Elizabeth Duncan

About My Work

Elizabeth Duncan, is a specialist personal injury and abuse lawyer. She works in a number of niche areas, dealing with: – Abuse claims against local authorities, youth organisations, sports clubs, churches, schools and employers; – Rape and CICA criminal injury claims; and – Stress at work claims. She has close links with a number of UK charities. She provides legal training to various charitable bodies and is a trustee for a charity promoting the relief of the sick and poor.

Notable Experience

  • Recovering £4.4 million on behalf of a client who suffered severe injuries to both hands in an industrial accident – This included an amount for electronic prosthetic fingers to restore as much function to his hands as possible;
  • Recovering over £240,000 from the government’s Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) scheme for a woman who had suffered sexual abuse in childhood
  • Recovering over £750,000 for a woman who suffering wide-ranging orthopaedic injuries in a road traffic collision
  • Recovering £325,000 for a client from for sexual abuse suffered while a schoolchild

Recognition/Awards

  • In 2019 Elizabeth was recipient of the prestigious Legal Hero award from DASLS.
  • She is recommended by the 2025 edition of the independent guide to the legal profession, The Legal 500.

Specific Areas of Focus

  • Abuse Claims
  • Abuse of Vulnerable Adult Claims
  • Accidents at Work
  • Child Abuse Claims
  • Criminal Injury Compensation (CICA)
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