Legal professionals

Many people assume a serious injury claim is simply about compensation. However, legal experts say one of the most important benefits can be access to rehabilitation, treatment and practical support during the recovery process. Despite this, recent research by national law firm Slater and Gordon found that many people remain unaware of their legal rights [...]

A single punch may have knocked a Bury St Edmunds father unconscious before he suffered a fatal brain injury, a manslaughter trial has heard. Andrew Allen, 55, of Severn Road, Bury St Edmunds, denies the manslaughter of Scott Lisney, 56, following an incident at St Olaves Precinct on 26 July last year. Prosecutors allege Mr [...]

Police are investigating 10 deaths on a stroke ward at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, including possible gross negligence manslaughter and neglect offences. Lancashire Police are examining whether the care received by four patients contributed directly to their deaths. Officers are also investigating whether ill-treatment or neglect contributed to six other deaths on the same ward. Margaret [...]

Slater and Gordon has launched a serious injury campaign focused on life after injury and access to early legal and rehabilitation support. The ‘Life Continues, Differently’ campaign, launched on 6 October, features people who have adapted to life following serious injury. It aims to raise awareness of support that may be available after serious injury, [...]

Rugby brain injury claimants face £2.8m in defendants’ legal costs after court-identified delays, with most due by the end of October. The costs follow delays that Senior Master Cook said were caused by the “contradictory and misguided approach” of Rylands Garth, the solicitors’ firm that represented the players until earlier this year. Hundreds of claimants [...]

By Brian Barr Solicitors This blog was written thanks to the expertise of our team, including Alex Cohen, Philip Cohen and Steven Akerman, leading experts in compensation claims for chronic pain and serious injury. For many people, riding a motorcycle is about freedom, enjoyment and the open road. But motorcyclists are also among the most [...]

By Alison Johnson, partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper For many patients, a diagnosis of brain cancer arrives unexpectedly and with devastating consequences. In some cases, the individual affected may be young, fit and otherwise healthy. Scottish international swimmer Archie Goodburn, a national record holder who had been training with aspirations of competing at the Paris Olympics, [...]

An experimental MS drug restored movement and vision in mice by protecting nerve fibres and myelin, researchers report. The treatment, called K-9, also prevented increases in neurofilament light chain, a blood marker of nerve damage often used in clinical trials. Mice treated with the approved multiple sclerosis drug fingolimod did not show the same reversal [...]

Mark Howarth, a partner at Simpson Millar specialising in brain and spinal cord injury claims, discusses what makes these cases so complex, why the right lawyer and MDT matter and shares the career highlights that have stayed with him most. What makes brain and spinal cord injury claims different from general personal injury claims? Brain [...]

A well-known former pub in Southampton is to be converted into a home for six adults who need supported living, after the city council granted planning permission. The Angel, in Palmerston Road, will become a care home under conditional approval issued by Southampton City Council on 16 September. The decision comes only months [...]