UK is not the whiplash capital of Europe
A recent claim by insurance companies that the UK is the whiplash capital of Europe has been found to be based on unreliable data cherry picked to support the government’s ...
16 May 2017
Things to think about when making your will
A number of high profile cases have put the need to make a Will firmly back in the spotlight recently. Yet, despite the growing number of inheritance disputes, many of ...
23 May 2017
Concerns over changes to personal injury law pay outs
Despite falling road traffic accidents and improving car safety, the government is attempting to change personal injury laws, blaming the increase in compensation claims.Justice Secretary, Liz Truss recently stated that ...
30 May 2017
Been ill on holiday?
Whether it was food poisoning, illness from unclean swimming pools, norovirus on a cruise or an injury abroad, you shouldn’t have lost the time, enjoyment and money being ill or ...
6 June 2017
Russell & Russell sponsor the Preston PedalFest
A massive non-competitive cycling event is set to take place in Preston on Sunday 23rd July.The Preston PedalFest cycle sportive, which is being sponsored by Russell & Russell’s personal injury ...
6 July 2017
Road traffic accidents: hit and run claims
The Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) is a UK Guarantee Fund that compensates eligible victims of negligent uninsured or untraced drivers - more commonly known as hit and run accidents. The ...
11 July 2017
Wills Should be Brought into the Modern World
The Law Commission believes the current rules surrounding wills are unclear and could be putting people off making a will.As such, it has launched a consultation, running until the 10 ...
13 July 2017
Divorce Rate Falls
Figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed a 9.1% decrease in divorces of opposite sex couples in 2015.Stats show that 101,055 divorces were finalised across England ...
18 July 2017
Government set to increase small claims limit
The Government has announced it is pressing ahead with plans to increase the small claims limit for personal injuries in road traffic accidents. It intends to raise the threshold for ...
26 July 2017
More Wills and Probate Accreditations for Russell & Russell
Harry Mistry, a solicitor in Russell & Russell's probate department, has been awarded his Older Client Law in Practice (OCLP) certificate - a top quality mark for working with elderly ...
1 August 2017
Three New Partners for Russell and Russell
Russell and Russell has announced the promotion of three of its solicitors. Saira Ali, Pippa Tudor and Simon Tansey have been made salaried partners.A member of the personal injury department since ...
8 August 2017
Russell and Russell Sponsorship of Chester Pride 2017
Once again, Russell and Russell is sponsoring Chester Pride. The event, which shows support for diversity and celebrates the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) community, will take place on ...
15 August 2017
Russell & Russell Defends Lasting Powers of Attorney
Russell & Russell’s head of probate, Judith Bromley has defended Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) after Denzil Lush, the former senior Judge of the Court of Protection, warned they may ...
22 August 2017
80% of road traffic accident claims will end up in small claims court
New research has shown that hundreds of thousands of people could end up having to pursue their own personal injury litigation for road traffic accidents.The study, which was commissioned by ...
29 August 2017
Marriage and Divorce in Equal Measure for the Over 65s
Figures released by the Office of National Statistics have revealed that the number of people aged 65 and over getting married had increased by 46% in the decade from 2004 ...
5 September 2017