Solicitor News
Read the latest news about Liddy’s Solicitors, together with updates on the personal injury, clinical negligence and conveyancing sectors.
Endometriosis — What can go wrong?
Published on 4th March 2025
Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of it. It can be very painful and affect fertility. Diagnosis Sadly,...
How to prove clinical negligence
Published on 19th November 2024
A judge will consider evidence from lots of different sources when deciding on whether a doctor has been clinically negligent. He will need to decide what happened,...
What constitutes clinical negligence?
Published on 19th November 2024
Every person in their job, whether they are a bus driver, a bricklayer, or a doctor, has a legal responsibility to use reasonable skill and care. But...
How is clinical negligence compensation calculated?
Published on 19th November 2024
When a person is injured due to clinical negligence, they are entitled to compensation. Lawyers value the injuries by looking at past reported court cases where judges...
Negligence in Diagnosing Prostate Cancer: Key Issues and Prevention
Published on 19th November 2024
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men, with early diagnosis being crucial for successful treatment. Unfortunately, negligence in diagnosing prostate cancer can lead...
Partnership of Barnsley Home Care Company and Established Solicitor’s
Published on 20th May 2024
The Barnsley based offices of Home Instead, a leading domiciliary care provider, have partnered with Liddy’s Solicitor’s, an established law firm specialising in conveyancing, clinical negligence, and...
What is Clinical Negligence? How to tell if you have a claim
Published on 25th May 2022
If you have been injured as the result of medical negligence, you may be wondering what your next steps should be. What is Clinical Negligence, or as...
Rebuilding Shattered Lives
Published on 25th November 2020
Whilst many of us will fortunately never need the services of a personal injury or clinical negligence lawyer, we believe getting the right specialist advice is critical...
Barnsley Ophthalmology department refuses to open for external review
Published on 11th November 2020
We have been consulted by nine clients over the last couple of years relating to clinical negligence at the Barnsley Ophthalmology department. Of those nine cases, three...
Failure of NHS to recognise harm done by pelvic mesh surgery
Published on 14th July 2020
A damning review just published reveals hundreds of women whose lives were ruined by a failure of the NHS to recognise the harm done by pelvic mesh...
Barnsley has the highest rate of avoidable blindness in the UK
Published on 29th October 2018
50% of blindness in the UK is avoidable. Barnsley has the highest rate of avoidable blindness in the UK. The main causes of loss of sight in...
When knee replacements go wrong
Published on 12th March 2018
If you have lived an active life, quite often knees or hips wear out as you get into your fifties or sixties. Replacing the worn out joint...
Burns and Scalding in the Work Place
Published on 19th October 2017
When we think of injuries in the work place we tend to imagine slips, trips and falls, or possibly larger scale incidents. It makes sense, as these...
Recent Changes Mean Better Deal For Seriously Injured
Published on 11th August 2017
Earlier this year the law was changed with regards to how lump sums are calculated for victims who have suffered, serious life changing injuries. In this update...
Claims Company Fined £400k for Nuisance Calls
Published on 6th July 2017
One of the things we struggle with daily at Liddy’s is debunking the myth that all personal injury solicitors are purely out to create wealth for themselves....
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