Personal Injury
Richard Crabtree
Principal Lawyer
I enjoy helping people and making a difference to those who have suffered serious injury.
Get to know Richard
I have previously worked in several city centre practices focusing on acting for individuals who have suffered serious injury. The claims have predominantly been for people who have suffered brain injury, ranging from subtle brain injury to those requiring 24/7 care.
I am currently the Co-ordinator of APIL’s Brain Injury Special Interest Group offering training on issues related to brain injury / serious injury.
Career highlights
I have always been willing to fight hard for clients to get the best result.
Reported cases include:-
Sedge v Prime (2011) Lawtel 31st January
Sedge v Prime (IP) (2012)EWHC 3460(QB)
Knight v White (IP) Westlaw (2019) 4 WLUK 367
Connor v Castle Cement and Ors (2016) EWHC 300 (QB)
Armstrong v Richardson (2014)EWHC 3306 (QC)
McCarthy v Grimes and MIB (2012)EWHC 1847
McDermott v Petit (2011) EWHC 3074
The extra mile
I am Co-Ordinator of the Brain Injury SIG within APIL and am Chair of charity, Aftermath Support who assist victims of road traffic collisions in Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire.