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Liz is a Chartered Legal Executive and Senior Associate in our London office.  She joined HCC in May 2024.  With over 20 years’ experience she has represented both claimants and defendants working at other leading Legal 500 firms.

She now focuses exclusively on representing claimants with severe and life changing injuries and enjoys meeting her clients to take time to understand their individual needs.

Liz has handled numerous disputed claims and focuses on early investigation and collection of liability evidence to resolve issues promptly.  Many of her clients have suffered significant, life changing injuries including spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injury, orthopaedic injury, amputation and psychological trauma.

Over her extensive career, Liz has established strong relationships with major insurers, securing early funding for rehabilitation.

Liz has a particular interest representing claimants injured in accidents involving animals, especially equine cases, and has achieved success with a number of these cases.

She has concluded numerous claims during her 20 year career, many of which have involved disputes on liability and have been settled at values in excess of £1,000,000.

Superbly gifted Liz Hayward - crystal clear advice, tenacious finale.

Superbly gifted solicitor who carried out each legal aspect of my case to the nth degree. On completion, I am awestruck deliberating upon her excellence, tenacity and totally supportive manner throughout a totally flexible process.

Her welcoming manner and clarity, explaining legal options was beyond excellence. Her pace, tact and speedy decisiveness in discussions as well as sum ups were a joy to see in action (notably if one's client's and husband's memory differed from day to day). Preparation to attend various consultants removed fear of my being in a hospital setting, allowing me to engage in these vital assessments.

Each member of Liz's team was of equal professional, efficiency and patient manner. You would be most fortunate to have Liz Hayward fight for you. Her thoroughness and end result will exceed changing expectations.

I am immensely more future proofed, compared to my previous solicitor - at another company. Very proud to have experienced Liz Hayward's expertise in action, I would recommend her to anyone with any type of injury.

Thank you Liz and also to each member of your team.

Anne - 5* Review on Review Solicitors

The team have been very sympathetic and supportive within the past 2.6 years.

Since the accident in January 2024, there has been consistent communication and reports on how the case against the driver has been progressing.

I know there was difficulty in ensuring the correct compensation figure was agreed, but Liz Hayward was particularly efficient and professional in her ability to ensure I received what was deserved.

Jacquie - 5* Review on Review Solicitors

I had managed my case with my MIB myself for a couple of years and finally decided that it was time to get some help as my case was very complex.

My experience was very positive. Liz took hold of the mountains of paperwork and got fully stuck in learning about me and the situation. I would definitely recommend

HCC and want to thank them for the support they have given me to settle.

Client - 5* Review on Review Solicitors

Very good service from start to finish. Would highly recommend HCC Solicitors.
Kept us informed every stage in the case.

Big thank you to Patrick Maguire and Elizabeth Hayward who instigated the case for Martin, also all the team associated with the case.

A pleasure to deal with under the circumstances.

Martin & Jennifer - 5* Review on Review Solicitors

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    Horwich Cohen Coghlan Limited t/a HCC Solicitors a registered company in England and Wales registered number 08043633. Our registered office is Trafford House, Chester Road, Manchester, M32 0RS. We are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA Number 608056. Our conduct is governed by the SRA Standards and Regulations which can be accessed here: https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations