Dr Dougall McCorry holds the position of Consultant Neurologist based in Birmingham.

He has a subspecialty interest in epilepsy, headache and brain injury. Dr McCorry has an MD in epilepsy-related research and was the Clinical Director of the Epilepsy Surgery Programme for 15 years at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.  

Dr McCorry's work in private practice at the Circle rehabilitation unit and the Priory Hospital Edgbaston, also owns a specialist company that provides educational and academic support to brain-related experts.

He has undertaken over 2500 medicolegal reports since 2008. 

Mike, has a special interest in brain injury and severe and complex functional neurological disorder that requires interdisciplinary inpatient or day patient rehabilitation and outpatient treatment.

He provides input across the entire integrated care pathway for patients with neuropsychiatric needs associated with brain injury at King’s. As such, Mike will often support a person’s recovery along their entire journey from acute care to a return to the community.

He is a member of the Clinical Reference Group in Rehabilitation, Disability & Spinal Cord Injury at NHS England and Chair of the Faculty of Neuropsychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists.  Mike is also a Trustee of the United Kingdom Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF).  His previous roles have included leading the inpatient mental health services in Westminster, the national neuropsychiatry unit at The Maudsley, on the brain injury unit at St George’s Hospital, the rehabilitation units at Putney and Blackheath and as Clinical Director of the NHSE London Neurosciences Network.  Mike has worked extensively across organisational networks both locally, regionally and nationally in integrating mental health services for people with neurological conditions as well as in teaching and training about neurobehavioural rehabilitation and neuropsychiatric treatment.

Mike completed his training at King’s College London, The Maudsley, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Institute of Psychiatry and The University of Birmingham.  He is currently a co-investigator in the NIHR funded randomised trial of primary prevention of depression after traumatic brain injury.

Joe Watts is a former stuntman who received a fractured skull and severe traumatic brain injury from a 25ft fall when a stunt went wrong whilst filming in July 2019.

A full rehabilitation program was put in place by Irwin Mitchell and Joe has been in full-time recovery since. Although he isn’t able to return to his previous profession, he has a new outlook on life, is building his portfolio as an artist and would like to go into motivational public speaking. 

Colin Morris is the Director of Communications at Headway the brain injury association.

He has a background in marketing and communications spanning roles within the charity and education sectors.

At Headway, he plays a pivotal role in raising awareness and understanding of brain injury across communities, advocating for greater support and resources for survivors.

I am a Partner in the London office of the Serious Injury team and specialise in complex cases representing both adults and young children who have sustained life changing injuries; I have a particular interest in brain injury and am the National Brain Injury Coordination Group Lead for Irwin Mitchell. 

 I am a Fellow and Accredited Brain Injury Specialist with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.

 In addition to my case work I have close links with Headway, the brain injury charity: I was appointed as a Trustee of Headway East London in 2013.  I am also a Committee member for the Acquired Brain Injury Forum for London (ABIL) and am keen to raise awareness of acquired brain injury across London and the UK. 

In 2021, I was a finalist for the Personal Injury Awards' Catastrophic Injury Lawyer of the Year Award.

 I am passionate about rehabilitation and have extensive experience of securing interim payments for my clients to ensure that their rehabilitation can start as soon as possible.

You can read Sarah's full biography here.

Gavin is a highly experienced Clinical Neuropsychologist who works with people who have an acquired brain injury (ABI), their families and the therapy and legal teams that support their rehabilitation.

Now in full time independent practice, Gavin offers individual therapy, family and team consultation, mental capacity assessment, supervision, training and conference presentations. 

He has published a number of academic articles across a range of areas including supervision, returning to driving and understanding ABI. Gavin co-edited the textbook "Practical Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in Acquired Brain Injury: A Guide for Working Clinicians".

Nathaniel Martindale is an Associate Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell within their International Serious Injury Team based in Manchester.

Nathaniel has been qualified for seven years and has always practised in Private International and Travel Law since he was a Trainee Solicitor. Nathaniel’s practice area includes English claims under the Package Travel Regulations as well as applicable law/jurisdictional cases.

Nathaniel has a specific interest in complex applicable law and jurisdictional cases. His experience includes claims under the Montreal Convention, Athens Convention, Package Travel Regulations as well other European Regulations such as Rome I, Rome II and the Brussels (Recast) Regulations.

I am a Partner in the Medical Negligence team in our Birmingham office and I have worked for Irwin Mitchell since 2007.

 I act exclusively on behalf of claimants in medical negligence cases, helping people bring claims against NHS Trusts, GPs and private practitioners. I have a varied caseload including cases involving amputations, spinal injury and brain injury.

I have a particular interest in obstetric/gynaecology cases and have represented many families where children have been left with significant disabilities and in need of lifelong private care due to injuries sustained at birth.

You can read Emma's full biography here.

I'm a Registered Nurse with vast experience at management level working in acute care both in NHS and private hospitals. I have experience in medical and surgical settings, intensive care and coronary care units, burns and plastic surgery, gynaecology and orthopaedic units.

 I completed a BSc (Hons) in Public Health (specialising in 0-19 years) at Surrey University and worked as a Community Specialist Practitioner in School Nursing. I supported young people and their families, working with statutory services and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that despite special needs the young person reached their maximum potential and had equal opportunities within health, social care and education. I carried a child protection caseload and managed a locality.

 I completed the Graduate Diploma in Law at Sussex University and the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in Guildford with the goal of becoming a solicitor in Catastrophic Personal Injury. I discovered the role of the Case Manager by chance while applying for training contracts. As an opportunity for a career combining legal education and nursing experience, it was a natural path to follow. I gained 3 years of experience with a rehabilitation company and decided not to pursue a career as a solicitor.

 I've also worked as a Medical Case Manager with a corporate healthcare company understanding complexities and specialised rehabilitation requirements, planning and resourcing healthcare within the private sector.

I am a Senior Associate Solicitor in the Serious Injury department of the Leeds office. I specialise in helping people who have suffered brain and/or spinal injuries, often as a result of a road accident or an accident at work. I hold specialist accreditations with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (‘APIL’) as a Senior Litigator and a Brain Injury Specialist.  

 Many of our clients have also suffered severe orthopaedic and/or psychological injuries. We help our clients to claim compensation and, importantly, gain access to appropriate rehabilitation.

 In November 2021, a road traffic accident case of mine was featured in The Mirror, The Yorkshire Evening Post, and the Huddersfield Examiner as part of Road Safety Week.

 The Dewsbury Reporter and the Bradford Telegraph and Argus have also featured another of my cases for Headway's Action for Brain Injury in May 2022. The case involved two clients who suffered brain injuries after a co-worker deliberately drove into them.

 Following an accident in June 2022, I helped secure compensation for a client in Morecambe to help her access the ongoing specialist rehabilitation and therapies she requires to help maximise her recovery following a long hospital stay. 

 I've also advised the Brain Injury Group on loss of earnings and capacity to litigate. Both of these are tools that can be used to best understand what a claimant can do.

You can read David's full biography here.

I'm a brain injury specialist in the Serious Injury team in the Manchester Office. I assist clients and their families who have suffered severe head injuries.

 My role is to make sure that my clients have access to the best possible treatment and rehabilitation following their injuries, and to obtain damages to secure their future. I've specialised in complex injury cases for 17 years and have recovered more than £100 million on behalf of my clients.

 The litigation process can be daunting and my aim is to make the journey as straightforward as it can be and to ensure that my clients are fully involved.

 I've recently helped a two-year-old boy who suffered a life threatening brain injury when a refuse truck collided with his pushchair. He will require support and therapy over his lifetime, along with adapted accommodation. The settlement included annual payments for care and case management with a settlement value of £6m.

 I also represented a young man who suffered a very serious head injury when he was crossing the road to catch a school bus as a 15-year-old. We settled him into a fully adapted bungalow with the support of his family and professional carers, and secured compensation of £6.7m with annual payments for care and case management.

You can read Deirdre's full biography here.

I was involved in a very serious traffic accident in London when cycling home from work in December 2015, I am forever grateful to have survived it.

I was working at the time in equity sales specialising in the Chinese market having completed my master's degree in international relations in Beijing in 2011.

Contrary to now understanding how and what happened it continues to be quite difficult for me to understand and accept why this happened to me. I was an inpatient for 18 months moving from being in PDOC and fully dependent at the Royal London Hospital, Putney and then onto the Raphael Medical Centre once I had emerged and begun to learn to walk and talk again, before finally moving into the community to live in my own flat with my 24-hour care team in July 2017.

While I continue to have 1:1 support, this support has enabled me to achieve many independent activities and milestones in my recovery. I work as a volunteer at a café and local park run and as a patient expert on research projects and continue to attend Headway once a week.

When I am not working, I am dating, going to the gym, swimming, eating out, attending Spanish classes and singing with the London City Voices choir. I have recently learnt to play the drums and have now set a new goal to learn how to row. I raised over £5k for Brain Book arranging a 5km charity park run which I also took part in in 2022.

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The Young Experts by Experience in Acquired Brain Injury (YEBEABI) is a diverse group of young people who have all experienced an acquired brain injury in childhood or adolescence. We support each other, share experiences and raise awareness of ABI within education, by discussing support strategies that we found helpful during our own return to education. We use our knowledge to create useful materials for teaching staff such as our ‘5 top tips’, because it is important to us that everyone has proper education regarding what having an ABI really means. Our mission is to create positive experiences in education for others who have brain injuries and make sure that everyone knows that you can still do amazing things, even if you have an ABI!

Mark is the direction of Rehabilitation/support for independence, his clinical practice see him acting as a case. Manager and occupational therapist working with both children and adults with an acquired brain injury (ABI). Mark had gained the reputation for being a proactive and dynamic therapist.

Mark has over 20 years experience in neurology working with clients with a range of challenges to enhance and improve their independence which is the ethos of OT practice. He work closely with his clients, their families, therapist and legal teams to achieve the best outcomes through rehabilitation. 

In addition Mark is a trustee for headway Blackpool Wyre & Fylde supporting the members who are living with an ABI. Mark sits on the board of governors of two primary school with the main responsibility for SEN and safeguarding.