Caroline Wood

Year of call:

1998 (Solicitor 2000)

Education:

University of Wolverhampton Law (LLb) Hons 2:1

Memberships:

1998 - Gray's Inn

Member of PIBA (Personal Injury Bar Association)

Caroline specialises in all areas of personal injury and fatal accidents, including disease, limitation hearings and clinical negligence. She acts on behalf of both claimants and defendants in claims valued from fast track to multi track and appears in courts nationwide.

Solicitors have commented on her conscientious approach,

” For an instruction at short notice with disclosure, multiple witness accounts and the volume of information from the engineer and P35 Replies you were comfortably better than anyone else I’ve instructed in the last 12 months” (Deputy head of noise team)

Recent instructions include: –

• Claim in respect of multi-fragmented fractures of both proximal tibia and fibula caused at work. Claim settled at JSM for £300,000 gross of CRU. Instructed by Defendant.

• Claim in respect of finger amputation: Claimant claimed £300,000. Settled for £90,000 including a discount of 40% for contributory negligence at JSM. Acting for the defend-ant.

• Interim payment application claimed at over £750,000. Agreed and approved at £460,000. Instructed as junior to Andrew Lewis KC. Acting for Defendant.

• Vicarious liability claim arising from an assault by a school employee on another school employee. Successful representation of the defendant.

• Animals Act: Preskey v Sutcliffe and Sutcliffe, reported on Lawtel, document number AC0136261. Successful representation of the defendants in this claim arising from a dog bite. Extensive cross – examination as to credit.

• Road traffic accidents, including accidents abroad, MIB claims, indemnity issues, LVI, late notification and suspected fraudulent claims.

Lectures

  • Caroline provides seminars to solicitors both in chambers and on request at solicitors offices.
  • Recent seminars include:
  • Clinical Negligence
  • An introduction to noise induced hearing loss;
  • Secondary Victim claims.

Professional memberships

Caroline is a member of PIBA and regularly attends the PIBA Annual Conference and the Northern Circuit seminars.

Public Access

Caroline Wood may accept Public Access work, where she can be instructed directly by a member of the public rather than a solicitor.

Contact Caroline’s clerks

Andy Reeves on 0113 213 5252

Talia Webster on 0113 202 8609

Joshua Duree on 0113 213 5246

Mike Alexander on 0113 2135268

Ben Ellison-Tope on 0113 2135207