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.
We hope you will find this blog useful, informative and thought provoking. We'd be really interested to hear from you regarding any of the issues we cover, so please take the opportunity to make comments. We would also like to hear your views on the format and content of the blog and if there are subjects you'd like us to cover, then please email us and let us know.
By Nick Harrison in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Thursday, June 24, 2010
In a blog on Monday this week, we confirmed that our Cycling Claims Team would be giving out hi-vis vests and bags for life at the National Bike Week roadshow event in Manchester's Albert Square on Tuesday 22nd June. Nick Harrison and Molly Whittall from the team are pleased to announce that... read more
By Kim Harrison in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Thursday, June 24, 2010
Last Friday I attended a course run by the Merseyside Asbestos Victims Support Group which is a charity helping victims of asbestos related diseases such as mesothelioma. The first speaker was Michael Lees, who is part of the Asbestos In Schools campaign formed in 2009. Michael's... read more
By Kerry Blackhurst in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Having been away from civilised society for a week whilst letting my two toddlers rampage feral-like through the Welsh countryside, I have been slightly slow on the uptake in reading about our esteemed new Prime Minister’s recent pledge to overhaul those outrageous conker banning Health and... read more
By Clare Campbell in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Tuesday, June 22, 2010
As the daughter of a former soldier and sister to a serving soldier, I am very proud to support this Saturday's Armed Forces Day. This is an annual event that gives us the opportunity to thank and support the thousands of men and women, past and present, who make up our Armed Forces. Up... read more
By Simon Weilding in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Monday, June 21, 2010
In my line of work I often come across holidaymakers who have had terrible experiences on holiday. However, the reports I am reading from holidaymakers who have visited the Hauza Beach Hotel in Egypt are extremely concerning. There are reports of a large scale outbreak of sickness at... read more
By Nick Harrison in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Monday, June 21, 2010
Nick Harrison and Molly Whittall from Pannone's Cycling Claims Team will be in Manchester City Centre's Albert Square on Tuesday 22nd June 2010 at the National Bike Week event. The road show, which is free to the public, will give people the chance to improve their cycle and... read more
By Simon Weilding in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Monday, June 21, 2010
I have been receiving troubling reports of a large scale food poisoning outbreak at the Sharm Holiday Resort Hotel. The all inclusive hotel in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt is popular with British holidaymakers but there are numerous complaints about the standards at the hotel. The primary, and most... read more
By Kim Harrison in Industrial Disease Claims on Monday, June 21, 2010
Blog readers who are also football fans should read the MEN piece on vuvuzelas and advice given by Garret Spring, a Partner who specialises in deafness cases caused by noise at work at Pannone LLP. The piece speculates that Premier League football clubs could be sued if vuvuzelas appear at... read more
By Richard Scorer in Serious Injury on Friday, June 18, 2010
Scarcely a week now passes without more sad news of deaths and serious injuries of British soldiers in Afghanistan. These headlines highlight the burdens borne by our brave servicemen and women. However, whilst we hear regularly in the... read more
By Mike Cassidy in Road Traffic Accident Claims on Thursday, June 17, 2010
A government backed review into the drink drive limit has recommended that the limit be reduced to one pint of beer or one small glass of wine. A study suggests that 168 lives could be saved if the blood alcohol limit were cut from the current 80mg to 50mg per 100ml. The reduction... read more
