Online radio station Total Biker FM are now being sponsored by Bott & Company’s specialist team of biker solicitors. The rock radio station became famous through their promotion of Rage Against The Machine for Christmas number 1 and now they team up with Bott & Co – your number 1 motorbike solicitors!
It is somewhat confusing that on one hand the Government wants to appease motorists by increasing the maximum speed limit on motorways yet is putting the victims of motor accidents at risk of not receiving their due compensation because of proposed legislation around referral fees. While the Parliamentary Advisory Council on Transport Safety have said [...]
Wilmslow based Bott & Company have won Employer of the Year at the Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) graduation event. The coveted award recognises the commitment Bott & Company have made to their staff training through the establishment of an Academy to support and fund colleagues on ILEX and other training courses. Paul Hinchliffe, Practice [...]
You may have heard in the news about Ken Clarke’s proposed reforms of the legal system that relate to personal injury. At Bott and Co we have been aware of these possible changes for a long time and while this proposal is still under a consultation process until June and no changes will be implemented before [...]
A woman from Tadworth is attempting to claim personal injury compensation after losing a finger in a freak racecourse accident. Clare Wiffin, 37, was attending the Kempton Park racecourse in 2009 when the incident occurred, which saw Mrs Wiffin lose the finger after her wedding ring was caught on a metal fence. Mrs Wiffin suffered [...]
Winter seems to have arrived early this year with an unseasonal cold snap and extensive snowfalls across the UK. Snow and ice present the most difficult of driving conditions and accidents and breakdowns more than double in this type of weather. While heavy snow is expected in many European countries during the winter, and drivers [...]
A woman is claiming for personal injury compensation after an incident in the London Underground this month left her with head injuries.
The UK’s biggest ever compensation sum was paid out last week as a former Commonwealth Games cyclist was awarded nearly £14 million after being struck by a car. Manny Helmot, 39, was rendered partially blind and suffered substantial brain injuries after being knocked from his bike during a training ride in Guernsey in 1998. Helmot, [...]
TV advertising has led many consumers to believe that most personal injury compensation claims tend to arise from collapsing ladders, wet floors and trip hazards, generally in the workplace or in other public places. However, accidents which weren’t your fault can arise absolutely anywhere outside the home, a fact which has been supported by a [...]
Despite stringent Health and Safety standards, many employers continue to shirk their responsibility to ensure that their employees are kept safe during the course of their work. This is usually down to one or a mixture of the following reasons: Not enough staff to ensure that adequate standards and procedures in accordance with H&S regulations [...]
