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Richard Biggs

Changes to the Highway Code for pedestrians - the new rules all road users need to be aware of

By Cathryn Godfrey, a serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell On 29 January the new Highway Code comes into force which changes the rules...

25/01/22
Richard Biggs

Changes to the Highway Code and how they affect horse riders

By Cathryn Godfrey,  serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell  On Saturday changes will come into force to the Highway Code designed to...

27/01/22
Richard Biggs

Animals on rural roads: how to stay safe

by Cathryn Godfrey, a serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell The increase in staycations has caused an upsurge in the volume of traffic...

15/11/21
Cathryn Godfrey

Serious injury lawyer's concern as British Horse Society data shows there were nearly 3500 collisions involving horses

The British Horse Society has released its statistics for road incidents involving horses and riders for 2023.  This shows that: A total...

21/03/24
Cathryn Godfrey

Serious injury lawyer's concern as safety report highlights 14% increase in rural road deaths

The insurer NFU Mutual has published its Rural Road Safety Report for 2023.   It's concerning that this records an ongoing...

05/03/24
Cathryn Godfrey

HSE prosecution for injuries caused by cows to dog walker

A recent news article regarding a dog walker on a public footpath passing through a farmer’s field was unfortunately a reminder of the...

05/01/24
Cathryn Godfrey

Serious injury lawyer's advice to keep horse riders and other rural road users safe this Road Safety Week

Road Safety week’s theme this year is “Let's talk about Speed” and the implications arising from excessive speed.  Unfortunately, this is...

22/11/23
Cathryn Godfrey

A 111% increase in reported incidents between horse riders and dog owners in two-year period

The British Horse Society confirmed a 111% increase in reported incidents with dogs over a two-year period. As a result, it published...

29/12/23
Cathryn Godfrey

New laws regarding self-driving vehicles

lt was encouraging to hear that Parliament announced the new Automated Vehicles (AV) bill, designed to put safety at the forefront of the...

03/01/24
Cathryn Godfrey

Study confirms that fatal incidents involving livestock are on the increase

The recent news report of the farmer who shared her story of being injured by cows whilst trying to save her dog is a stark reminder of...

18/09/23
Cathryn Godfrey

Increase in collisions on rural roads during harvest period

NFU Mutual recently published data showing that collisions between agricultural vehicles and other vehicles are 52% more likely to occur...

31/07/23
Cathryn Godfrey

What can be done to reduce the worrying trend of dog related incidents involving horses

It's concerning to read in Horse and Hound about the recent incidents regarding dogs that have chased and bitten horses being ridden on...

28/02/23
Cathryn Godfrey

Greater awareness of Highway Code is needed as road accidents involving horses and riders rise by a fifth

The British Horse Society has released its statistics for equine related road incidents reported in 2022.  Sadly, it has recorded a 21%...

23/02/23
Cathryn Godfrey

Dogs, equestrian competitions and owner liability

The recent incident at Luhmuhlen Horse Trials in Germany has brought into focus again the risks associated with dogs at equestrian...

15/07/22
Cathryn Godfrey

Will the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 provide protection to horse riders?

The new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force on 5 July. It creates a new offence of causing serious injury by...

12/07/22