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 permitted... read more
Our client Ian was awarded almost the maximum award possible from the Criminal Injury Compensation Authority Panel after appealing earlier decisions of the CICA which refused him any payment at all. Ian was badly beaten up and left for dead by his assailant in 2004, his friend had been... read more
By Catherine Leech in Serious Injury on Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Denise Harris, former client of Pannone LLP personal injury department was inspired to write a book about her near death experience following a serious road traffic accident. Denise was mowed down by a drunk driver, she suffered a brain injury and orthopaedic fractures and spent 6 weeks in... read more
By Richard Scorer in Serious Injury on Monday, November 9, 2009
I've written the following article for New Law Journal about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) amongst soldiers. There is a great deal of media attention at the moment on fatalities and serious physical injuries amongst our servicemen and women in Iraq and... read more
By Joanne Berry in Serious Injury on Monday, November 2, 2009
Yesterday along with a team of Pannone serious injury lawyers I completed the "Hell up North" hellrun. The route was 12.1 miles of mud, mud and more mud, and we had to wade through the bog of doom meaning a very wet and cold finish to the race! We ran to raise funds for cbit - the... read more
There has been a lot of criticism of the CICA scheme and its failure to adequately compensate the victims of crime. The press have reported high profile cases such as that of Josie Russell , the London Bombings and most recent the case of Jessica Knight and the failure of the CICA to deal... read more
By Richard Scorer in Serious Injury on Friday, July 24, 2009
In an article in the Daily Telegraph, former Prime Minister John Major criticises the current system of compensation for injured soldiers. He's right to do so. There have been some improvements over the last few years in the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, but it could be far better.... read more
By Catherine Leech in Serious Injury on Monday, June 1, 2009
French authorities fear the worst after the disappearance of an Air France plane which left Brazil at 11pm last night en route for Paris. There were 225 people on board including (reports suggest) some British people. There has been no communication from the aircraft or any of the... read more
By Anjali Krishnan in Serious Injury on Thursday, May 21, 2009
The recent case law of Harrison and Wakefield Primary Care Trust (1) and Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (2) has sparked concern within the disabled community and beyond over a disabled person’s right to choose their own care. The recent ruling has stated that a person in receipt of NHS... read more
I blogged recently on the subject of whether our soldiers should enjoy the protection of the Human Rights Act. The latest installment of this ongoing legal argument has occurred today. Judges have thrown out a government appeal by deciding that the Human Rights Act can apply to British... read more
