RECORD damages recovered on behalf of clients over the past 12 months are being celebrated by South of England solicitors Thring Townsend.

In excess of £10 million was won for people who suffered a variety of personal injuries.

The cases involved included fatal accidents, accidents at work, catastrophic head injuries, road accidents and asbestos related diseases.

"This substantial success on behalf of clients highlights the specialist expertise within the team," said Huw Ponting, a personal injury lawyer at Thring Townsend who has himself recently recovered £2m for someone in road accident.