Felix Couchman

Member Partner, Solicitor and Head of Personal Injury and Employment Department

Admitted: 1993

Qualifications: LLB Hons, University of Manchester, College of Law (York)

Area of practice: Personal Injury, Actions Against the Police, Employment Law, Professional Negligence

Panel memberships: Member of APIL, Law Society PI Panel Member, Member of PALG

Notable cases: Stress at work claim (professional negligence) involving public sector employee. Fully contested and resulting in a settlement of £325,000.

Educational negligence/bullying claim against local authority - fully contested - resulting in a settlement of £55,000.

Clinical negligence claim - claim against NHS Trust in respect of negligent management of birth of child claimant who sustained significant brain injury. Initially fully contested. Claim settled/approved for lump sum payment of £1.25 million plus annual periodic payments of £80,000.

Tripping accident claim - cited Court of Appeal authority in respect of liability of utility providers/local highway authority.

Clinical negligence claim - fully contested claim against GP for negligence in failing to diagnose/treat a patient who had a pulmonary embolism. Claim settled for £237,000.

Personal injury claim - damages of £130,000 recovered for a self-employed client who sustained a back injury as a result of the negligence of an employee of another company.

Direct line: 020 3440 8232

Email: felix.couchman@tvedwards.com