By Kim Harrison in Industrial Disease Claims on Monday, February 8, 2010
Readers of my blog will know that as well as waiting for the government to make an announcement on pleural plaques, Labour MP Andrew Dismore has 2 bills going through the commons at present which are private members bills. Both bills were debated last Friday.The first , the Damages (... read more
By Simon Weilding in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Monday, February 8, 2010
As specialist holiday illness solicitors, over the past few years Pannone LLP have become aware of certain hotels / resorts where food poisoning outbreaks and stomach bugs occur time and time again. Once such hotel is the Torremolinos Beach Club in Spain. This hotel is very popular with... read more
By Joanne Berry in Serious Injury on Wednesday, February 3, 2010
I was satisfied to read that a passenger in a motor vehicle has been jailed for 4 years for causing death by dangerous driving, even though he was not behind the wheel. John Nichols was in the passenger seat of his car, which hit a young couple causing their deaths. He... read more
By Kerry Blackhurst in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The recent case of an RAF service man who sustained catastrophic injury whilst taking part in an RAF fun day raises the issue of when a person can claim for injury having voluntarily taken part in such competitive and/or sporting activities. Tragically the young RAF serviceman sustained three... read more
By Kim Harrison in Industrial Disease Claims on Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Last week I blogged that according to the press the government was about to announce a £70 million asbestos package to include setting up an insurance fund of last resort for suffers of the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma and to fund more research into this terrible asbestos cancer. I... read more
By Carol Brooks-Johnson in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Friday, January 29, 2010
It is estimated that only 2% of the people who regularly cycle have insurance. 98% of regular cyclists might find themselves responsible for compensation if they cause or contribute to an accident. There is a perception that it is cyclists who get injured. Many do. When they are injured in an... read more
By Molly Whittall in Abuse Cases on Friday, January 29, 2010
Statistics obtained by the NSPCC on the number of child sex crimes recorded in 2009 has drawn attention to the ongoing problem in England and Wales. The figures are shocking. Over 21,000 cases were recorded last year. As a solicitor dealing with child abuse compensation... read more
By Kim Harrison in Industrial Disease Claims on Thursday, January 28, 2010
Further to my most recent blog on this there are further rumours that the government is set to announce any day that victims of asbestos cancer mesothelioma where insurers cannot be traced will be compensated by a "fund of last resort" a bit like the Motor Insurers Bureau which compensates road... read more
By Mike Cassidy in Road Traffic Accident Claims on Wednesday, January 27, 2010
A study which looked at applying a safety rating to our major roads and motorways has revealed that only half of the motorways reach the top four star rating. Many motorways do not protect drivers who run off the road and other major roads score even lower ratings in the study. ... read more
By Tim Grover in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Here in the Pannone Travel Law team, we are instructed time and again by Client’s who have been the victims of skiing accidents. New research indicates that alcohol was a factor in many of the accidents that killed Britons in the Alps in 2009. Furthermore, more than half a million British... read more
