Shock horror! Justice for claimants after all
Congratulations to the Lord Chancellor, Elizabeth Truss, for (a) doing the right thing and (b) for leaving many claimants’ lawyers stunned. Today (27.02.17), the Lord...
Clinical Negligence - Page 2
Playing Games with Peoples’ Lives
Is it any wonder that many people view statements by politicians with scepticism? “Say one thing and do the other” syndrome is alive and well...
Isabel Bathurst
Associate, Personal Injury and Clinical NegligencePayback time for Claimants?
In many cases, when Claimants are injured and they are successful in a personal injury or clinical negligence claim, they end up with a lump...
Emily Phelan
Paralegal, Dispute ResolutionStacking the Deck – Again! Further cost obstacles for claimants
In June this year my blog “Justice for All?” looked at how changes to the costs rules since April 2013 had benefitted Defendants at the...
Isabel Bathurst
Associate, Personal Injury and Clinical NegligenceAccess to Court – Free to All provided you can...
Prior to the most recent major hike in court fees over a year ago, if your client had a claim worth in excess of £300,000...
Isabel Bathurst
Associate, Personal Injury and Clinical NegligenceJustice for All? Compensation for claimants
“In a civil court case the claimant who succeeds against a defendant will receive, where appropriate, an award of compensation and the loser will pay...
Isabel Hodgson
Legal Executive, Trusts & EstatesHillsborough Inquest Jury Verdict
At around 11 a.m. today, the Hillsborough inquest jury gave their answers to the remaining questions concerning the disaster at Hillsborough football ground in 1989...
Isabel Bathurst
Associate, Personal Injury and Clinical NegligenceNever Say Never
NHS “never” events are in the news again. The Independent has run an article this week which mentions that analysis by the Press Association has...
