Radika Barber

• Assisting Partner, Sarah Griggs and Senior Associate, Stephanie Edwards on catastrophic injury claims valued in excess of £1 million, while independently managing caseload of serious personal injury matters up to £1 million.
• Providing clear, strategic legal advice to clients, including guidance on Part 36 offers and concise summaries of expert evidence.
• Handling new personal injury enquiries, gathering key information, and forming preliminary assessments on liability prospects and potential quantum.
• Drafting high‑quality legal documents and correspondence, including Letters of Claim, Claim Forms, Particulars of Claim, Consent Orders, Applications, and detailed Schedules of Loss.
• Instructing case managers to undertake Immediate Needs Assessments, reviewing their recommendations, and securing interim payments to ensure clients’ rehabilitation needs are met promptly.
• Communicating effectively with clients, Counsel, Defendants, case managers, and medical and non‑medical experts to progress cases efficiently.
• Managing High Court litigation, including service of proceedings, preparation for CCMCs, and attendance at application hearings.
• Instructing liability and quantum experts, analysing their evidence, and ensuring all relevant issues are fully addressed.
• Negotiating settlements via telephone, written correspondence, and Joint Settlement Meetings, including drafting Part 36 Offers, Calderbank Offers, and Tomlin Orders.
• Developing strong understanding of capacity issues, including procedural steps required where Claimant lacks capacity and post‑settlement process for Court approval and transfer of funds to Court Funds Office or deputyship account.
• Identifying cross‑selling opportunities and making referrals to other departments where appropriate such as to Court of Protection team or Personal Injury Trust team.

Case examples

• Assisted Partner with complex claim involving client who sustained severe traumatic brain injury at age 10. Managed expert evidence, contemporaneous records, and case progression over four‑year period, culminating in settlement when client reached 21.
• Achieved settlement exceeding £250,000 for client who developed chronic pain condition following workplace accident, successfully addressing significant credibility challenges raised by Defendant, including surveillance evidence.

Seat: Asbestos Related disease

• Drafting Letters of Claim, witness statements, Schedules of Loss, and other key litigation documents in accordance with the Pre‑Action Protocol for Disease Claims.
• Liaising with medical experts in respiratory medicine, oncology, dermatology, audiology, and ergonomics to obtain robust expert evidence.
• Securing early interim payments to support clients’ treatment, care, and financial needs.
• Identifying potential dependency claims and advising families on their rights following a client’s death.

Seat: International Tax, Trusts and Estates

• Assisted Partners and Solicitors with non-contentious private client matters including preparing written advice on tax implications for non-domiciled residents.
• Drafted Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, tax advice note and Trust documents.
• Undertook research into tax rules and relief provisions and prepared summaries of findings for supervisors.
• Liaised with HMRC, Office of the Public Guardian and other institutions.

Seat: Immigration

• Advising individuals, families, and businesses on a wide range of UK immigration matters, including visa applications, extensions, settlement routes, British citizenship, and EU Settlement Scheme applications.
• Preparing an appeal application and attending an immigration tribunal achieving a successful outcome.
• Supporting clients through complex immigration processes, providing clear and pragmatic advice on eligibility, evidential requirements, and Home Office policy.

Seat: Residential Property

• Managing a busy caseload of residential conveyancing matters, including freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, remortgages, transfers of equity, and new‑build transactions.
• Conducting thorough title reviews, raising and responding to enquiries, and advising clients on restrictive covenants, easements, lease terms, and lender requirements.
• Drafting and reviewing key transactional documents, including contracts, transfer deeds, lease extensions, and mortgage documentation.
• Preparing completion statements, managing funds, and ensuring compliance with AML and regulatory requirements.
• Providing clear, timely updates to clients, maintaining excellent client care throughout what is often a high‑pressure process.

• Assisted senior fee earners, including Sarah Griggs, on high‑value personal injury claims.
• Managed a personal caseload of multi‑track matters valued between £50,000 and £150,000.
• Assisted the team with multiple traumatic brain injury cases and becoming familiar with the process required for client's who do not have capacity.
• Attended meetings and conferences, produced comprehensive notes and completed follow‑up actions to progress cases.
• Built strong knowledge of personal injury litigation, the Rehabilitation Code and the Serious Injury Guide.
• Liaised with case management companies to identify suitable case managers and drafted instructions for sole and joint appointments.
• Supported preparations for CCMCs, trials and joint settlement meetings, including drafting Instructions to Counsel and preparing bundles.
• Drafted key documents such as witness statements, authorities and letters of advice.
• Reviewed medical, employment, HMRC and DWP records and produced detailed summaries of relevant information.
• Communicated effectively with clients, experts, Counsel, witnesses and third parties.
• Prepared instructions to liability and quantum experts and coordinated appointments and conferences.
• Conducted liability and quantum assessments using Lawtel and Lexis PSL.

Case Examples:

• Assisted Partner with a case that settled for over 4.5 million involving a client who sustained a severe TBI following a road traffic accident requiring significant future care.
• Assisted Partner with a claim that settled for over 2.5 million involving a client who lost his sight as a result of an accident at work. We successfully included the cost of the guide dog as part of the claim.

• Assisted fee earners on clinical and non‑clinical matters, supported interactions with the NHS Litigation Authority, retrieved key information from legal files, updated matter allocation forms, organised monthly billing guides, maintained case files and correspondence, drafted communications to counsel and solicitors, provided scribe support in conferences, handled sensitive medical records, and coordinated with claimant solicitors on document‑service extensions.

• Directed and supervised seasonal staff to meet company targets, achieved top sales performance through strong customer service and interpersonal skills, and implemented effective marketing and service strategies while resolving customer issues.

• Prepared witness statement after reviewing questionnaires and various other documents including medical reports.
• Assisting solicitors with writing letters of claim.
• Produced a file review for many clients’ cases, summarised the claim, and logging all documents disclosed by the defendant.

• Finalised a multi‑million‑pound schedule of losses, assessed a newly instructed case to estimate quantum using judicial guidelines, and shadowed a trainee at the Royal Courts of Justice to observe filing and bundle delivery processes

• Drafted infringement notices to retailers regarding unauthorised use of company copyrights.
• Identified Facebook pages misusing trademarks and issued tailored takedown letters.
• Supported franchise negotiations and drafted correspondence extending an international franchise agreement.

• Supported barristers in adult and youth court by conducting rapid legal research, preparing case materials and documents, and observing professional courtroom etiquette.