Articles in ‘Injury’ Category

If you turned your TV to Channel 5 News last week, you might have seen a story about CRPS. To many this will have seemed totally new, but sadly for many people CRPS is something they’ve had to live with for a long time, and without much sympathy or even recognition that the condition is “real”.

Do we really have a ‘compensation culture’ in this country? With insurance premiums rising, you might be thinking that this must be the case, but do the stats reflect this?

The effects of a brain injury on a person can be physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioural. The latter three are essentially hidden from the average person, and therefore less well understood.

Concussion is usually a temporary injury to the brain caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head. You’d usually associate it with sport, but anyone can get one, even celebrities.

With the Football World Cup under a month away, our team have some helpful advice for fans travelling from the UK to enjoy the competition in Russia.

A woman who endured “appalling” dental treatment for almost two decades has been awarded £160,000 in total damages – the highest amount ever awarded for a dental negligence claim. RWK Goodman has been vigorously…

A deceased man’s family have been awarded £625,000 after bringing a claim for benzodiazepine mis-prescription which tragically led him to take his own life – one of the largest reported settlements of its kind…

Our team got involved with the Law Society’s #SolicitorChat initiative, to help people on social media understand key topics around the legal profession. This time, Ali Cloak and Mark Hambleton offered their perspectives on instructing a solicitor.

Abbie Porter from our expert mesothelioma team looks at the news that talcum powder could have been contaminated with asbestos, and what this means for the future.

Mark Hambleton, partner and cycling advocate from our Personal Injury team, argues that plans for new laws on cycling aren’t tackling the real dangers on our roads.

It’s sportive season and each year there are more and more events to choose from, with organisers stretching the boundaries by devising longer / more challenging routes and broadening their offering to appeal to a wider audience.

You won’t have to read too many cycling case law reports before you come across the term ‘contributory negligence’. If you have been involved in a cycling accident, you may already be familiar with your legal team talking to you about ‘contrib’ – the shorthand for contributory negligence.