Clare Salmon

Partner in the Personal Injury Department

• +44 (0)20 7822 8026
• csalmon@stewartslaw.com

Specialisation

Clare is a partner specialising in catastrophic personal injury claims involving injuries to the brain, spinal cord and brachial plexus, as well as dealing with fatal accident claims. Her caseload consists of road traffic collisions, accidents at work and in public spaces. Clare represents only claimants, most of whom have claims worth several million pounds. In addition to her caseload, Clare supervises a team of solicitors within the personal injury team.

In October 2010, Clare was involved in settling what was believed to be the highest personal injury settlement at that time. Her 20 year old client, Chrissie Johnson, who suffered a serious brain injury in a road traffic collision at the age of 16, received £4 million lump sum payment and £300,000 to be paid each year for the rest of her life. The award was likely to be worth more than £17.5 million over the young girl's lifetime. Her client required 24 hour care and a full team of therapists indefinitely. This case received nationwide press coverage.

Other reported cases of notable interest are; Gleeson v Court [2008] RTR 10 (contributory negligence for passenger travelling in boot of car driven by drunken driver held to 30% suffering severe bilateral brachial plexus injuries), Smith v LC Window Fashions Ltd [2009] EWHC 1532 (brain injury assessment of damages) and a contested interim payment application for the above mentioned case, Chrissie Johnson v Compton-Cooke [2009] EWHC 2582 (QB) (when an interim payment of £1.5m was secured).

Clients' comments about Clare range as follows;

"I appreciate her calm responses and continued dedication to us as a family"

"It has been a long litigation process during which Clare has worked very hard and has been very supportive throughout."

"Clare is not only an excellent professional she is also a wonderful people's person. I expect the highest standards from professionals, and I can truly say that Clare has never let me down"

"I want to say thank you for all the help Clare has given us and I know that he hasn't been only a client for her, he was always a person she wanted to help."

Clare has provided both radio and television interviews locally and nationally in relation to some of her recent work.

She is also recommended by Chambers & Partners 2012 for Claimant Personal Injury Law - "rising star Clare Salmon impresses sources with her handling of brain injury cases". She was also recommended in the 2011 edition "for her tenacious approach and provision of 'grounded, realistic advice.'"

She is also recognised in the Legal 500, 2011 edition for her 'impressively detailed and thorough approach'.

Memberships

Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) - Senior Litigator Status;
APIL Special Interest Groups - Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury.

Career

Clare trained at Thring Townsend in Swindon qualifying in 2002 into the Personal Injury Department. She continued her injury claims work at Boyes Turner in Reading where she joined in 2003 until 2005.

Clare joined Stewarts Law as an Assistant Solicitor in 2005 before being promoted to Associate in 2006, Senior Associate in 2008 and Partner in 2010.

Personal

Clare enjoys the theatre, music, food & cooking, and foreign travel.