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Personal Injury Lawyer of the Month: Anne Sanders

Anne Sanders is a partner in a personal injury team. She specialises in catastrophic and complex injury claims with over 20 years’ experience, acting only for injured people and their…

October 8, 2021
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  • personal-injury

What is Mediation in a Personal Injury Case?

I love to litigate. Why? As a trainee and then a newly qualified solicitor my supervising partner told me this: “Litigate to negotiate”. She was 100% right. To get the…

October 8, 2021
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Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Injury Claims- Part 3

Introduction Here is my final list of the most frequently questions I am asked as a personal injury solicitor. Compiling the three lists has reminded me of all the issues…

September 28, 2021
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  • personal-injury

Can I Make A Personal Injury Claim If I Have A Pre-Existing Health Condition?

If you have been involved in an accident that was not your fault and you have sustained an injury, you may be able to claim compensation. If for example you…

September 23, 2021
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What Is The Difference Between A Treating Doctor And A Medico Legal Expert For The Purpose Of A Personal Injury Claim?

If you have been involved in an accident at work, a road traffic accident, an accident in public premises for example which was not your fault and you were injured…

September 6, 2021
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Personal Injury Lawyer of The Month: Louise Jukes

Louise Jukes is a Partner in our Personal Injury team, specialising in cases involving serious and complex injuries. Louise has over 20 years’ experience in this area of law and…

September 1, 2021
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  • rehabilitation

Interim Payments and Rehabilitation for Personal Injury – What Are They?

Interim payments and rehabilitation are essential in helping injured people on the road to recovery. Serious injury claims can take months, if not years, to settle and during that period…

August 23, 2021
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  • personal-injury

What Happens At A Medical Examination?

Why is it important to tell the medico-legal expert of my pre-existing injuries and any other accidents? In a personal injury claim, a medical-legal expert is instructed to prepare a…

August 17, 2021
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  • spinal-cord-injury

What Does a Spinal Injury Involve?

A spinal injury can be a very serious injury that is likely to have a lasting and significant impact on the individual in question. Spinal injuries are caused by an…

August 5, 2021
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  • burns-and scarring-injuries

How is Scarring Valued in a Personal Injury Claim?

As a result of an accident, you may have suffered from scarring on the body or the face. When assessing the value of scarring in a Personal Injury Claim, we…

August 4, 2021
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  • road-traffic-accident

Supporting National Road Victim Month 2021

During National Road Victim Month we remember those who have been killed or seriously injured on our roads. The road traffic accident charity RoadPeace has observed National Road Victim Month…

August 3, 2021
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Personal Injury Lawyer of the Month: Leticia Williams

Leticia Williams is a Partner at Hodge Jones & Allen and is the head of our Personal Injury team. Leticia joined the team back in 2009 and specialises in complex…

August 2, 2021
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How Social Media Can Affect Your Personal Injury Claim

Social Media is now an intrinsic part of our lives to varying degrees, whether through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or some other form. We use it to share events that are...

July 21, 2021
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  • serious-injury

A Life Changing Injury – What Is It And How Can We Help?

What is a life changing injury? Life-changing injuries (also called traumatic or catastrophic injuries) are generally defined as injuries that are so serious that they result in some form of…

July 19, 2021
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  • accident-at work

Should I Be Worried About Making A Claim Against My Employer?

‘Will my employer change their behaviour towards me as a result of my claim?’’ I was recently asked this question by a client who was at the start of their…

July 7, 2021
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Personal Injury Lawyer of the Month: Ken Brough

Ken Brough is a Partner in our Personal Injury team. He specialises in catastrophic and fatal injury claims, with 25 years’ experience acting solely for injured people and their families.…

July 1, 2021
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  • personal-injury

What Are My Options If My Injury Wasn’t Caused By Negligence?

Almost everyone has been hurt while using a particular product, whether they were bruised or burned and in many cases people assume it was just an accident. While this may…

June 22, 2021
Opinion
  • brain-injury

Brain Injury Caused By Football

I love football. I always have. From watching my four brothers playing it, (wishing I was included) to supporting my own daughter playing it at grassroots level. The start of…

June 17, 2021
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  • road-traffic-accident

Hodge Jones & Allen support Brake’s Kids Walk campaign

Every 20 minutes someone is killed or seriously injured on UK roads. The statistics of road casualties in the UK do not make easy reading and as personal injury lawyers,…

June 16, 2021
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  • brain-injury
  • road-traffic-accident

Benefits of Speech And Language Therapy (SLT) Following a Brain Injury

I have been working on behalf of a Claimant who sustained a minor brain injury following a road traffic accident when he was under the age of 3. The incident…

June 10, 2021
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