Why being a witness can still mean you’re eligible to claim The Accident This week, John Green has taken instructions from a gentleman who was witness to a frightening accident to his wife. They were in a large supermarket close to their home when a very large shelving unit fell Read more…
It appears that compared to twenty or thirty years ago, the police prosecute fewer motorists who have caused injury to clients. In the 1980’s, the police were involved in dealing with a much higher percentage of road traffic accidents and we often had to wait until prosecutions had concluded in Read more…
Partner and personal injury expert, Jonathan Stittle, has just settled two interesting claims; a case awarding £5000 and one for £16,500. A fractured foot after attempt to run client over – Pay out £5,000 The Case The first case was rather unique in that it involved a young man in 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, Read more…
Jonathan Stittle has recently settled a rather unusual case where a local cyclist was knocked off his bike by a driver turning left who failed to check their nearside wing mirror before making the turn that led to the collision. Our client, a man in his 30’s, was fortunately Read more…
Jonathan Stittle has just settled a rather unusual case where a client had previously used another form of solicitor following an RTA in 2013. Initially, the client contacted Jonathan about the case in 2015 – crucially inside the 3 year limitation period – stating the he thought his previous solicitor had Read more…
As an occasional watcher of the soaps, I always pay attention when a character is injured in circumstances where they would be entitled to bring a claim against the person or organisation responsible for their injury. It was on 21st October 2016 when poor Anna was badly burned after David Platt crashed Read more…
If you were not in your current job role, what would be your alternative career choice? As a cat lover, I would love to run a cat shelter – rescuing and rehoming stray or abandoned cats. I would also love to be a professional singer. I have previously sung at charity functions Read more…
Jonathan Stittle (pictured), has just settled a case for a lady in her 20’s who was injured in her local supermarket. Spilled liquid on the floor hadn’t been cleaned up, causing her to slip and injure her knees, ankle and hand. Initially the supermarket denied liability, claiming both that they had Read more…
The beautiful game is the source of much joy, but also it can be the source of great pain; and not just when watching from the terraces. A football injury can have serious long term problems and may be the cause of a potential personal injury claim. We have handled cases Read more…