Bereavement damages – change means fairer compensation for thousands

Bereavement awards following the death of an unmarried partner will be made in the future following a Court of Appeal decision recently. A change in the law will affect thousands each year. Bereavement Award-The Case Miss Jakki Smith, an NHS worker took the government to court for breaching her human rights as she was denied…

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Loose Women tackle sex injuries issue

ITV’s “Loose Women” have tackled the issue of sex injuries recently. The panel got to grips with this thorny and delicate issue with their usual aplomb. Janet Street-Porter and Coleen Nolan discussed their own sex related injuries in water bed, bathrooms and carpet related incidents. Cut and paste the link here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc4cNPef-NQ Whilst the video segment…

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Corries duo "paws" to help local charity

Corries staff have helped a local charity. Accounts manager Angela Daniels and her husband David (who works in our road traffic department) have helped the local St Leonard’s Hospice raise vital funds. The pair, along with their sprocker spaniel Buster,  did the four mile  “Paws for a cause” charity walk on Sunday 10th September. The…

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Corries warning on government plans to deny access to compensation

Corries join Solicitors and Justice campaigners against the Government’s compensation plan to raise the small claims limit for road traffic victims and other measures which will affect most accident victims. On 17 November 2016 the Ministry of Justice published its consultation paper. it is called Reforming the Soft Tissue Injury (‘Whiplash’) Claims Process The Proposals The government revealed…

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Recent Claim Update

Great News. Angela Daniels has recently secured compensation for a victim of assault who had originally had her claim refused. The client had received a scar to the forehead which was particularly visible. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) originally refused the claim saying that the scar was not significant however Angela took the case…

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BAAPS Annual Audit

Yesterday saw the release of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS)’ annual audit[1]. As we discussed in our last blog, our C4W team came from the PiP implant scandal and so this was a very interesting moment for us as a team. In 2012, there was a very minor increase in cosmetic procedures…

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