We offer a dedicated team to clients, led by qualified lawyers with over 20 years' litigation experience. They will manage the day to day running of cases, regardless of their value or complexity, supported by a small "bespoke" team of support staff.
Your team will get to know you and understand your priorities, concerns and preferred tactics for each individual case you send to us. Developing a close personal relationship enhances our understanding of your priorities and your ethos, so that we can deliver a truly individual service.
Key liability evidence is gathered effectively and a realistic assessment of prospects taken at an early stage.
We also offer support and assistance should you need a sounding board or guidance at any time.
Fourteen years ago, an inquiry was launched in to Hyponatraemia-related deaths in Northern Ireland hospitals. On Tuesday 31 January 2018, the chairman of the investigation, Mr Justice O'Hara delivered their findings and 96 recommendations including the establishment of a duty of candour.
Find out moreService of the Claim Form: Playing 'technical games' considered breach of solicitor's duty to...
Master Bowles' recent decision in the case of Woodward v Phoenix Healthcare Ltd [2018] EWCH 334 (Ch) (16 March 2018) has been met with surprise.
Find out moreAn injunction is a Court order which orders a company or person to stop doing (called a "prohibitory injunction") or to do (a "mandatory injunction") a particular act or thing. A party who breaches an injunction can be held in contempt of Court which in some circumstances can lead to imprisonment.
Find out moreIce on the road - what defence do motorists have in an accident?
Another freeze and another dilemma for drivers to decide whether or not to take a risk and drive to work.
Find out moreIcy car parks - the Appeal Court undertakes a balancing exercise
Local authorities got an early Christmas present in December 2017 when the Court of Appeal set down some helpful guidance in relation to the extent of their duties when their unmanned car parks become icy.
Find out more"Sorry I'm late" : costs risks and late acceptance of Part 36 Offers
A rule is made to give certainty. Part 36 of the CPR is no exception, but if the Ministry of Justice was hopeful that this rule would lead to less litigation on the thorny issue of costs they were wrong.
Find out moreAbusive foster parents - are local authorities liable?
It is rare for an embedded legal doctrine to get a decent judicial airing at the highest level but this is precisely what has happened to the doctrine of vicarious liability in the last 12 months.
Find out morePlaying by the rules - the Supreme Court gives guidance for Litigants in Person
The small claims limit will be increased in April 2019 and the reforms in the personal injury sector are continuing apace. Many practitioners expect that one effect of these reforms is an increase in Claimants acting as a litigant in person.
Find out morePlaying by the rules: The Supreme Court gives guidance to those intending to act without legal...
The small claims limit will be increased in April 2019 and the reforms in the personal injury sector are continuing apace. Many practitioners expect that one effect of these reforms is an increase in Claimants acting as a litigant in person.
Find out moreSpecialisms
- Road traffic accidents
- Accidents at work
- Occupier's liability claims
- Fatal accidents
- Sports injuries
- Defective products
- Animals Act claims
- Claims on behalf of children or those under the Court of Protection
- Tripping and slipping accidents
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- Ashfords LLP lawyer appointed as first female CILEx judge
- Ice on the road - what defence do motorists have in an accident?
- Playing by the rules: The Supreme Court gives guidance to those intending to act without legal representation and those acting against them
- Playing by the rules - the Supreme Court gives guidance for Litigants in Person
- Delays to Personal Injury Reform - an opportunity to prepare your strategy
- Changes to policy on hearing fees