Articles by ‘Simon Elliman’

Did you know James (Jim) Hamilton? Jim worked at the dockyard between 1955 and 1975. Our specialist asbestos claims team have been instructed by Jim who has sadly developed mesothelioma. Jim worked as a…

Simon Elliman, spinal injury specialist at RWK Goodman, explores the story of a new technology which has enabled patients with severe spinal injuries to walk again.

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Petersen died as a consequence of mesothelioma, an asbestos-related disease, in March 2016. Lizzie worked at the Bank of England premises at 31 Castle Street, Liverpool, between 1957 and 1964.  We believe…

On the 18 October 2018 Jennifer, Rachel and Maggie from our team hosted a table at “A Night At The Races” organised by Mesothelioma UK and held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire….

We are all familiar with the annual warnings, the headlines proclaiming a “winter of discontent”, images of patients on trolleys in corridors and reports of the toll on the weary staff who keep our Accident and Emergency departments open each winter. We have come not only to expect, but accept a stretched NHS over the winter months.

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Simon Elliman reviews a recent BBC investigation which has revealed that an increasing number of patients are faced with long waits for vital tests on the NHS, and considers the potential causes and implications.

Our specialist asbestos claims team has been instructed by the family of the late John Williamson who sadly developed and died from asbestos related lung cancer. John spent most of his working life working…

The Supreme Court has recently handed down its judgment in the case of Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. The case had raised the question of whether reception staff owed a duty of care to patients; the Supreme Court has now confirmed that non-medically trained staff do owe such a duty of care. But where does this leave A&E departments, and what does it tell us about the state of our NHS?

Maggie Powell of RWK Goodman Solicitors was instructed by Mrs X to pursue a claim for compensation following the sad death of her husband at the age of 67 in April 2017.   Although it…

We were instructed by our client, Mr S, to pursue a claim for compensation after he received the devastating news that he had mesothelioma.