Two legal executives from Grantham-based law firm JMP Solicitors have passed distinguished Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) exams. Personal injury trainee legal executive Emily Roche completed her level three CILEx exams to qualify as an associate member of the association and Leanne Askew, also a trainee legal executive, passed her fourth level three exam.…
Our personal injury litigation team are celebrating becoming a “recommended” firm, making them one of the top nine practices in the East Midlands. The team specialises in complex and high-value personal injury pertaining to industrial disease, accidents at work, fatal injuries and road traffic accidents. Fully equipped to handle a broad range of matters in…
If you or your family have been a victim of medical negligence or of a personal injury that wasn’t your fault, you may be eligible for compensation. Contact our friendly and knowledgeable claims lawyers to discuss your case #just more personal. We recently recovered £1.9 million for a young man who had an accident at…
Whiplash injuries and claims can be avoided if drivers and passengers do a simple test The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) with support from motoring safety experts Thatcham Research, is urging car users to protect themselves by making sure their headrests are in the correct position. “Half of all car crashes in England result…
Just one year on from being one of only 11% of law firms in the country to be awarded the Lexcel accreditation, JMP Solicitors sailed through the onsite re-assessment. The Law Society assessor remarked: “The firm has succeeded in implementing the high standards required by the Lexcel Quality Mark within the day to day operations…
We are celebrating with Nikkita Nelson-Aylott, the latest trainee who has completed her training contract with the firm, and was officially admitted to the Roll of Solicitors at the beginning of April 2018. Nikkita studied law and completed her Legal Practice Certificate at Nottingham Trent University and after working as a paralegal in Manchester, joined…
In 2015, then Chancellor – George Osborne – announced that cash payments for minor whiplash injuries would be banned with the intention of curtailing what the insurance industry calls “compensation culture”. Since then major consultations have started and whilst the legislation has not yet been enshrined, the Ministry of Justice have said plans to increase…
A landmark appeal at the Supreme Court has found that victims of serious failings by the police will be able to claim compensation. A police investigation would have to fail to such an extent that a human rights claim may be brought by a victim of serious and violent crime. This case related to the…
Lee was helping to unload pallets from a lorry in the loading bay of this High Street department store. The pallets were hanging over the end of the tail lift and his forearm was crushed causing horrible, significant injuries. Director of JMP Solicitors, Yvonne Carratt represented Lee in his claim which resulted in him being…
A senior partner from another law firm asked Ian to represent a 90-year old man who had been attacked and severely injured by another patient while in hospital. After a long battle with the defendents, Ian secured £50,000 in compensation. He successfully argued that the hospital had failed in their duty of care when transferring…
