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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
23 March 2017
Can I transfer my case to Kingsley Napley?
Kingsley Napley’s Clinical Negligence and Private Client teams will be attending the Naidex conference between 28 and 30 March.
Often we get approached at events like Naidex by people asking whether they can change solicitors midway through.
22 March 2017
Can an iPad save my life?
Modern technology is rapidly evolving. Within a week of learning how to master a piece of technology, it updates itself to a newer and better model. However, we cannot deny the positive effect it has had on the world. As a society, we are using resources better, we are more efficient and productivity is growing, all because technology is making life easier. But can we go as far to say it can save lives? Believe it or not, we actually can.
20 March 2017
Returning to Work After a Spinal Cord Injury
In the UK alone, over 40,000 individuals live with a serious spinal cord injury.
The majority of spinal cord injuries are still caused by traumatic events, such as road traffic accidents or falls. Sports injuries and violence are also common causes of spinal cord injuries. A (so-called) non-traumatic injury can occur because of arthritis, inflammation, infections or disc degeneration of the spine that can cause compression and therefore damage to the spinal cord. The incidence of non-traumatic injuries is increasing, partly due to better reporting but also due to the impact of an increasingly aging population.
14 March 2017
“Realising Realistic Medicine” The Reports of Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer are welcome news for doctors and patients
I read with interest the second Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Dr Catherine Calderwood, which was published at the end of February. The report is Dr Calderwood’s second since she took up the post in March 2015, her first report having caused something of a stir, not just in Scotland, but in England and Wales too.
8 March 2017
Cerebral palsy claims: how are they funded?
As solicitors who regularly act on behalf of children suffering from cerebral palsy, we are often asked by parents how a clinical negligence claim for their child might be funded. Understandably, this is an important issue for families who are already coping with their child’s additional needs and do not have the resources to fund a costly legal claim.