Sharon Denby, Partner, heads up the Employment Liability Department at Express, and also acts as joint training and complaints partner with Mr James Maxey. She is accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority as a personal injury specialist having been an appointed panel member since 2005 further she is accredited as a Senior Litigator by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
Sharon specialises in dealing with complex and catastrophic injury cases with a special interest in cases involving psychiatric injury. She is a knowledgeable litigator and a skilled negotiator.
Known by her clients for being approachable and understanding she has many years of experience of how life changing a serious injury can be for her clients and their families.
Sharon cites her keen eye for detail as one of her strengths as a solicitor and her motto is always be prepared for the worse, then nothing can take you by surprise in this unpredictable area of the law.
In addition to running her own cases, Sharon heads a department that deals purely with employment liability work. She trains, mentors and develops her team to a very high standard in both legal and client care skills in this varied and interesting area of the law.
In keeping with the whole ethos of Express Sharon takes training and development very seriously, when asked for her favourite quote Sharon recalls the classic Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw who famously said `Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything`.
Sharon worked as part of the legal team in the notable case of Ziemniak v ETPM Deep Sea Ltd EWCA Civ 636, which created a sea farers right of civil action.
During her career Sharon has fought hard for justice and has successfully secure millions of pounds in compensation for her clients.