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LAW FIRM DIGS DEEP TO HELP MAINTAIN MOMENTUM

5/31/2011 11:59 AM EST  -   Adessi
The launch of a new allotment to help people with brain injuries has been welcomed by one the key beneficiaries of a leading Glasgow charity.

Momentum, the Glasgow-based brain injury support charity, has launched a new project based around an allotment space in the city’s Bellahouston Park.

The allotment will be kept and maintained by Momentum and the scores of people it helps each year – teaching them skills that...

UK’s Lost Workers a Timely Reminder of Safety Cuts Impact

4/27/2011 7:17 AM EST  -   Adessi
Lawyer voices concern ahead of Workers’ Memorial Day
The UK is being given a timely reminder this week of the devastating impact that workplace deaths and serious injuries have on the lives of countless families.

Workers’ Memorial Day is taking place across the UK on 28th April 2011, which leading industrial accident and illness lawyer David Urpeth, from national law firm Irwin Mitchell, says will highlight...

New Statistics Show Mesothelioma Deaths Continue to Rise

11/8/2010 9:47 AM EST  -   Adessi
A leading north east industrial illness lawyer has today voiced ‘serious concerns’ about the number of people still dying after negligent exposure to asbestos and called for renewed efforts to secure justice for mesothelioma sufferers as new statistics show that the death rate has almost tripled in the last 20 years.

The call came from Roger Maddocks, partner and industrial illness specialist at the Newcastle...
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Legal victory for woman given cold shoulder by medical staff

11/5/2010 6:09 AM EST  -   Adessi
A leading North East lawyer has won a legal victory for a Sunderland woman whose badly-fractured shoulder was ignored by medical staff, who sent her home telling her to ‘exercise it’.

The South of Tyne and Wear NHS Trust has admitted liability for errors made in the treatment of June Thompson, who suspected she had broken her shoulder after she tripped and fell over a step at her friend’s house in October...

Further Top Rankings for North East Law Firm

11/1/2010 1:26 PM EST  -   Adessi
The North East office of national law firm Irwin Mitchell has been commended once again after receiving top rankings from a leading legal industry review for the second time in just two months.

Irwin Mitchell’s Newcastle office, which represents clients from across the North East and Cumbria, has been named by The Chambers UK: A Client’s Guide to the Legal Profession, as number one in the North East for clinical...

Public spending cuts must not affect asbestos investigations, says Scottish lawy...

9/15/2010 1:00 PM EST  -   Adessi
A leading Scottish lawyer has urged local authorities not to forget the risk of asbestos in the face of major public spending cuts.

Elaine Russell, partner at national law firm Irwin Mitchell, is warning councils not to ignore the essential surveying and maintenance work needed to limit the devastating affects of this deadly material.

She said that it could be easy for local authorities not to prioritise the...

Lawyer’s Safety Call over ‘Staggering’ Workplace Death Toll

9/10/2010 4:39 AM EST  -   Adessi
A leading workplace injury and accident lawyer says the fight for improved safety standards at work can never end while tens of thousands of UK workers are still dying each year.

The call came as the TUC published figures claiming that around 20,000 people were still dying annually in accidents at work or as a result of industrial illnesses such as mesothelioma, asbestosis or lung cancer.

And Roger Maddocks,...

Irwin Mitchell Celebrates another Year of Top Rankings

9/7/2010 12:29 PM EST  -   Adessi
The North East office of national law firm Irwin Mitchell has once again received top rankings for its personal injury and clinical negligence work from the leading industry publication, Legal 500.

Irwin Mitchell’s Newcastle office, which represents clients across the North East and Cumbria, has achieved top tier rankings from the independent report – which surveys all UK law firms – in both specialist categories....

On track for fundraising success

9/3/2010 3:24 PM EST  -   Adessi
A group of Glasgow lawyers are swapping the courts for the track, as they are taking part in a sponsored run to raise money for a vital Scottish health service.

The six runners from national law firm Irwin Mitchell are taking part in the 10k Great Scottish Run to raise money for the Queen Elizabeth Spinal Unit at the Southern General. They chose the cause due to a client who was in a road traffic accident and was...

MAKE SAFETY AT WORK TOP PRIORITY, SAYS LAWYER

9/3/2010 10:45 AM EST  -   Adessi
A leading Scottish lawyer has urged employers to make sure safety is always their top priority after a man suffered a serious brain injury whilst working.

The warning from Elaine Russell, partner and work accident specialist at the Glasgow office of national law firm Irwin Mitchell, comes as the Health and Safety Executive fined a company for breach of duty after a 49-year-old man was left brain damaged by a...