Karim Mohamed
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Karim Mohamed

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4th June 2025

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We were instructed to represent Julie, a woman who sought to take legal action against her solicitors for their negligence during her personal injury claim.

The situation

In spring 2011 Julie was involved in a road traffic accident and sustained serious injuries. When speaking with our team, Julie alleged that there were clear failures in gathering evidence as to the seriousness of her injuries following the collision, and also failures in presenting this evidence to court.

Due to this negligence, Julie was awarded approx. £9,000 in damages which was significantly lower than the true value of her claim.

How Lime helped Julie’s case

In our view, Julie claim was worth approx. £3 million which by this point included compensation for distress caused by the negligent behaviour of her original solicitors. We issued the claim with trial planned for summer 2024, although the claim settled earlier in the year for a substantial amount.

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About the Author

Karim advises on all aspects of claims against professionals (solicitors, surveyors, architects, accountants etc.). Karim is nationally recognised as a specialist in negligence claims involving professionals. He is recognised as one of the country’s top professional negligence lawyers by leading independent guides to the profession and acts for claimants in high-value and multi-party claims against solicitors and other professionals. Karim has been a qualified/accredited commercial mediator since 2000 and is therefore well placed to advise when mediation may be appropriate and also a member of The Professional Negligence Lawyers Association. Karim is recognised by Chambers UK legal directories as a…