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Victims of Fraud Series Part 3: “What can I do if the fraudster has disappeared?” - Persons Unknown Injunctions
Elliot Grosvenor-Taylor
17 August 2017
The All Mighty Brain- or is it?
The head and brain are such powerful machinery. We underestimate the amount of work the brain goes through to do simple actions such as lifting a finger or moving a leg. With billions of neurons making up the brain (yes, billions!) it is quite ironic how fragile it actually is. Are we doing enough to protect our greatest tool or are we misled to believe it is all powerful and indestructible?
14 August 2017
What next? Life after a spinal injury
Spinal injuries are unpredictable and life changing. The location of the injury is key, and generally speaking the higher up the injury, the more severe the consequences. An injury is classified as complete or incomplete depending on whether strength or sensation is preserved below the level of injury.
11 August 2017
Coping with brain injury: The impact of acquired brain injury on families and caregivers
The impact and consequences of an acquired brain injury (ABI) can reach far beyond the injured survivor. Relationships and family roles can be instantly and dramatically changed and no family unit can ever be truly prepared to deal with an ABI, especially when it occurs through someone else’s fault.
7 August 2017
Central Cord Syndrome
The spinal cord relays information from the brain to the rest of the body, and sends signals about the rest of the body to the brain. If the spinal cord is damaged, messages travelling from the brain to the rest of the body are disrupted and can result in a loss of sensation and movement from below the point of injury.
31 July 2017
Medical Negligence & Personal Injury quarterly newsletter - 2nd quarter 2017
The second quarter of 2017 has continued to be busy in the field of medical negligence. The Ministry of Justice consultation on fixed costs, coupled with Lord Justice Jackson's wider review on costs in civil litigation, remain outstanding. Further details on fixed costs are expected by the end of July 2017 although Lord Justice Jackson has indicated that a pilot scheme will be adopted in respect of claims worth up to £80,000 (significantly this excludes clinical/medical negligence cases).
