Mark Robinson is a Partner with over 16 years’ experience acting exclusively for children and adults with life-changing injuries, including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury (including ventilator-dependent tetraplegia), amputations and complex orthopaedic trauma. He is regularly instructed in the most complex and high-value claims, often where liability, causation and quantum are fiercely disputed or where previous solicitors have declined to act or materially undervalued the case.
Mark is experienced in dealing with medically complex claims involving functional neurological disorder, delayed onset pathology, pre-existing conditions and significant contributory negligence risk. This includes challenging pedestrian and motorcyclist claims where allegations are advanced concerning helmet or seatbelt use. Mark has extensive experience of High Court litigation, provisional damages, capacity issues and complex approvals involving protected parties.
A defining feature of his practice is his forensic approach to adverse liability and causation positions. He is well known for reinvestigating police and disclosure evidence, identifying overlooked witnesses and deploying leading medical, neurological and accident reconstruction experts to dismantle apparently entrenched defence cases. He combines this with a calm, empathetic and pragmatic approach which is highly valued by vulnerable clients and their families.
Mark acted for a motorcyclist that dismissed his previous solicitors after 4 years for mismanagement and lack of experience in motorcycle claims. He achieved a settlement 4 times greater than the motorcyclist was advised to accept.
Recent experience
Recent highlights include High Court claims involving:
- A catastrophic motorcyclist brain injury claim settling on a provisional damages basis at £4.3 million following a late concession of primary liability, preserving the claimant’s right to return to court if post‑traumatic epilepsy develops
- A spinal cord injury claim complicated by pre‑existing cervical pathology and functional neurological disorder, resolved for £1.5 million.
- A medically exceptional case involving post‑traumatic Ménière’s disease, Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness, functional neurological disorder and probable mild traumatic brain injury, settled for £1 million shortly before an eight‑day High Court trial.
- Acting for bereaved parents as secondary victims following the death of their young child in a road traffic collision, alongside high‑profile advocacy connected with proposed legislative reform known as “Sharlotte’s Law.
Career and education history
Mark studied law with criminology (Dual Honours) at Keele University and continued his education by gaining his LPC and LLM in Legal Practice Management at Staffordshire University. He joined Potter Rees Dolan (now Hugh James) in 2018 as a Solicitor in the Serious Injury Team, progressing to Senior Associate in 2023 and Partner in 2024.
Memberships
- Mark is a Trustee of Headway Lincolnshire and the Agnes Hopkins Centre, supporting people affected by brain injury. He is also actively involved with NHS-linked Charities in legal clinics, road safety initiatives and motorcycle safety programmes, reflecting a longstanding commitment to access to justice, rehabilitation and injury prevention.
- Mark is an accredited Senior Litigator with APIL and recommended in Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 Directory as ‘an expert serious injury lawyer who stands out for his work on claims relating to motorcycle accidents.