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).
Employers Liability:
Caroline is instructed by claimants and defendants in relation to employers’ liability. Recent instructions include: –
- JSM in respect of finger amputation: Claimant claimed £300,000. Settled for £90,000 including a discount of 40% for contributory negligence. Acting for the defendant.
- Vicarious liability claim arising from an assault by a school employee on another school employee. Successful representation of the defendant.
- Claim by a paramedic for a shoulder injury arising from lifting a patient. Successful representation of the defendant.
- Claim for an alleged assault by a carer in a care home.
- Claimant employee slipped in Tesco. Claim valued at £100,000, exacerbation of a pre – existing somatoform disorder to become fibromyalgia syndrome. non – party disclosure order against hospital for release of records. Issue of whether rheumatologist or psychologist the more appropriate expert. Application for own medical evidence. Acting for defendant.
Costs:
As a former solicitor she is familiar with dealing with costs. Caroline provides representation at detailed assessment hearings and regularly attends CCMC’s. She has obtained orders disapplying QOCS following findings of exaggeration and fundamental dishonesty and following strike out consequent on disappearance of the claimant. She is familiar with the rules and procedure in relation to wasted costs having obtained wasted costs orders against firms where the solicitor continued acting without instructions and following non-disclosure on without notice applications.
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. She is a speaker on MIB claims for MBL.
Lectures:
Caroline provides seminars to solicitors both in chambers and on request at solicitors offices. Recent seminars include:
- Future loss of earnings claims.
- 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.
Professional negligence.
Caroline is also instructed in professional negligence claims against other professionals arising from clinical negligence and personal injury work including issuing proceedings outside limitation, an issue with which she has vast experience as a result of dealing with disease litigation on a regular basis.
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
Talia Webster on 0113 202 8609
