admit that it was the road surface that caused the accident.
A trial was due to take place in November 2008.
After
negotiations the organisation accepted the majority of responsibility,
72.5%. Kyle has received an initial £75,000 interim payment
but expects to receive a substantial award once the claim has
been fully quantified.
Amanda
Bailey his litigation friend and ex partner said, “Kyle’s
accident left him with serious brain damage and changed our lives
forever. This money is there to assist Kyle with his financial
and rehabilitation needs. Money can never bring back what he has
lost but it will allow Kyle to live as good a life as possible,
getting access to therapy in Australia and helping him to build
his life.”
Jill
Greenfield, personal injury partner at Field Fisher Waterhouse
said, “My client was simply returning home after a night
out with friends when he fell and suffered brain damage. My initial
inspection of this road made it clear to me that it was poorly
maintained, with deep potholes. It was our case that a pot hole
had caused the fall. The road should never have been left in this
state and I felt Kyle had a strong case. The compromise represents
the fact that Kyle could be seen to be partially at fault and
the fact that the Defence was disputing the fact that the poorly
maintained road was the cause of the accident. I am pleased that
we have been able to recover compensation for Kyle so that he
is able to join his family in Australia and begin to rebuild his
life.”
About
Field Fisher Waterhouse
Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP is a full-service European law firm
with offices in Brussels, Hamburg and London. With 119 partners,
over 200 other lawyers and nearly 300 support staff, FFW assist
a wide range of international clients, advising across a full
range of legal issues.
The
main areas of practice are corporate and commercial, IP and technology,
banking and finance, regulatory and real estate. Field Fisher
Waterhouse LLP also have particular expertise in competition &
EU law, dispute resolution, employment, asbestos
claims , personal injury cases and clinical
negligence, public sector and tax.
Case
number HQ07X04215
Web
Site: http://www.personalinjury.ffw.com/
Contact
Details:
For further press information please contact:
Louise Eckersley
PR Manager
Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP
35 Vine Street
London
EC3N 2AA
United Kingdom
020 7861 4120
2009
