I am a solicitor and a director at the law firm Fieldfisher, specialising in high-value catastrophic injury claims and high-profile sexual assault cases. I only ever act for the injured party and my clients are at the heart of the work I do. They are usually at one of the lowest points of their lives at the outset of their claim and I am passionate about achieving the best possible outcome for them, in particular ensuring they receive financial support and timely rehabilitation funded by the defendant insurer.

I have a particular interest in working with victims of traumatic brain injury and outside of work I volunteer with the charity Headway Sussex as a trustee. My clients have usually been injured as a result of road traffic accidents, violent assault, or accidents at work. I joined the SABIF steering committee in 2024.

Wendy Langridge is Chair of SABIF. Wendy has been a qualified Lawyer (Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives) for in excess of 25 years and whose main focus has been on assisting seriously injured people and their families to adapt to the changes in their lives following an accident. The changes can be profound and Wendy's aim is to provide assistance and guidance in relation to their rehabilitation and secure good financial and legal outcomes.

Wendy has worked with the Chair of SABIF Francis at ASB Law which became part of a national firm CL Medilaw part of Knights PLC. Wendy is now a Senior Associate with the Catastrophic Injury Team at Barr Ellison Law in Cambridge. She has been the Co Ordinator for SABIF since 2020. Wendy has worked to organise Seminars; Presentations and Events in order to disseminate information about people with Brain Injuries and to guide them towards the services in the region. Wendy is passionate about providing support and resolutions to those who have suffered brain injuries and their families around them.

Kate is a registered social worker, with 5 years’ experience as a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Brighton (2018-2023). Since 2021, following her own brain injury as a result of a stroke, she changed career path and now uses her experience to support and raise awareness, becoming involved in a range of activities and projects. She works for a local brain injury charity (Headway Sussex) and also as an Independent Case Manager. She is an Expert by Experience as part of the Heads Together Project and additionally is involved in delivering independent training on this topic, including to Police & Probation staff in Yorkshire. Alongside this she also volunteers for the Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance as a way of 'giving back' the care they provided to her.

Dr. Clare Mehta is a Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine subspecialising in neurorehabilitation, spasticity management and amputee and prosthetic rehabilitation. Clare gained her medical degree from Imperial College School of Medicine London, and trained in London, Australia and Sussex. She was a specialist registrar and Consultant in Complex Trauma Rehabilitation at the tertiary Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Headley Court prior to her current role.

Clare works at Sussex Rehabilitation Centre (SRC) in both inpatient and outpatient settings. SRC provides a level 2a regional inpatient neuro rehabilitation service and outpatient services in neurorehabilitation, spasticity and amputee & prosthetic rehabilitation.

Jo Purdey is a Neurological Physiotherapist with over 30 years’ experience in a wide variety of Health settings. She has worked across the whole pathway of rehabilitation from acute to community settings. Currently she is working with NHS England on transformation projects covering the South East region. The goal of the transformation is to bring equity to services and rehabilitation based on need not diagnosis. Jo is dedicated to maintaining the individual’s needs within the rehab process.