His practice covers a range of liability claims work including employer's liability, public liability and catastrophic injury.

His own battle to return to fitness from catastrophic injury has consumed much of the past three years.

Before that, awards in excess of 1 million were possible for catastrophic injury to cater for lifelong needs; 500,000 often proves wholly inadequate.

The alterations are designed to make the game safer and to reduce the risk of 'catastrophic injury' caused during scrummaging.

Response to a catastrophic injury event should reduce its severity, such as via the administration of first aid.