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…
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…
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…
I regularly have conversations with clients about the loss they have suffered as a result of their injuries, particularly when opponents raise arguments about their claims for loss of earnings. Defendants – and this usually means insurance companies – make much of what they usually call a client’s ‘failure to mitigate’ 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…
Injury claims arise from many different situations. Most result from common situations such as Road Traffic Accidents, Accidents at Work and Slips and Trips. This week, I thought I’d list ten real claims that we have dealt with over the years that fall into the “unusual” category:- A client was caught under a falling Read more…
John Green (pictured) has just settled a case for a lady in her 30’s who suffered a dental injury. Part of the compensation award was for the cost of future dental treatment as assessed by the claimant’s dental expert. Surprisingly, the defendant’s insurers initially refused to pay the claimant for the treatment, Read more…
Personal injury Lawyers may soon be celebrating the arrival of Nintendo’s smash hit “Pokémon Go”. Players are reported as having caused injuries to others already. The augmented reality game sees players capture, battle, and train Pokemon using a combination of GPS technology and a device’s camera to make it seem like they are Read more…
We have recently settled a case for a Sheffield lady in her 70’s who suffered a fall due to an uneven road surface. Our client suffered injuries to her back, knee, right arm and teeth Liability was initially denied by the City Council and we advised our client to continue the claim. Read more…
I was pleased to hear Theresa May say that she would be directly addressing the “ordinary working class family” when building a better Britain in her inaugural speech as PM on Wednesday. As she stood outside 10 Downing Street in her leopard print shoes, she went on to say that Read more…