Clinical Negligence & Personal Injury

  To mark Injury Prevention Week, Personal Injury Solicitor Natasha Layton discusses the use of e-scooters and how these can result in personal injuries… What Is Injury Prevention Week? Injury Prevention Week takes place between the 27th June – 1st July. The aim of this week is to prevent needless injuries by getting people to […]

  Personal Injury paralegal, Haley Archibald, discusses the changes to the Highway Code and what this means for you in her latest blog…. Important changes to The Highway Code were introduced on 29 January 2022. If you were not aware of the changes then you are not alone. A recent survey conducted by the AA […]

“Making A Claim Against An Employer Following An Accident At Work”, Timms Personal Injury Solicitor, Natasha Layton discusses… Unfortunately, even in this day and age there are many employers who still do not take adequate health and safety precautions to keep their employees safe at work. Therefore, exposing them to unnecessary risk of injury. This […]

In her latest blog Personal Injury Solicitor, Natasha Layton, discusses the new whiplash injury regulations that came into force on the 31st May 2021. The long-anticipated whiplash reforms came into force on 31st May 2021 and apply to any accident that occurs on or after this date. As the reforms are now law, we will […]

In her latest blog, Personal Injury Solicitor Natasha Layton, discusses new vehicle technology, driverless cars and who is to blame should there be a road traffic accident…. The law currently allows us to make calls on a hands-free phone when driving if it is fully set up and the driver is not distracted by using […]

The most common questions I get asked are – how much compensation will I receive for my personal injury claim, and how do you calculate that figure? I am usually not able to give you an accurate estimate of what your claim is worth at the outset, particularly if you are not yet fully recovered […]

The prospect of bringing a claim for clinical negligence can be intimidating but with the right advice and assistance from a specialist solicitor at the outset, the process is much less daunting. Should I Pursue A Claim For Clinical Negligence? If you feel you have suffered harm as a result of medical treatment you may […]

  What is Injury Prevention Day? Every year on the third Wednesday in August The Association for Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) launches a campaign called the Injury Prevention Day.  The aim of the campaign is to prevent needless injuries by getting people to think about what they can do to help prevent harm. This year […]

    Could I be at risk of developing Vibration White Finger (VWF) / Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)? Vibration White Finger (VWF) or as otherwise known, Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), is a secondary form of Raynaud’s disease caused by prolonged use of vibrating hand tools or machinery. The condition is usually developed over […]

  In his latest blog, Timms Clinical Negligence Solicitor and Cauda Equina Syndrome expert, David Dickie, discusses an article in the Times on Saturday on NHS spinal surgery errors… Even as a Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) claims solicitor, and even after having won many millions for deserving CES clients over 25 years, I was shocked […]