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The coroner has advised of the death of a tree surgeon on 23rd November 2016 and issued a ‘Report to prevent further deaths’ under Regulation 28 of the Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013. For full information, please click here....

This was one of the questions which the Supreme Court was asked to determine in the recent case of Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire. The claimant, an elderly lady had been knocked down during a struggle between two police officers and a suspect. They all ended up on top of her, causing h...

It is well known that pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists are the most vulnerable road users. Whilst motorcyclists are just 1% of total road traffic, injuries to motorcyclists are out of proportion to their presence on our roads. Figures released by the Department for Transport show that in rece...

Local authorities got an early Christmas present in December 2017 when the Court of Appeal set down some helpful guidance in relation to the extent of their duties when their unmanned car parks become icy. The Claimant, a 78 year old man, slipped and injured himself in one of Swansea City Council...

In what was a remarkable result, a discontinuance on a claim for workplace stress, bullying and harassment has been secured, two days before the start of a four day trial, despite liability having been admitted. Click here for the full story....

Working as a solicitor specialising in injury claims, I am all too aware of the frequency of accidents involving cyclists, often having life changing and devastating consequences including catastrophic head injuries. For those that cycle, the debate between whether one ought to wear a helmet or not ...

In September 2017, Cycling UK launched a campaign calling for more public awareness of the dangers of “car dooring”. This campaign has been inspired by figures released by the Department of Transport. Cycle UK point out that between 2011 and 2015 there have been “3,108 people injur...

A couple who claimed to have fallen ill on holiday have been billed £4,250 by their solicitors, after deciding they wanted to drop a sickness compensation claim against Thomas Cook. For full story please click here....

A dangerous trend is emerging. People are not driving according to road and weather conditions on rural roads, but are instead treating the speed limit as a goal to be overcome. When rural roads get treated like racetracks, nobody wins. Click here to find out why....

For some time now, the holiday industry has made much of the costs of holiday sickness claims, fanning the flames of the so-called compensation culture and solely focusing on those claims deemed to be fraudulent. For more information, please click here.             &nbs...