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“Laura Swaine is a very able solicitor who handles her own caseload as well as assisting on the most serious of cases. Extremely efficient and knowledgeable.”
“Laura Swaine often handles a range of personal injury claims for clients including brain and spinal cord injuries”
Laura Swaine
Laura is a catastrophic injury Partner specialising in both medium and high value complex injury claims, particularly those involving brain and spinal cord injuries, loss of limbs, fatalities, polytrauma and severe psychiatric harm.
Laura acts in personal injury claims for compensation arising from cycling accidents, accidents at work, accidents arising from public negligence, road traffic collisions, clinical negligence and gynaecological injuries. She specialises in looking to obtain early intervention and treatment to aid rehabilitation.
Laura is an Accredited Senior Litigator and Fatal Accidents Specialist by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). Laura is also the Joint Co-Ordinator of the APIL Damages Special Interest Group
Laura is listed within the Legal 500 as “another product of the Osbornes academy of excellence, Laura has drive and energy that are the envy of her contemporaries. Nothing is too much trouble and she instils confidence in her clients”.
Laura is a member of the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) and a keen cyclist.
Before joining Osbornes in 2012, Laura worked with Human Rights Watch in New York and used to be a coach for the Irish Special Olympics Ski Team.
In her spare time Laura enjoys playing hockey, cycling, skiing and reading.
She is especially experienced in advising in cases arising from motor and cycling accidents.
Laura Swaine handles a range of personal injury claims for clients including brain and spinal cord injuries.
Laura is very professional, friendly and knowledgeable in her field.
Laura is a really good lawyer and is great with clients.
Laura Swaine’s practice spans psychiatric harm and complex polytrauma.
See more quotes and Laura Swaine’s profile on Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.
Laura’s notable cases
- Settling a claim on behalf of a bereaved fiancé whose husband was killed in the course of his employment;
- Acting for a client who sustained a cauda equina injury following a routine surgery at an NHS hospital;
- Settling a claim for a client who suffered a traumatic brain injured following a road traffic accident;
- Being part of the Osbornes Catastrophic Injuries team representing the husband of the only female victim of the Croydon Tram crash in 2016;
- Settled a claim for a cyclist who was knocked off his bicycle by a turning car.
Insights from LauraVIEW ALL
29.4.2024£75k Payout For a Cyclist Knocked Over By...
Claim settled for a cyclist who was struck by a car Laura Swaine recently settled a claim for a cyclist...
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29.4.2024Settlement After Fatal Accident At a Roundabout
Fatal claim settled for a cyclist struck by a truck Laura Swaine recently settled a fatal accident claim for a...
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29.4.2024£60k Payout For a Cyclist Struck By a...
Claim settled for a cyclist hit by a bus at a junction Laura Swaine recently settled a claim for a...
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Psychological Injury Case Settled
Settlement for secondary psychological injury Laura Swaine recently settled a claim for a client who witnessed a horrific accident his...
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Client Case Study: Head Injury Following Slip at...
Client who slipped at work obtains a good settlement Laura Swaine recently settled a work accident claim for a client...
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Client Case Study: Six-Figure Settlement for Head Injury...
Settlement for a client injured in fall at a warehouse Laura Swaine recently settled a slip and fall claim for...
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£60k for Pedestrian Knocked Over By a Car
£60,000 payout for pedestrian accident claim Laura Swaine recently settled a pedestrian who was knocked over by a car who turned...
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Fatal Accident Case Studies
Settlement for Pedestrian Killed Crossing the Road Laura Swaine, an Associate at Osbornes Law, acted on behalf of a family...
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Cyclist Claims £70k for Wrist Injury
Injured London Cyclist Claims Compensation Cycling accident lawyer, Laura Swaine, recently settled a claim for an injured cyclist who sustained...
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Cyclist whose career nearly ended following collision
As reported in the evening standard, a jewellery designer and maker to the stars had his career almost ended when...
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