Cheryl Palmer-Hughes

Cheryl specialises in complex cross-border serious injury claims, and has 15 years’ experience acting for seriously injured people worldwide. She acts exclusively for adults and children who have been injured abroad while on holiday, working or travelling by air, coach, car or sea. Cheryl’s experience includes running and leading teams on complex, high-value claims, in particular acting for patients with brain and spinal injuries. She also has experience in claims involving multiple fractures, psychological trauma, fatal accidents and clinical negligence. Cheryl deals exclusively with cases which involve a cross-border element and specialises in conflicts of law issues, as well as in International Convention claims including the Montreal and Athens Conventions. She often acts for bereaved families in fatal accident claims, including representing families during the inquest. Experience Represented the claimant in Hutchinson v Mapfre España Compañia de Seguros Y Reaseguros SA and another[2020] EWHC 178 (QB). Represented a man in his early 30s who was hit as a pedestrian while in Rome, securing an approved significant eight-figure settlement. Represented a teenage US national who was hit as a pedestrian while visiting family in the UK, securing an approved settlement for her and defeated a liability challenge ahead of trial. This case involved facilitating access to specialist advice on transfer of protected funds to from the UK courts to the US. Represented a teenage coach passenger who sustained an incomplete spinal cord injury while on a school trip in France. · Stewarts Law LLP