In his Autumn Statement, Chancellor George Osborne announced some new plans for personal injury claims, plans which have drawn widespread criticism from many personal injury lawyers and other experts in the legal industry.In his announcement, George Osborne revealed that as ...
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When you think about personal injury claims, you may think of road traffic accidents, accidents at work, accidents abroad or even clinical negligence claims. However, what you might not know is that you can claim compensation for a range of ...
It is estimated that around three million people every year suffer a personal injury, whether that be in work, in a car, on holiday, or even through clinical negligence. In the majority of these cases, the injuries were the fault ...
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Accidents at work are thankfully uncommon in the United Kingdom; in fact, the UK has one of the best safety records in the western world, but accidents can, and do happen. Unfortunately, a new report by the Health and Safety ...
Clinical negligence is an extremely complex area of personal injury law, and, as a result, many clinical negligence claims take much longer to settle compared to claims for road traffic accidents or accidents at work. In a previous article, we ...
Asbestos is a set of naturally occurring silicate minerals that was heavily used in construction up until the 1970s, when many global health bodies issued warnings over its use. It was found that continued and prolonged inhalation of asbestos fibres ...
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There are hundreds of incidents that could lead to someone needing to make a personal injury claim, whether that be an accident at work or an accident abroad, but some injury claims are more common than others; in the UK ...
The law surrounding clinical negligence is extremely complex, and most people assume that to claim compensation for medical negligence, a patient must have been left with life-changing injuries or illnesses. This is not the case, you can actually claim compensation ...
In July, we reported on the UK Government's plans to curb 'excessive fees' that some lawyers allegedly claim in clinical negligence cases. The plans revealed that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is considering setting a limit on legal costs in ...
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Over the last couple of years, the UK Government has introduced a range of new reforms and measures aimed at reducing the cost of running the legal sector. These changes have been met with widespread criticism by solicitors, legal bodies ...
