Jenny Holt qualified as a solicitor in 1992 and has worked almost exclusively in Claimant personal injury work since. She is accredited by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) which fights for the rights of injured people, and is a member of the Law Society’s specialist Personal Injury Panel. Jenny has wide experience in all types of claims involving injury, with particular interest in claims on behalf of amputees. She is an Honorary Life Member of the Limbless Association (the charity that supports limb loss) and also a member of the parliamentary All Party Limb Loss Group (APLLG) which holds regular meetings at the House of Lords to ensure that issues of concern remain on the public and parliamentary agenda.
In addition to work for amputee clients Jenny has experience in claims involving acquired brain and spinal injury, multiple trauma and psychiatric injury, including claims on behalf of children, claims involving the Motor Insurers Bureau (for uninsured or untraced driver claims) and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (claims arising out of criminal assault).
Jenny is well known for the passion and commitment which she brings to her client work and was described in the legal directory Chambers and Partners as “helpful, efficient and sympathetic, bringing patience, skill and a business-like approach”.
She lives and works near Bury St. Edmunds in East Anglia and also works in London. Jenny will always visit clients at home or in hospital on request, and under no obligation. Her aim is to provide very high quality legal advice and access to rehabilitation services without the stuffiness and detachment often associated with the legal profession. Her primary focus is to ensure that clients’ lives (and those of their families) are substantially improved as quickly as possible, in often extraordinarily difficult circumstances, and to maximise compensation whatever the level of injury sustained.
Notable cases include:
Newbury v Jolly and Lynch 2005 (£2.1m for amputee)
Leesmith v Evans 2008 (£1.7m for amputee)
Collins-Williamson v Silverlink Trains 2009 (amputee claim as a result of a fall under train at station)
Roche – (amputee claim on behalf of young woman following a motorbike accident in Paris)
Eason v CICA – maximum award achieved under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme for severely brain injured young man following unprovoked assault
Hayling - claim on behalf of documentary film director following multiple orthopaedic injuries
Comments from clients and experts include:
“Jenny never wavered in terms of her commitment to the case or in the support that she provided to us, always making time for us, despite a heavy workload and considerable time pressures” (client)
“I never cease to be amazed and impressed at the endless energy which Jenny puts into these claims. She is highly professional in her approach and brings to each case great insight, intelligent perspectives and a good-humoured attitude. She is very client centred and her clients always speak of her in glowing terms.” (expert witness)
“Thank you for being so good to work with in this challenging matter” (U.S. aviation expert)
