Articles in ‘Injury’ Category

As a UK Top 100 law firm specialising in medical negligence and cardiac claims, we realise the importance of sharing our knowledge to help people make better informed decisions. To continue to support individuals…

Mark Hambleton looks at the Government’s proposed law on dangerous cycling and asks: do we even need this new law? Back in 2018 I wrote about the recommendations made to the Government to introduce the offence…

Roisin O’Dubhlaoidh interviews Family Liaison Officers (FLOs) to help share more about their role and why they do what they do. Family Liaison Officers perform a vital role in supporting families after the sudden…

Roisin O’Dubhlaoidh explains what you need to know about the process of making a fatal accident claim. Following the death of a loved one in a fatal road traffic collision, or other sudden event…

Ali Cloak interviews Angela Geer, Chief Executive Officer of the Coroners’ Courts Support Service (CCSS), about the vital role the charity plays in supporting people in inquests.

Chris Amys and Gabrielle Laurin explain your rights in employment when you’ve experienced a bereavement. Millions of people experience the death of a loved one each year. According to the UK Commission on Bereavement…

Becky Randel looks at how lawyers and charities can work together to support individual families at inquests whilst also identifying wider patient safety issues.   When families approach us to investigate something that might…

Becky Randel explains your options for funding legal support either for an inquest or fatal claim when a loved one dies. Legal costs may put off people who are looking for legal support for…

Ali Cloak explains what you need to know about a coroner’s inquest. Often the first time a person becomes involved in an inquest is when their family member has died and they are contacted…