As I drove into work today I passed a female motorist driving along using her rear view mirror to apply mascara, another female driver having an obvious heated argument on her handheld mobile phone, and several other people driving along whilst enjoying their morning cigarettes, coffees, toast,... read more
Welcome to the Pannone Personal Injury Blog
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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Tropicana Sea Beach, Egypt - holiday illness and sickness
By Simon Weilding in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Our team are hearing reports from disgruntled holidaymakers who have stayed at the Tropicana Sea Beach, Nabq Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt over the past few weeks. This 365 room all-inclusive hotel is in the popular resort of Sharm El Sheikh. Guests complain of a food poisoning / gastric illness... read more
Under 18's to be banned from using sunbeds
By Kim Harrison in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Friday, May 28, 2010
With the holiday season approaching and the weather picking up many of us are tempted to give our summer tan a head start by having a sunbed session or two. However sunbeds can be damaging to skin and for a while now campaigners have been worried about the effect on children and teenagers... read more
Five passengers injured after aeroplane hits severe turbulence over the Atlantic
By Clare Campbell in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Wednesday, May 26, 2010
I love foreign holidays but must confess to being a little apprehensive about flying. Air travel is a necessary evil however today's news about passengers on a United Airlines flight sustaining injury as a result of severe turbulence has done nothing to help me quell my fears! Apparently the... read more
Fun in the Sun – Advice for the Festival Goer
By Kerry Blackhurst in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Friday, May 21, 2010
As I blog I am looking somewhat wistfully through the window at glorious sun, blue skies and the happy faces of shoppers and office workers on a vitamin D high, enjoying the feel of heat on their bodies at last. This signifies that it is now officially the start of festival season! With... read more
Brake is charity of the week
By Carol Jackson in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Every day 8 people die as a result of road traffic crashes and over 75 are seriously injured. Brake works with bereaved and distressed families to support them during this most difficult time. Every week Pannone are consulted about legal claims arising from fatal accidents and we are pleased... read more
Good Samaritan wins legal battle
By Mike Cassidy in Road Traffic Accident Claims on Tuesday, May 18, 2010
I was delighted to read of the success at court of Mr David Tolley who sustained life threatening injuries in a motorway pile-up. However, I can’t help wondering at the attitude of the Defendant insurers who contested liability in his case. Mr Tolley went to the aid of a female motorist... read more
Reports of illness at the Beach Club Torremolinos Hotel, Spain
By Tim Grover in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Monday, May 17, 2010
We are currently acting for a group of holidaymakers who were struck down with a sickness bug at the Beach Club Torremolinos Hotel in Torremolinos, Spain in 2009. Now, as the holiday season starts to swing into action this year, there are reports that there is, yet again, an illness outbreak at... read more
Compensation for children injured by Maclaren buggies
By Kim Harrison in Pannone Personal Injury Team on Thursday, May 13, 2010
I was pleased to read on the BBC website that UK pushchair manufacturer Maclaren has agreed to pay damages to 40 UK children who tragically lost their fingertips in the hinge mechanism of some models of collapsible buggies. I blogged about Maclaren recalling buggies in the US back on 10... read more
Movenpick - illness and sickness outbreak reports continue
By Tim Grover in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Simon Weilding, travel law expert in the Pannone Travel Law Team, blogged about the Movenpick Hotel in Taba, Egypt at the end of last week. We have been contacted by concerned tourists whose holidays have been ruined by an illness bug which has spread through the resort. Over the Bank Holiday... read more