Legal & policy
A recruitment director has been awarded nearly £188,000 after a tribunal found he was unfairly dismissed following brain damage caused by a cardiac arrest. Darron Blewitt, formerly of Leeds-based Mach Recruitment, brought a claim for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination, which was upheld by an employment tribunal in Cambridge. Mr Blewitt suffered a cardiac arrest [...]
Denmark manager Andrée Jeglertz has urged referees to stop play immediately when players suffer head injuries, following a controversial incident in his team’s Euro 2025 defeat to Germany. Jeglertz questioned referee Catarina Campos’s decision to allow play to continue after Denmark midfielder Emma Snerle was struck in the face by the ball and remained on [...]
A US neurosurgeon is suing McLaren Automotive Events after suffering a “very significant” brain injury during a snowmobile safari organised by the company in Finland. Andrew Cannestra, 54, crashed near Ivalo in northern Finland on 2 February 2020 while taking part in a four-night “Pure McLaren Arctic Experience”, the High Court in London heard on [...]
Warren Collins, Partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP and Pankaj Madan, Barrister at Exchange Chambers and 12 King’s Bench Walk, take a look at the use of imaging in the court. Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) represents a significant advancement in Magnetic Resonance Imaging technology, offering unprecedented insights into the microstructural integrity of white matter tracts [...]
The Spinal Injuries Association has issued a statement in response to the UK Government’s PIP Bill vote. The charity stated: The Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) welcomes the Government’s confirmation that Clause 5 of the Universal Credit and PIP Bill will be removed at committee stage next week. Clause 5 would have introduced a damaging and [...]
By Alison Johnson, clinical negligence partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper Every five minutes someone suffers a stroke in the UK. It is a shocking statistic, especially when strokes can happen very quickly, without warning and can affect children as well as older people. Even when someone receives good medical care and survives a stroke brain injury, [...]
By Alison Johnson, clinical negligence partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP Migraines are complex neurological conditions that can cause debilitating symptoms. The cause of migraines isn't fully understood, but there are several key factors known to contribute. The first factor is genetics. Migraines often run in families. If one or both parents suffer migraines, there's 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. In recent years, we’ve seen a marked rise in clients presenting with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) following trauma – particularly road traffic [...]
Damage to a specific brain pathway may contribute to criminal or violent behaviour in some people after brain injury, a new study has found. The research analysed brain scans from 17 individuals who began committing crimes following injuries caused by strokes, tumours or traumatic brain injury. These were compared with scans from 706 people who [...]
A High Court hearing has been told that there exists no "safe threshold" for the number of times football players can head the ball; as part of ongoing legal proceedings involving former players seeking compensation for alleged brain injuries sustained during their careers. Legal representatives for 33 ex-footballers and their relatives argue that even if [...]
