Nicola Heales has been appointed as a new specialist solicitor within the catastrophic and spinal injury team at Banbury law firm Brethertons.

She will join Richard Dawson, a recognised leading spinal injuries specialist with more than 30 years’ experience, has won more than £120m in compensation for his clients.

Ms Heales is a member of the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel, the Spinal Injuries Association, the British Neuropsychiatry Association and the Medico-Legal Society.