Robert Weeden

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Hailing from the white rose of Yorkshire, born and raised in Leeds, Robert is a Mancunian at heart, having been in Manchester for over a decade. Despite advancing years, he remains a keen amateur rugby player, and he enjoys a Saturday turnout even in the glorious weather that the North West is blessed with.

Having worked at Express since 2010 and progressed to the position of Principal Partner within the Employers Liability team, Robert has amassed experience both in the technical side of the law but also in terms understanding the emotional impact and unfortunate devastation that can come with someone suffering an injury. This allows Robert to approach each individual client on a personal level from which he can consider not only the client’s immediate needs and long-term outcomes from bringing a claim, but also how to help them understand the process of what a personal injury claim is.

As a result of specialising in accidents at work and industrial disease claims he has developed an analytical approach, to a range of workplace accident cases, that allows Robert to apply his expertise and attention to detail to strive to achieve the best outcome for his clients.

Notable recent cases

• Successfully helped a tradesman secure over £500,000 in compensation despite an initial offer of just £50,000. The client suffered serious injuries, including a brain haemorrhage, after falling from a collapsed ladder at work.
• Helped a former footballer secure over £50,000 after a serious building site fall, despite the employer denying liability throughout proceedings.
• Represented a mechanic who sustained a serious hand injury while repairing an industrial vehicle. Despite the contracting company’s initial denial of liability, Robert and his team secured a £15,000 settlement without the need for trial.
• Supported a caretaker who suffered lasting injuries after falling from a ladder at work. Despite another solicitor not believing the client had a viable case, Robert Weeden successfully secured over £90,000 in compensation.
• Represented a labourer in a disputed claim where the insurer had originally offered just £2,000. The claim went on to settle for £20,000 – ten times what had originally been offered.
• Successfully helped an FLT driver who had caught his hand between two pallets, resulting in him sustaining a complex traumatic fracture to the thumb and partial amputation. Claim settled for £65,000
• Significant settlement of over £275,000 for a young man who sustained a penetrating eye injury resulting in multiple surgeries and long-term vision issues. Secured interim payments as the claim progressed to help the client afford specialised treatment and access to different vision aids and treatments.
• Acted for a client who was employed as a warehouse operative when he was struck by a piece of metal ejected from the back of a tail-lift. The Client sustained a head injury and associated problems related to post-concussion symptoms. The claim was settled for £110,000.
• Concluded a claim for £150,000 on behalf of a client who had tripped at work sustaining a head injury. Despite trying her best to move on with her life after her injuries the client went on to develop a complex history of debilitating symptoms.
• Successfully settled a claim just days before a 3-day trial where all issues surrounding the accident circumstances were denied. Robert Weeden represented a worker who had sustained a significant shoulder dislocation which went on to cause a number of further traumatic dislocations until surgery helped resolve his symptoms.