Most people know that they have 3 years from the date of an accident to settle their claim or start Court Proceedings pursuant to the Limitation Act of 1980. That period can be longer in cases such as hearing losses, asbestosis and clinical negligence where the symptoms of an injury occur a long time after the negligence or exposure that… Read more →
The words “ Court Proceedings ” sends shudders through the spines of most of the population who immediately equate the word with their being humiliated in front of a jury and a packed public gallery by an aggressive, silver-tongued barrister. In Personal Injury cases, reality is very different to that belief, which is usually acquired from fictitious TV programmes that we… Read more →
We took instructions before Christmas from a client and her young son who reported suffering significant symptoms as a result of their potentially being poisoned by a material which had been applied to rooftops nearby to their home. The material, which is very toxic, appears to have seeped into their property through the window frames, which were rotten. At this stage,… Read more →
This is a question I am asked on a fairly regular basis by enquirers who have instructed other firms to handle their claims and have ended up with no compensation or much less than they think they should have received. My answer is usually given after I have discovered what happened whilst the previous solicitors were handling the matter and I view each case on its own merits. If… Read more →
I was pleased to finally settle a case this week which had been running for nearly four years. The client was delighted as she was fully prepared to attend a court hearing to prove that she was right, but I was disappointed that a multinational insurance company had made her wait so long for the compensation she was clearly entitled… Read more →
We have recently settled a case for a 30 year old gentleman with a soft tissue injury to his right ankle, who still suffers from minor ongoing symptoms. The client was climbing on a JCB Loading Shovel in order to clean the windows, but unfortunately slipped due to a defective step on the machine and fell heavily to the ground, sustaining… Read more →
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