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Jane Horton
Jane Horton
Forenames:
Jane
Surname:
Horton
Location:
Leeds
Telephone:
0870 1500 100
Fax:
0113 234 3322
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Departments
Services for you: Personal Injury
Specialist Area:
Neuro-Trauma, Head and Spinal Injuries, Children's Head Injury.

Partner at Irwin Mitchell
Neurotrauma team leader for the Leeds office

Dealing with claimant personal injury litigation cases, predominantly for children and adults suffering catastrophic head injuries and spinal injury. Also other complex personal injury claims, including fatal cases and ground-breaking cases against the MOD and Home Office.

Jane's client work has strong emphasis on client care and she follows a holistic approach to the client, believing in rehabilitation, good use of interim payment funds and the restoration of quality of life.

Jane also lectures to lawyers (through APIL) and to health and social care professionals on the importance of rehabilitation, client care, the benefits of recovery of damages through legal action, as well as providing legal updates on matters such as the consent to treatment given and The Mental Capacity Act 2005.

"Fantastic at getting the best for her clients."
Chambers and Partners - 2007/08

Career:
  • Articled IM 1987-1989;
  • Qualified into PI, Sheffield 1989;
  • Partner 1992;
  • Moved to the Leeds Office 1995.
Publications:
Member:
  • Member Child Brain Injury Trust
  • Headway
  • Spinal Injuries Association
  • Brake
  • Law Society Personal Injury Panel
  • Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and co-ordinator of the Damages Special Interest Group
  • President of Leeds and West Riding Medico-Legal Society
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America
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