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Discount rate in personal injury claims. All change!

Compensation is to put an injured person back in the position he/she would have been had the accident not occurred. For persons who have suffered life-changing injuries, there can many...

April 11, 2018

Opinion

Time To Go It Alone? Do You Know Your Apples From Your Oranges?

As a Claimant, are you happy to be what is known as a litigant in person and proceed with a personal injury claim without legal representation? The Government’s Proposals The…

April 5, 2018

Louise Jukes

Blog

Don’t look back in anger. Where there is life there is hope!

Manchester Arena Bomb survivor, Martin Hibbert tells the world “you can take away my legs but you are not going to take away my life”. Martin is a testament to…

April 5, 2018

Riffat Yaqub

Opinion

Collaboration in personal injury claims – a two-way process

I recently attended a seminar about understanding Defendant Insurers in Personal Injury claims and how to work collaboratively with them to achieve better outcomes for all parties concerned. I found...

March 16, 2018

Opinion

More than just the Compensation Claims

Injured and disabled people face many challenges in their day to day lives and getting around is one of them. I gained a new perspective on this particular difficulty having…

March 15, 2018

Sarah Townsend

Blog

How achievable are the government’s RTA claim reforms?

Even though it has not even published the Civil Liability Bill, the government is planning to introduce its reforms to road traffic accident (RTA) claims in April 2019. I, like…

March 15, 2018

Patrick Allen

Blog

Importance of medical evidence in a personal injury claim

A question I am often asked is why it is necessary for us to obtain your whole medical history to progress your claim. A request for your records is often...

March 14, 2018

Opinion

Head in the Right Direction…Help For Carers of the Brain Injured

In the UK, there are over one million people who have suffered a brain injury. The impact on the individual will be life changing and often procedures are put in...

March 5, 2018

Karen Mann

Opinion

Catastrophic Injury: Working collaboratively towards rehabilitation. European Neuro Convention 2018 at the Excel London 6th & 7th June

Rehabilitation: A Noun: The action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction or illness In my practice as a Personal Injury lawyer...

February 28, 2018

Anne Sanders

Opinion

Valuing General Damages

Thousands of people have suffered a personal injury as a direct result of an accident due to no fault of their own. A claim can be made against the negligent party...

February 16, 2018

Opinion

Take Measures to Avoid a Bad Romance

Valentine’s Day or in the alternative the trendier Gal-entines and Pal-entines Day is upon us once again. What could possibly go wrong on one of the most romance filled days…

February 13, 2018

Usheena Patel

Opinion

The Cycle Helmet Debate

In the UK, unless you are taking part in certain sports competitions, wearing a cycle helmet is not compulsory. The debate as to whether cycle helmets should be made a…

February 7, 2018

Emma Hall

Blog

Accidents at work – Estimated cost of £14.9 billion!

According to the Health and Safety Executive, the cost of work place injury and illness in 2015/16 was £14.9 billion. It states: “Latest estimates show that annually between 2014/15 and…

February 2, 2018

Louise Jukes

Blog

New year, new you? Don’t let an accident at the gym leave you in worse shape than when you started

January is slowly drawing to a close, and in the month of good intentions many of us have hit the gym, resolving to get fit. Gym memberships are at their…

January 29, 2018

Blog

Running to keep fit – how to stay safe

We are now reaching the time of year when many New Year’s resolutions have long since been abandoned however, there are those who have managed to stick to it. According...

January 19, 2018

Sarah Townsend

Opinion

Drive Safely this January

Now that Christmas is over and normal routine has resumed, it is time to consider the increased risks to our roads that winter can bring. One of the most common...

January 3, 2018

Leticia Williams

Opinion

Staying warm this winter – be mindful of the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning

With winter firmly upon us, home owners and tenants alike will be switching on the heating to keep warm. Whether you have a gas boiler, water heater or coal fire,...

January 2, 2018

Karen Mann

Opinion

Beauty and the Beast at Christmas

Everyone loves a good Christmas and New Year party. A big part of the build up to these events is going shopping for outfits and getting ready for a big...

December 7, 2017

Usheena Patel

Blog

Brain Injury: Football. Not on my Head!!

It was great to see Alan Shearer back in action when he took part in the BBC documentary Alan Shearer: Dementia, Football and Me. Shearer took part in an assessment...

December 5, 2017

Anne Sanders

Opinion

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The duty to mitigate losses when claiming personal injury

If a person was involved in an accident, for which they are not to blame, and sustained an injury as a direct result of that accident then they may decide...

November 22, 2017

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