‘Personal Injury’
Monday, November 26th, 2012
The spotlight is back on dogs and the law, after last weeks' pledge by the Royal mail to take more action against owners of dogs that attack postal workers.
So what is the current position affecting you and your dog? At present, the relevant legislation is contained within several different Acts ...
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Thursday, November 15th, 2012
Parents whose baby daughter was taken from them after a hospital admission revealed multiple fractures of her skull have won an appeal against an earlier ruling. The Court of Appeal directed a re-hearing of the case after the parents’ lawyers presented expert evidence that the girl may have had an ...
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
A woman suffering from irreversible brain damage is to be allowed to die with dignity after a judge dismissed reports by two therapy assistants that she may have repeatedly whispered the word ‘die’. Mr Justice Roderic Wood, sitting at the Court of Protection, ruled that ‘J’, aged 56, who suffered ...
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Thursday, November 8th, 2012
It is no longer the foxes that are in danger from hunting with hounds - it is now their handlers who face long-term health risks from inadequate worming programmes because of financial constraints, according to Department of Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) figures. This was highlighted in on eof our ...
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Monday, November 5th, 2012
A mother whose heart stopped a fortnight after having her gall bladder removed at an NHS hospital has won six-figure compensation from the NHS. The woman, aged in her 40s, had suffered from multiple gallstones along with a number of other medical complaints and went into the hospital for surgery ...
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Monday, July 30th, 2012
I am thrilled that the Child Brain Injury Trust has accepted my application to become a member of their legal directory. I am passionate about making life after brain injury as rewarding as it could have been, had the injury not been acquired. The charity does a fantastic job raising ...
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Friday, July 13th, 2012
One ray of hope for women involved in PIP/defective breast implant cases is that they may have a claim against their credit card company and or finance company (if loans were arranged) and be able to have the implants removed. It has been reported in the national ...
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Listen to a recording of Jon Rees, Head of Personal Injury at Brethertons being interviewed on Talk Radio Europe on 20th Feb discussing the compensation culture, the personal injury sector, referral fees, insurance premiums, fraudulent claims, reform and the future.
Jon spoke in depth about this topic in last week's ...
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Brethertons solicitor Richard Hopkin has been awarded accreditation for recognition of his expertise in the field of Personal Injury by the Law Society.
The Law Society’s Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme covers all varieties of work undertaken by lawyers on behalf of injured people, or their dependants where injury or fatal injury ...
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Monday, February 20th, 2012
All @brethertonspi were pleased to hear this week that our colleague Richard Hopkin has been recognised by the Law Society for his commitment to personal injury work under its Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme. Well done Richard! This recognition is all the more pleasing coming so soon after we were recognised ...
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