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Rebecca Brown

Requesting medical records: A guide for patients and families

Over the years, the UK has taken steps to ensure that everyone can access their medical records. Having a copy of your medical records...

26/09/24
Kim Leslie

Scotland's personal injury discount rate increase: What does it mean?

As someone deeply involved in the realm of personal injury law, the recent increase in Scotland’s discount rate to +0.50% is a...

26/09/24
Catherine Slattery

Yaser Jabbar: Lawyer calls for lessons to be learned from Ian Paterson Inquiry report

I asked in a LinkedIn post recently “did anyone read the Paterson Inquiry report?”  I work as a group actions solicitor specialising in...

24/09/24
Tim Annett

Thirlwall Inquiry: Lawyers helping to give a voice to families

The public inquiry relating to the crimes committed by Lucy Letby at the Countess of Chester Hospital has been hearing evidence from the...

24/09/24
Oliver Carter

Means testing for Winter Fuel Payments: What does it mean for those affected?

The government is proceeding with plans to introduce a means test for Winter Fuel Payments, after a vote in the House of Commons failed...

17/09/24
Lisa Jordan

A Medical Negligence view of Lord Darzi's Independent investigation of the NHS in England

The Lord Darzi report is stark in its description of the current state of the NHS, but it should not come as a surprise because many of...

13/09/24
Sarah Coles

World Sepsis Day: When to contact us and how we can help

Each year on 13th September, events are held around the world to raise awareness of sepsis.  Despite such events and increasing knowledge...

11/09/24
Tim Annett

Thirlwall Inquiry begins: Lawyer representing family core participants explores what will be investigated

The Thirlwall Inquiry is due to commence today at Liverpool Town Hall with an opening statement from Counsel to the Inquiry, followed by...

10/09/24
Catherine Slattery

Yaser Jabbar: Lawyer's concern at recall of more than 700 paediatric patients of orthopaedic surgeon who worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital

I've read various articles about the recall of patients operated on by Yaser Jabbar in disbelief.  Mr Jabbar worked as a lower limb...

09/09/24
Kim Leslie

Iain Wares child abuse: Lawyer calls for 'justice' for survivors

As the Head of Personal Injury for Irwin Mitchell in Scotland and a child abuse specialist, I'm deeply moved by the resilience and...

05/09/24
Lauren Haas

Treating benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in brain injury cases

As a serious injury lawyer, it's not unusual to come across head injuries of different severity in clients who have suffered traumatic...

05/09/24
Kim Leslie

Lawyer expresses concerns over NHS Scotland's increasing use of cut-price doctors

As Head of Personal Injury for Irwin Mitchell in Scotland, I’ve been closely monitoring the troubling trend of NHS Scotland increasingly...

03/09/24
Rachael Smurthwaite

Education law lawyer sets out what the scrapping of one and two-word Ofsted judgements means for schools and what needs to happen next

The government has announced that overall one or two-word judgements in respect of Ofsted inspections in state schools have been scrapped...

03/09/24