New research from Express Solicitors and the Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) has revealed that it is still a “postcode lottery” with the time it takes for your case to get through the court system. Data from The Civil Justice Statistics show that small claims on average take 40.6 weeks to go to trial […]
Colin Wilkinson, a Trainee Solicitor in our Consumer Claims team, has written an article for Legal Futures about Awaab’s Law, a new section introduced into the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 after the tragic death of Awaab Ishak in December 2020. Read more here: Preparing for Awaab’s law – Legal Futures
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 […]
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. […]
