Lauren Haas

Upcoming rule changes in personal injury claims arising from accidents on a ship

The Civil Procedure Rules relating to which court a claim should be brought in relating to accidents arising on a ship will be changed as...

24/03/23

Angela Jackman KC Hon

The Down Syndrome Act 2022

The Down Syndrome Act 2022 (the Act) was passed on 28 April 2022. To set the Act in context, it is specified at the outset that its...

21/03/23

Angela Jackman KC Hon

Use of restraint in schools: It's time for change to address shortcomings in safeguarding and accountability

The use of restraint against children in schools is understandably highly emotive and raises crucial issues regarding protection of their...

07/03/23

Carol Purang

Military noise-induced hearing loss: A new diagnostic method

Every year, thousands of military service personnel are injured by being exposed to excessive levels of noise. This can be wide ranging...

02/03/23

Carol Purang

With 300,000 members of the military community affected by noise induced hearing loss what support is available to help ex-service personnel

With World Hearing Day being held on 3 March, I wanted to highlight how Irwin Mitchell supports serving and ex-military personnel whose...

01/03/23