The Genoa Bridge collapse, otherwise known as the Morandi Bridge, occurred on 14 August 2018. This sudden and unexpected collapse led to the loss of 43 lives and a shameful blame game which continues today. This has opened up a whole can of worms in relation to the payment of personal injury compensation as a [...]
In principle, pursuing a personal injury claim as a consequence of negligence should be fairly straightforward. You prove the injuries, present evidence of negligence and leave the courts to decide a level of compensation. In reality, there is much more to pursuing a personal injury claim. This is where personal injury solicitors come into their [...]
While it is imperative to stress that investigations are still ongoing, Thomas Cook is under pressure after the death of two British holidaymakers in Egypt last week. Staying at the all-inclusive Steigenberger Aqua Magic hotel in Hurghada the sudden death of John and Susan Cooper has made headline news in the UK. This tragic turn [...]
Those who follow the personal injury claims industry will be aware that the UK government has now decided to delay implementation of reforms announced back in 2015 until at least 2020. While very few parties will disagree with the theory behind the reforms, it is the way in which they were going to be brought [...]
In this weeks blog post we will be covering the grey area of shared negligence as well as small claims and regulatory changes, which are under attack within the Houses of Parliament. Despite the fact that the UK government had seemingly pushed through an array of changes, due to go live in 2019, there seems [...]
As the football season nears to an end, with summer just around the corner, there will be a significant pickup in the number of people attending sporting clubs and sporting events. While many areas of personal injury claims are relatively straightforward, black or white in terms of negligence and liability, the same cannot be said [...]
In reality the 2016 referendum on European Union membership will impact every single area of business and personal life in the UK, one way or another. The task of unpicking a relationship that began more than 40 years ago will be a challenge to say the least. One area which has come under scrutiny of [...]
Chronic pain is defined as “pain lasting more than 12 weeks” compared to acute pain which occurs immediately when for example you touch a hot surface. This “warning pain” will disappear in a very short space of time once you have removed your hand from the hot surface. Whereas, chronic pain will last for in [...]
After initial proposals were released back in 2016 the UK government is finally on the verge of bringing changes to the personal injury law into force. The Civil Liability Bill is currently going through the House of Lords and should the rubber stamped into UK law in the short term. This will impact the way [...]
Despite the fact many of the motoring public, and the general public, have never been consulted it seems as though driverless cars are on their way. They are actually being tested on the roads of the UK at this moment in time with governments and politicians pushing for their immediate introduction – in order to [...]
