A Trip To The Supermarket

A trip to the supermarket became a trip at the supermarket for Mrs H. As she was walking towards the entrance she caught her foot on a defect in the car park surface and fell, suffering injuries as a result. Following a meeting with Andrew Marsden at our Cleckheaton office we agreed to look in to […]

Hot Tub Hurt

Relaxing in a hot tub on a warm summers evening….there are worse things in life. Unfortunately for Mrs C her plan to sit back and relax in some warming water became something rather more painful. Mrs C had booked a mini break for her family. A bit of glamping, and the facilities included their own […]

Head Over Heels

Whilst driving in the bad snow we had earlier in the year Mrs S became stuck on a roundabout. She got out of her car to see what the problem was. As she was standing alongside her car that was then hit by another driver who lost control coming around the roundabout. The impact pushed […]

Holiday Hurt

Holiday’s are great. That might be some relaxing in the sun, or maybe trekking in the high hills, but whatever your pleasure a bit of time away from the 9 to 5 grind is always welcome. Unfortunately not so much for young Master C who was injured whilst on his family holiday due a fault […]

Local Knowledge Always Helps

Mr H was happily sat waiting for the traffic lights to change to green so he could continue on his way, when the next thing he knows there is a violent collision in front of him, resulting in one of those vehicles in turn being pushed at speed in to his car. This caused extensive […]

Mediation Works

Civil and Commercial mediation works. It solves disputes. It is quick. Inexpensive compared to traditional litigation. Easily accessible. And did we mention it is quick. Disputes happen, that is a fact of life. All day every day people have disagreements. Thankfully the vast majority of these are something and nothing. Soon sorted and forgotten. But […]

ADR – A Level Playing Field

One of the biggest problem many parties face in traditional court litigation is the cost. Going to court is expensive, and with the courts overwhelmed and waiting lists for cases at an all time high, that cost keeps getting higher. It is an unfortunate reality that the party with the biggest resources can often simply […]

Compulsory ADR

The Civil Justice Council has reported that mandatory ADR is compatible with Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and therefore lawful. The report was commissioned by the master of the rolls, a keen advocate for ADR, and is hopefully going to lead to a major change to dispute resolution. Whilst mediation has […]

Access Problem – Solved…

When Mr and Mrs P came to sell their property they discovered they had an unexpected and rather difficult problem – they had no right of access to the house! Despite the fact that the property had been accessed for in excess of 20 years via a short driveway from the main road leading to […]

A Nice Review

It is always nice to get good feedback from our clients, as with these kind words from a client of Andrew Marsden at our Batley office. If you have been involved in an accident you might be entitled to claim compensation. Why not contact Andrew today to find out, on 01924 473065, [email protected], or via […]