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Stuart McKechnie KC to chair session at Cambridge Annual Medico Legal Conference
Stuart McKechnie KC will be chairing an Upper Limb Masterclass session on Friday, 19 September, at the sold out Cambridge Annual Medico Legal Conference at Peterhouse College. The conference will end with a keynote speech from Mr Justice Martin Spencer.
Stuart McKechnie KC is shortlisted for ‘Personal Injury Silk of the Year’ at Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards 2025
Deka Chambers is delighted to announce that Stuart McKechnie KC has been nominated at the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 2025 for ‘Personal Injury Silk of the Year’. This nomination marks another excellent year for Stuart working on behalf of those who have suffered injuries of…
Stuart McKechnie KC acted as leading counsel to secure a £14m settlement for a motorbike rider who experienced complications after a spinal cord injury
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…
Cambridge Annual Medico-Legal Conference
Deka Chambers will be in attendance at the Cambridge Annual Medico-Legal Conference. Stuart McKechnie KC, who also co-organises the conference, will be chairing a session on catastrophic injuries. Laura Johnson KC will be speaking on psychiatric injuries after Paul, and ex Member of Chambers, Mr…
Stuart McKechnie KC secures settlement of just under £15 million in complex cerebral palsy case
As a result of negligent treatment during birth, the Claimant suffered hypoxic brain damage causing mild Cerebral Palsy and global developmental delay. The case was complicated by the fact that the Claimant, who is now 14 years of age, comes from a Traveller family and…
New Edition of Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases
The 17th edition of Judicial College Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases has been published. Stuart McKechnie KC is co-editor of the book. An essential reference on general damages for all those involved in the area of personal injury litigation,…
Andrew Warnock KC and Stuart McKechnie KC named in the Top 10 Most Influential Personal Injury Lawyers in London Bar 2023
Congratulations to Andrew Warnock KC and Stuart McKechnie KC who have been named in the Top 10 Most Influential Personal Injury Lawyers in London Bar 2023 by BusinessToday. Business Today says this list “is dedicated to showcasing some of the notable Personal Injury lawyers practicing in…
PI Focus: Running Amputation Claims – Revisited
Keen readers may recall a previous article of mine in the April 2021 edition of PI focus titled ‘Life and Limb – tips on running amputation claims’. The present article is very much a follow-up to that earlier effort and offers further reflections on how…
Amputation Claims Revisited
One of the odd quirks of my practice in the catastrophic injury field is that I have carved out a particular speciality dealing with amputation claims. On the back of this, I was asked to lecture to PIBA on the topic in 2020 and then…
Stuart McKechnie QC and Helen Pooley settle birth brain injury claim for capital equivalent of just under £33.2 million
Stuart McKechnie QC and Helen Pooley have settled a long running birth brain injury claim for £11.8 million plus PPOs of £315,000 rising to £345,000 across the Claimant’s lifetime. This case was viewed by all of experts involved as uniquely complex, with the Claimant’s hugely…
Stuart McKechnie QC achieves multi-million settlement on behalf of amputee previously offered £150,000
At a JSM in July 2021 Stuart McKechnie QC negotiated a substantial 7 figure settlement on behalf of a 55-year-old man who underwent an elective through-knee amputation 3 years post-accident. In the early stages of his case, well before the decision to undergo amputation, the…
Stuart McKechnie QC settles poly trauma claim for just over £7million
In August 2018, a father of two was seriously injured in a head-on collision whilst driving to work through Norfolk. The vehicle he was travelling in was pushed into a ditch at high speed, which resulted in him suffering significant orthopaedic injuries. The Claimant required…
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