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Find our latest thoughts on changes in the legal industry as well as our latest company news and activities. All articles are written by our staff and fact checked by our experts.

 

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Charlie’s Story – rebuilding family life after a birth injury

Our clients Kayleigh and Charlie are the focus of the latest Rebuilding Shattered Lives campaign film from APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers).



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NHS worker injured in Farmer’s Dog pub carpark starts legal action

An NHS worker is seeking compensation after falling and breaking her ribs in Jeremy Clarkson’s Farmer’s Dog pub car park.



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Express Solicitors helps society as well as injured people, new report shows

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.



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Manchester Arena attack victims supported by Express receive compensation

After nine years, Manchester Arena attack victims supported by Express Solicitors have received compensation.



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Express Chambers – the new name for Express Solicitors’ advocacy team

The established advocacy team at Express Solicitors has launched its own brand identity and will now be known as Express Chambers.



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Express helps mum who suffered long term effects of food poisoning

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.



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Exceptional circumstances: an escape from fixed costs?

Claimants solicitors are well accustomed to the fixed costs regime as set out in Section 45 Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR). The recent ruling in Hislop v Perde & Kaur v Committee of Ramgarhia Board Leicester [2018] EWCA Civ 1726 confirms that a Claimant cannot escape fixed costs purely by the late acceptance of a Part 36 offer by the Defendant.

Vicarious liability in the UK following Cox and Mohamud

Earlier this year the issue of vicarious liability made its way to the Supreme Court in the cases of Cox v Ministry of Justice and Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC, leading to an increase in the scope of what employee activities their employers can be found liable for.

Express Solicitors is proud to join the ethical marketing charter

Express Solicitors has signed up as a signatory to support the Ethical Marketing Charter in a bid to help stamp out poor marketing practices within the legal sector.

Key courtroom etiquette

Being in a courtroom isn’t a pleasant for anyone, regardless of whether you’re a witness, defendant, member of the jury or the claimant – although, obviously it’s more unpleasant for the defendant.

Why do we continually have a problem with elderly care in hospitals and care institutions?

Elderly care has been the subject of considerable focus in the last few years from both the Care Quality Commission and the press.