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Greek Court's decision in the case of Jonathan Hiles highlights evidential difficulties

The decision of the Greek Court to acquit Mr Symeou of the death of Jonathan Hiles in July 2007 highlights the difficulties families face when their loved ones are involved in an incident abroad.

Mesothelioma claims under reported worldwide?

In this months edition of APIL magazine I was interested to read  that a study published in the Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives found that for every 4 to 5 Mesothelioma claims reported worldwide at least one goes unreported. Apparently this study is the first to provide a global estimate of unreported mesothelioma claims.

My Personal Concerns over the Scrapping of Legal Aid for Clinical Negligence Claims

Apart from the obvious financial implications that the proposed Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill will have upon the ability of vulnerable and genuinely disabled individuals to bring a justified compensation claim, if the proposed scrapping of legal aid for all clinical negligence claimants that this bill proposes is brought into force, I do have other concerns.

Head Injury symptoms may be caused by damage to pituitary gland

I attended talk given by Dr Beli, neurosurgeon based at the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton.  He said that between one third and a half of all people suffering a traumatic had or brain injury (TBI) also had injury to their pituitary gland, but these were often going undetected.

Claims Abroad team win Solent EBP Amazing People Award

Myself and my colleagues Lauren Haas and Daniel Scognamiglio are delighted to have won the Solent EBP Amazing People Award for our work in promoting foreign modern languages in the workplace.

What's making us so depressed?

Money? Tick. Relationships? Tick. Work? Tick. These are all the common factors that trigger stress in our lives but now the Daily Mail has uncovered new causes of stress…including doughnuts!

OFT makes moves to ban travel companies from imposing credit and debit card surcharges

Those who book their holidays or flights online will be familiar with the practice adopted across the travel industry of adding a surcharge, often a significant percentage of the overall purchase price, where customers choose to pay by debit or credit card. 

EasyJet? Not, if you want to travel with your wheelchair

I was surprised to read in the press of the story of Declan Spencer.

Summer Motorcycling

A summer motorcycle safety campaign in Dunstable is urging riders to take extra care at hazard hotspots.

Scuba Diving may aid spinal cord recovery

As someone who has enjoyed scuba diving in the past and truly loved the feeling of weightlessness, I was interested to read that researchers in Baltimore are investigating how scuba diving affects a person's mental and physical health.

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