This blog is produced by members of the Personal Injury department at Pannone LLP, a full service law firm based in Manchester city centre. Our Personal Injury Team is the top-rated team in the North West in Chambers Legal Directory. We undertake the full spectrum of personal injury work, from road traffic accidents to industrial disease cases; from travel and tourism litigation to catastrophic injury claims involving serious head, spinal and amputation injuries; from police assault and child abuse cases to group actions arising from major disasters.
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By Simon Weilding in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Wednesday, September 1, 2010
The Manchester Evening news and other media have today reported the tragic story of how a wedding guest died and others were taken ill following a meal at a synagogue in Prestwich, Manchester. The article can be read in full here. Leading Personal Injury Lawyer Clare Campbell of... read more
By Kerry Blackhurst in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Tuesday, August 31, 2010
It is terrible to read of yet another incident involving a child being injured by dogs in today’s press. All too often in this department we encounter claims involving dog bites, although fortunately rarely as severe as the injuries poor little Rhianna has suffered from. However there have... read more
By Joanne Berry in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Tuesday, August 31, 2010
I was pleased to read in the press this week that a former bomb disposal has suceeded in his claim against the Ministry of Defence, as they failed to properly diagnose and treat PTSD he developed after active service including in the Gulf, Northern Ireland and Sierra Leone. ... read more
By Simon Weilding in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Following my blog on 5th August 2010, we have been contacted by concerned holidaymakers who have been taken ill whilst staying at the Sunrise Tirana Aqua Park Resort, Nabq Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Our clients relate symptoms consistent with food poisoning such as cramps,... read more
By Tim Grover in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Friday, August 27, 2010
It has recently come to my attention that there has been an outbreak of sickness at the all-inclusive Tropicana Grand Oasis Resort Hotel. The resort, which is popular with British holidaymakers has 437 rooms and is situated in Shark’s Bay, Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. Internet postings have... read more
By Mike Cassidy in Road Traffic Accident Claims on Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Regular readers of this site may recall that I blogged (03.08.2010) about Oxfordshire Council turning off their speed cameras. Their decision followed the withdrawal of central government funding for the cameras. Wiltshire is now the latest county to follow the lead of Oxfordshire in... read more
By Caroline Hickerton in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Thursday, August 19, 2010
I was very concerned to hear the news of Carrie-Anne Dudbridge who remains in hospital in Corfu following a 20ft fall from her hotel room balcony. I understand that she was on a surprise honeymoon organised by friends and family when the tragic accident occurred. My thoughts go out to... read more
By Clare Campbell in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Some people have no luck. Today's BBC story highlights the plight of scores of holidaymakers who having suffered the disappointment of losing holidays booked with the collapsed tour operator Goldtrail earlier this month, have now seen their re-booked holidays being ruined by the... read more
By Kerry Blackhurst in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Wednesday, August 18, 2010
I wouldn't want to take on the delighful Ms Campbell's claim after famously falling off her vertiginous Vivienne Westwood platforms - after all she was surely aware of the risks she was taking on when she started tottering down the runway - however I am currently acting... read more
By Kim Harrison in Industrial Disease Claims on Wednesday, August 18, 2010
As a solicitor who specialises in industrial disease cases such as mesothelioma and asbestosis I know what invaluable work hospices do to care for cancer sufferers and their families. Therefore I was very pleased to read about a landmark claim recently in the news, reported in the... read more
