Written by Lynette Walsh on 3 July 2018
A No Win, No Fee Agreement is also known as a Conditional Fee Agreement and enables you to make a claim for compensation, with no financial risk to you and without paying any legal fees upfront. Read On
Written by Tom Barnes on 28 June 2018
Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) is a charity for patient safety and justice. They provide support and free independent advice to people who have been affected by medical accidents. Read On
Written by Lynette Walsh on 27 June 2018
Cancer is one of the most common illnesses in the UK and causes thousands of deaths every year. It is caused by a change in the body’s cells. Read On
We were very pleased to wear our hats at BTTJ and raise money in support of Hats for Headway during Action for Brain Injury Week. Headway are a great charity who support and provide rehabilitation to people affected by brain injury. Headway LLR raised over £300. Read On
For anyone who has been affected by the DePuy Hip Replacement claims, there is a very good article which explains, in some detail, how these claims arose and the history behind them along with an explanation of how and why the Court came to their recent decision that DePuy were not negligent in the manufacture of the various metal on metal hip prosthesis. Read On
Richard, a medical negligence specialist with BTTJ, had to meet a series of 50- plus stringent criteria before his appointment to the panel, looking at experience, knowledge, case management, client care and monitoring client satisfaction, among other areas. Read On
All women registered with a GP and aged between 50 and 70 should be automatically invited for breast cancer screening every 3 years. They should receive their final invitation for screening between the ages of 68 and 71. Read On
Following a request to review four individual cases, Surgeons from the Royal College of Surgeons carried out an inspection in September 2017 where it has been suggested that they criticised two brain surgery operations where the patients went on to die. Read On
With the introduction of the Civil Liability Bill into the House of Lords this week, the Ministry of Justice has produced their response to the report of the Civil Justice Committee (CJS) and has rejected the argument that there is insufficient evidence to overhaul how the discount rate in personal injury claims is set. Read On
Solicitor Richard Stanford was interviewed by the BBC with regards to the unique Clinical Negligence case that was recently concluded with Adam Weitzman QC. Read On
