Mike Evans

As the Partner who heads up the Personal and Critical Injury Team, I represent people who have suffered permanent and life-changing injuries (such as brain injury) and families whose loved ones have been killed in accidents.

The consequences of road traffic accidents or accidents at work (often in agriculture or the construction industry) can be long lasting and emotionally and financially devastating.My role is to help at a time in my clients’ lives when they and their families have been through what can be a life changing experience.

My aim is to recover the maximum possible compensation for my client’s injuries or illness; however, I am dedicated to ensuring that my clients receive the care they need quickly, not at the end of what can often be a lengthy compensation case.

Having access to comprehensive and high quality rehabilitation promotes independence and can make all of the difference to people getting back on their feet as quickly as possible. I always aim to secure interim payments where required to help my clients pay for adapted accommodation and establish rehabilitation packages, care and case management.

One of the most rewarding aspects of my role is the number of clients who choose to stay in touch with me after their case ends. I feel this is a reflection of the service and support I was able to provide during the course of the case and the close relationship subsequently built between us. I genuinely enjoy seeing how my clients’ lives have developed and improved.

I am a member of the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel and Secretary of the Headway group in Ceredigion – a local charity for people with brain injuries.

I am native of West Wales and a Welsh speaker. This means I have been able to conduct many cases through the medium of Welsh to accommodate my clients’ specific requirements.

Below are some details of cases I have settled over recent years where life changing, sometimes multi-million pound, settlements have been achieved following accidents at work or road traffic accidents.

Brain Injury: a young man fell from height at work suffering head injury, brain injury and partial paralysis. I was able to put a comprehensive rehabilitation regime into place early on and have temporary adaptations to his family home undertaken meaning he was able to return home following a lengthy stay in hospital.Subsequently a purpose built house was constructed with his specific needs in mind and his case was eventually settled for over £6 million.

Brain Injury: An infant suffered a severe injury following a motor vehicle accident. As part of his claim we put into place an extensive lifelong rehabilitation package and ensured an adapted new build home was built with his long term needs in mind. Settlement of the case was in excess of £14 million.

Accident at Work: fatal injuries were suffered in an accident involving agricultural machinery. I represented the family at the inquest into the death and eventually secured a financial settlement for his family.

Acting for infant child who lost both parents in a road traffic collision. Initially I represented the family at a two week jury inquest into the collision. A settlement was subsequently achieved giving financial security to the child’s grandparents and, eventually, to the child.

Spinal Cord Injury: A young claimant suffered paraplegia in a road traffic collision. I was able to put a full rehabilitation package in place for the remainder of his lifetime and get a disability adapted home built with his future needs in mind.

Severe Leg Injury: my client suffered a crush injury to lower leg in accident at work. Specialist surgery was undertaken privately and paid for by the Defendant insurers as part of the claim. A £500,000 settlement was achieved for this client.

I am also Deputy District Judge sitting in several jurisdictions in South Wales. Whilst sitting as a Judge is a very different “hat” to wear from being a Solicitor, it does give me considerable insight into how Courts work, how cases are progressed, and progressed well, and I believe that my judicial experience compliments my ability to represent claimants in serious injury cases.

Away from the office I am an enthusiastic sportsman, having played rugby and cricket at competitive level, and continue to play team golf and squash. I also enjoy cycling, sailing and skiing.

Fel y Partner sy’n arwain y Tîm Anafiadau Personol a Critigol, rwyf yn cynrychioli pobl sydd wedi dioddef anafiadau parhaol sy’n newid bywyd (fel anaf i’r ymennydd) a theuluoedd y mae eu hanwyliaid wedi cael eu lladd mewn damweiniau.

Gall canlyniadau damweiniau traffig ffyrdd neu ddamweiniau yn y gwaith (yn aml mewn amaethyddiaeth neu’r diwydiant adeiladu) fod yn hirdymor ac yn emosiynol ac yn ariannol ddinistriol.  Fy rôl yw helpu ar adeg ym mywydau fy nghleientiaid pan fyddan nhw a’u teuluoedd wedi bod trwy brofiad sy’n newid bywyd.

Fy nod yw adennill yr iawndal mwyaf posibl am anafiadau neu salwch fy nghleient; fodd bynnag, rwy’n ymroddedig i sicrhau bod fy nghleientiaid yn derbyn y gofal sydd ei angen arnynt yn gyflym, nid ar ddiwedd yr hyn a all fod yn achos iawndal hir yn aml.

Mae cael mynediad at adsefydlu cynhwysfawr ac o ansawdd uchel yn hyrwyddo annibyniaeth a gall wneud yr holl wahaniaeth i gael pobl yn ôl ar eu traed cyn gynted â phosibl. Rwyf bob amser yn anelu at sicrhau taliadau interim lle bo angen i helpu fy nghleientiaid i dalu am lety wedi’i addasu a sefydlu pecynnau adsefydlu, gofal a rheolaeth achos.

Un o’r agweddau mwyaf gwerth chweil ar fy rôl yw nifer y cleientiaid sy’n dewis cadw mewn cysylltiad â mi ar ôl i’w hachos ddod i ben. Rwyf yn teimlo bod hyn yn adlewyrchiad o’r gwasanaeth a’r gefnogaeth roeddwn i’n gallu ei ddarparu yn ystod yr achos a’r berthynas agos a adeiladwyd rhyngom yn ddiweddarach. Rwyf yn wirioneddol mwynhau gweld sut mae bywydau fy nghleientiaid wedi datblygu a gwella.

Rwyf yn aelod o Banel Anafiadau Personol Cymdeithas y Gyfraith ac yn Ysgrifennydd y grŵp Headway yng Ngheredigion – elusen leol ar gyfer pobl ag anafiadau i’r ymennydd.

Rwyf yn frodor o Orllewin Cymru ac yn siaradwr Cymraeg. Mae hyn yn golygu fy mod wedi gallu cynnal llawer o achosion drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg i ddiwallu gofynion penodol fy nghleientiaid.

Isod mae rhai manylion o achosion rwyf i wedi’u setlo dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf lle mae setliadau sy’n newid bywyd, weithiau sawl miliwn o bunnoedd, wedi cael eu cyflawni yn dilyn damweiniau yn y gwaith neu ddamweiniau traffig ffyrdd.

Anaf i’r Ymennydd: syrthiodd dyn ifanc o uchder yn y gwaith gan ddioddef anaf i’r pen, anaf i’r ymennydd a pharlys rhannol. Roeddwn i’n gallu rhoi trefn adsefydlu gynhwysfawr ar waith yn gynnar a chael addasiadau dros dro i’w gartref teuluol sy’n golygu ei fod yn gallu dychwelyd adref ar ôl arhosiad hir yn yr ysbyty.  Yn dilyn hynny, adeiladwyd tŷ pwrpasol gyda’i anghenion penodol mewn golwg a setlwyd ei achos yn y pen draw am dros £6 miliwn.

Anaf i’r Ymennydd: Dioddefodd baban anaf difrifol yn dilyn damwain cerbyd modur. Fel rhan o’i hawliad, fe wnaethom roi pecyn adsefydlu helaeth ar waith a sicrhau bod cartref newydd wedi’i adeiladu  gyda’i anghenion hirdymor mewn golwg. Roedd setliad yr achos yn fwy na £14 miliwn.

Damwain yn y Gwaith: dioddefwyd anafiadau angheuol mewn damwain yn ymwneud â pheiriannau amaethyddol. Cynrychiolais y teulu yn y cwest i’r farwolaeth ac yn y pen draw llwyddais i sicrhau setliad ariannol i’w deulu.

Gweithredu dros blentyn bach a gollodd y ddau riant mewn gwrthdrawiad traffig ffordd. I ddechrau, cynrychiolais y teulu mewn cwest rheithgor pythefnos i’r gwrthdrawiad. Cyflawnwyd setliad wedyn gan roi sicrwydd ariannol i neiniau a theidiau’r plentyn ac, yn y pen draw, i’r plentyn.

Anaf i’r llinyn asgwrn cefn: Dioddefodd hawlydd ifanc baraplegia mewn gwrthdrawiad traffig ffordd. Roeddwn i’n gallu rhoi pecyn adsefydlu llawn ar waith am weddill ei oes a chael cartref wedi’i addasu i anabledd wedi’i adeiladu gyda’i anghenion yn y dyfodol mewn golwg.

Anaf Coes Difrifol: dioddefodd fy nghleient anaf gwasgu i’r goes isaf mewn damwain yn y gwaith. Cynhaliwyd llawdriniaeth arbenigol yn breifat a’i dalu gan yswirwyr y Diffynnydd fel rhan o’r hawliad. Cyflawnwyd setliad o £500,000 ar gyfer y cleient hwn.

Rwyf hefyd yn Ddirprwy Farnwr Rhanbarth sy’n eistedd mewn sawl awdurdodaeth yn Ne Cymru. Er bod eistedd fel Barnwr yn “het” wahanol iawn i’w gwisgo o fod yn Gyfreithiwr, mae’n rhoi cryn fewnwelediad i mi ar sut mae Llysoedd yn gweithio, sut mae achosion yn cael eu datblygu, ac yn datblygu’n dda, ac rwy’n credu bod fy mhrofiad barnwrol yn cyd-fynd â’m gallu i gynrychioli hawlwyr mewn achosion anafiadau difrifol.

I ffwrdd o’r swyddfa rwyf yn hoff iawn o chwaraeon, ar ôl chwarae rygbi a chriced ar lefel gystadleuol, ac yn parhau i chwarae golff tîm a sboncen. Rwyf hefyd yn mwynhau beicio, hwylio a sgïo.