Articles by ‘Ali Batchelor’

Since 2008 there has been a legal requirement where following the death of a child under the age of 18, the death must be reviewed by a Child Death Overview Panel. The panel acts…

When a child dies it is of course a very difficult time, and it can be difficult to know what practical steps you might need to take. Here we have gathered a range of…

There is a significant correlation between diabetes and lower limb amputation. Between 2014 and 2017, Diabetes UK reported a staggering 26,378 lower limb amputations related to diabetes in England, an increase of 19.4% from…

Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month is an annual campaign, which is the result of brilliant collaboration from multiple UK limb loss and limb difference organisations. The objective is to raise awareness and…

While Mother’s Day is a celebratory time for many, we know it can be particularly painful for others, especially when so many have lost loved ones during the pandemic. It can be easy to…

From today, the 12 January 2022, it will be easier for families to secure public funding for legal representation in relation to the inquests into the death of a loved one in many cases….

You may not be aware but there are hundreds of organisations and charities all over the UK that provide support to the bereaved. Here is a list of some of the main organisations that…

NGAW will run from 2nd to the 8th December 2021. It is especially important in the current this year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently The Good Grief Trust charity have approximately 800 support…

As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic it is more pertinent than ever to remember the importance of Children’s Grief Awareness Week. There have been many more children and young people dealing with grief…

Following research by APIL into the postcode lottery of statutory bereavement damages in the United Kingdom, Ali Cloak shares hers and our wider team’s views on the current state of compensation for a bereavement.

In October 2018, our client Mr C attended the Emergency Department of the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital in Lancashire, having called an ambulance after he woke up with slurred speech.

A recent study has shown that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help radiologists identify a fractured scaphoid, a commonly sustained but often missed fracture to one of the small bones in the wrist.