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Opinion

Total Recall

It is not an uncommon occurrence in the UK for products to be recalled. Often this is a minor inconvenience but the reason for the recall is because the product...

October 31, 2016

Opinion

Samsung phones recalled

Almost everyone now owns a smartphone. We carry it in our pockets and our bags, some even sleep with it under their pillow. But do we really consider the serious...

October 25, 2016

Opinion

My first few weeks at HJA

I started working at Hodge Jones & Allen on 1st August 2016 and I am thoroughly enjoying working at the firm. Fighting for what’s right is the underlying ethos of…

October 20, 2016

Louise Jukes

Blog

Stop and think – Cross at your peril

Picture the scene... you’ve had a long, hard day at work or school and all you want to do is get home and relax. Unfortunately, your journey home includes a...

October 4, 2016

Blog

Access to justice for ‘minor’ whiplash claims is disappearing

In the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement 2015, he announced the end of the right to compensation for ‘minor’ whiplash claims. According to the government, this has been decided to reduce the...

September 21, 2016

Leticia Williams

Opinion

“I think I am going mad. My head is all over the place”

The above is a comment from one of my clients Sally following a road traffic accident. Sally was a front seat passenger of a car that was hit from behind....

September 8, 2016

Riffat Yaqub

Opinion

The invisible injury at work

Bruises, lacerations, burns and fractures are types of injury which come to one’s mind when thinking about an accident at work. Often it is very easy to forget that whilst...

August 23, 2016

Usheena Patel

Blog

Mitigation in personal injury claims

Mitigation is the act of reducing the severity, seriousness or painfulness of something. In a personal injury claim, mitigation applies to reducing the severity of an injury as well as...

August 17, 2016

Emma Hall

Blog

Tips on preventing accidents

Wednesday, 17th August 2016 is Injury Prevention Day. During the summer months many more families will be heading out to the countryside to make the most of the sunshine and...

August 17, 2016

Karen Mann

Opinion

Personal injury rehabilitation – latest developments and best practice

I recently read an article on the Science Daily website about an exciting new development from America. Apparently Berkeley at the University of California have developed a wireless, implantable sensor,...

August 11, 2016

Louise Jukes

Blog

Stay safe during national road victims month

It may come as a surprise but more people are killed on UK roads in August than any other month of the year. August marks National Road Victims Month, which...

August 10, 2016

Opinion

Even A-Listers can get hurt at work

You may have heard that around 2 years ago Harrison Ford broke his leg whilst on-board the Millennium Falcon shooting the most recent Star Wars movie. Just this past week...

August 1, 2016

Opinion

The ride of your life or not?

Amusement parks are a place for fun and excitement. It is a place where families and friends let go of the worries of their daily lives in exchange for a...

July 14, 2016

Opinion

Brexit: Car crash on the continent

What will Brexit mean for the hundreds of UK motorists who are unfortunate enough to have an accident in France or another EU member state every year? In short, leaving...

July 7, 2016

Anne Sanders

Opinion

Protecting our clients and acting in their best interests

In the modern climate there can be some scepticism about personal injury lawyers, but there are also some myths about the profession. Very simply lawyers are professionals who are obligated...

July 6, 2016

Blog

Dogs: A man's best friend?

Britain are a nation of dog lover’s and rightly so. Figures show that almost 25% of the UK population own a dog. There are so many benefits to owning a...

June 29, 2016

Anne Sanders

Blog

Stay safe in the summer!

As we enter the main summer months of the year more and more people will be looking to get their barbecues out. This will be a time for enjoyment for...

June 24, 2016

Opinion

Life after a brain injury

“I don’t really remember what happened, I just remember lying in bed and hearing my mum tell me I was involved in a road traffic accident.” Holly is one of...

June 9, 2016

Riffat Yaqub

Blog

Client's day out at court – have no fear!

Solicitor to Client: “I’m afraid the Defendant does not wish to make any offers of settlement and intends to proceed to trial on your case.” Client to Solicitor: “I thought...

May 23, 2016

Usheena Patel

Opinion

Break a leg!

Break a leg is an idiom used in theatre to wish a performer “good luck”. Reading more about this term, I found the term appears to have come from the…

May 12, 2016