Articles in ‘Injury’ Category

DID YOU WORK AT AMEYS? Our specialist asbestos claims team has been instructed by the family of the late Robert Everill who sadly developed and died from asbestos-induced lung cancer. We are investigating how…

DID YOU WORK AS A BOILER MAN? Our specialist asbestos claims team has been instructed by the family of Samuel Alderson who has sadly developed and died from an asbestos related cancer. We are…

DID YOU KNOW JEAN PETIT? Our specialist asbestos claims team has been instructed by the family of the late Jean Petit who sadly died from mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer. We are investigating how Jean…

DID YOU KNOW ANTHONY WHARMBY? Our specialist asbestos claims team has been instructed by Anthony Wharmby who has sadly developed mesothelioma, an asbestos related illness. We are investigating how Mr Wharmby may have come…

Did you work for Drake and Scull Engineering Limited or alongside Trevor Merrell? Our specialist asbestos claims team has been instructed by Trevor Merrell who has developed mesothelioma, an asbestos related cancer. Mr Merrell…

In certain circumstances, a coroner will hold an inquest into the circumstances giving rise to a death. In this blog, Ali Cloak from our Inquests team considers when a coroner ought to open an inquest and what the initial process entails.

A baby born in Gloucestershire has recently hit the headlines as he was almost twice the national average in birth weight, delivered naturally at 15lbs 7oz! The baby’s size went undiagnosed during pregnancy and caused significant problems with the delivery, as his shoulders became stuck; a life threatening situation called ‘shoulder dystocia’.

Kerstin Kubiak and Tracey Furminger acted on behalf of a young boy who suffered from cerebral palsy, due to meningitis he developed from untreated GBS infection contracted during the birth.

In the next of a series of blogs considering all aspects of inquest law, solicitor Ali Cloak explores what it means to be an ‘interested person’ in an inquest and the rights conferred by the title.

The Claimant suffered with multiple sclerosis so had a pre-existing vulnerability to pressure sores. He was admitted to hospital with pneumonia and was treated on an acute assessment ward.

Statistically 5% of all sudden cardiac arrests (SCA) will occur in the workplace, equivalent to approximately 100 a week in the UK alone.

Whether it’s an oblivious pedestrian, a speeding driver, or a poorly lit cyclist, we are all subject to, and responsible for, ensuring the collective safety on our cities’ roads.