Archive for March 2018
Work disease – are the scales tipping for victims?
Work diseases affect thousands of people every year. In this article we tell you how some recent cases will help those affected make a claim – even where the damage caused is slight. Corries Solicitors are specialist in work disease claims. Our team has unrivalled experience in dealing with work diseases caused by exposure to…
Read MoreVehicle Recalls -is your car road safe?
Vehicle recalls are becoming more common. We ask – is your car safe and what can you do to protect you and your family. Most of us use roads on a daily basis, to commute, to socialise and to go about our day-to-day business. Road safety is a major concern for us all. Statistics and…
Read MoreBringing your claim in time – Why is 3 years so important?
Claim time limits are important. Read our helpful review of a recent decision where someone lost out for not acting fast enough. Can we help you? You must have seen adverts by Solicitors asking if you have had an accident in the last three years. Have you ever thought – why three years – and…
Read MoreOn the clock – Time to Care?
We all lead busy lives and there are many pressures and stresses put upon us in our day-to-day working lives. We all appreciate that those in the GP surgery or at the hospital, doctors and other healthcare professionals are at least as rushed and time poor as we are. There is much talk in the…
Read MoreAsbestos Cancer Scheme 3% Uplift – but can we do more for victims?
Corries welcome news that a government asbestos cancer scheme for sufferers will receive a 3% uplift in April 2018. Here we explain the different schemes and why we think it is time to make sure everyone with mesothelioma is treated the same. Follow this helpful link to our web page for more information on asbestos…
Read MoreMaternal Mental Health – its everyone’s business
This week we have followed BBC’s Alex Jones and her brave team of mothers. More information on their exploits is available here Most noteworthy is that whilst the five ladies are pursuing numerous physical challenges and facing their own fears for a whole week; these feats in no way come close to the daily challenges faced…
Read MoreLifestyle Supplements – a risk worth taking ?
Eighty per cent of people who make a New Year’s Resolution fail by February. As Easter looms most of us with good intentions cast an eye at all the chocolate on offer! However, for some the attraction of being healthier, fitter and often thinner becomes an all encompassing quest. We all want to be…
Read MoreAsbestos Cancer judgment may help thousands in the future
Asbestos cancer claim specialists Corries highlight a recent case which may help asbestos cancer victims in the future. The case of Heynike v Birlec Limited (1) Mod(2) and Special Metals Wiggin Limited 2018 will make a real change to cases where someone was exposed to asbestos as a contractor on another employers site. Call the Experts…
Read MoreEssure – Campaign News
Essure is a non-surgical sterilisation implant which has been withdrawn from use in Europe by the manufacturer for commercial reasons. The Essure product continues to be used in the United States. Corries 4 Women have been actively pursuing claims on behalf of ladies fitted with the Essure sterilisation device. We were approached by…
Read MoreReflecting on international women’s day
International Women’s Day occurs every year on 8th March, UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres is quoted as saying, “Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls is the unfinished business of our time, and the greatest human rights challenge in our world”. This is something we here at Corries Solicitors firmly agree with! So…
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