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Pascale Hicks

Call: 1999

Email: pascale.hicks@byromstreet.com

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Pascale specialises in Personal Injury cases.

Catastrophic and Large Loss Claims

Pascale has represented many clients in catastrophic and large loss personal injury cases exceeding £1,000,000 in value. She is experienced in joint settlement meetings and negotiations.

Her current caseload includes the liability and quantum aspects of head injuries and serious spinal and orthopaedic injury cases, psychiatric injuries, pain management / chronic pain cases and fatal claims.

She is often involved at an early stage to review the evidence and advise on the best tactical approach to lead the case to a successful resolution be that a finding of fundamental dishonesty, discontinuance, or settlement well below the pleaded value.

Pascale principally acts on behalf of defendants and their insurers, especially in cases involving fundamental dishonesty and catastrophic injuries.

She also appears on behalf of claimants and is happy to consider work on a CFA basis

Liability and Dishonesty Trials

Pascale is a trial lawyer with over 23 years experience and regularly defeats liability claims at trial, where astute cross examination and technical legal submissions demonstrate her quality and expertise.

She is highly-regarded for dealing with high-value cases in which allegations of fundamental dishonesty are to be made. This often involves the interplay of complex medical evidence, surveillance and other investigative techniques.

She has secured findings of fundamental dishonesty and has provided training to solicitors and insurers.

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