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What families should know when a loved one has a brain injury after an accident

A brain injury can affect everyone in a family. Changes in memory or behaviour may be invisible but still disrupt everyday life. Relatives may need to arrange rehabilitation and care, manage finances and establish who can make decisions. If negligence caused the accident, compensation may help fund essential ongoing support. Families also need clear information...Read More

When Police Power Is Abused: Why Speaking Out Matters Lynne Hughes, Senior Solicitor, Mark Reynolds Solicitors

Written by Mark Reynolds

When an individual experiences police misconduct, the impact extends far beyond that person. Police officers hold significant authority, empowered by legislation to arrest, search, detain, and enter private property. However, when these powers are abused whether through unlawful arrest, unlawful stop and search, excessive force, or illegal entry the trust of the legal system relies...Read More

Rugby brain injury case delays: why medical evidence matters in serious injury claims

Written by Mark Reynolds

Hundreds of former rugby players pursuing claims for alleged brain injuries faced the loss of their cases this summer after repeated failures to disclose medical evidence. In August 2026, the High Court granted conditional relief from sanctions, allowing the affected claims to continue if strict requirements were met. An October hearing added significant costs and...Read More

What happens when a serious injury affects your ability to return to work

Written by Mark Reynolds

Returning to work after a serious injury depends on your recovery, the demands of your role and whether your employer can make suitable adjustments. Some people return gradually, perhaps with shorter hours or lighter duties. Others cannot safely resume their previous occupation, even after rehabilitation. Both outcomes matter when assessing a personal injury claim. Your...Read More

How home adaptations are valued after a life-changing injury

Written by Mark Reynolds

Home adaptations after a serious injury can range from installing grab rails and ramps to moving into a different, fully accessible property. Reasonable housing costs can form part of a personal injury claim. But valuing a more expensive home differs from ordinary adaptations, particularly after a Court of Appeal decision in 2020. That distinction matters...Read More

What a recent construction fall shows about serious spinal injuries at work

Written by Mark Reynolds

It was only his second week on the job. In January 2024, a 24-year-old labourer working for a scaffolding company on a West Yorkshire housing development stepped backwards through an unprotected stairwell opening and fell one storey onto concrete. He sustained serious spinal injuries and has not returned to physical work. The housebuilder, Hillbeck Homes...Read More

What the Knowsley conveyor injury case shows about machinery safety at work

Written by Mark Reynolds

A maintenance engineer working a night shift at a factory on Knowsley Industrial Park reached through a hole cut into the side of a running conveyor to clear a blockage. His arm was pulled into the machine. There was no guard in place and no emergency stop button in the area, and because he was...Read More

How unpaid care from family and friends is treated in a serious injury claim

Written by Mark Reynolds

When a family member or friend gives up their time, sometimes years of it, to look after you after a serious injury, that sacrifice has a real financial value, and English law recognises it. This is known as a gratuitous care claim, and it lets you recover compensation for unpaid help you have reasonably needed...Read More

Why serious injury claims can take longer to settle

Written by Mark Reynolds

Serious injury compensation has to reflect a lifetime of costs and losses, not just the next few months, so your solicitor needs a complete and accurate picture of your recovery, prognosis and future needs before your claim can be valued properly. Settling early, before that picture is clear, risks accepting far less than you are...Read More

When your employer says you caused your own accident at work

Written by Mark Reynolds

If your employer or their insurer has told you that an accidents at work claim was your own fault, that does not automatically end things. Compensation claims for workplace accidents in England and Wales are fault based, so you usually need to show some element of employer negligence. But responsibility for an accident rarely sits...Read More