Solicitor News
Read the latest news about Liddy’s Solicitors, together with updates on the personal injury, clinical negligence and conveyancing sectors.
Lack of diagnostic testing for prostate cancer
Published on 30th November 2023
With one in eight men in the UK likely to get prostate cancer in their lifetime, and with the benefits that come with early detection and treatment...
Trust fined for failures in care
Published on 3rd October 2023
The recent case of baby Wynter Andrews who died in the care of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is a watershed moment for patients harmed in...
Ecologi
Published on 3rd October 2023
At our company, we are highly conscious of our environmental impact and strive to minimise it in all our day-to-day business activities. To this end, we have...
Dual discount rate ‘piles pressure’ on seriously injured
Published on 12th April 2023
Are you a victim of an accident who is suffering from serious injuries? If so, it might be time to start worrying. The UK Government has proposed...
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...
So, your child has been injured and you’ve successfully sued for damages…
Published on 23rd May 2020
The court approves the settlement. What happens now? Normally the damages would be paid by the defendant into court, where it is managed until your child is...
Bereavement damages have increased – The law is slightly less ridiculous
Published on 28th April 2020
The government will increase damages where someone has been killed due to someone’s negligence. It is now £12980 and will rise to £15210 where the death is...
Why choose an APIL-accredited lawyer?
Published on 28th October 2019
An injury or illness can change lives, whether temporarily or permanently. While many injuries and health problems are simply down to bad luck, it’s occasionally someone else’s...
Liddy’s take Pride – LonGBoaT Pride 2019
Published on 9th July 2019
As part of our ongoing support of local charities and initiatives, we are delighted to sponsor LonGBoaT Pride 2019. LonGBoaT Wakefield is a fully constituted LGBT+ organisation,...
Helping Barnsley people live well with dementia
Published on 9th July 2018
When Liddy’s Solicitors, read in the Barnsley Chronicle that a local charity, BIADS, had suffered a major funding reduction due to local authority cuts, we knew that...