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Simon O'Loughlin
Injury Prevention Week: What we know from other European countries about e-scooters
With Injury Prevention Week the use of e-scooters is in the spotlight as a growing area of concern across the UK. This article considers...
29/06/22
David Withers
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (“the Act”) comes into force on 5th July 2022. One of the most significant changes is...
27/06/22
David Withers
On your bike
By Peter Lorence, serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Rising fuel prices, a cost of living crisis and rail strikes are prompting...
27/06/22
Paul Ramsay
The cost of living crisis and implications for cancer sufferers
The last few months have been some of the worst on record with millions across the country feeling at first hand the huge effects of the...
16/06/22
Alexander Davenport
Non-freezing cold injury: A legacy of the Falklands conflict which still affects service personnel 40 years on
June 14 marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the Falklands conflict. This conflict and its aftermath still run deep within the minds...
13/06/22
Gruffydd Owen
Ajax armoured vehicles: Independent review's terms are disappointing and could lead to missed opportunities to protect armed forces personnel
The terms of reference for an independent review into the apparent failings of the Ajax armoured vehicles were published. The terms set...
09/06/22
David Withers
E-scooters: Areas to watch in respect of their use and proposed changes to the law
Across the UK at least 12 people died and more than 900 were injured last year in collisions involving e-scooters, according to the...
07/06/22
Demetrius Danas
Why package holidays are the safest way to go as more people return to travel
The international travel industry slowed to a virtual standstill over the past two years, with traveller numbers dropping to historic...
06/06/22
Irwin Mitchell
Access to aviation for all is a right not a privilege
By Vincent Nichol, a specialist aviation lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Although air travel is back on the cards after a hiatus during the...
24/05/22
Richard Biggs
National Epilepsy Awareness Week: Understanding more about epilepsy and brain injury
By Alice Hall, an expert serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Each year, charities, hospitals and individuals get involved in National...
24/05/22
Isabella Whiteley-Tye
World Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Day
World Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) day takes place annually on 19 May to raise awareness for those who suffer with Inflammatory...
20/05/22
Richard Biggs
Action For Brain Injury Week 2022: What are the often misunderstood and ‘hidden’ symptoms
By Sarah Griggs, a specialist brain injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell This year’s Action For Brain Injury Week runs from 16-22 May and is...
13/05/22
Richard Biggs
What does having a brain injury mean for my ability to plan my legal affairs for the future? Here's everything you need to know
By Christine Thornley, an expert tax, trusts and estate lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Having a brain injury inevitably leads to many...
13/05/22
David Johnston-Keay
Celebrating International Nurses' Day and the best of nursing
By Nicola Handley, a specialist workplace disease solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Florence Nightingale’s birthday of 12 May is celebrated...
12/05/22
David Withers
Hope that new treatment will aid return of physical function for those with spinal cord injuries
Research recently completed by the Northwestern University of Chicago gave hope to those with spinal cord injuries. During the research,...
11/05/22
Rowen Cobb
Plea for public inquiry into Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust as concerns over mental health care remain
By Rowen Cobb, a medical negligence specialist at Irwin Mitchell There has been a fresh plea for a public inquiry into Tees, Esk and Wear...
11/05/22
Richard Biggs
Government plan to regulate e-scooters on public roads is overdue but legislation must be robust
Recently Grant Shapps, Transport Secretary, announced in front of the Transport Committee the government's plans to legalise the use of...
10/05/22
Alexander Davenport
The impact of noise induced hearing loss and tinnitus on military personnel and their families
By Gruffydd Owen, a specialist military injuries lawyer at Irwin Mitchell This week is Deaf Awareness Week, a week intended to raise...
06/05/22
David Withers
What the Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill actually means
The Government and insurance industry recently publicised the news that the so-called Vnuk law was one step closer to being removed. ...
05/05/22
Richard Biggs
It's full steam ahead for driverless cars while streaming TV shows but are there risks?
By Tom Dias, a serious injury legal expert at Irwin Mitchell The Government has announced its proposed changes to the Highway Code in...
04/05/22
David Johnston-Keay
Dying Matters Awareness Week: Talking about death and end of life planning doesn't have to be taboo
By Hannah Wall, a specialist asbestos-related disease solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Each year, hospices, health trusts, charities and other...
03/05/22
Alexander Davenport
Deaf Awareness Week: The need to uphold hearing protection standards in the Military
By Gruffydd Owen, a specialist military injuries lawyer at Irwin Mitchell This week is Deaf Awareness week, and we're using this as an...
03/05/22
Rowen Cobb
Private mental health hospitals: Care concerns raised as coroner calls for new safety standards
By Rowen Cobb, a medical negligence expert at Irwin Mitchell A coroner has called for new security standards at acute mental health units...
03/05/22
Andrew Hewitt
Diabetes patients in deprived areas have a higher risk of amputation
By Priya Saddington-Poole, a medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Patients living in the poorest areas of the UK have a risk of...
29/04/22
Yogi Amin
Medical treatment disputes and a patient's best interests? Court rules boy with kidney disease should be allowed potentially life-saving transplant
By Liz Davis and Emily-Jo Moore, medical treatment dispute and human rights lawyers at Irwin Mitchell Recently Mrs Justice Arbuthnot...
27/04/22
Andrew Hewitt
Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month: A look at the recent innovation in prosthetics
By Ellie Walker, a medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month; a time to...
26/04/22
Irwin Mitchell
What is boccia and the benefits it brings
By Kevin Saul, an expert medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Boccia is a completely inclusive sport that can be played by anyone....
25/04/22
Irwin Mitchell
Asbestos: An historic tragedy for modern times and the need for action to remove it from public and commercial buildings
By Simon Webb, a specialist asbestos-related disease lawyer at Irwin Mitchell The announcement that the MPs are calling for ministers to...
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Jatinder Paul
The great British getaway – avoiding Legionnaires’ disease on holiday
As travel restrictions ease and it finally looks like we can begin to travel abroad, travellers should be aware of the risk of...
21/04/22
Andrew Hewitt
In diagnosing and treating stroke, time is of the essence…but what if the hospital won’t admit you?
By Katie Warner, an expert medical negligence lawyer at Irwin Mitchell Every year in the UK more than 100,000 people are diagnosed as...
21/04/22