Slipper in Nationwide

Mr S was visiting his local Nationwide Bank and after doing his banking he had to walk down a slopped exit which was wet from the rain outside and no matting had been put in place for Mr S to walk upon. Mr S slipped and fell and injured his left arm. Liability for the […]

Check For A Safety Recall Before Buying A New Car

The Government has launched a new service to check if a vehicle has an outstanding safety recall. The service allows anyone wanting to buy a used car, and existing car owners, to check for an outstanding vehicle safety recall. All you need to do is enter your car’s registration number. By law, car dealers must fix safety recalls […]

Fame

Dewsbury based drama company Acorn are bringing the smash hit 80s tv series Fame to stage this April, with their youth theatre company. With leg warmers in place the show charts the successes and otherwise of the kids of the New York High School for Performing Arts. Bringing back the show’s much loved characters such […]

More Care Needed

Mr A was in his car, stationary at a junction. He was waiting for traffic to clear to be able to pull onto the main carriageway. As he was waiting a car came down the road behind him. Unfortunately for Mr A, the driver of that car was not driving with the necessary care and […]

Tripping Along

Mrs P went round to see her neighbour for a chat and a cuppa. They both live in rented accommodation and have the same Landlord. As Mrs P was walking up the footpath to her neighbour’s front door, she tripped and fell. This was because the flag stones forming the path were not in a […]

Third Party Drove Through a Red Light

Mr S was driving his vehicle through a junction in Leeds on Hunslett Road when the other driver drove through a red light and hit Mr S’s vehicle. Liability was initially disputed by the other driver but after we were able to obtain independent witness evidence to show that they had driven through a red […]

Slipping Accident in Lidl

Miss O visited her local Lidl to do some shopping and as she walked towards the tills Miss O Slipped and fell on the floor. Lidl had left a spillage on the floor and had failed to clean up the area. Miss O suffered an injury to her wrist, foot and ankle as a result […]

Bus Driver Braked Sharply

The claimant Mrs F was a passenger on a bus and as the bus approached a crossing the driver failed to notice a pedestrian crossing until the last minute and had to brake very sharply causing the passengers to be thrown about the bus with one of them landing on top of Mrs F. The […]

Stop At Give Way Lines

Mrs A was driving her motor vehicle along a main road when the other driver pulled out from a side road and failed to stop at the give way line and drove into Mrs A’s vehicle The insurers of the other driver have now admitted fault for the claimant’s accident. Brearley’s solicitors are your best […]

Accident with an Uninsured Driver

Mr C was crossing the road in Dewsbury Town Centre and as he nearly got to the other side of the road a vehicle came towards him but failed to slow down and stop and drove into him and then the driver just drove off after knocking Mr C down. After enquiries were made with […]