Updates + Media
Blogs
What does the proposed eviction ban mean for renters and landlords?
The government has announced emergency legislation to suspend evictions as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. So what does this proposed eviction ban mean for landlords and tenants? At present,...
More Blogs
Blogs
Budget 2020: what does it mean for housing?
Last week’s 2020 budget announcement focused on mitigating the impact of coronavirus on our economy, but what was said about the housing market? Asha North, Team Leader in our New...
More Blogs
Case Studies
Case study: £11,000 settlement for injured cyclist
Our personal injury solicitors advised a client on their cycling injury claim after being in a collision with a car. Our client was cycling down the road when the Defendant,...
More Case Studies
Case Studies
Case study: psychological injury claim after fatal road accident
Our personal injury solicitors helped a man to claim compensation after suffering from physical and psychological injuries after being involved in a fatal road traffic accident. Our client was stationary...
More Case Studies
Case Studies
Case study: loss of movement after machinery accident
Our personal injury solicitors advised a man who was involved in a machinery accident at the water plant where he worked. Our client was assisting with the repair of a...
More Case Studies
Blogs
Last night’s ITV’s Tonight show provided an overview on the popularity of short-term lets, mainly Airbnb bookings. Those of us who have used Airbnb cannot fault its appeal in terms of...
More Blogs
Blogs
English law and the value of life: the limits of the statutory bereavement award
The loss of a loved one is extremely sad for everyone involved. But where the death was the result of medical negligence and therefore avoidable, the effect on those close...
More Blogs
Blogs
With Storm Ciara having already caused plenty of fence damage and Storm Dennis on its way, it looks like we’re all braced for a difficult few days of weather. These...
More Blogs
Firm News
A new lease of life for our Gloucester Road office
We ended 2019 with the relocation of our Horfield office further down the road to neighbouring suburb, Bishopston. Having been a part of the BS7 community for over 40 years,...
More Firm News
Case Studies
Case study: failure in care provided by psychiatric unit
Our client’s husband had a history of anxiety and Bipolar Disorder type 2. He left his psychiatric facility without an escort, against the advice of the treating Psychiatrist. He later...
More Case Studies
Blogs
Government announces change to parental bereavement leave and pay
The Government has announced that any employee who loses a child under the age of 18, or suffers a stillbirth after 24 weeks of pregnancy, will now be entitled to...
More Blogs
Blogs
Weighing the cost: why the human cost of clinical negligence is more important than the bill
In an article published today by the BBC about NHS compensation fees, it is suggested that NHS England “faces paying out £4.3bn in legal fees to settle outstanding claims of...
More Blogs