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David Johnston-Keay
Health and Safety Executive cracks down hard on dust
by Zoe Livadeas, a workplace illness trainee solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Asbestos is a naturally occurring material that can be deadly...
12/10/21
Laura Daly
Too big to manage: Is the largest NHS Trust in England struggling under its own weight?
By Chris Hurlston, medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell The biggest NHS trust in England has been told it requires improvement...
12/10/21
Andrew Hewitt
Living and dying with mesothelioma in a pandemic
By Michaela Morris, a client liaison manager at Irwin Mitchell Since the start of 2020, we’ve all lived with the global threat of...
08/10/21
David Withers
Baby Loss Awareness Week: Let's break the silence around baby loss
By Michael Turner, a serious injury paralegal at Irwin Mitchell Whist miscarriage, stillbirth and neo-natal death are not issues that I...
08/10/21
Irwin Mitchell
AbleStay: Bringing accessibility to London
London claims to be one of the most accessible cities in Europe – but where do you stay in London if you have a disability? And what does...
08/10/21
Irwin Mitchell
60% of patients with cancer symptoms did not receive specialist referral within two weeks – Is there a treatment blackhole?
by Ryan Blake, Medical Negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell A study led by the University of Exeter, working with University College...
08/10/21
Yogi Amin
Bespoke provision of education outside a conventional classroom – legal update
Authored by Alexander Davenport, & Erin Smart, Education and Human Rights Expert Education is a vitally important part of a child’s...
08/10/21
David Withers
How Much?! Damages Awards – Know Your Facts
by Kate Venn, an Associate Solicitor in our National Serious Injury Team It was recently confirmed that Jem Stansfield has been awarded...
07/10/21
David Withers
E-Scooters – Delivery platforms serving up problems
By Jack Lloyd, serious injury specialist at Irwin Mitchell As the autumn draws in, unfortunately the debate around the safety of...
07/10/21
Irwin Mitchell
Is the drop in life expectancy all doom and gloom? It seems the answer is not yet known
by Ryan Blake, medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell The effect of covid-19 can be seen far and wide, however, the Office for...
07/10/21
Irwin Mitchell
Return to the skies and the need for safe travel
by Anthe Korelidou and Demetrius Danas, international serious injury lawyers at Irwin Mitchell The Covid-19 pandemic created an...
07/10/21
Andrew Hewitt
The amazing work hospices carry out in supporting families at a time of need
by Helen Tomlin, asbestos-related disease lawyer at Irwin Mitchell The modern hospice movement was founded by Dame Cicely Saunders in...
07/10/21
Irwin Mitchell
Does Sarah Harding's death and a trend of younger women being diagnosed with breast cancer mean age should be taken out of the equation?
by Alisha Puri, medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK. About one in...
06/10/21
Richard Biggs
Back to school: Proposed changes to the Highway Code and considering pedestrians and cyclists outside of schools and nurseries
by Ruth Johnson, serious injury at Irwin Mitchell I regularly do the school and nursery pick ups . I often see near misses outside of...
24/09/21
Irwin Mitchell
Laying down the law on unruly air passengers
Thinking of taking to the skies soon? With the US opening its borders to vaccinated travellers, now might be a good time to brush up on...
24/09/21
Yogi Amin
£20 Universal Credit uplift cut will further deepen the struggles of many
Written by Melissa Davis, Senior Benefits Advisor at Irwin Mitchell Universal Credit was introduced in 2013 and is a lifeline benefit for...
22/09/21
Andrew Hewitt
The Coroner Service: Where are we now?
By Ayse Ince, medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell This morning I created some space, some thinking time to really absorb the...
22/09/21
Andrew Hewitt
Investment key to improving maternity care at Merthyr's Prince Charles Hospital
By Julie Lewis, medical negligence partner at Irwin Mitchell I was interested to read the Welsh Government cabinet statement issued on...
21/09/21
Irwin Mitchell
World Patient Safety Day 2021 – Maternity Care Matters: Learning After harm
By Guy Forster, Medical Negligence Partner at Irwin Mitchell The World Health Organisation has launched 2021’s World Patient Safety Day,...
17/09/21
Yogi Amin
Cuts to Children and Adult Social Services threaten services for the most vulnerable in the Newcastle area
This article is authored by Alexander Terry, Public Law Solicitor In March 2021, Newcastle City Council (NCC) approved £40m of cuts to...
16/09/21
Irwin Mitchell
Sepsis the silent killer - the importance of obtaining a subjective patient history
By Alexandra Winch and Nivetha Ramachandran, Medical Negligence solicitors at Irwin Mitchell Every hour, five people die of sepsis in the...
15/09/21
David Withers
E-scooters: what's next for Bristol?
by Georgie Moorhead, an Associate Solicitor in our National Serious Injury Team Legislation around e-scooters varies widely around the...
15/09/21
Richard Biggs
Government plans to tackle HGV driver shortage places road users at risk
by Peter Lorence, serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell The UK is currently suffering a shortfall of around 90,000 HGV drivers. In a...
14/09/21
David Withers
Smart motorways: where are we now?
By David Withers, partner, and Georgie Woolmer, solicitor, in our serious injury team Background The first smart motorway, originally...
14/09/21
Yogi Amin
Joint Select Committee finds no case for changing the Human Rights Act
by Yogi Amin, Partner, and Alexander Terry, Solicitor, in our Public Law and Human Rights team In January 2021, the Government...
13/09/21
Laura Daly
Is it time to reform social care? Significant failures by private social care provider led to the death of 3 vulnerable individuals
By Jade Elliott-Archer, medical negligence Solicitor, Irwin Mitchell A report from Norfolk Safeguarding Adults board found significant...
13/09/21
David Withers
Irwin Mitchell and Sheffield Children's Hospital deliver a four-part webinar spinal cord injury series
by Stacy Clements, Associate Solicitor, and Katie Moult, Solicitor, in our National Serious Injury Team Irwin Mitchell and Sheffield...
13/09/21
Irwin Mitchell
The Pandemic and mesothelioma
What is abundantly clear from the events of the last 18 months is that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused untold hardship and worry...
10/09/21
Laura Daly
Protocol set up to investigate negligence cases arising from gynaecology and obstetrics treatment at the University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHSFT
by Catherine Slattery, Millie Bolsover, Katie Thumwood and Tim Annett, medical negligence experts at Irwin Mitchell Irwin Mitchell has...
09/09/21
David Withers
Extending fixed recoverable costs
What are fixed recoverable costs? Fixed recoverable costs fix, by reference to tables, the total costs that a losing opponent – for...
09/09/21