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National Paralysed Bowel Care Awareness Day: the importance of bowel care for people with spinal injuries
Posted: 27/02/2025
A new national awareness day, for paralysed bowel care, was created earlier this month. The day was launched in Westminster on 10 February, born out of a collaboration between a number of spinal cord charities. The aim of the day is to raise awareness and improve the training of medical professionals, with a view to benefiting patients......>>
Golf cart tragedy: how a friendly game of golf led to a catastrophic brain injury claim
Posted: 12/02/2025
Personal injury partner Warren Collins reviews a recent case, in which a seemingly innocuous golf cart accident resulted in a catastrophic brain injury, followed by the issue of High Court proceedings and a multi-million pound settlement. He may have been well into his late 80s, but Freddie (not his real name) was far from a sedentary life of......>>
When a superwoman loses her powers: pursuing a compensation claim for functional neurological disorder
Posted: 12/02/2025
Partner Warren Collins describes a recent case, in which the personal injury team was able to secure a significant settlement for a woman whose life was turned upside down by functional neurological disorder (FND) after a motorcycle accident. Life was good for Charlie (not her real name) – in fact, it was great. She had reached......>>
Challis v Bradpiece – court confirms that QOCS regime applies to the costs of detailed assessment proceedings
Posted: 19/08/2024
A recent clinical negligence case, in which Penningtons Manches Cooper acted for the claimant, has provided some clarity and reassurance for personal injury claimants and their legal advisers on the extent to which they are protected from potential liability for defendants' costs. The question for the court in Challis v Bradpiece [2024] EWHC 1124......>>
Personal injury partner elected as chair of the American Association for Justice’s International Practice Section at the AAJ 2024 Annual Convention
Posted: 26/07/2024
Last week Warren Collins, personal injury partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper, achieved the prestigious recognition of being elected as co-chair of the American Association for Justice’s (AAJ) International Practice Section. The AAJ is the world’s largest plaintiff trial lawyers association, with over 56,000 members globally, promoting justice and......>>
Addressing the challenges of providing effective care packages for claimants with catastrophic injuries
Posted: 14/11/2023
When an individual brings a claim arising out of their catastrophic injuries, the most significant part in monetary terms is likely to be their claim for care. The 100% compensation principle means that claimants should receive full compensation to put them, in so far as is possible, in the same position that they would have been in......>>
Securing damages for hydrotherapy: judgment establishes workable framework for quantifying serious injury claims
Posted: 15/09/2023
A High Court ruling has provided welcome clarity on the law relating to compensation claims for the costs of a hydrotherapy pool, including installation and maintenance. The ruling is particularly helpful to potential claimants because it reviews the key cases on this topic, analyses the grounds for a successful claim and explains......>>
Personal injury partner invited to speak at the World Law Congress New York 2023
Posted: 22/06/2023
Warren Collins, personal injury partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper, has been invited to speak at the prestigious World Law Congress 2023. The event, organised by the World Jurist Association (WJA), will take place in New York City on July 20-21......>>
Specialist lawyers investigate hair relaxer cancer claims in the UK
Posted: 01/06/2023
Penningtons Manches Cooper is currently investigating claims by a number of British women for uterine and ovarian cancer caused by hair relaxer products. This comes in the wake of the filing of hundreds of claims in the US following a study carried out by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which found that frequent use of chemical......>>
The Living Years: life expectancy issues in spinal cord injury claims
Posted: 28/04/2023
‘So don't yield to the fortunes, you sometimes see as fate. It may have a new perspective on a different day. And if you don't give up, and don't give in you may just be okay.’ Lyrics from The Living Years, 1988, by Mike Rutherford (Genesis and Mike and the Mechanics). While it is fairly certain that Mike Rutherford and BA Robertston......>>
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