A long-standing court battle between a number of charities and a daughter who had been left out of her mother’s Will has finally concluded, following a judgment of the Supreme Court which overturned the Court of Appeal’s previous decision and re-instated the original Judge’s decision. Some 13 years after the 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…
Recently, Eleanor Buckley, settled a claim for a young lady who was a passenger involved in a fatal accident. The car, containing three other people, was involved in a head on collision. The driver of the car in which she was sat attempted to overtake the vehicle in front of Read more…
John Green considers the effect of the Government’s change in the Discount Rate announced on 27.2.2017. The Discount Rate is used to calculate damages for future losses in claims, such a future loss of earnings or care costs. In reality this generally only applies people with long term or permanent injuries Read more…
Yesterday was a momentous day in the world of Personal Injury, as details of the Government’s proposals on reforming the small claims process were published following consultation. It is likely that these changes will become law in 2018. So what are the proposed changes to the law and what will they mean? 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…
This is the time of year that many people start to think about booking a holiday. Cruises are more popular than ever with an estimated 1.64 million people in the U.K opting to go on a cruise instead of a traditional resort holiday. Additionally many holidaymakers are opting to travel 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…
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…
Did you watch the recent dramatic episode of Eastenders where the driver of a bus full of passengers (in particular most of the cast) suffered a fatal heart attack and drove into a bridge? It was clear that most or all passengers were injured both physically and psychologically but, you may Read more…