With every day bringing new advice and guidance, we recognise that we’ve had to adapt our business model to provide advice, assistance and legal solutions for our clients. Although our office premises are closed, we are operating our services as usual.
At this time we would like you to meet our solicitors who are working remotely to deliver services in our usual professional and efficient way.
Caroline Dunlop – Caroline joined the Litigation team in Higgins Hollywood Deazley Solicitors in September 2001 and has since specialised in the field of Personal Injury Litigation. She was promoted to her current role of Partner in April 2019 having been promoted to Associate Solicitor in November 2012.
Caroline has expertise in a broad range of matters including high value and complex personal injury claims arising from road traffic accidents, slips and trips in public places and accidents at work. She has been successful in achieving compensation in catastrophic and high value fatal accident claims. Caroline has dealt with litigation matters in many different jurisdictions including the Republic of Ireland and holiday claims throughout Europe. She has experience of representing clients in all tiers of the court system, from the County Court to the Court of Appeal.
Caroline is a member of MASS (Motor Accident Solicitors Society) which is a national association of motor accident solicitors who represent victims of road traffic accidents. The society is non-profit making and all their members are experts in road accident and personal injury claims – https://www.mass.org.uk She is also a member of the Belfast Solicitors Association – www.belfast-solicitors-association.org and the Law Society of Northern Ireland – www.lawsoc-ni.org
Caroline works closely with our local schools on behalf of HHD, including sponsorship of prizes, lecturing the students at career events and supporting the staff in other annual events. She also works closely with our local schools on behalf of HHD, including sponsorship of prizes, lecturing the students at career events and supporting the staff in other annual events. Caroline’s school engagement includes sponsoring the netball teams in Girls’ Model, the football teams in Boys’ Model, school prizes in St Malachy’s and annual events in Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School. Caroline also has links with Ulster University and our annual support of the School of Law students.
In recent weeks due to the Coronavirus pandemic and restrictions within Northern Ireland, Caroline has been representing her clients at court and also remotely, working from her dining room table. Caroline is in constant negotiations with insurance companies and other solicitors also working remotely from home. Caroline tells us that the commute downstairs to her desk is easily more stressful than usual. #30secondcommute
At Higgins Hollywood Deazley solicitors in Belfast our aim is to provide our clients with first class legal advice and sound practical support. #BusinessAsUsual
Thank you #staysafe