Slips, trips and falls are the most common types of accident in life generally and, thankfully, the consequences of many falls on snow or ice are simply minor bumps and bruises. In previous years however, thousands of people have been admitted to hospital after suffering more serious injuries after falls during wintry weather. Figures from…
A new set of rights for victims of misleading and aggressive commercial practices came into force on 1st October 2014. Whilst it has been an offence for businesses to use these kinds of tactics since 2008, there has been no recompense for consumers who feel they have been victims. The Consumer Protection Regulations 2014 give…
One in four adults has suffered a recent personal injury or accident, but only 20 per cent have made a claim. Following an accident, you may want and be entitled to make a personal injury compensation claim through an personal injury claims solicitor. As many as one in four adults have suffered from a personal…
Our client slipped on cobbled stones. The cobbled stones had not been maintained properly by the local authority and consequently weeds and moss had grown and the cobbled stones had become dislodged. Our client suffered with ruptured tendons to both legs which led to restricted mobility and absence from work. As Oldham personal injury lawyers…
Since April 2014 courts have been making child arrangement orders instead of residence and contacts orders. The new orders have two main elements to serve: with whom a child is to live and when with whom, when and how a child is to spend time or otherwise have contact with someone Whilst the new child…
Our client was a cyclist who unfortunately was struck by a lorry sustaining serious injuries to the foot, toes, ankle, ribs, upper arm and shoulder. We recovered £60,000 for our client. Road traffic accidents are the most common claims that our Oldham personal injury solicitors are asked to handle. With more and more drivers on the roads…
New inheritance law changes simplifying what happens when someone dies without leaving a will came into effect on 1st October 2014. Changes to the rights of people whose spouses or civil partners die without making a will have come into force. The changes have been designed to speed up and modernise the process for dividing…
In a recent case, our client was doing what thousands of us do every day – joining a dual carriage way from a slip road. Unfortunately on this day, an accident occurred that initially may have appeared to have been our client’s fault. However as we outline below, just because you are the one joining…
Local solicitor Antony Brannick has been providing ‘legal aid’ of a rather different kind to a group of professional musicians recently. Antony, who is a family law specialist with Wrigley Claydon solicitors and based at their Todmorden office, has been using his musical skills as a conductor in the world premiere of a new opera…
Families of missing people will have new rights following law changes taking effect from, 1 October 2014. Families and next of kin will be able to apply for a Presumption of Death Certificate (made through the Presumption of Death Act 2013 and apply in England and Wales) for a loved one who has gone missing…