Though not able to throw the celebratory party originally planned for 2020, the heads of Skipton firm Armstrong Luty Solicitors are nonetheless proud to be marking the milestone of the 25th anniversary of the firm.
Nicholas Luty and Andrew Armstrong are highly esteemed personal injury lawyers who have each been practising for over 35 years, almost exclusively in the field of personal injury and clinical negligence litigation on behalf of claimants.
Andrew Armstrong, formerly Head of Litigation at Kenningham Underwood Armstrong in Bradford, established the practice originally under the name of Armstrongs in 1995, based at Broughton Hall near Skipton. When former Bradford colleague Nicholas Luty joined the firm, the name was subsequently changed to Armstrong Luty Solicitors.
In March 1998 the practice moved to town centre premises in Skipton known as Kipling House which was once the home of Rudyard Kipling’s grandfather. The author lived in the house as a boy during his school holidays in the 1840s and 1850s.
Where many of their former contemporaries have retired or moved to become non-practising senior managers in larger city firms, Armstrong and Luty remain hands-on for their clients whilst heading up the Yorkshire Dales market town practice. The level of experience and expertise they combine is exceptional between two individuals in this field, certainly in a small provincial town. As such they have attracted clients and referrals from a wider region with recommendations from other professionals including barristers, solicitors, accountants and medical professionals.
Armstrong explains “Solicitors that are solely dedicated to one discipline like ours are very rare. By concentrating entirely on this form of work we have genuinely become known as experts in the personal injury field and are referred cases from other solicitors in the area. There are many large national firms promoting personal injury services, but they are not able to offer the same level of one to one personal support which every client of this practice receives.”
Keen to distance themselves from the aggressive ‘ambulance chasing’ marketing tactics of larger firms in this field, Armstrong Luty Solicitors has refrained from actively pursuing business. The firm’s tagline ‘your local experts for just compensation’ reflects the partners’ ethos in helping clients with genuine cases of fault-based injury or clinical negligence who need support in obtaining compensation and getting help with their recovery or rehabilitation.
During COVID19 the firm has continued practicing with appointments conducted by telephone and video-conference for both new and existing cases.