Articles by ‘Mark Hambleton’

Often clients are confused about their professional negligence claim. Hopefully this blog will shed some light on the 3 most common areas of confusion.

The Parliament is currently working on the bill which will improve how we fund, plan, manage and maintain our national infrastructure. What will the Infrastructure Bill mean for cyclists.

This blog looks at the importance of funding arrangements and keeping you, the client, informed. It also explores a recent case study in the context of personal injury that establishes this point and the consequences as a result.

Recent report shows a dramatic rise in the number of Bristolians who cycle to work. But is enough being done to make cycling safe and simple?

‘Jackson reforms’ introduced a number of significant changes to the way law firms conduct civil litigation. With these changes come increased risks to clients.

Mark Hambleton, Associate, Personal Injury team, blogs about cycling safety: “I consider myself in equal parts a solicitor and a cyclist. Both law and cycling are passions of mine; personal injury law and cycling safety is where they overlap.”

A father/grandfather was given permission to add a personal injury claim to other claims arising from a fire in which his daughter and grandchildren had died even though this “new” claim was being added outside the limitation period.

According to the Department of Transport, the number of cyclists who get injured or killed in traffic accidents in the UK every year is as high as 19,000. Out of these, a few will have a viable claim for compensation. The other party in their case may be another motorist, the Highway Authority or even manufacturers or suppliers of defective equipment. What makes a claim successful? If you wish to claim compensation for a cycling injury, we suggest you keep the following top tips in mind.

Historically solicitors have been able to agree extensions to the date for serving witness statements; however, they may be sued for negligence if they try to do this now.

Cyclists who don’t wear helmets may lose up to one-quarter of their compensation if they are injured in an accident, warns Mark Hambleton of Withy King’s Personal Injury team. Although it is not compulsory…

Two Bath solicitors will be teaming up with some of the city’s best known rugby players to cycle 963 miles in nine days to help improve the prospects for disadvantaged young people. Commercial property…

Withy King’s Personal Injury team’s experience of taking on and settling previously under-valued claims for value bucks the trend reported in the Law Society Gazette last week. A rising number of personal injury firms…