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08
Aug 2017

CLAIMANT AWARDED £3,286 FOR WHIPLASH TYPE INJURY

Miss G was a 36 year old lady who was employed in childcare. She was involved in a road accident when her car was stationary on a slip road waiting to get onto a main A road.  She was hit from behind shunting her car out into the A road into the path of an…

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07
Aug 2017

Chadwick Lawrence Shortlisted For Yorkshire Legal Awards 2017

Yorkshire’s Legal People are thrilled to announce that they have been shortlisted for two awards at this year’s Yorkshire Legal Awards. The law firm has been shortlisted for Law Firm of the Year (11-30 Partners) in recognition of their growth and success in regional markets. This shortlisting identifies the performance of the firm as a…

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28
Jul 2017

A General Guide for Bringing or Defending a ‘Small Claim’

This article provides a brief guide to assist you with understanding the court process’ for bringing a small claim at Court. The dispute resolution team at Chadwick Lawrence deals expertly with a vast range of both private and personal disputes. We aim to provide a friendly, cost effective and professional service and can help guide…

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26
Jul 2017

£3650.00 for client suffering laceration to arm, claim settled within 3 months

Circumstances Our lawyers were contacted in April 2017 by a client who had suffered a laceration to their arm following a shelf falling on to their arm whilst shopping in a store. Portal After risk assessing the case we agreed to act for the client on a no win no fee basis.  A claim for…

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26
Jul 2017

Employment Tribunal Fees Ruled Unlawful

Four years after their controversial introduction, the Supreme Court has today unanimously ruled that the requirement for employees to pay fees to use the employment tribunal system was unlawful and unconstitutional. Since 2013, potential claimants have been required to pay an issue fee – the amount of which depends on the nature and complexity of…

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25
Jul 2017

Is the Wills Act of 1837 outdated?

The Law Commission have recently suggested that The Wills Act of 1837 may be outdated for our modern laws and ways of thinking; apparently needing an ‘overhaul’ according to an article published on 13 July 2017. But, is the Wills Act really outdated? The Wills Act 1837 first came into force in the Victorian era…

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