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Jul 2017

Local man awarded £6.7m after car crash left him paralysed

Yorkshire Injury Lawyers, the personal injury department of Chadwick Lawrence, has secured a £6.7m settlement for a West Yorkshire man who suffered severe spinal cord and brain injuries in a road traffic accident in 2013. The victim, who was 25 at the time of the accident, was a passenger in a car that collided with…

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19
Jul 2017

£33,000.00 awarded to client slipping on a wet floor in a Pub

Circumstances Yorkshire’s Injury Lawyers recently acted for a client on a no win no fee basis, who fell in the Defendants pub as a result of the floor being wet and the lighting in the area being defective. Liability A claim for damages was made against the pub who involved their insurers. Initially liability for…

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19
Jul 2017

Lady Bitten By Dog Awarded £8,000.00

We were consulted by a female client who had been attacked by a friend’s dog causing severe lacerations to her face which required extensive stitches and left residual scarring.  Our client was signed up to a conditional fee agreement and a letter of claim was sent to the owners of the dog who referred it…

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19
Jul 2017

Cyclist Awarded £16,000.00 Damages After Falling From Bike Caused By Defect In The Road Surface

We were instructed by a client who fell off his bike as a result of a defect in the road surface.  As a results of the fall our client broke his collarbone. We entered into a no-win, no-fee agreement with the client having considered photographs of both the location of the accident and the client’s…

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13
Jul 2017

Inheritance Act (Provisions for Family and Dependants) 1975: Back to where it all began!

On 15 March 2017 the Supreme Court concluded the case of Ilott v Mitson & Others which has opened the gate to many debates and legal questions amongst professionals. Following this judgement you may also be thinking ‘what does this mean’ for you. Background to Ilott v Mitson & Others Mrs Ilott was the only…

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12
Jul 2017

Kidney cancer drug given approval for NHS use for England

The drug, cabozantinib, can potentially turn off tumours and prolong the lives of patients with advanced kidney cancer. Treatment options for kidney cancer are currently limited and according to the charity Kidney Research UK, the new drug would offer patients “more hope and more time with their loved ones”. The drug works by targeting molecules…

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