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Congratulations to the Fletchers team for winning Outstanding Case of the Year at the 2012 Personal Injury Awards last night. Ed did pretty well too – he was shortlisted for Claimant Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year. Everyone had a fantastic time celebrating all the hard work over the last year. Well done to all concerned!
Congratulations to our Operations Manager Dan Taylor, former graduate of Lancaster University. Every year, the University bestows a Chancellor’s Award in honour of HRH Princess Alexandra who held the office at the university for 40 years. And guess who?s been chosen to receive this year’s postgraduate award? We’re thrilled for Dan who’s attending a ceremony today and hope we won’t have to widen the doors of our offices to accommodate his big head!
This year, I have the honour of being the President of the Southport and Ormskirk Law Society. The Annual Dinner is to be held on Friday 23rd November 2012 at the Southport Convention Centre on the Promenade, Southport.
We?re active supporters of Headway, the brain injury association. As is Olympic athlete James Cracknell, who has himself had first hand experience of the catastrophic effects of an injury to the brain.
In reference to the award for Outstanding Case of the Year, in which insurers were ordered to compensate David Tolley, who was left paralysed after stopping to help a car crash victim, Ed Fletcher said: ?We are proud to have acted for a man of such immense courage, and to have been able to secure a victory for him that will enable him to better handle the injuries that he suffered and try to live as normal a life as is possible.?
If you’re visiting our office in Southport, then you’ll find we’re adding some new features. A brand new access ramp is being added, together with some new doors, to make the offices easily accessible for everyone. Watch this space for photos and updates.
The Aspire Sports Quiz Annual Dinner will be hosted by Mark Pougtach at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester.
The latest Chambers Directory has been launched. This is known as the most accurate and reliable directory of leaders in the legal profession around the world and we?re delighted to say Fletchers are the only recognised leaders in our field of serious injury in Liverpool and surrounding areas. Of the firm, the directory comments that “there are few who are as sufficiently specialised and committed to dealing with catastrophic injury litigation.”
Hard to believe, but 25 years ago today we started a little firm called Fletchers Solicitors. Back in 1987, the office you see here housed just 9 employees, including our current chairman Rob Fletcher. From these humble beginnings, we?ve now grown to 160 employees and bigger, better offices. But one thing hasn?t changed in that time ? and that?s our promise to give our customers 100% commitment. We?d like to thank everyone who?s worked for and with us over the past 25 years and helped make us the company we are today. Treat yourselves to a glass of champagne and here?s to the next 25!
Thank you for registering for The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity?s first Ride of the Roses bike ride on Sunday 16 September. As you know The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity is the only charity to raise money to directly benefit Clatterbridge cancer patients across the region.
Cycle ride in aid of the Ben Gautrey Foundation, the ride started and finished at Meols Hall in Southport and you had the choice of two routes, 30 or 50 miles. The routes where the same routes Ben used to ride while he was in training for his racing career. For more information and pictures from the event http://www.thebenjamingautreyfoundation.org.uk
A national campaign group is echoing Bradley Wiggins call for cycle helmets to be compulsory. Talking about cyclists on our roads Bradley Wiggins said last night: ?There have got to be laws that protect both parties. Things like legalising helmets, making them the law to wear. They shouldn?t be riding along with phones and iPods on, shouldn?t be riding without lights.?
Today national law firm Fletchers has launched a campaign to call for cycling helmets to be compulsory for children.
Seventeen-year-old Jacob Roberts, five times British BMX Champion and Team GB BMX Cyclist, has signed up to the Fletchers campaign, saying ?All it takes is one crash or fall from a bicycle to change your life forever.
Never has Bob Dylan so often been quoted as he has been in claimant lawyer circles recently. I have heard the lyric: ?The times they are a changing? open and end so many speeches at personal injury conferences over the last few years that it is now somewhat clich‚. As much as it pains me to start on a clich‚, there is nevertheless a great deal of truth to Dylan?s words.
Two construction companies have been found guilty of breaching health and safety laws in connection with the collapse of a crane in Liverpool that left a man paralysed.
Today a jury found Bingham Davis and Bowmer and Kirkland Ltd guilty of breaching health and safety laws after a 200-tonne crane toppled on to an apartment block at Chandlers Wharf in Liverpool city centre in July 2009.
Nominations will be opening soon for the Claims Innovation Awards for 2013, which will be held at the Hilton Deansgate Hotel in Manchester on 8 May. Once again celebrating the creativity that helps legal service providers and their providers in the claims sector raise standards, grow business and improve access to justice, the awards will be sponsored by Eclipse Proclaim.
Designed to raised funds to provide essential equipment for the North West Spinal Injuries Centre Rehabilitation Department, spinal injury staff and patients will take the next 10 weeks to participate in a simulated John O?Groats to Land?s End bike ride.
We are holding a fund raising night at the Vincent Hotel on 9th May 2012 for the Lynsey Wright Appeal.
Lynsey is a 33 year old lady from Southport. She is the Mother of 3 children aged 14, 9 and 5. In January 2011 she was diagnosed with cervical cancer and listed for a hysterectomy. She was given a diagnostic laparoscopy before her open surgery and was advised that her ovaries also ?looked suspicious?. She therefore asked for them to be removed during her hysterectomy.
REIGNING British Superbike champion Tommy Hill knows only too well how important it is for young and aspiring bikers to attract sponsorship when they are first starting out in the sport. Spiralling costs of keeping machines on the track, equipment and travelling expenses mean that it is not a cheap pastime anymore ? even more so if you are looking to take up motorbike racing professionally.
The Launch is to be held at Southport Theatre & Convention Centre on Saturday February 18th 2012.
The evening will include a red carpet entrance and drinks on arrival. A three course meal, coffee and mints. There will be entertainment from a Comedian, Live Band and a DJ.
