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 three 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
• Secured a settlement of £30,000 for a security officer working at a secure unit when she slipped on a steep path with no handrail which formed part of the perimeter area to be searched. The client sustained a nasty shoulder injury and was redeployed to office duties. The claim was rejected by her previous solicitors as having no prospects of success following a denial of liability. Robert Weeden took over the claim close to the three year time period within which to commence court proceedings and was successful in obtaining a settlement.
• Represented a shop assistant who developed PTSD following an armed robbery. Successfully achieved an out-of-court settlement of £180,000.
• Secured a £45,000 net settlement in a complex workplace accident claim where the defendant relied on unusual pre‑action surveillance of the client to dispute credibility. Successfully navigated significant evidential and funding risks to achieve a strong outcome. The claim had previously been rejected by union solicitors.
• Secured a settlement in a complex RSI/manual handling claim with overlapping vibration exposure, resolved post‑engineering evidence while awaiting trial. Successfully defended a fully contested multi‑track claim with significant cost and trial risk to achieve a strong outcome.
• Successfully settled a multi-track personal injury claim shortly before a four-day trial involving a significant ankle injury. The Defendant relied on three periods of surveillance and multiple medical experts were instructed. After being told by previous solicitors that the claim would not succeed, Rob Weeden secured a successful outcome for the client.
• Concluded a six-figure workplace accident settlement for a roofer who fell through an open hole during roof construction works, sustaining significant head injuries and serious orthopaedic injuries.
• Acted for a client who sustained a significant front foot amputation following a forklift truck workplace accident. Despite previous solicitors considering the claim unlikely to succeed, Rob was instructed close to limitation and secured a life-changing six-figure compensation settlement.
• Following a fall down a flight of stairs at work, Rob Weeden and his team obtained extensive expert evidence to support a complex workplace injury claim involving multiple injuries, securing a six-figure compensation settlement.
• Successfully obtained court approval for a substantial six-figure child injury settlement after a traumatic psychological reaction following a road traffic accident. The claim involved complex medical evidence, causation issues and the long-term impact on learning and behavioural development.
• Acted on behalf of a professional athlete who sustained a gym-related shoulder injury, securing a five-figure personal injury settlement despite liability and causation being disputed throughout. Rob resolved the claim without the need for a trial.
• After her previous solicitors declined to pursue the case, Rob Weeden and his team secured a settlement before trial for a woman who sustained a penetrating eye injury caused by a faulty payment terminal stylus.