A quick Google search reveals that there are thousands of Solicitors who do personal injury work, so why should you use Taylor&Emmet Solicitors? We pride ourselves on the quality of work we do for clients. We are proud to be based in Sheffield. It is true what they say about Read more…
When people hear that their Personal Injury case is “going to court” it can often be a scary thought. The proceedings take place in a civil court and there will be no jury. There are generally no people in the public galleries and the Judge and barristers are usually very Read more…
This is a question we are asked by enquirers on a regular basis. It appears to be a commonly-held belief that if another driver reverses into the vehicle that you are driving, the insurance companies will automatically assume that you drove into the back of the car in front and Read more…
It is becoming increasingly common for the Insurers of Defendants to hire Private Investigators to follow and film Claimants who allege they have suffered serious injuries and are seeking to recover large sums of money by way of compensation. This is especially so where the injured person may have a Read more…
Personal injury claims can take a few months or can be drawn-out affairs. The time cases take will often cause understandable frustration and further turmoil for injured people. This blog aims to give you a realistic idea of the likely time frames and help you understand why cases may take Read more…
The Government is apparently concerned about the large number of “whiplash” claims and the associated costs and about the impact of legal costs on motor insurance premiums. The 2015 Government consulted on what it referred to as “a package of measures to crack down on minor, exaggerated and fraudulent soft tissue Read more…
A headline in The Times last week caught my eye. “Tribunals gridlocked by surge in claims” it shouted at me, as I perused the paper over lunch. Yes, we might be experiencing some delays in the tribunal service currently, but certainly here in South Yorkshire, to call them “gridlocked” would Read more…
This week, I have settled a RTA claim which has been ongoing on for 18 months – the Defendant drove out of a junction on a country road and collided with the Claimant, pushing her car across the carriageway, through a hedge and down an embankment. She had to be cut Read more…
With the summer months come relaxation and recreation. Longer days allow for more adventures in the outdoors which in turn leads to more accidents. Accidents can occur anywhere:- Slips, trips and falls We all enjoy a stroll in the summer sun, but unfortunately one of the most common types of accidents that Read more…
Case of the Week number 6 relates to a lady in her 40s who had an accident at work. She went out of the back door to take out the refuse and walked down a flight of approximately five concrete steps when, without warning, a large security light came on and blinded her. Read more…