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Mark Bowman's road traffic accident case reported on Lawtel

Mark Bowman's case B v (1) Gary Curtis (2) Andy Crane Transport Ltd has been reported on Lawtel. Our client, a 27-year-old woman, received £280,000 for multiple injuries susta...

N.Ireland bring in pleural plaques legislation

New legislation in Northern Ireland allows those with pleural plaques to claim compensation. The (Asbestos-related Conditions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 came into force on 14 December 2011. The...

Head injured machine operator awarded millions

The BBC has reported on a case where Jill Greenfield represented a machine operator has won a multimillion-pound settlement after a work injury left him with brain damage. >&...

Head injured machine operator wins millions from European Dismantling Services (EDS) Ltd

A machine operator who was left with severe brain damage after he was struck by heavy machinery at work has been awarded a lump sum of £1.75 million and additional annual payments of £135...

Employed vs unemployed: Dushal's article featured in PI Focus

Dushal Mehta , solicitor in our asbestos team , has recently had an article published in PI Focus , a magazine published by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). The article focuse...

Butterworth's Personal Injury Damages Statistics published

Andrew Morgan's book Personal Injury Damages Statistics November 2011 has been published by Butterworth's. This is Andrew's first time to author the title, and he has taken over this role from R...

Parents told intensive care error led to disabled daughter's death

After an eight-year battle, the parents of a disabled teenager have heard at an inquest the errors that led to the death of their daughter. Kirsty, of Pitsea, Essex, suffered from 14 complex me...

Mother died after blood transfusion blunder

A mother of twins died shortly after giving birth via Caesarean section after hospital staff failed to carry out a doctor's instruction to give her an urgent blood transfusion. The hospital trust h...

Settlement for failure to remove tube at birth

The parents of a young boy have settled a clinical negligence claim against a hospital trust after doctors failed to remove a tube inserted to help their newborn baby breathe. More than a week late...

Brain damage following hair dye use

A mother of two allegedly suffered brain damage after suffering an allergic reaction to hair dye. Julie McCabe, 38, is on a life support machine in an intensive care unit at Airedale General Hospit...


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