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Who's Who
Personal Injury & Professional Negligence Department:
Stephen Green
Stephen is a Partner and Head of the Personal Injury and Professional Negligence Department having qualified as a solicitor in 1991.
His first career was as a retail manager and he is also a qualified teacher.
A member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, he has been on the Law Society Personal Injury Panel since 1995 and specialises in accidents at work also undertaking clinical negligence and new precedent claims.
Away from work he enjoys reading, history and travel.
Paul Kirby
Paul is Deputy Head of the department, and one of our most experienced personal injury lawyers, having been with Fosters for over 10 years. He was employed for many years within the insurance industry investigating and defending claims.
A long standing member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, he is a member of the specialist military interest and product liability groups.
Out of work, Paul enjoys flying and gliding, being a senior instructor affiliated to the Royal Air Force and achieving second place in the UK Air League Competition whilst representing the Eastern Counties. He also enjoys shooting, cross country driving, conservation and sailing. He is well known in the department for his outgoing and engaging personality.
Heather Duffy
A qualified solicitor since 1998, Heather is a former nurse who now specialises in clinical negligence, industrial accidents and disease claims.  She has also had considerable success in pursuing 'stress at work' claims and works closely with our Employment Team in recognising and acting upon such claims.
She is a member of the Norwich Medico-Legal Society and out of work belongs to two choirs.
She also enjoys motor rallying in a variety of vintage cars.
Jeremy Ives
Now a consultant with the firm and working in the Personal Injury and Professional Negligence Department, Jeremy’s particular areas of expertise include workplace injuries and industrial disease claims. He has also developed a niche specialism in professional negligence claims, particularly personal injury and property matters based on his many years of professional practice.
A member of the Law Society Personal Injury Panel, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and Norfolk & Norwich Law Society, he is a keen shot and successful yachtsman who also enjoys travel and Commonwealth affairs.
Jacqueline Lake
Jackie works within the Personal Injury and Medical Law Department having qualified as a solicitor in 1989.
She specialises in claims which require a particularly caring approach such as sexual abuse cases, claims by children and assault claims. Jackie is one of the few lawyers to win a stress at work claim at trial.
A member of the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel and Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, she was the first woman president of the Norfolk & Norwich Law Society and is Deputy Coroner for Norwich and Central Norfolk.
Susan Sawyer
Susan is a trainee Legal Executive.  Having successfully passed Part 1 of the ILEX examinations, she continues to study part time.   
She also runs her own case load of less complex personal injury matters and Criminal Injury Compensation Authority claims.
Nicola Barlow
Nicola is a part qualified ILEX having gained experience within a specialist personal injury practice in Stockport.  She is currently building up her own case load, but also assists other lawyers within the department.  She has recently started studying for the remainder of her ILEX qualification. 
    Ian Hawkings
Following an earlier career in teaching, Ian has recently completed his law degree and is studying the Legal Practice Course part time.