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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 [...]

More than 100 riders allege brain injuries after riding Six Flags’ X2 roller coaster in the past two years, according to attorneys. The claims follow a CNN investigation into reports of serious injuries and hospital admissions associated with the ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Southern California. Three lawsuits were filed this week alleging [...]

Around 1,500 Britons a day are quitting their jobs to provide unpaid care, a report has found. More than one million people are estimated to have left work to care for ageing, ill or disabled loved ones over the past two years. One in five employees, equivalent to 6.7 million people, are balancing paid employment [...]

The US Navy failed to adequately investigate or protect pilots from potential brain injury linked to flying fighter jets, a congressional report has found. The House Oversight Committee said the Navy had not formally studied whether conditions including high G-forces, catapult launches and aggressive landing decelerations could cause cumulative neurological harm. It also found the [...]

Some disabled people could receive specialist equipment or services instead of part of their Pip cash award under proposals from government advisers. The idea is among emerging recommendations expected to form the basis of the government's Timms review of personal independence payment, or Pip, which is due to report in the next two months. As reported [...]