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By Paula Hansen, managing director, World Accessible Holidays In clinical negligence and catastrophic injury claims, future needs must be costed carefully and realistically. Accommodation, therapies, equipment and care are typically supported by expert evidence so that the figures presented are both justified and practical. Holiday costs should be approached in the same way. Too often, [...]

By Charlotte Morgan & Christie McCallum, Enable Law Personal injury litigation can be a lengthy process, especially for serious or catastrophic injuries. A typical personal injury claim can take on average one to two years to conclude. A catastrophic injury claim - for example a brain, spinal or other complex injury - can take three [...]

Government plans for a right to try scheme would let disabled people try work without losing benefits, but campaigners say more is needed to tackle hostile workplaces. Legislation laid before Parliament on Thursday will mean that people who start work or volunteering no longer automatically face a benefit reassessment, a prospect disabled people said was [...]

An MS patient is campaigning for a carer hospital access law to help disabled patients receive extra support in hospital. Nina Parry, from Swindon in Wiltshire, said some people with disabilities worried they would not be able to have their carers at their side if they were admitted to hospital. Currently, carers can make themselves [...]

The UK health watchdog is reviewing whether warnings on Parkinson's drugs should be strengthened after links to gambling and sex addictions. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it would examine whether more steps are needed to ensure patients have enough information when prescribed the drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease. A group [...]

A Bradford hospital will pay £4.6m to a boy who suffered a brain injury shortly after birth, after a judge approved the settlement. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reached the agreement after a clinical negligence claim was brought on behalf of the child, who cannot be named because of an anonymity order. The boy [...]

A judge has again criticised both sides in the rugby brain injury cases as two landmark claims continue to make little progress. Senior master Jeremy Cook opened the latest case management hearings by reminding both defendants and claimants that "it won't have escaped anybody's notice that some of these claims are now over five years [...]

A charity which delivers therapeutic activities for children and young people with neurological conditions has partnered with law firm Slater and Gordon to increase the support for families who access its specialist services. Rainbow Hub works with young people who have physical disabilities as a result of brain injury or other neurological issues, and also [...]

Veterans with TBI are set for stronger support under a new £50m programme, the veterans' minister has said. The veterans' minister has promised a "step change" in support for military veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury, or TBI, after repeated blast exposure. Louise Sandher-Jones said a £50m investment in coordinating services for veterans struggling with [...]

Leading law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper is delighted to announce the appointment of Robert Dransfield as a partner in its nationally recognised personal injury and medical negligence team. Based in the London office, he will focus on complex and high value medical negligence claims, further strengthening the firm's well established reputation in this area. Robert [...]