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Stuart McKechnie KC acted as leading counsel to secure a £14m settlement for a motorbike rider who experienced complications after a spinal cord injury
22/07/2025
In July 2022, the client was involved in a road traffic collision while riding his motorcycle, resulting in a high-level spinal cord injury classified as T1 complete paraplegia. One-year post-accident, he was diagnosed with a post-traumatic spinal cord syrinx, an uncommon but serious complication that introduced additional neurological impairment, including upper limb weakness and sensory loss.
Stuart was instructed by Stewarts, Personal Injury partner Peregrine Redgrave and associate Shannon Maude.
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