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 Read more…
We will be conducting a series of interviews with the personal injury team for you to find out a little bit more about them and what they enjoy about working in the field of personal injury. The first of our monthly team member interviews is the head of department, Jonathan Stittle. If Read more…
We have recently settled a case for a 55 year old gentleman who suffered a fracture to his right ankle. The client was taking part in a pool tournament in a pub with his friends. He went to the Gents at approximately 11.15pm and upon entering he slipped over due to a Read more…
Most think the answer is “No”, but surprisingly, the answer is usually “Yes” provided that the insurance company has settled the claim on a “without prejudice” basis and that your claim has reasonable prospects of success. I have recently settled a claim for a local man who was involved in Read more…
We are about to obtain compensation for a Sheffield pensioner in his eighties who suffered multiple injuries when he fell over due to a dangerous defect in a local supermarket car park. He was lucky not to suffer a serious head injury and is likely to be left with permanent Read more…
Several years ago, a thirteen year old client of ours sustained a fractured finger on a ride at a local fairground. It was quite a traumatic event for a teenager which caused her significant distress and interfered with her schoolwork, stopped her being able to participate in sports, prevented her Read more…
I was recently asked by a colleague how the proposed reforms to the personal injury sector would have affected our clients, had they been in place one or two years ago. One case sprang to mind that really shows how the increase to the small claims limit would have prevented Read more…
Solicitor’s fees and fraudulent claims have long been the subject of scrutiny by the government in relation to its campaigns to reduce motor insurance premiums. As we wait for more news about the government’s proposed personal injury reforms, I wanted to shine a light on one of the real reasons, in Read more…
An important thing to understand about personal injury law is that compensation awarded is not based on the accident or the injury itself – it is awarded for the impact that it has on the victim’s life. Obviously, the nature of the injury and how it occurred is integral to our Read more…
Home is our safe haven, the place we feel secure and out of harm’s way. Unfortunately this isn’t always the case. Accidents that are preventable and not your fault can happen in the sanctity of your own home, sometimes with devastating and life changing consequences. In Sheffield and the surrounding Read more…