Neil Williams LLB (Hons)
Partner
Professional Qualifications:
Honours Degree in Law - University College Cardiff
Qualified as a Solicitor in 1990
Member, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Regulated Principal - Solicitors Regulation Authority
Experience:
LLB(Hons). Neil studied for his law degree at the University College Cardiff where he was also the joint winner of the land law prize.
During the university holidays, Neil supplemented his student grant by playing semi professional cricket at club level in Wales, and at Somerset County Cricket Club.
After graduating Neil then took his Law Society Finals at the College of Law in Guildford, and then completed his articles at a leading firm in Taunton qualifying as a solicitor in December 1990.
After qualification Neil worked for two South West firms in Gloucestershire and in Devon before joining Harris Fowler as an Assistant Solicitor in 1997, becoming a Partner in 1999.
Neil Williams is an experienced solicitor dealing with all aspects of personal injury law. Neil has a wide ranging practice but in particular handles cases including accidents at work and complex cases where liability is disputed.
Neil has a detailed knowledge and specialises in motor insurance law and heads a team of lawyers at the firm who handle claims against the Motor Insurers’ Bureau which can be complex.
Some of Neil's cases:
Motor Insurance Bureau claims
H. v MIB
Neil recently recovered £125,000 compensation from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau in a case where the client suffered serious head injuries and could not remember how the accident occurred, and the driver of the other vehicle left the scene of the accident and could not be traced.
B. v MIB
In another case Neil secured £275,000 from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau in a case where the client’s step father lost control of the vehicle in which she was a passenger sustaining serious multiple injuries - the Motor Insurers’ Bureau initially rejected payment of compensation on the basis that the client knew the vehicle was uninsured.
Industrial Disease and Injury Claims
Neil also specialises in industrial disease claims, including asbestos related claims, repetitive strain injury claims, claims arising from vibrating tools at work and industrial deafness claims amongst others. These types of claims are often complex, and liability is usually disputed by the Defendant insurance company.
F. and others v D. Food
Neil successfully acted for a number of clients who sustained repetitive strain injuries as a result of packing meat at a factory.
Neil has successfully acted for a number of clients who contracted asbestos related conditions working as pipe laggers in Bristol in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Neil has acted for keyboard users who sustained repetitive strain injuries to their hands and wrists. Neil has also obtained significant compensation for a client who worked as a vehicle panel beater and sustained injuries at work as a result of his repetitive work with vibrating tools.
Overseas accidents and Injuries
Neil also specialises in cases where the accidents have occurred abroad which often involves complex issues such as whether the claim can be brought in the courts of England & Wales, what law should be applied, the time limit for the claim and how damages should be assessed.
Neil has acted successfully and obtained £100,000 compensation for a client whose husband died as a result of an accident in Indonesia.
R. v R.
He has also recently successfully acted for a client who sustained serious injuries as a result of a road traffic accident in Greece.
