Following on from the launch of Express Chambers, the advocacy arm of Express Solicitors, a new Chief Clerk has been appointed to help manage and grow the department. Neil McHugh joins the team from 7 Harrington Street Chambers in Liverpool and will be tasked with helping to grow Express Chambers. He’ll be responsible, along with […]
A Strictly Come Dancing choreographer is seeking compensation for an ankle injury she sustained when she fell off a theatre stage. The injury occurred when the steps, which enabled dancers to get on and off the stage, were moved from their normal place. Kylie, who taught Strictly judge Anton Du Beke how to tap dance […]
An apprentice welder who was significantly burned after a workplace accident has received a ‘substantial six figure’ sum with the help of Express Solicitors, specialists in accident at work and burn injury claims. Dwayne Bell, 22, was working at a steel yard when a routine task burning rubbish left him with third degree burns. When […]
Express Solicitors has strengthened its position in the personal injury sector with the acquisition of Aegis Legal Ltd, a move that further expands the firm’s national reach and enhances its specialist legal services offering. The deal marks a significant step in our ongoing growth strategy, bringing additional expertise, resources and client support capabilities into the […]
Express Solicitors is helping the family of Jade Nichols who died after the results from two smear tests were interpreted wrong. This led to her developing metastatic cervical cancer and tragically passing away. Tanzeela Aslam, Partner and Head of Clinical Negligence said: “It’s only when we collectively campaign for improvement and patient safety that we […]
Rachel Flannigan, a Principal Partner in our Road Traffic Accidents department has written an article for PI Focus on the rise of dash cam footage as evidence and its benefit in a personal injury claim. Read more: PI Focus (January 2026) Rachel Flannigan examined the rise of dash cam evidence
Our clients Kayleigh and Charlie are the focus of the latest Rebuilding Shattered Lives campaign film from APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers). After what Kayleigh describes as a ‘catalogue of errors’ while she was in labour, Charlie was starved of oxygen for 11 minutes, suffered irreversible brain damage and was born with cerebral palsy. […]
An NHS worker is seeking compensation after falling and breaking her ribs in Jeremy Clarkson’s Farmer’s Dog pub car park. Elizabeth Palmby, 68, broke her ribs and had to have surgery on her hand after tripping on temporary metal covers. Surgeons had to remove metal fragments from her hand and she has now been left […]
We have added to our achievements and purpose by evidencing the substantial effect we have on society as a whole as well as the injured people we represent. A new report, compiled by Pragmatix Advisory, a leading independent research group, looked at the Manchester firm’s figures from 2024 and comprehensively assessed the impact on injured […]
It is almost nine years since Salman Abedi detonated a suicide bomb at the Manchester Arena on May 22, 2017 as music fans were leaving an Ariana Grande concert. Express Solicitors appointed one of its experienced Partners, David Small, to personally undertake the work involved to obtain compensation for a number of clients who were […]
The established advocacy team at Express Solicitors has launched its own brand identity and will now be known as Express Chambers. Express Chambers is an integrated chambers model comprising employed barristers, pupils, advocates, and clerks, and is an opportunity for barristers to be part of the employed Bar. Barrister, Partner, and Head of Express Chambers, […]
Beverley Patterson contracted salmonella after eating a sandwich containing One Stop chicken slices. She suffered uncontrollable bouts of sickness and diarrhoea, and she went on to be diagnosed with post-infective IBS. Working with Express Solicitors, Beverley took legal action against the chicken manufacturers, food giant Cranswick Country Foods and won £38,000 in an out of court […]
A dad-of-four suffered a leg injury in Hamleys after an ‘enormous’ piece of Perspex landed on him. Jonathan Joseph was on the escalators in the Regent Street toy store with his family when what appeared to be a shard of shattered glass fell from above. But Jonathan who says he could easily have ‘been killed’ by […]
Express Solicitors has secured private equity investment from Ufenau Capital Partners, which will accelerate growth of the booming personal injury law firm. Hot on the heels of announcing another rise in turnover – which now stands at £88.5m, up from last year’s figure of £70.6m (including sister company Ontime Reports’ figures) – the deal will […]
Cyclist Alwyn Hughes-Jones was placed in a medically induced coma after suffering ‘catastrophic’ injuries when he was overtaken by a tractor. Alwyn, 67, needed an inter cranial bolt inserted through his skull to monitor his brain. He also suffered a fractured shoulder, broken ribs, collarbone and arm in the crash. He said: “I have lost all […]
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 […]
