On 19 April the annual conference of APIL, the Association of Personal Injury lawyers was treated to what one of its founder members, Roger Pannone, described as “probably the best I've ever heard from a president”.
The speech was made by APIL’s incoming president Karl Tonks and it took the form of a sustained attack on insurance companies, the Government and LASPO.
A forensic science laboratory where high-profile criminal cases have been dealt with is to close its doors at the end of the month.
The work undertaken by the scientists in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, is to be transferred to a private firm in Wakefield with the loss of 130 jobs.
The Home Office has said the service was economically unviable and incurred "huge losses".
Union Prospect said it was "deeply disappointed" by the closure.
Ewan Williamson died while tackling a blaze at a bar in Edinburgh
The family of a firefighter who was killed tackling a blaze in Edinburgh is raising an action for damages in the Court of Session.
Ewan Williamson, 35, died while fighting a fire in the Balmoral Bar in Dalry on 12 July 2009.
The results of an official investigation into what happened have yet to be made public.
He is the only firefighter in the history of Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service to die tackling a blaze.
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Caroline Kerr, a senior solicitor at law firm Hart Brown, has qualified for the Law Society’s Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme.
Caroline joined the personal injury team at Hart Brown in 2008. She originally qualified and worked as a doctor (specialising in anaesthetics), before retraining as a solicitor, and has a Master’s degree in Medical Law and Ethics. She now has extensive experience of a broad range of personal injury and clinical negligence claims.
The head of the personal injury department at Hart Brown, Paul Grimwood, commented: “We are delighted that Caroline’s expertise, experience and dedication to her clients have been recognised in this way. She is a valued member of our specialist personal injury and clinical negligence team.
