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Morrish Solicitors is pleased to announce that it has received a ranking in The Times Best Law Firms 2019. Statista, an international market research firm, carried out the research earlier this year. It contacted more than 20,000 solicitors in England and Wales, and hundreds of clients, and asked them to recommend the best law firms in any of 31 categories. … Read More

Peter was involved in an accident during the course of his employment at Barratt Steel. On the day of the accident, Peter was loading cut steel onto a roller transporter. A colleague operating the machine activated it before Peter had finished repositioning the steel and his leg was crushed. Peter was diagnosed with a fractured femur and sustained muscle and … Read More

We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new trainee solicitors from within the firm, James Battle and Shamaila Gul. James, who completed a degree in Applied Criminology and Legal Studies at Canterbury University, followed by a Masters degree in Management, Business and Law at the University of Law in 2017, begins his training contract in our personal injury … Read More

A former bus driver has received a six-figure sum in compensation after being injured in a fall at work that left him with life-changing injuries and the loss of his job. Unite member Mr Courtman, who worked for First West Yorkshire Limited, was collecting fares and as the bus drove out of Bradford Interchange, a car pulled out, causing the … Read More

A former bus driver has received £150,000 in compensation after being involved in a serious road traffic accident that left him with extensive injuries.  Unite member Graham Codling, who was employed as a bus driver for Yorkshire Coastliner, was driving his bus on the A64, when an ambulance suddenly swerved directly into his path. Despite Graham hitting the brakes as hard as he could, a head-on collision could not be avoided.  The driving cab was completely crushed … Read More

A woman from York has received compensation following a traffic collision, which left her with injuries to her shoulder, neck and lower back. The accident happened on the evening of 7 January 2014 whilst she was cycling home from work. As she was riding within the cycle lane on a roundabout, she was hit by a car as it tried … Read More

A Unite member has received compensation after fracturing his ankle at work. The member, who is employed as a HGV driver by Aldi Stores Ltd, was delivering goods to an Aldi store in Leeds. His job involved dropping pallets of produce off and taking them into the stores. On the day of the accident, he was using an electric pallet … Read More

A Unite member has received compensation after lacerating his finger at work. Mr Baker, who is employed as a fitter at Arriva Buses in Castleford, was checking for an oil leak on one of the buses in the depot when he slipped on oil and fell, hitting his hand on a fan blade that was spinning in the engine. The … Read More

A former HGV driver has received £200,000 in compensation after being injured in a fall at work that forced him to resign from his job. Unite member Mr W, who had started work for a car transport firm 2 weeks prior, was walking down the length of the transport vehicle checking the car positions, when he suddenly slipped and lost … Read More

Equity has recently secured substantial damages for a member who was injured after being involved in a cycling accident. The Equity member, who was 25 years old at the time of the accident, was knocked off his bike when cycling in London. He was working as an actor at the time. The accident occurred when a van pulled out of … Read More

Unite member, Shelley Hardwick, has received £17,500 in compensation after developing dermatitis from being exposed to irritants on the buses she drove. In October 2012, Shelley, who works as a bus driver for First South Yorkshire Ltd, noticed that she had developed sore blisters and spots on her hands which were diagnosed as dermatitis by her doctor. Despite being prescribed … Read More