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Blogs
Self-driving cars and personal injury claims
Self-driving (autonomous) cars are one of the most significant and talked about examples of automated technology in recent years. Whilst many people believe driverless cars could take the stress out...
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Case Studies
Barcan+Kirby’s Corporate + Commercial team advises on sale of Blue Marble Research to EMB Group
Our corporate and commercial solicitors recently advised the owner of a specialist market research company, Blue Marble Research Limited, on her sale to EMB-Group Limited. Background Based in Somerset, Blue...
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Case Studies
Case study: five-figure settlement for tip of thumb amputation following acrylic nail application
Our personal injury solicitors helped a client to claim compensation following a negligent beauty treatment that resulted in a nail infection and subsequent amputation of the tip of her thumb....
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Case Studies
Example case study: siblings’ estate administration dispute resolved by settlement agreement
The following case study is based on a matter that our estate dispute solicitors typically take on. Our estate dispute lawyers advised an individual when a dispute arose with their...
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Case Studies
Case study: advising a start-up agency on its terms and conditions
Our corporate and commercial lawyers recently advised a Bristol start-up agency on developing terms of business it could use for its growing client base. Developing standard terms of business for...
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Case Studies
Example case study: domestic abuse claims lead to Cafcass final orders
The following case study is based on a matter that our child law solicitors typically take on. Our child law solicitors helped issue a Child Arrangements Order and a Specific...
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Case Studies
The following case study is based on a matter that our child law solicitors typically take on, highlighting the complexities surrounding cases involving children. Our child law solicitors helped issue...
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Blogs
New pathway launched to diagnose Cauda Equina Syndrome without delay
A new pathway is available to help clinicians better diagnose and treat patients suspected of having Cauda Equina Syndrome, a rare but serious spinal condition. The pathway has been developed...
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Blogs
The Birth Trauma Inquiry: a further demand for safer maternity care
Today (13th May 2024), the country’s first parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma has been released. The headline? Good maternity care ‘is the exception rather than the rule’. Here, medical negligence...
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Case Studies
Example case study: sibling dispute over late mother’s invalid Will
The following case study is based on a matter that our inheritance dispute solicitors typically take on. Our inheritance dispute solicitors acted for an individual, Lisa, when a dispute arose...
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Case Studies
Case study: £6 million for man who suffered hearing loss after a delayed meningitis diagnosis
Our medical negligence solicitors helped a young man claim compensation after he suffered hearing loss as the result of a delay in diagnosing meningitis when he was a baby. Multiple...
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Case Studies
Our specialist brain injury solicitors helped a man claim compensation after suffering a severe brain injury in a road traffic collision. Our client lacked mental capacity because of his brain...
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