Written by Lynette Walsh on 5 March 2019
Head or brain injuries are often the most severe types of injuries as they can cause serious and life-changing impairments. Even seemingly mild head or brain injuries could cause some unwanted side-effects. Medical professionals may sometimes miss subtle brain injuries as it can be difficult to assess the severity of a head injury. This means that the affected person may not get the appropriate care that they require. Read On
Written by Lynette Walsh on 26 February 2019
There are a number of types of brain injuries ranging from an acquired brain injury (ABI) arising from birth, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) usually caused by trauma to the head or other forms such as tumor, stroke or brain haemorrhage. Read On
Dawn Slow, Medical Negligence lawyer at BTTJ, is currently involved with a complex case that for our client, LWR, combined a claim involving his employer as well as a claim involving medical negligence. Read On
Written by Tom Barnes on 5 February 2019
It is probably little known to most that General Practitioners (GPs) do not have insurance to treat you. Instead, GPs are required to be a member of a “Defence Union”, which provides discretionary indemnity arrangements in the case of a negligence claim. Read On
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NHS Resolution, which was formerly NHS Litigation Authority, has published research on the motivation of patients making a compensation claim when something has gone wrong with their healthcare. Read On
The Legal 500 has recognised Brindley Twist Tafft & James and recommended our Clinical Negligence department. Seen as the leading guide to law firms and solicitors across the UK, The Legal 500 is an independent directory. Read On
As a qualified nurse working in the Clinical Negligence team it is likely that I will be the first person in the team that you speak with when you get in touch with Brindley Twist Tafft and James to discuss a potential claim. It is my role to listen to people, to find out about their situation, to ask appropriate questions and to obtain the specific details surrounding their medical negligence complaint. Read On
As a Specialist Clinical Negligence Practitioner, I work solely for clients who have suffered as a result of medical negligence. It is my role to work with clients from their initial contact with us, all the way through to getting the best possible settlement for them. Read On
Solicitor Cheryl Bereza & Paralegal Angus Buchanan answer some commonly asked questions about medical negligence claims in a new series of videos. In the first 2 videos, they take a look at how you go about making a claim. Read On
