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Case studies - our experience

The legal case studies below are from departments across the firm, highlighting our experience and expertise in a wide variety of areas.

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Client avoids trial after prosecution persuaded to withdraw case

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We were recently contacted by a client’s wife seeking expert legal advice for her husband who had been charged with a criminal offence. Neither had been in trouble before but after asking the police for help whilst they were on a night out, her...

Deprivation of liberty challenge - Court of Protection case study

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Our specialist Court of Protection solicitor , Sophie Maloney, represented a vulnerable adult in an interesting and complex case where both a husband and wife wished to leave the care home where they had been placed. This involved two challenges to the ...

Sentence reduced for client following successful appeal

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Our  crime department were recently contacted by a concerned partner seeking advice on whether her boyfriend had grounds to appeal his sentence. Her partner was sentenced in 2018 to four years imprisonment for publishing illegal material. He had...

Client receives £26,500 following negligent beauty treatment

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Pauline Smith, associate and personal injury claims handler recently settled a case for a claimant who had sustained injury due to receiving a semi-permanent make-up lip liner procedure that was not carried out to a reasonable standard. The claimant...

Client received £17,000 after employment tribunal ruled he was unfairly dismissed

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We acted for the claimant under a damages based agreement (commonly known as a “no win no fee” agreement) at a recent final hearing which took place at Manchester Employment Tribunal. Our client had alleged that he had been unfairly...

Clear communication makes moving house a breeze - Gemma's Story

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Purchasing a new home is a landmark in the lives of many people, but it can also be incredibly stressful. Delays, property surveys, the prospect of a long and complicated chain, all reasons why buying or selling a property can be one of life’s most...

Client case study following dog attack

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Our client was out running when he came across a bridal path which took him though the courtyard of a rural property which the client had right of access to. As our client entered the courtyard a large Rottweiler exited an outbuilding and approached...

Client receives £42,000 following injury to leg

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Our client was awarded £42,000 after injuring his left leg while working in the defendants yard. Pauline Smith, associate and personal injury claims handler recently settled a case for a claimant who had sustained an injury after a dumper truck...

Client receives £65,000 following accident at work

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Our client contacted us following an accident  at work  which had resulted in an injury. Our client was a 47 year old roofer who fell from a second storey extension through an uncovered skylight due to a lack of scaffolding...

Client receives over £6,000 following accident at work

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Our client contacted us via our website, following an accident  at work  which had resulted in an injury, he had been injured in a warehouse during the course of his employment. Our client, who had been employed by the...

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