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£500.000 for Chef after a fall down stairs
Mr Pias Coral, a chef from London, was 49 years old when he sustained life changing injuries to his leg. He lived in a first floor flat in South West London with his long term partner. Late on a June …
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New Training contract For Alex Langston
We are delighted to announce that Alex Langston has been given a training contract with Express Solicitors. Alex started with Express Solicitors in their New client team in April 2015. Alex was then promoted to a litigation assistant where he …
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OUT OF COURT SETTLEMENT OF £240,000.00 FOLLOWING POOR LIVING CONDITIONS FROM A HOUSING ASSOCIATION
Mr Hutchinson moved into a property arranged by Trivallis Limited (Formerly RCT Homes Limited). Mr Hutchinson is from the North East and he relocated for a sales job to the Rhondda Valleys in Wales. Prior to moving into this property …
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My GP vs My Medico-Legal Expert
It is unlikely to come as a surprise to hear that, in order to make a claim for personal injury, it is necessary to prove that one has suffered an injury. However, a common question among my clients is “I’ve …
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A MOTHER FROM GWENT RECEIVES £4,500.00 FOLLOWING A FALL IN A DANGEROUS GARDEN
Miss Watkins lived in a property owned by Tai Calon Community Housing Limited. The garden steps had been in disrepair for the 3 years she lived there. She had complained via telephone and email regarding the dangerous state of the …
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Forever Manchester Christmas Get Together’s
During December Forever Manchester will be giving out funding to community groups to host “Christmas Get Together s” these are parties and events which allow people from communities across the area to come together, have fun and spread a bit …
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Express promotes Law Returners.
Returners to Law is working with the Government, the Law Society and leading employers in the North West of England to support women and men back into the legal sector following extended career breaks. The Law Returners programme, funded by …
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£14,740 compensation after a fall in the street.
Mr Marley instructed Express Solicitor in 2015 following an accident in Cardiff. Mr Marley who was then 40 years old, was walking along the pavement when he tripped on the edge of a manhole that had sunk into the ground …
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Courtesy car after an accident
In an ideal world, the aftermath of a non-fault road traffic accident would be straightforward. Your car would be fixed, you would be given a courtesy car to keep you mobile and you wouldn’t have to pay a penny. Unfortunately, …
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Express Solicitors secure £181,000 settlement for HGV Driver injured at work.
Mr Rees was injured at work in October 2014 whilst making a delivery as a Driver. He was required to carry out a delivery of freight to industrial premises in Halifax. During the unloading process Mr Rees was stood inside …
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£13,000 for client after blame denied
Our client worked as a carer attending service user’s houses to provide personal care. One of the service users she attended had a metal wheelchair access ramp installed on their property. The ramp had a handrail, but it became very …
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Northenden Boat race
On Sunday 26th August six intrepid adventures took on The Northenden Boat race. After months of training (well talking about it) they inflated their chosen craft adorned with Express Solicitors branding and set off into the wilds of the Northenden …
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Psychological injuries following a Road traffic accident
I will start by saying that, one in four adults and one in ten children are affected by mental illness each year. There are many different factors that cause or result in different types of mental health issues, here at …
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Driving whilst on your mobile phone.
The offence of using a mobile phone whilst driving is now one of the most common road traffic accident offences. According to the findings on the RAC Report on Motoring 2017 it states that a shocking 23% admitted to having …
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Leaking sink causes 12 month injury
Mrs Law instructed us to act on her behalf following an accident at work on the 12th March 2016. Mrs Law worked in a Waitrose Café in Banstead as a Sales Assistant. As she was walking to the bread slicing …
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Express Summer Party
July 21st was the date for the Express Solicitors summer party. over 200 staff and family attended and had a fantastic day. The rain held off all day and everyone was fed and watered and had fun in the sun. …
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£3800 for Mrs Johns after a fall on communal stairs
When renting a property, you expect to be safe. However, for Mrs Susan Johns this was not the case. On what started out as a normal day doing the morning school run, on arriving home things were to change. On …
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£17,396 in damages after 2 year battle with a brewery.
Miss Weston instructed Express Solicitors in April 2014, following an accident in February 2014. Miss Weston had been on a night out at a local pub, she went to use the toilets and a male was in the ladies toilets. …
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Importance of recording information when involved in a bus accident
Day in , day out people will look to rely on the services of public transport in order to go about their day to day lives. When you board a bus as a passenger, your well being is in the …
