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Irwin Mitchell
Dangerous asbestos in 60% of Welsh schools
By Rebecca Buxton, an asbestos-related disease lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Teachers, pupils and other school staff could be at risk of...
25/11/21
Laura Daly
Worrying impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the deaths of people treated under the Mental Health Act
By Lauren Cooper a medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell It is well recognised that the impact of the coronavirus pandemic goes...
25/11/21
Laura Daly
What is Medical Negligence?
By Kimberley Nightingale, a medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell I recently teamed up with Max Herberg at LegalTea to discuss...
23/11/21
Andrew Buckham
Study identifies long-term health risks for severely injured combat veterans
by Geraldine McCool, a military injuries legal specialist at Irwin Mitchell Service personnel, including those who served in Iraq and...
23/11/21
David Withers
Rural roads and their dangers
By Georgie Woolmer, a serious injury solicitor at Irwin Mitchell The risks of rural roads According to research undertaken by Brake, the...
22/11/21
Laura Daly
Remote GP appointments: Are they here to stay and how does that impact patient care?
By Rebecca Tramaseur, a medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic we have all become...
19/11/21
David Withers
What is the role of a family liaison officer?
By Elizabeth Whitehead a serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell and Sarah, Butler, a collision investigator with Nottinghamshire Police ...
18/11/21
Richard Biggs
Celebrating Hampshire’s road safety heroes this Road Safety Week
By Ruth Johnson, a serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Road Safety week Road Safety Week, organised by the charity Brake, runs from...
18/11/21
Irwin Mitchell
Asbestos in schools - new Parliamentary focus
By Laura Morrison, an asbestos-related disease lawyer at Irwin Mitchell The announcement that a committee of MPs will investigate the...
17/11/21
Irwin Mitchell
Upholding default judgment in the context of a jurisdictional challenge
by Daniel Matchett, an international serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell The recent interlocutory judgment in our case of Mann v (1)...
16/11/21
David Withers
Growing concerns over privately used e-scooters
By Georgie Woolmer, a serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Electric Scooters (e-Scooters) have been labelled a ‘major safety concern’,...
16/11/21
Laura Daly
Ambulance and hospital delays putting lives at risks
By Lucy Macklin, a medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Concerns are being raised by paramedics about the delays in ambulance...
16/11/21
Richard Biggs
Animals on rural roads: how to stay safe
by Cathryn Godfrey, a serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell The increase in staycations has caused an upsurge in the volume of traffic...
15/11/21
Richard Biggs
Accidents on rural roads
Unfortunately due to the nature of our work as serious injury lawyers, we investigate many avoidable accidents each week. Many of these...
15/11/21
David Withers
MPs to debate tougher sentences for fatal hit and run collisions and dangerous driving
By Georgie Woolmer, a serious injury solicitor at Irwin Mitchell On Monday, 15 November, MPs will debate e-petitions relating to road...
12/11/21
Irwin Mitchell
Men and Cancer – the importance of early advice and support
By Nicola Handley, an asbestos-related disease lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Lung Cancer Awareness Month and International Men’s Day These...
10/11/21
Andrew Hewitt
Reflections from our webinar Working Together in Healthcare Litigation: What Matters Most
By Guy Forster, medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell On Thursday, 4 November 2021, we heard from a range of speakers across the...
10/11/21
Yogi Amin
The Inquiry into the Sustainability and Recovery of the Legal Aid Sector
by Oliver Carter, a human rights solicitor and Eliza Bell, a paralegal at Irwin Mitchell On 19 October 2021, the Westminster Commission...
05/11/21
David Withers
Smart motorways to be put in a traffic jam for now?
Smart motorways never stay out of the news for very long. They create a lot of emotion. This has been driven by a number of tragic...
04/11/21
Laura Daly
Increased funding will help alleviate Cornwall’s NHS Crisis
By Luke Trevorrow, medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Last week I saw an interview on BBC Spotlight with Colin Holloway...
29/10/21
Irwin Mitchell
Mesothelioma – why legal advice is more essential than ever
By Helen Tomlin an asbestos-related disease lawyer at Irwin Mitchell With a decision expected imminently from NICE (National Institute...
29/10/21
David Withers
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Exploring the scale of abuse and the support available to those in need
by Samantha Burnard, a serious injury solicitor at Irwin Mitchell specialising in applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation...
28/10/21
Richard Biggs
New insights into chronic pain following recent research
by Lauren Haas, a serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell As part of my work as a solicitor representing injured people of all ages and...
26/10/21
David Withers
Haircut "mods" were not the only "mods" on offer at the hairdressers
I went for a haircut at the weekend. As I was waiting, I saw an advert. The advert was for an individual who could make repairs and...
26/10/21
Andrew Hewitt
Supreme Court judgment welcome news for tourists injured abroad and lawyers in a post-Brexit world
by Demetrius Danas, an international serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell After what seemed like an interminable delay, but in reality...
21/10/21
Laura Daly
Smear Tests Save Lives
By James Pink, a medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell I was interested to read about Laura McAdam who had no symptoms of cancer...
19/10/21
Alexander Davenport
Ajax Armoured Vehicle Hearing Loss: Military Personnel Left With Hearing Loss Following Vehicle Testing.
By Alexander Davenport and Carol Purang In 2010 the British Army looked to find a new multi-role, fully-digitised armoured fighting...
14/10/21
Irwin Mitchell
Psychiatric Injury following baby loss - when will the law catch up?
by Alisha Puri, medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Over 100 charities such as Tommy’s and SANDS come together to form the...
13/10/21
Alexander Davenport
Puberty Blockers - What is informed consent?
The Court of Appeal (CoA) recently handed down their judgment in the landmark case surrounding the provision of puberty-blocking medical...
12/10/21
Irwin Mitchell
A Work Trip with a Difference
by Daniel Matchett, an international serious injury solicitor at Irwin Mitchell I recently wrote on the emerging travel market in space...
12/10/21