National consumer law firm Simpson Millar has appointed Kate Sweeney as injury practice area director. 

Sweeney has over 28 years’ experience of leadership within the personal injury field. She will lead the firm’s medical negligence, personal injury and catastrophic injury experts. 

Sweeney, a regional coordinator for the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, was formerly head of personal injury at Stephensons Solicitors where she has spent most of her career specialising in claimant personal injury work.

As injury practice area director, she will be responsible for driving forward the firm’s commitment to ‘open up the law’ for people who have suffered an injury through no fault of their own; making it easier for people to get legal help and support when they need it. 

Simpson Millar’s CEO Greg Cox commented: 'Kate has a formidable reputation within the industry for delivering excellent legal services to those who have suffered often life changing and catastrophic injuries through no fault of their own.

'This unique insight into the challenges that victims of negligence, and their families face, means she is ideally placed to challenge the way things are done, with a view to opening up the law and making it easier for people to get legal help and support when they need it most.'

Sweeney added: 'The legal services that people need, and the way that people want to engage with those legal services, is changing. 

'People want to better understand the process and how their cases are progressing, and its essential that law firms respond to that. 

'Through its commitment to opening up the law for both its clients and its people, Simpson Millar is really at the cutting edge of that change, as well as wider reform across the industry. 

'The firm’s existing Personal Injury Division already has a wonderful reputation for delivering excellent outcomes and a great service for its clients, and I am delighted to be working with such a dedicated team as we further enhance that offering in the coming months and years.'

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