It is impossible for me to explain the trauma suffered by a parent who has experienced a stillbirth. Not only do the parents have to come to terms with the fact their baby has died, but the mother must also go through psychiatric injury and the agony of an induced labour to deliver her lost […]
We seldom stop to think about the human factor of personal injury law. Tabloids newspapers love to pounce on stories of thousands, if not millions, of pounds in compensation being paid out for seemingly inconsequential mishaps. As a personal injury lawyer, it angers me that peoples’ pain can be trivialised in such a way. I […]
If your child has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and the condition has been caused by the negligent act or omission of a health professional, you may be able to claim compensation Compensation payments for Cerebral Palsy can be significant, depending on the severity of the condition. In February 2017, a boy who suffered a […]
One of this weeks major personal injury news stories concerned United Airlines and a 69-year-old doctor who was ripped from his seat by security agents at Chicago airport after refusing to give it up. It has emerged that Dr David Dao has filed a lawsuit against United, who are facing a PR disaster after its […]
Ski season- for most people, January, February, March and early April find there is nothing some exciting adventure and the one thing that many of us look forward to is to ski! Sun, snow and speed; and pretty ski villages. What more could a lover of the outdoors ask for in winter and early spring? […]
Last week British football was engulfed by a scandal of the likes it has never seen before. More than 20 former footballers have so far come forward with allegations of historical child sex abuse in football, with five police forces investigating. The Football Association has announced an internal review, an NSPCC hotline has received more […]
On Wednesday morning, an ordinary trip to work ended in horror and tragedy for people on board a tram from New Addington to Wimbledon. Seven people were killed and another 50 injured when the tram derailed. The crash occurred near to Sandilands junction on a sharp, left-hand curve as the tram was approaching a stop. […]
Alton Towers operator, Merlin Attractions Operations Ltd, has been fined £5 million after admitting to breaching health and safety rules. On 2nd June 2015, two of the carriages of the Smiler roller-coaster collided, seriously injuring five riders and leaving a further 12 people with minor injuries. Two of the victims needed to have their leg […]
After 27 years, the families of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough Football Stadium disaster have finally had official confirmation of what they and many of us who have been following the events believed to be true all along – their loved ones were unlawfully killed following acts of gross negligence by the South Yorkshire […]
