Legal
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 [...]
By Ian Cohen, PLG In my last article, I looked at the very first stages of a serious injury or clinical negligence case and how early planning around accommodation can support both rehabilitation and litigation. For many families, the first move is into a rental. It is rarely ideal, but it offers a crucial bridge [...]
Parents of a Bradford baby left with a catastrophic brain injury are calling for a full public inquiry into UK maternity services after delays during delivery. Muhammad Khan, known as Azlaan, was born on 25 February without a heartbeat after his mother Javeria reported reduced movements at almost 39 weeks at Bradford Royal Infirmary. His [...]
By Spinal cord injury survivor, R.F. Hunt For anyone needing personal care, there needs to be a high degree of trust. But what if that isn’t present? What if you are in a relationship and your partner rather than acting as a ‘carer’ is instead controlling, abusive or neglectful? Molly had been [...]
Grant Incles, Barr Ellison is partner and head of personal injury at Barr Ellison. Grant qualified into personal injury in 2004 and has been dealing with life-changing injury cases almost exclusively since 2008. His most significant work experiences before moving to Barr Ellison Law were at Stewarts Law and Leigh Day over a combined period [...]
Warren Collins, Solicitor-Advocate at Penningtons Manches Cooper, tackles this delicate subject. The intimate consequences of catastrophic injury are often the most difficult to discuss, yet they represent profound losses that deserve proper legal recognition and compensation. English courts have increasingly recognised that sexual dysfunction following injury constitutes a legitimate component of general damages for pain, [...]
People with Cerebral Palsy in Scotland face further disadvantage in accessing support if the condition is included alongside many others in the country’s Long Term Conditions Strategy, a specialist charity has warned. A recent consultation by the Scottish Government on a new integrated framework for long-term conditions sought feedback from people across the country on [...]
A man who said he lost his job after two strokes has settled a disability and age discrimination claim against his former employer for £100k. Cliff Donaldson’s speech and movement were affected after he became ill in January 2023, leading him to cut his hours and accept a reduced salary. The 63-year-old from Belfast, and [...]
