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Mobile phones and driving – know your facts

As the government contemplates extending the ban on using mobile phones while driving to hands-free devices, the latest research dramatically highlights just how many people are already breaking the... Read full article

Compensation for passenger who slipped on aircraft steps

An airline which argued that a passenger’s headfirst fall down icy, snow-covered steps as he left an aircraft did not amount to an accident has been ordered to pay him more than £100,000 in... Read full article

Injured in a car accident on private land? You may be able to claim compensation

A man who was left paralysed after being run down and struck by an uninsured driver on private land is to receive substantial damages after winning a landmark case. In a decision which has huge... Read full article

Take out insurance says cyclist facing huge costs award

A cyclist confronted with an enormous legal bill after colliding with a pedestrian who was looking at her mobile phone at the time, has urged other bike riders to take out insurance ‘to help... Read full article

Compensation for Weston-super-Mare cyclist injured in ‘car dooring’ accident

Wards Solicitors’ Personal Injury specialist Helen Boyd has won compensation for a cyclist who suffered neck injuries in a ‘car dooring’ incident in Weston-super-Mare. The man involved was... Read full article

Cyclists – have you been involved in a ‘car dooring’ incident?

The problem of ‘dooring’ – when a cyclist is knocked off their bike by a car door being opened in their path – is getting worse and Bristol has one of the worst records in the country. The... Read full article

Important update: whiplash reforms set to become law

Controversial legislation to reduce whiplash insurance claims has now passed successfully through the House of Commons – to the dismay of personal injury lawyers concerned about how it will affect... Read full article

Asbestos related illness – claiming compensation

Up and down the country, every day, people are being diagnosed with asbestos-related illnesses even though the use of asbestos in its most dangerous forms has been illegal for decades with all types... Read full article

On your bike – cyclists no longer included in small claims limit

In what campaigners are claiming as a victory, cyclists will no longer be affected by controversial personal injury reforms which would have left many with a substantially reduced access to justice... Read full article

Time to call for a death by dangerous cycling offence?

Amid calls by campaigners for a change in the law, the Department of Transport has launched a public consultation to look at whether a new offence covering dangerous cycling should be brought in. The... Read full article

Why I know the personal injury reforms are unfair on innocent victims

Changes to the way personal injury claims for people involved in road traffic accidents are handled will leave claimants at a disadvantage when it comes to access to justice and their right to... Read full article

How might the personal injury reforms affect you?

Changes to the way personal injury claims for people involved in road traffic accidents are handled – increasing the small claims limit from £1,000 to £5,000 – could be in force by next... Read full article

Concerns about access to justice as personal injury small claims limit set to rise

The Government is to press ahead with reforms affecting personal injury claims arising from road traffic accidents (RTAs) and aims to bring in these changes by April next year. The so-called... Read full article

Attacked by a cow while out walking – what are your legal rights?

As many of us who enjoy walking in the countryside know, cows can sometimes be unpredictable animals. Most of the time, they will look up with indifference then carry on grazing as walkers stroll... Read full article

Helping ordinary people make sense of the personal injury compensation system – Wards Solicitors back new publication

A comprehensive booklet which aims to ensure that everyone understands their legal right to redress for personal injuries which were not their fault has been fully endorsed by Wards Solicitors’... Read full article

Government loses appeal to cut damages awarded to lung cancer asbestos victim

The Government has lost its appeal to reduce the damages paid to the family of an asbestos victim, who died after being exposed to the killer substance, because he was also a smoker. Cyril Hollow... Read full article

Personal Injury small claims limit increase – what impact?

Richard Green, a Specialist injury claims Solicitor who covers our North Somerset offices met North Somerset MP Dr Liam Fox, also the Secretary of State for International Trade, on 17th December 2016... Read full article

Personal Injury law reform ‘wrong and unfair’

Wards Solicitors’ personal injury lawyers have added their voices to a campaign opposing Government proposed reforms to the law in this area. With an extremely short consultation period closing on... Read full article

Horse riding accident on the road – can you take legal action?

The number of road accidents involving horses and their riders is now disturbingly high – as the latest statistics from the British Horse Society (BHS) reveal. In the last five years there have... Read full article

Huge blow for innocent victims of whiplash injuries

Government proposals just published will potentially remove the right of ordinary people to receive full and proper compensation for injuries that they have suffered through no fault of their own.... Read full article
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