Stephen has built a long-standing career acting for seriously injured clients in the UK and overseas, coordinating complex, multi-jurisdictional claims and managing high-stakes litigation.
His leadership roles include Senior Catastrophic Injury lawyer and Head of Travel Law and Foreign Litigation.
Areas Of Expertise
Stephen specialises in catastrophic and international personal injury work, including:
- Foreign claims and travel law
- Brain injuries and spinal damage cases
- Cross-border and foreign litigation
- High-value and complex catastrophic injury claims
He currently leads the Accident Abroad and Foreign Litigation department and acts as a Senior Catastrophic Injury lawyer.
Stephen’s Qualifications
Stephen is a qualified solicitor with decades of experience in serious and cross-border personal injury litigation. He was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in 1987.
Stephen is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and is listed on the Law Society’s Find a Solicitor register.
Career Highlights
In the mid-1990s, Stephen recovered what was then believed to be the highest ever award for a CICB (old scheme) claimant, with the settlement exceeding £6 million.
Also in his long and fruitful career, Stephen has helped secure multiple six-figure awards across a range of catastrophic and foreign injury cases, including one in 2025, which settled for in excess of £1.3 million.
More About Stephen
Away from practice, Stephen previously competed in amateur motorsport, racing Renault 5s in the early 1980s.