Margaret Scaldwell, was placed in a medically induced coma after being hit by an electric motorbike. The driver Kian Monks, a former Wigan Athletic footballer, was going at 40mph when he crashed into Margaret as she was on her way to her daughter’s house. Monks has now been sentenced at Bolton Crown Court to two […]
Express Solicitors is supporting the family of Daniel Ames who was seriously injured in an accident at work and later died in hospital. Daniel had been working for British Millerain when he was crushed by an HGV he was assisting into a delivery bay. The textiles company has now been fined £220,000 and ordered to […]
Linda Kelsey’s injury happened when she was simply taking her pet bulldog for an early morning walk before work in her local park. Her dog’s lead brushed against a 150kg metal bin, and because the bolts holding it in place had rusted, that small knock was all it took for the bin to topple on […]
Kelly Crees sought help from Express Solicitors after a cosmetic procedure, performed by a celebrity beauty consultant, went very wrong. Kelly, 43, from Margate, Kent had gone to Ricky Sawyer, who has performed procedures on Love Island stars and Katie Price, for a breast enhancement and a BBL (Brazilian Butt Lift). But days after […]
Express Solicitors is working with a group of swimmers who have launched legal action against a spa and health club after they were hospitalised due to a chemical leak. Claim Notifications, a pre cursor to potential court action, have been sent to the Clifford Health Club and Spa on behalf of three former spa members. […]
James Maxey, CEO of Express Solicitors, recently appeared on the Eardley Bird Business Podcast, hosted by digital marketing expert Oliver Eardley. In the episode, James shares how he built Express Solicitors from the ground up into one of the UK’s largest personal injury law firms. With a non-traditional start in law, he offers honest and […]
Express Solicitors has supported a dad who had to have four toes amputated after his GP misdiagnosed his infection as athlete’s foot. Michael Jones visited his doctor numerous times after noticing a black rash around his feet, but on each visit, his concerns were dismissed. Eventually, he was referred to the hospital and was diagnosed […]
Ebony Hornby, a solicitor in our Employers’ Liability department, has written an article for Solicitors Journal about a case in which a judge overturned a decision to strike out the claimant’s injury claim. The initial ruling came after the claimant was denied permission to rely on medical evidence, despite the defendant having fully admitted liability. Read […]
Express Solicitors has helped a mum-of-two obtain a life-changing settlement after she was injured by a moped on a pedestrian crossing. As a result of the accident, Loraine White sustained broken ribs and fractured her right knee, which required immediate surgery. Loraine was further devastated when the driver was found not guilty after he told […]
A man has won £5,000 compensation from a razor company after cutting himself while shaving. Nick Silverthorn purchased a razor from the supermarket, but when he got home and used it for the first time, it cut both cheeks. The 48-year-old then discovered one of the razor blades was detached and believed the razor was […]
Nurse Jodie Wright has warned about the dangers of visiting trampoline parks after snapping her leg in a foam pit. Jodie was visiting a Flip Out trampoline park in Preston with her partner and her partner’s daughter. After watching the safety video, she went to the part of the venue called ‘stepping stones’, which ends […]
Express Solicitors are supporting a hairdresser who was left looking like she had ‘been in a fight with Mike Tyson’ after she tripped in the street. Tracey Hornby had popped out to post a letter on a break from her salon when she fell over an uneven paving stone. She was left with facial injuries […]
After Express helped a nurse from Preston win her injury case against Flip Out, another Express client has won their trampoline park injury case, securing a five-figure settlement in compensation. Natalee Smith was an employee at the Better Newquay Trampoline and Play Park in Cornwall and was on a training day when instructors encouraged workers […]
Neil Harmer, who served tours of Iraq and Afghanistan, was having a celebratory night out after spending six months being treated for groin cancer. But before he reached his local social club in Morpeth, Northumberland, he was mown down as he crossed the road outside and the driver fled the scene. Medics at Cramlington Hospital […]
During a shopping trip, Robert Kane noticed his jeans ‘started fizzing and sparking like a firework’ after his e-cig battery blew up in his pocket and melted the skin on his leg. He was rushed to the hospital where he was given a warm shower to remove the battery acid, peel off the scorched skin […]
The latest civil justice statistics show that the average time taken for small claims to go to trial was 50.6 weeks in the second quarter of the year, just two weeks less than the same period in 2023. Meanwhile, the time taken for multi/fast track claims to go to trial increased by 1.2 weeks on […]
A recent study conducted by the RAC revealed that drivers’ dissatisfaction regarding Britain’s local roads has reached unprecedented levels, with nearly 60% of motorists citing road maintenance as a major concern. Potholes can do costly damage to your car but are also dangerous to pedestrians. Jack Logan of Express Solicitors recalls one of his cases where his […]
Steve Walsh had been looking forward to a supercar driving experience day with his teenage son at Dunsfold Aerodrome – the test track that Top Gear is filmed on. After watching his son drive a Ferrari alongside an instructor on the purpose-built junior racing track, it was his turn to ride along in an Ariel […]
Maria Iglesias-Garcia was in her final year of university and aspired to be a teacher when, unfortunately, a car hit her boyfriend’s bike – which she was travelling on as a passenger. Maria said: “It drove straight out of a side road into me. There was no time to react. The impact threw me over […]
Jake Davison and his friend were fishing off the East Sussex coast in January 2022 when they spotted a giant trawler heading towards them. He had a camera set up to record his expedition for his YouTube fishing channel, but instead, it captured the pair shouting at the trawlermen in an attempt to make their […]
Motorcyclist Callum Baldwin was severely injured when a van collided with him, throwing him from his motorbike. The collision was so forceful, the parked car he was thrown under lifted up and he suffered multiple injuries including a shattered jaw. Several of his teeth were fractured and bent out of shape and he bit straight […]
