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10 Best and Worst Movie Lawyers
Have you noticed that the major Hollywood Movie studios seem only to be interested in making movies that can be developed into 'Franchises' - or serialised?Or worse, they either re-make a classic film...
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Criminal Injuries have Fallen Rapidly in the UK Over the Past Decade
Despite what many newspapers and news programmes may have you believe, crime is overall on the decrease in the UK. A study released by the Institute for Economics and Peace in 2013 showed that our fear...
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Children are More at Risk from Asbestos than Teachers in Schools
Inhaling asbestos is the single greatest cause of work related disease leading to deaths in the UK, accounting for 4,000 deaths per year, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). And the...
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NHS Publish "Never Events" Medical Negligence Figures
When my little boy was 2 he was standing in the front door way, with his hand on the frame when a gust of wind blew the door shut, not only trapping his hand in the frame but cutting off the top of his...
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Have Horsemeat & Other Food Poisoning Scandals Changed Anything?
It’s been a year since the horsemeat scandal hit the headlines, and campaigners are complaining about how little has changed since. The main action by the government was to commission the Elliott...
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Nearly 40% of Dentist's Patients Complain About Dental Negligence...
I heard a mother talking the other day about moving house and how excited she was, apart from the distance she’d now have to travel to take her children for their regular dentist appointments. When her...
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Numbers of People Seeking out Cosmetic Dentistry are on the Increase
Cosmetic procedures and interventions are a growing industry in the UK, forecast to rise over 50% from 2010 to 2015, when it’s expected to reach £3.6 billion. And cosmetic dentistry is no different,...
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Skiing Injuries or Snowboarding Injuries - Which are More Dangerous?
It’s the age-old question, (no, not "Who would win in a fight between Batman and Superman?" - we all know the answer to that one!) but the other age-old question; Which is more dangerous, skiing or...
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Half of Marathon Participants Can Run Straight into Sporting Injuries
As many New Year resolutions are linked to weight loss and getting fit it’s hardly surprising that gyms see a spike in memberships in January and February. Just over 12% of gym memberships are in...
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Top 10 Most Common Sporting Injuries
Accident and emergency departments in England saw a 14% rise in sports injury cases in 2012 with just over 388,500 cases, up from nearly 338,200 in the previous 12 month period. Just under 6% of sport...
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5 Iconic Sports Injuries from Sporting Accidents (and Assaults!)
In our last two posts on sports injuries, we outlined the the problems caused when unprepared marathon runners run the risk of sporting injuries and had a look at the Top 10 sporting injuries.In both...
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Dermal Fillers Still a "Crisis Waiting to Happen" After Legislation?
We posted a blog article in October last year where Mr Rajiv Grover, president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), said it was“shameful" that regulations surrounding...
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Is 'Health Tourism' Exposing Mothers-to-be to Maternity Negligence?
It’s something we hear all too often, how the NHS is failing us and how our maternity services are letting us down. Sometimes we seem to take for granted just how fortunate we are to have a free...
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Common Examples of Birth Injuries as a Result of Maternity Negligence
On average there are more than 140 million babies born worldwide each year - that's just under 5 babies every second. In 2012 there were 694,241 live births in England alone. It’s important to...
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Mans Best Friend? Over 6000 UK Injuries from Dog Attacks Each Year
It’s often said we’re a nation of dog lovers, with a poll last year claiming that one in three animal owners “prefer dogs to relatives”. Our connection with dogs goes back a long way, it’s thought that...
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Can New Cycling Safety Measures for Lorries Reduce Cycling Accidents?
Earlier this month the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, passed a measure to ban heavy trucks which don’t have 'cycling safety' equipment such as side guards or proper mirrors from travelling on the...
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3000 Horse Riding Accidents Occur on UK Roads on Average Each Year
When we hear the phrase road traffic accident, or RTA, we normally think of a collision involving cars, lorries or motorbikes; however on average there are around 3000 road accidents involving horses...
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Compensation for Horse Riding Accidents Caused by Hit and Run Drivers
We mentioned in our post about road traffic accidents involving horses, that we don't ordinarily associate the term RTA or Traffic Accident, with horses - and so it is with hit and run drivers - but...
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Horse Riding Injuries: Accepted Risk or Ripe for Compensation Claims?
Equestrianism - or horseback riding to you and me - is a popular pastime in the UK, with an estimated GB horse population of just under one million horses and 3.5 million people - that's 6% of the GB...
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Lower Risk of Being Injured by a Horse for Those Working with Horses
Did you know, that after Football, Horse Racing is the best attended sport in Britain? In 2012, it accounted for just under half of all the highest attended sporting events in the UK (excluding the...
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