I was delighted to see the new President of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) wasting no time at all in taking the fight to the insurance industry. In his first speech as leader, Mr Tonks was vociferous in his criticism of insurance companies who drive up costs unnecessarily and then pass them on [...]

The Clinical Negligence team at Express Solicitors has watched with interest the situation regarding defective hip implants manufactured by DePuy. Around 49000 people in the UK have the ‘metalonmetal’ hip implants which have caused Personal Injury to many users.  49000 UK Patients At Risk From Defective Hip Devices The problem stems from device’s ball and joint [...]

Each year in the UK approximately 4050 lives are lost due to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. By virtue of being invisible and odourless it is extremely difficult to detect. Yet poorly fitted or maintained fuelburning appliances or boilers can lead it to leak into our homes and businesses putting people at serious risk of brain [...]

Beauty treatments are viewed by many as a low risk lowcost alternative to going under the surgeon’s knife to undergo plastic surgery. Treatments such as botox injections teeth whitening and face peels all available at high street beauty salons are increasing in popularity. Market research carried out by Mintel show around 600000 people underwent this [...]

Ever since founding Express Solicitors in 2000 my staff and I have placed a huge emphasis on client care. While striving to secure a fair compensation package I believe it is paramount that the client is kept informed of all noteworthy developments in their case and also in legislation relevant to their case. Personal Injury [...]

The Times launched its ‘Safe Cycling’ campaign last week and since then it’s gone from strength to strength. Inspired by the Cities Fit For Cycling manifesto as of today more than 22000 people have signed up to the campaign calling for safer cycling. These voices have been joined by many high profile individuals who have [...]

The UK’s largest drugs manufacturer Glaxosmithkline has agreed to pay the US government $3billion to settle 20000 lawsuits. The bulk of the legal action relates to probes by the US authorities into Glaxosmithkline’s marketing of the dangerous diabetes drug Avandia. Dangerous Diabetes Drug Avandia Linked To Strokes And Heart Attacks Avandia linked to heart attacks [...]

It was regrettable that a proposal to ban thirdparty capture has been dismissed out of hand by Justice Minister Lord McNally. An amendment to the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill had been tabled by a Liberal Democrat Peer and if implemented would surely have been good news for motorists. ThirdParty Capture Offers [...]

While Express Solicitors is a national Personal Injury Law firm we do still enjoy a large client base from our local Greater Manchester area. A healthy proportion of these are the walking wounded who pop in to our Northenden HQ as well as the more seriously injured who require a representative to visit them either [...]

The burgeoning lowprice 24hour gym industry seems the perfect fit for a society wanting to look great keep fit but do so at an affordable price and at their own convenience. Whereas gym memberships were once a luxury they are now the norm with many national gym chains expanding to meet demand. While any trend [...]