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This blog was written thanks to the expertise of the Brian Barr Solicitors team, including Alex Cohen, Philip Cohen and Steven Akerman, leading experts in compensation claims for chronic pain and serious injury. Road Safety Week is a time to stop and reflect – not just on the numbers, but on the people behind them. [...]
Former Sunderland footballer David Watson has won a key appeal to have his neurological condition recognised as work-related. Watson, 79, who helped Sunderland win the 1973 FA Cup, is living with probable Alzheimer’s and probable CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) — a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head impacts. The Upper Tribunal has overturned a [...]
This blog was written thanks to the expertise of the Brian Barr Solicitors team, including Alex Cohen, Philip Cohen and Steven Akerman, leading experts in compensation claims for chronic pain and serious injury. At Brian Barr Solicitors, we know from experience that mental health struggles frequently go hand in hand with chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, Complex Regional Pain [...]
A mother who lives with constant pain after medical errors left her with a spinal injury and bowel paralysis is campaigning to raise awareness of its warning signs. Toni-Claire Miller, a single mother of two from Kent, was 32 when she was repeatedly "fobbed off" by GPs after reporting numbness in her legs, excruciating back [...]
Burnetts Solicitors’ partner and brain injury lead Paul Brown is former secretary of UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum and current secretary of Northern Acquired Brain Injury Forum. Here, Paul discusses how early access to specialist rehabilitation for people with ABI is essential to their recovery prospects but is currently dependent on a ‘postcode lottery’. Paul [...]
By Victoria Johnson, Pennington’s Manches Cooper Severe brain injury at birth is one of the most devastating outcomes of clinical negligence. The consequences are not only medical but profoundly personal for the families involved. Part of our role as clinical negligence solicitors is to ensure that families are supported in the aftermath, within the framework [...]
A pregnant woman who suffered a severe brain injury in a high-speed collision has secured a settlement of £9.2million, enabling her to access the bespoke support and rehabilitation she needs to help rebuild her life. The woman was a front seat passenger in a car which crashed into a tree, after the driver lost control [...]
In this edition of Meet the Lawyer, we hear from Robin Patey, principal partner, road traffic accidents at Express Solicitors. With over 20 years of experience, the firm is one of the largest specialist personal injury solicitors in the UK. How would you summarise your approach to serious injury clients and the importance of your [...]
By Medico Legal Healthcare In medico-legal proceedings, especially those involving personal injury, clinical negligence, or disputes over standards of care, the value of an expert witness rests on clarity, credibility, and lived clinical insight. While medical doctors and psychologists have long been central to this process, allied health professionals and other medico-legal specialist practitioners are [...]
Ceri Love (64) from Bristol sustained a spinal cord injury after a car accident in April 1991. However, it took nine years for her to be told the extent of her injury, leading to almost a decade of frustration and inappropriate medical treatment. After a car accident, Ceri experienced numbness in her left leg, difficulty [...]
