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Posted by Anne Sanders | Partner
On 20th July 2017
I recently attended the inaugural ‘Frontiers in Traumatic Brain Injury Conference‘ hosted at Imperial College. Dr Peter Jenkins (Imperial College London):…
Posted by Isobel Lovett | Partner
On 7th July 2017
For the past 17 years I’ve been helping patients with mesothelioma and other asbestos diseases, access state benefits, support and compensation.
In that time, although there have been many legal challenges brought by Defendants and their insurers, all designed to prevent claims succeeding or to reduce the bill to the insurer, there have been fewer significant changes in terms of additional elements of loss which claimants and their families can hope to recover in a civil claim.
Posted by Afiya Begum | Solicitor
On 4th July 2017
Following on from the tragic fire on 14th June 2017 at Grenfell Tower, which so far has claimed 80 innocent lives, it has been revealed that samples of cladding from 149 tower blocks in 45 local authority areas have failed fire safety tests. Downing Street have said every panel has failed combustibility tests.
Posted by Riffat Yaqub | Partner
On 30th June 2017
The Local Authority (Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council) and contractors who carried out refurbishment work at the Tower last year (Rydon Construction) are facing serious questions as are the manufacturers (Hotpoint) of the fridge freezer which started the fire. There have been calls for corporate manslaughter charges to be brought. Metropolitan Police Superintendent Fiona McCormack has confirmed that documents and materials have been seized from a number of organisations and criminal charges will be considered.
Posted by Emily Welstead | Solicitor
On 29th June 2017
No amount of money can compensate for the death of a loved one, following a fatal accident. Compensation can often…
