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Five issues to consider before commencing a legal action

Has your business ever faced a dispute with a customer or another business? If you are contemplating issuing court proceedings, are not sure what to do best when a dispute arises or if you simply...
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Delay in diagnosing spinal tumours – Do I have a claim?

Spinal injuries have a devastating effect on lives. At a distressing time, our specialist spinal injury lawyers can offer straightforward and clear advice and assistance. Our approach is to work with our client and their...
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Common work-related amputation claims

Accidents at work are not uncommon in the UK and can lead to severe, lifelong, disabling injury, including amputation, whether caused directly in the accident (traumatic amputation) or indirectly as a later complication of the...
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Valuing an amputation claim – prosthetic provision

At Boyes Turner, we understand that you cannot put a price on the loss of a limb. However, as experts in medical negligence and personal injury amputation claims, we also understand that it is imperative...
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International Cerebral Palsy Claims – how to choose the right lawyer for you

Moving abroad after your child suffers catastrophic injury from medical negligence in England or Wales shouldn’t prevent you from making a claim for compensation. Serious injury claims should always be handled by solicitors with specialist expertise,...
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How to care for diabetes to avoid amputation

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of amputation of the lower limbs throughout the world. Charity Diabetes UK notes that problems of the foot are the most frequent reasons for hospitalisation amongst patients who...
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What is asbestos related lung cancer?

We often get asked about asbestos-related lung cancer, what it is, can they claim even though they smoked? Because of this, we have tried to answer some of our most commonly asked questions! Q. What...
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What to do if you find asbestos in your home

Asbestos was used widely as a fireproof building and insulation material but is now known to cause respiratory diseases and cancer, and was banned in 1999. Asbestos-related diseases cause the deaths of around 5000 workers...
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Amputation & special educational needs – What can be done to help?

A child or young person can face the trauma of amputation in a myriad of circumstances, be it from the treatment of meningitis or cancer, or as a result of an accident or injury. However,...
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Amputation: What are the 3 most common causes we see?

Amputations are more common than you might think. The recent GIRFT report on vascular surgery puts the current number of lower limb amputations performed on the NHS each year at around 8,000, with an associated...
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Fetal heart monitoring mix ups – when the CTG picks up the maternal pulse

In other posts, I commented on the latest report from the RCOG’s Each Baby Counts programme which reviewed the ways in which delays in anaesthetic care contributed to the tragic injury suffered during the births of 49...
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Upper tribunal allows appeal – educational provision out-of-term-time

An interesting recent case, GK v North Somerset Council (2018), was heard at the Upper Tribunal in relation to special educational provision out-of-term-time. Parents and educational professionals will know that children and young people (CYP)...
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60 Seconds with… Julie Marsh shares her experience with brain injury claims cases

During Boyes Turner’s campaign to raise awareness of brain injuries, we talked to Julie Marsh, a senior associate – solicitor in the clinical negligence group, about her experience of handling claims arising from delayed diagnosis...
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Help with education after a brain injury

An acquired brain injury (ABI) is an injury caused to the brain after birth. It can be caused by a fall, a road traffic accident, stroke or a tumour or meningitis. The initial focus after...
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Dyslexia and support available through EHCPs

I recently visited the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre in Surrey, a specialist centre offering assessments and services for children and adults with Specific Learning Difficulties, to provide training on Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)....
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Mesothelioma asbestos and the Johnson & Johnson baby powder cases

Over the past couple of months Johnson & Johnson, a company synonymous with baby skin care products, with tag lines such as clinically proven to be as mild as water, have come under significant scrutiny...

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