Geraldine McCool
National head of military claims. Geraldine works on serious personal injury claims, specialising in military work and aviation (military, commercial and general). Key cases: Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster (1987); Piper Alpha oil rig disaster (1988); Pan Am bombing Lockerbie (1988); British Midland crash at Kegworth (1989); Chinook Mull of Kintyre crash (1994); Swissair crash off Canada (September 1998); Korean Airlines crash at Stansted (December 1999); inequest into death of Sgt Stephen Roberts in Iraq (first soldier fatality); three military Puma crashes (2007). · Irwin Mitchell
About
Geraldine McCool is National head of military claims at Irwin Mitchell, specialising in serious personal injury work with a focus on military and aviation (military, commercial and general). She has acted in numerous high-profile disasters and inquiries, including Herald of Free Enterprise (1987), Piper Alpha (1988), Lockerbie (1988), Kegworth (1989), Mull of Kintyre (1994), Swissair off Canada (1998), Korean Airlines at Stansted (1999), the inquest into the death of Sgt Stephen Roberts in Iraq, and three military Puma crashes (2007).
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- Mount Carmel School, Alderley Edge
- Nottingham University (LLB)
Admissions
- Qualified 1985