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Client Brian Dowsett on BBC News Programme
JMW is currently investigating a clinical negligence claim on behalf of Brian Dowsett who featured in a recent BBC1 programme, Inside Out . Brian's story has also featured in the local and national press. Mr Dowsett, 74, was seen by an out-of-hours doctor, Dr Hans Raj Yadav in 2007 when...
Government reviews on the future of legal aid and the funding of civil claims
This month the Government has announced 2 reviews covering the future of legal aid and the funding of civil claims which if implemented will have wide ranging implications for claimants seeking compensation for clinical negligence. On legal aid the Ministry of Justice declares: "The proposals...
Surgical error compensation for mother who had swab left inside
Compensation has been paid to a mother after a surgical error meant that a medical swab was left inside her following the birth of her son. The 31-year-old woman still suffers from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and agoraphobia following the incident in December 2007...
Unusually busy August for mergers and acquisitions
Although August is usually a quiet month for mergers and acquisitions , corporate lawyers and financiers in this sector have been unexpectedly busy this year, particularly in the energy sector. According to a report in The Guardian , data from ThomsonReuters shows the global...
Company solicitors' advice needed on avoiding Companies House penalties
Company solicitors who advise boards of directors on their responsibilities for filing corporate accounts will be reminding them, and their accountants or finance directors, of the need for care when submitting the firm's Annual Returns to Companies House. The Government regulatory...
Family law lawyers' ability to offer access to justice curtailed
Many family law lawyer s were angered and dismayed by the recent allocation of family law legal aid contracts by the Legal Services Commission (LSC). Proposed cuts to the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) budget have been blamed for the reduction in the number of...
MP's totting up ban after using a mobile phone while driving
A former barrister and human rights lawyer, who was elected as a Bolton MP in May, has been disqualified from driving under the totting up system after she admitted using a mobile phone while driving . Bolton magistrates were told that Yasmin Qureshi was seen by police in...
