header-logo header-logo

12 March 2025
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
printer mail-detail

Stewarts—Cheryl Palmer-Hughes

International injury expert joins leading litigation-only law firm

Cheryl Palmer-Hughes has joined Stewarts’ leading Aviation and International Injury team as a partner.

Cheryl has over 15 years’ experience in representing those who have suffered complex brain and spinal cord injuries as a result of incidents abroad. She acts exclusively for claimants who have been injured while travelling, on holiday and working abroad and often represents bereaved families in fatal accident claims.

Cheryl has particular experience of representing visitors from other countries who are injured in the UK as well as representing English Claimants pursuing claims in the US.

Her arrival at Stewarts creates a team of six partners specialising in acting for seriously injured or bereaved claimants in Travel law and Aviation cases.

Cheryl Palmer-Hughes comments: “I am thrilled to be joining Stewarts and their leading Aviation and International Injury team. Their reputation precedes them and I look forward to combining our experience, knowledge and market leading expertise to the benefit of our clients.”

Julian Chamberlayne, Head of Aviation and International Injury comments: “Cheryl has a rare combination of an exceptional understanding of travel law issues, excellent working relationships with like-minded lawyers from around the globe and a reputation for paying close attention to meeting her client’s needs.  Her arrival at Stewarts will further strengthen our team ability to guide our clients through the complexities of international claims relating to life changing injuries.”

Stuart Dench, Managing Partner comments: “I am delighted to welcome Cheryl to the partnership, adding yet more strength to our serious injury practice. Our firm has a long history in this area and it remains a key focus for us as we continue to implement our growth strategy.”

Cheryl’s arrival brings the number of partners at Stewarts to 92, which includes 30 Partners across the firm’s Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and Aviation and International Injury departments. Those teams comprise 60 specialist lawyers dealing with serious injury claims.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Payne Hicks Beach—Flora Hussey

Payne Hicks Beach—Flora Hussey

Private client department announces partner hire

Blake Morgan—Daniela Smith & Lee Fisher

Blake Morgan—Daniela Smith & Lee Fisher

Firm appoints first joint heads of Wales office

Ogier—Heidi Sandy & Farrah Sbaiti

Ogier—Heidi Sandy & Farrah Sbaiti

Global dispute resolution team promotes two partners in Guernsey and Cayman Islands

NEWS
Family law chambers 4PB has announced the return of the Alan Inglis Memorial Essay Prize for a third consecutive year, honouring the life and legacy of LGBTQ+ advocate and barrister Alan Inglis

A long-standing issue in family justice can now be resolved, thanks to recently launched charity the Separated Parenting Programme Directory (SPPD)

Contract damages are usually assessed at the date of breach—but not always. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Gascoigne, knowledge lawyer at LexisNexis, examines the growing body of cases where courts have allowed later events to reshape compensation
The Supreme Court has restored ‘doctrinal coherence’ to unfair prejudice litigation, writes Natalie Quinlivan, partner at Fieldfisher LLP, in this week' NLJ
Medical reporting organisation fees have become ‘the final battleground’ in modern costs litigation, says Kris Kilsby, costs lawyer at Peak Costs and council member of the Association of Costs Lawyers, in this week's NLJ
back-to-top-scroll