All our highly trained Solicitors and Barristers ride motorcycles. We provide professional legal advice, finely tuned with biking expertise - We Ride, We Know

Who is to Blame?

In collisions car drivers are generally at fault with the main cause of the accident being simply that the motorcyclist was not seen

Less specialist solicitors will often advise to accept greater responsibility than they should or even that there is no case at all

Accident Scenarios?

We are expert in arguments over responsibility, including difficult areas of speed, filtering and road surface defects

we regularly take over serious claims only to find the previous solicitors have seriously undervalued items of loss

Why use us

We will act on a no win, no fee basis, even if your case has been rejected by other solicitors

all White Dalton lawyers are motorcyclists, so they know the risks faced by motorcyclists on the road

Solicitor - Jo Readman

Joanne Readman

  • Background: Yorkshire girl
  • Rides: Suzuki GS 500
  • Qualifications: LLB (hons) Law Exempting LPC
  • Likes: A smart legal argument, shoes and a bargain
  • Dislikes: Keeping up with ex despatch rider senior partners in traffic
  • Favourite piece of riding kit – her Exo heated jacket or her Sidi vertebrae boots. Shoes or comfort – a tough call

Jo has had a less chequered career before coming to White Dalton than some of the other lawyers here.

She has had her heart set on becoming a lawyer from a very young age, and went to university straight after leaving school, reading law at the University of Northumbria Newcastle. Jo's previous jobs include waitress, barmaid and bowling alley receptionist.

Despite all the advice of her biker brief friends at White Dalton, Jo ignored John and Rhi’s suggestion of a Ducati Monster, Andrew Dalton’s recommendation of an F800 Beemer and Andrew Chef Prendergast’s Bandit to get a neat and tidy GS500, on the sensible basis that it is light, does not have a great deal of plastics and is an ideal first bike. Dealing with motorcycle crashes every day gives Jo a realistic perspective on the risks of bike riding, and she has been known to point out to partners that their riding kit isn’t up to scratch.

Joanne Readman

Jo first came to the firm as a client 10 years ago and loved the atmosphere and camaraderie of the firm. Jo left University with a first class honours degree but rather than go to a commercial law firm, Jo wanted to relocate to the other end of the country to practice in the highly specialist field of motorcycle litigation. WDMS was so impressed by her during summer work placements that she joined us as a trainee solicitor. Jo comes from a family of bikers, so her motivation is clear.

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