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How UK Women Feel About NHS Care
How UK Women Feel About NHS Care We were curious to find out if there were differences in the way UK men and women perceive their NHS care - and to see if men or women were less satisfied with the treatment they receive. While dissatisfaction does not necessarily mean there is a case of clinica...
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What the Proposed Personal Injury Legislation Will Mean For Victims
What the Proposed Personal Injury Legislation Will Mean For Victims Last year’s autumn statement was met with outrage from both members of the public and the legal industry, as George Osborne announced the government’s intentions to overhaul personal injury legislation. The radical reforms inclu...
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What New NHS Budget Control For Manchester Will Mean for the City
What New NHS Budget Control For Manchester Will Mean for the City There has been a mixed reaction to the news that the city of Manchester will be in charge of its own health care budget as of April 2015. Dubbed to be one of the largest decentralisation exercises in the NHS, the ultimate aim is f...
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The SARAH Bill Could Lead To A Drop In Safety Standards
The SARAH Bill Could Lead To A Drop In Safety Standards A new Act of Parliament designed to encourage more acts of heroism and social responsibility has raised doubts about health and safety standards. The Social, Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act (SARAH), which received Royal Assent on ...
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Test Case Underway To Decide On Compensation For Unborn Baby
Test Case Underway To Decide On Compensation For Unborn Baby This week, there will be a landmark test case to decide whether or not a mother has to pay compensation to her disabled daughter who was born with foetal alcohol syndrome six years ago. The case, which is being taken to the Court of...
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Slips, Trips & Falls – Your Questions Answered
Slips, Trips & Falls - Your Questions Answered Slips, trips and falls continue to be one of the most common types of legal claims. What to look out for when claiming compensation and also what employers can do to protect themselves. What are the most common claims for slips, trips and fa...
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Second Phase Of Whiplash Reforms Could Spell Long Delays For Injured Claimants
Second Phase Of Whiplash Reforms Could Spell Long Delays For Injured Claimants On 1st October 2014, the first phase of the government’s Whiplash Reforms came into effect. The fundamental concept behind the Ministry of Justice-led proposals is to ‘improve the system’ for whiplash personal injury ...
Read MoreReport reveals ‘substandard’ care at two-thirds of NHS hospitals
Report reveals ‘substandard’ care at two-thirds of NHS hospitals A damning report into NHS hospitals was published last week, with the Care Quality Commission stating that levels of care are below par in two-thirds of hospitals, and safety is ‘inadequate’ in almost three-quarters. The Commission...
Read MoreReduced Personal Injury Rate is Good News for Serious Injury Victims
Reduced Personal Injury Rate is Good News for Serious Injury Victims After years of campaigning by solicitors and a long-awaited Ministry of Justice review, on 20th March, the newly adjusted Personal Injury Discount Rate came into effect. This is excellent news for our clients, many of whom h...
Read MoreRecord Mesothelioma Case Not Yet Decided
Record Mesothelioma Case Not Yet Decided A woman is pursuing a ground-breaking sum for compensation in an asbestos personal injury claim. The woman from Sutton loyally washed her husband’s asbestos-contaminated work clothes and went on to nurse him on his deathbed. She is now suing the compan...
Read MoreRecord Injury Compensation Case Against Liverpool Factory To Begin
Record Injury Compensation Case Against Liverpool Factory To Begin A Liverpool chipboard factory in Merseyside is at the centre of a huge compensation case involving around 18,000 claimants. Residents Claim Blaze Damaged Their Health A fire began at the plant in August 2011 and the residents l...
Read MoreQueen’s Speech Gets Mixed Response On New Bill For Mesothelioma
Queen’s Speech Gets Mixed Response On New Bill For Mesothelioma In her speech yesterday, the Queen offered some good news for asbestos-related illness, mesothelioma, sufferers after she announced there will be parliamentary legislation for people whose insurance companies have been unable to pro...
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Potential New Reforms Proposed For Whiplash Injuries When Making A Claim
Potential New Reforms Proposed For Whiplash Injuries When Making A Claim A Commons Report Committee earlier this year stated that whiplash injury claims had increased the average annual motor insurance policy premium by £90.00, with an increase of over 70% in claims for this type of road traffic...
Read MorePersonal Injury Reforms: Your Questions Answered
Personal Injury Reforms: Your Questions Answered Each year, in the UK thousands of people are injured in road traffic accidents. While some experience only minor injuries such as a few cuts and bruises, others are unfortunate enough to sustain more serious, catastrophic injuries affecting the sp...
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Payment Increase To Mesothelioma Compensation Scheme
Payment Increase To Mesothelioma Compensation Scheme The Government has announced that it plans to increase payments under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS) for mesothelioma victims who can't trace their employer’s insurer from 80 to 100 per cent of the average court award. This ...
Read MoreNew Research Gives Hormone Hope For Brain Injury Sufferers
New Research Gives Hormone Hope For Brain Injury Sufferers New brain injury research indicates that the hormone progesterone could aid the recovery of traumatic brain injury victims. Traumatic Brain Injuries Traumatic brain injuries are a type of brain injury occurring as a result of a blow to...
Read MoreNew Compensation Scheme Called For NHS Blood Contamination Scandal
New Compensation Scheme Called For NHS Blood Contamination Scandal The conclusion of a Public Inquiry which resulted in the Prime Minister declaring £25 million in medical negligence compensation has sparked anger from victims and their relations. Last week, the Penrose Inquiry, which looked ...
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Motor Insurance Claims Fall According To Industry Reports
Motor Insurance Claims Fall According To Industry Reports New data from the insurance industry has shown that there was a 10% drop in third-party claims in 2013. The annual report, which was researched and published by the IoFA (Institute of Faculty of Actuaries), highlights that this is the ...
Read MoreMid-Staffordshire NHS Trust To Be Dissolved
Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust To Be Dissolved Heath Secretary, Jeremy Hunt has announced that the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust is to be scrapped, with many services moving to other hospitals. Since April 2013 the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust has been in administration, and although the two main T...
Read MoreMesothelioma Court Case Gets Go Ahead From Scottish Judges
Mesothelioma Court Case Gets Go Ahead From Scottish Judges The family of a man who contracted mesothelioma has been given the right to take its case to the Court of Session in Edinburgh. Family Say Employer To Blame For Mesothelioma The man, who died in August 2006, worked for a joinery comp...
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