The Government has recently held a consultation on its plans to radically change personal injury claims. For those who are...
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It is becoming increasingly common for individuals to be involved in car accidents, be it as a driver, passenger or...
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Soft tissue injuries are typically defined as trauma or overuse of ligaments, tendons or muscles i.e. the tissues that coat...
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Current political trends have perhaps cast a renewed focus on traditional, non-European, legal principles. In English and Welsh law there...
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NHS Lawyers Increase Costs for NHS
General / News, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury
October 17, 2016
A Law Society Gazette article published today reveals that the NHS Litigation Authority paid compensation in 2,514 court proceedings in...
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Previously we produced a brief article on how to go about changing solicitors (https://www.staging.astonknightsolicitors.co.uk/change-solicitor/). Recently we’ve been instructed by a...
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Court Takes Back Fraudulent Claimant’s Compensation
Civil Litigation, General / News, Personal Injury
July 27, 2016
The highest court in the land, the Supreme Court, has ruled that a Claimant who was originally paid out £135,000...
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Change Solicitor How can I change my solicitor? For many reasons it sometimes becomes necessary to change solicitors. There may...
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Small Claims Track Increase in Personal Injury Claims
General / News, Personal Injury
November 26, 2015
In the recent Government Spending Review Chancellor George Osborne has once again proposed increasing the small claims limit in personal...
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Deductions from personal injury claims – how much?
General / News, Personal Injury
November 16, 2015
Some Solicitors charge VAT on top of 25% success fee deduction – is this legal? It seems a handful of...
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Aston Knight Solicitors Bury recently succeeded in a court application on the issue of privilege; the issue raised some interesting...
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