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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:55:43 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for asbestos victim's family after claim was initially rejected]]></title>
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	The family of an Essex man who died from an asbestos-related cancer because of work he carried out in the 1960s and 70s has received more than £105,000 in an out of court settlement.

	James Fields, of Saffron Walden, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in February 2010. The painful lung cancer is only ever caused by exposure to asbestos, and so...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:33:53 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ombudsman figures underline importance of using regulated will-writers]]></title>
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	Latest figures revealed by the Legal Ombudsman have underlined the importance of using regulated, qualified professionals when writing a will so that individuals are protected against poor levels of service.

	Natasha Molloy, head of the Wills & Probate department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that of the 7,600 complaints resolved by the Ombudsman service in 2012-13, 12 per cent related...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:12:31 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family "disappointed" after inquest into carbon monoxide death]]></title>
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	A verdict of accidental death was recorded at the jury inquest into the death of Arthur Ebirim on Wednesday (5 June), at North-West Kent Coroner&rsquo;s Court.

	The court had heard how Mr Ebirim tragically died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning whilst at work on 28 October 2011. It is believed Mr Ebirim, who was 45, turned a generator...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:49:07 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons Solicitors proud to receive Living Wage accreditation]]></title>
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	Fentons Solicitors LLP is proud to announce that it has received accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation as an employer committed to paying all staff a &lsquo;living wage.&rsquo;

	The Living Wage is an hourly rate set independently and updated annually, based on the cost of living in the UK. Established ten years ago, the campaign has already lifted more than...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:46:41 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Impact of legal reforms explained to Yorkshire mesothelioma victims]]></title>
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	Yorkshire mesothelioma victims and families of those affected by the disease met with specialist nurses and lawyers on Friday (24 May) to discuss the impact of legal reforms on their own rights to compensation.

	The Leeds Mesothelioma Support Group meeting, at the city centre&rsquo;s Park Plaza Hotel, was organised as a forum for anyone diagnosed or affected by the asbestos-related...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 08:16:50 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["No excuse" for weekend increase in surgery death rates]]></title>
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	A shocking report has shown that patients who undergo surgery at the end of the week are 44 per cent more likely to die than those who have an operation on a Monday.

	The British Medical Journal study found that the risk of patients dying was even higher &ndash; as much as 82 per cent - if the operation was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 15:58:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uncle of cyclist killed in hit-and-run "disappointed" by judge's sentence]]></title>
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	The man found guilty of causing the death of London cyclist Olatunji Adeyanju by dangerous driving was today sentenced to four years in prison. Following the sentencing at Woolwich Crown Court today (Friday, 24 May 2013), the victim&rsquo;s uncle and guardian Steven Gisanrin said: &ldquo;On 23 March last year my nephew, Olatunji, was tragically killed when he was hit by...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:13 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How legal reforms will affect motorcyclists injured on the road]]></title>
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	In a recent article published in Essex Local Biker, Deborah Johnson, partner and head of the Serious and Fatal Incidents team at Fentons, discussed the claims procedure following a road crash and highlights some of the implications of the changes which were introduced on 1 April 2013.

	&ldquo;Throughout my career, I have represented many motorcyclists after they have been involved...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:28:25 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Injured Stevenage pensioner wins 18 month fight for justice]]></title>
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	A Stevenage pensioner who had to have a metal plate and pins inserted into her arm and wrist after she tripped on a four inch wide hole in the pavement, has received £15,000 in compensation.

	Pauline Miller, 77, had just been to visit her severely disabled daughter Annette - who is virtually paralysed and is looked after at a care...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:47:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons announces increase in turnover and profit]]></title>
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	Leading national personal injury firm Fentons Solicitors LLP has announced record turnover of £26.3 million for the financial year.

	In the same 12 months that has seen the firm successfully achieve Alternative Business Structure status so as to allow some of its non-lawyer management team to become shareholders, Fentons &ndash; which specialises in representing claimants in personal injury, industrial disease...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:37:16 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Appeal after collision leaves Bromsgrove teen with head injury]]></title>
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	The family of a Bromsgrove teenager who was knocked down whilst crossing the road near his home just two weeks before his 16th birthday has appealed for witnesses to come forward.

	Tom Jenkins was injured when he was hit by a car as he crossed Woodrow Lane in Catshill at around 6.30pm on Tuesday, 4 September last year. Now his...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:08:19 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma Bill will help thousands - but thousands more are left out ]]></title>
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	The new Mesothelioma Bill announced in the Queen&rsquo;s Speech to Parliament this week will lead to thousands of industrial disease victims finally receiving the compensation to which they are entitled &ndash; but will leave still thousands more unable to make a claim.

	Bridget Collier, head of the Industrial Disease team at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that while the bill included...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:24:36 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Action needed over appalling hospital 'never event' error figures]]></title>
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	A leading medical negligence specialist has said it is &lsquo;totally unacceptable&rsquo; that in the last four years alone more than 750 patients in English hospitals have suffered surgical errors of the kind the Department of Health says should simply never happen.

	Jacqui Hayat, head of the London Medical Negligence department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after a BBC investigation...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 14:35:09 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Specialist lawyer blames budgets and numbers for disparity in maternity care ]]></title>
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	A specialist in legal cases involving maternity issues, birth injuries and infant deaths has said many of the problems identified in a new report into maternity care are caused by managers concentrating on budgets instead of patients.

	Janet Johnson, a medical negligence specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that the first report of its kind by The Royal College of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 14:01:18 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Media appeal helps Oldham pensioner win compensation battle ]]></title>
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	An Oldham pensioner who was exposed to asbestos 50 years ago has received more than £15,000 in compensation after winning his case.

	Ken Partridge, 84, appealed to former colleagues from the area to come forward and help in his fight for justice after he developed the debilitating lung condition asbestosis &ndash; where inhaled asbestos dust damages the inner lung &ndash;...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:55:16 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Workers' Memorial Day "more important than ever"]]></title>
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	An increase in the number of victims of industrial disease and workplace accidents has underlined the importance of Workers&rsquo; Memorial Day, the annual international event which honours those who have lost their lives through their work.

	Speaking just days before the 2013 event on 28 April, Bridget Collier, head of the Industrial Disease department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said there...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:03:19 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Devastated family release statement following crash verdict]]></title>
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	Following the verdict at Newport (Isle of Wight) Crown Court on Monday, 15 April 2013, which saw the man who killed their 10-year-old daughter, Evey, jailed for ten years, the Staley family released the following statement: &ldquo;On 24 August last year our beautiful Evey was tragically taken from us when our car was struck at speed by a vehicle being...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:39:33 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Widow launches fresh appeal to trace fatal crash driver]]></title>
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	A widow has launched a fresh appeal to trace the driver who caused her husband fatal injuries as he walked along an unlit country road more than a year ago.

	Simon Ware, 44, of Broughton Astley, tragically died after being hit by two vehicles in Ashby Lane, Bitteswell, near Lutterworth, on 19 December 2011.

	At an inquest into the death...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:50:06 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Calls for urgent action over asbestos in schools]]></title>
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	An industrial disease specialist has joined growing calls for urgent action and a full inquiry into the presence of asbestos in UK schools.

	Bridget Collier, head of the Industrial Disease team at Fentons Solicitors LLP and a specialist in asbestos-related cases, was speaking after the National Union of Teachers (NUT) called on the government to ensure that all traces of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New CQC report highlights "lack of understanding" of liberty safeguards and Mental Capacity Act]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/new-cqc-report-highlights-lack-of-understanding-of-liberty/</link>
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	A new report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has highlighted the worrying variation in how local authorities apply Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards under the Mental Capacity Act, and how much of the legislation in place to protect individual&rsquo;s rights is simply not being understood.

	The CQC recently published its third annual report on the use of the &lsquo;DoLS&rsquo; safeguards...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:59:02 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family of mesothelioma victim appeals to former colleagues in fight for justice]]></title>
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	The family of a Newmarket man who died from cancer after he was exposed to asbestos through his work are appealing to his former colleagues to come forward as they continue his fight for justice.

	After he was diagnosed with the asbestos-related lung cancer mesothelioma in October 2012, Gerry Blinston, formerly of Walsham-le-Willows, began a legal fight against his former...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Confusing evidence" not reported in media upsets family of tragic biker]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/-confusing-evidence-not-reported-in-media-upsets-family-of-tragic-biker/</link>
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	Following the conclusion of the inquest at Greater Manchester West Coroner&rsquo;s Court in Bolton into the deaths of Ryan Smith and Leah Davies, the family of Ryan Smith have spoken of their upset at some of the media coverage of the hearing.

	Mrs Rosemary Smith said she and her family had been greatly distressed by news reports which had highlighted...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plans to force accident victims into court "will penalise injured people"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/plans-to-force-accident-victims-into-court-will-penalise-injured-people-/</link>
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	Government proposals to force thousands of injured motorists into small claims court will jeopardise victims&rsquo; access to fair and appropriate compensation according to Karl Tonks, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP and president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).

	Karl was speaking following the publication of the consultation &lsquo;Reducing the number and cost of whiplash claims&rsquo; which proposes...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family members unwittingly put at risk from asbestos exposure]]></title>
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	An industrial disease expert has warned how family members of workers might have been unwittingly exposed to deadly asbestos by their loved ones decades ago.

	Bridget Collier, head of the Industrial Disease team at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the recent case of a woman in her 70s who died from mesothelioma had highlighted how asbestos dust represented a danger not...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coroner records open verdict in soldier's death]]></title>
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	Following a three-day inquest in Crook, County Durham, into the death of Lance Corporal David Wilson in December 2008, the Coroner Mr Andrew Tweddle today (27 February) recorded an open verdict.

	&ldquo;David died from a single gun shot wound to the head,&rdquo; said the Coroner. &ldquo;On balance I find that he was sitting at his desk. There is no evidence...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Appeal for witnesses after collision leaves BMX teen with brain injury]]></title>
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	The family of a Hyde teenager left with a serious head injury after he was knocked from his BMX last August have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

	Shane Cullen, 17, was injured when he was knocked from his bike in the early evening of Saturday, 11 August last year. Now his family has made an appeal for witnesses who...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Polish man receives compensation after "surveillance" ordeal]]></title>
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	A Polish man who sustained a serious head injury when he was hit by a car has received £800,000 in compensation, following a legal battle in which the driver&rsquo;s insurer tried to use surveillance footage of his brother to disprove his claim.

	The young man from Northampton, referred to as Mr K &ndash; was seriously injured when he was hit...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erdington woman hit by car on 60th birthday appeals for witnesses]]></title>
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	An Erdington woman who was left seriously injured after being hit by a car whilst crossing the road on her 60th birthday has appealed for witnesses to the incident to come forward.

	Bernadette Harnett was in hospital for three months after the incident, which occurred as she made her way across the A34 Walsall Road at Perry Barr at around...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Legal costs must not be cut at the expense of access to justice"]]></title>
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	Karl Tonks, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP and president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), has told his members he fears that &ldquo;costs will be cut at the expense of compromising access to justice, if not denying it altogether for some claimants.&rdquo;

	Speaking at the annual President&rsquo;s Lunch in London, Karl said the Government&#39;s stated purpose in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BBC investigation into M&S asbestos "shocking - but not surprising"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/bbc-investigation-into-m-amp-s-asbestos-shocking-but-not-surprising-/</link>
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	A BBC investigation will tonight claim that high street giant Marks & Spencer was warned that its customers and staff may have been put at risk from asbestos contamination more than 10 years before being fined £1m for breaching asbestos removal rules.

	In the &ldquo;Inside Out&rdquo; programme to be screened tonight (Monday 11 February), one contractor tells a BBC journalist...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Court victory for woman "held prisoner and denied fair trial" by council]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/court-victory-for-pensioner-held-prisoner-and-denied-fair-trial-by-council/</link>
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	In a landmark court hearing, a local authority has admitted violating a vulnerable pensioner&rsquo;s Human Rights to a fair trial, to liberty and her right to enjoy a family life, in order to keep her at a psychiatric home against her will.

	The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was unlawfully detained by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council after...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pensioner's death caused by care home fall - inquest jury]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/pensioner-s-death-caused-by-care-home-fall-inquest-jury/</link>
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	A pensioner &ldquo;would not have died in the time and place that she did&rdquo; were it not for a fall she suffered whilst at a Halstead care home, an inquest has found.

	Following a three-day jury inquest at Chelmsford Coroner&rsquo;s Court, the Coroner Mrs Caroline Beasley-Murray recorded a narrative verdict on Wednesday (6 February) after a jury found that the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Braintree woman continues fight for justice six months after fall on steps]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/braintree-woman-continues-fight-for-justice-six-months-after-fall-on-steps/</link>
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	A Braintree woman who shattered her elbow when she slipped on dangerous steps outside a Braintree supermarket more than six months ago is still no closer to winning her fight for justice.

	Karen Dacosta, of St. John&rsquo;s Avenue, Braintree - who has been left permanently unable to straighten her left arm - underwent five hours of complex reconstructive surgery after...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bursary fund helps lung cancer nurses attend specialist conference]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/bursary-fund-helps-lung-cancer-nurses-attend-specialist-conference/</link>
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	A group of specialist lung cancer nurses were able to attend the recent British Thoracic Oncology Conference in Dublin thanks to a bursary fund set up by Fentons Solicitors.

	Bridget Collier, head of the Industrial Disease department at Fentons, said the annual &lsquo;BTOG&rsquo; Conference showcases the latest research and developments in lung cancer care and treatment. &ldquo;As part of one...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family of Mesothelioma victim appeal to former colleagues]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/family-of-mesothelioma-victim-appeal-to-former-colleagues/</link>
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	The family of a Fulham man who died from cancer after he was exposed to asbestos through his work in the 1960s and 70s have appealed to his former colleagues to come forward in their fight for justice.

	Terence Thompson, formerly of Rosaline Road, Fulham, was 69 when he died of the painful asbestos-related lung cancer mesothelioma in February 2012,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for Southampton man five decades after asbestos exposure]]></title>
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	A Southampton man who developed lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos more than 50 years ago has received provisional damages of £45,000 in an out of court settlement.

	After leaving school at 15, Graham Smith, who is now 76, was exposed to asbestos whilst working as a plumber for one of Southampton&rsquo;s major employers, Vosper Thornycroft UK Limited, from...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coroner cites "individual and systemic failings" at Norwich crash inquest]]></title>
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	An inquest in Norwich has heard how a young woman involved in a road traffic collision might have lived if emergency services had acted sooner to remove her from the car.

	Following a two day hearing into the death of Catherine Barton, 27, of Brandon, the Coroner Mr Armstrong recorded a narrative verdict in which he cited &ldquo;individual and systemic...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons settles fourth 'isocyanate' asthma case against same employer ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A fourth claim in three years against the same plastics manufacturing firm has been settled by Fentons Solicitors LLP, after employees developed occupational asthma because they were exposed to the chemical, &lsquo;isocyanate&rsquo;.

	John Gibney, a member of the specialist Industrial Disease team at Fentons, said that his client&rsquo;s case was just the latest where an employee of the plastics firm...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Amendment to Government Bill "stacks odds against workers"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/amendment-to-government-bill-stacks-odds-against-workers-/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Campaigners for workplace safety are lobbying the Government to drop a proposed amendment to a Bill which they say would effectively give unscrupulous employers a licence to let safety standards fall.

	Karl Tonks, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) said the amended &lsquo;Clause 61&rsquo; of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill &ndash; to be debated in the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[No clarity over PI reform as D-day fast approaches]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/no-clarity-over-pi-reform-as-d-day-fast-approaches/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	&lsquo;D-day&rsquo; for personal injury lawyers and claimants is now less than four months away and yet many issues relating to the major forthcoming changes to the personal injury system still remain outstanding.

	APIL President Karl Tonks said that unless defendant and claimant lawyers are provided with the clarity they need, they will be unable to prepare their business models in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Common sense prevails" as claims process timetable to be reviewed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/-common-sense-prevails-as-claims-process-timetable-to-be-reviewed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	With just weeks to go before the proposed extension of the road traffic accident claims process to include other injury claims was due to come into effect, the move is now being reconsidered.

	The proposal to extend the &lsquo;RTA portal&rsquo; claims system to include higher-value motor and employer&rsquo;s and public claims has been criticised by many as rushed and ill-conceived...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[High Court limitation ruling underlines value of "no win, no fee" CFAs]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/high-court-limitation-ruling-underlines-value-of-no-win-no-fee-cfas/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The essential value of &ldquo;no win, no fee&rdquo; Conditional Fee Agreements (CFA) in ensuring personal injury claimants have access to justice has been reiterated in a High Court ruling handed down on Monday (17 December 2012).

	In the case of Mira Bateman v W H Brakspear & Sons, relating to a personal injury sustained by the landlady of a public...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Forcing victims to use small claims court will "cripple" access to justice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/forcing-victims-to-use-small-claims-court-will-cripple-access-to-justice/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	New plans to force an increasing number of personal injury victims to use the small claims court could cripple access to justice for vulnerable people, according to Karl Tonks, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.

	Karl, who is a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after the Government announced proposals to raise the value of whiplash or...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mansfield man exposed to asbestos appeals for help]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mansfield-man-exposed-to-asbestos-appeals-for-help/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Mansfield man who developed mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos more than five decades ago has appealed to former colleagues to come forward and help in his fight for justice.

	David Martin, 68, was diagnosed with the disease in January 2012 - more than 50 years after he started a five-year apprenticeship as a joiner when he left school...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Disgraceful" cuts to crime victims' compensation come into effect]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/-disgraceful-cuts-to-crime-victims-compensation-come-into-effect/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Victims who suffer injury as a result of a violent crime will now be denied compensation under changes which have come into effect today (27 November).

	The move by the Ministry of Justice will end payments of compensation to victims of crime for claims below £2,500 &ndash; injured in incidents of &lsquo;lower level violence&rsquo; - and significantly reduce payments for...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hidden danger of asbestos in schools "comes as no surprise"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/hidden-danger-of-asbestos-in-schools-comes-as-no-surprise-/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A specialist industrial disease lawyer has said that the closure of a Welsh high school after ten times more than acceptable levels of asbestos were found comes as no surprise, adding that the hidden danger of asbestos in our schools has been known for years.
	
	Bridget Collier, head of the Industrial Disease team at Fentons Solicitors LLP and a specialist...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[High profile cyclist incidents underline importance of Road Safety Week]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/high-profile-cyclist-incidents-underline-importance-of-road-safety-week/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Recent incidents involving high profile cyclists have highlighted the need for more to be done to improve safety on our roads according to one expert &ndash; and just in time for National Road Safety Week.

	Joanna Bailey, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP who specialises in road collision injury cases, said as National Road Safety Week begins today (Monday, 19...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Honest claimants not the problem," Parliament told at whiplash report launch ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/-honest-claimants-not-the-problem-parliament-told-at-whiplash-report-launch/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	New independent research &lsquo;dispels common myths&rsquo; about whiplash claims according to Karl Tonks, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.

	Karl, who is a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, appeared at a House of Commons reception on 8 November to present the report with the aim of clearing the way for sensible debate about the issue.

	&ldquo;The people who...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory at last for Wigan woman who lost leg when hit by car]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/victory-at-last-for-wigan-woman-who-lost-leg-when-hit-by-car/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Wigan woman who lost a leg after she was hit by a car more than five years ago has finally received substantial compensation.

	Lisa Eagleton has fought a five-year legal battle to secure the damages she needed to help her move on with her life following the devastating incident in February 2007. Following the settlement of her case, Lisa...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expert's warning to holidaymakers over insurance payout caps]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/expert-s-warning-to-holidaymakers-over-insurance-payout-caps/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Travellers who plan on driving whilst holidaying abroad are being urged to take out extra cover to ensure they do not leave themselves vulnerable if they are injured in a road traffic accident.

	Katherine Allen, head of the Travel and International Litigation team at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that the standard insurance policies that are taken out when hiring a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Appeal for witnesses after vulnerable Leeds man's asbestos death]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/appeal-for-witnesses-after-schizophrenic-leeds-man-s-asbestos-death/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The family of a Leeds man who died from an asbestos-related cancer after spending three decades in a specialist hospital have appealed for witnesses in their fight for justice.

	John Gogan, who was schizophrenic, died in July this year aged 61 shortly after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a painful lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. For 27 years of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:52:51 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Armed Forces Compensation Scheme does not rule out further action]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/armed-forces-compensation-scheme-does-not-rule-out-further-action/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An expert in personal injury claims involving serving and former military personnel has stressed that a successful claim under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme does not prevent an injured victim from also making a claim against the Ministry of Defence.

	Mark McGhee, a military claims specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that whilst the compensation provided to members of the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:00:46 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Injured Wem pensioner appeals for witnesses following collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/injured-wem-pensioner-appeals-for-witnesses-following-collision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A 75-year-old Wem man is appealing for witnesses to come forward following a collision which has left him with a potential brain injury.

	Father-of-two Neville Cherrington, of Mill Street, was driving along Shrewsbury Road (B5476) towards Wem when a Ford Focus pulled out of the Robinson Young petrol station on the right hand side of the road and drove straight...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Court ruling on damages will "introduce unfairness" in injury claims]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/court-ruling-on-damages-will-introduce-unfairness-in-injury-claims/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A decision by the Court of Appeal regarding the way damages should be increased for personal injury cases will introduce unfairness where before there was an even playing field.

	The judgment in the case of Simmons v Castle overturns the Court&rsquo;s previous announcement that a 10 per cent increase in damages - proposed as part of a package of civil...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:23:36 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cycle helmets debate continues]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/cycle-helmets-debate-continues/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Should cyclists be required by law to wear helmets or should it be a matter of personal choice? How much protection do helmets actually offer cyclists and should a failure to wear a helmet mean that any damages awarded in the event of an accident could be subject to deductions on the grounds of contributory negligence?

	These are all issues...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:16:56 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Legal Walk success for fundraising colleagues]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/legal-walk-success-for-fundraising-colleagues/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A team of ten colleagues from Fentons Solicitors donned their walking shoes this week to raise more than £700 for charity when they took part in the 10km Manchester Legal Walk.

	The group completedthe charity event to help raise funds for the North West Legal Support Trust.

	&ldquo;The trust raises funds to help legal advice agencies throughout the region,&rdquo; said...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:49:10 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guaranteeing personnel receive protection under the Military Covenant]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/guaranteeing-personnel-receive-protection-under-the-military-covenant/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	&ldquo;As hundreds of servicemen and women continue to leave the Armed Forces, either voluntarily or due to compulsory redundancies, it is absolutely right that they are cared for in accordance with the principles of the Military Covenant.&rdquo;
	                                                                                                   Specialist military claims lawyer Mark McGhee, head of the
	                                                                                                   Military Claims department at Fentons Solicitors LLP.

	The Military Covenant is an agreement under...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:17:24 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Access to justice is Fentons' key message at Visionary Conference]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/-access-to-justice-is-fentons-key-message-at-visionary-conference/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	One of the UK&rsquo;s leading personal injury law firms, Fentons Solicitors LLP believes that access to justice is a right to which everyone is entitled &ndash; a belief which forms the basis of the firm&rsquo;s exhibition at the forthcoming Sight Village roadshow and Visionary Conference.

	&ldquo;Our role is to represent people who require justice,&rdquo; said Matthew Evans, the Fentons partner...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:43:36 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Let an end to threatened cuts for disabled be true Paralympic legacy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/let-an-end-to-threatened-cuts-for-disabled-be-true-paralympic-legacy/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A leading serious injury lawyer has said he hopes that an end to threatened budget cuts and reductions in the level of services available to disabled people across the UK will be the real legacy of the Paralympic Games.

	Jonathan Fogerty, who was himself spinally injured as a teenager, said that whilst the success of the London 2012 Paralympics had...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:46:18 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family of Coventry asbestos victim takes up his fight for justice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/family-of-coventry-asbestos-victim-takes-up-his-fight-for-justice/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The family of a Coventry man who died from a painful cancer after being exposed to asbestos at work decades ago have appealed for help from former colleagues as they continue their fight for justice.

	Frank Parker, of Oxendon Way, Ernesford Grange, was 73 when he died in June last year, 19 months after he was diagnosed with the asbestos-related...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:46:01 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Last minute rethink on criminal injuries compensation cuts welcomed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/last-minute-rethink-on-criminal-injuries-compensation-cuts-welcomed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A last minute decision by the Government to rethink its proposals to cut compensation payments for victims of crime has been welcomed by campaigning lawyers.

	The Ministry of Justice had proposed to end payments of compensation to victims of crime for claims below £2,500 &ndash; injured in incidents of &lsquo;lower level violence&rsquo; - and significantly reduce payments for claims below...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:44:41 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Paralympic athletes are "a true inspiration for seriously injured people"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/paralympic-athletes-are-a-true-inspiration-for-seriously-injured-people-/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	&ldquo;The thousands of people who sustain a serious or catastrophic injury in the UK each year can take true inspiration from the success of the London 2012 Paralympics,&rdquo; said Jonathan Fogerty.

	A specialist serious injury lawyer who himself was spinally injured as a teenager, Jonathan has hailed the magnificent performance of Team GB&#39;s Paralympic athletes and said that the popularity...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:19:21 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New research quashes "whiplash myth"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/new-research-quashes-whiplash-myth-/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The not-for-profit Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has called for &lsquo;sanity&rsquo; in the national whiplash debate after figures revealed the number of claims had dropped by 24,000 in the last year.

	APIL president Karl Tonks, an equity partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after an independently-commissioned survey also found that almost 40 per cent of people who have...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:04:50 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mum's plea for witnesses after daughter left with serious head injuries]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mum-s-plea-for-witnesses-after-daughter-left-with-serious-head-injuries/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The mother of a young woman who was left with neurological problems after being hit by a car in Manchester city centre has appealed for witnesses to come forward.

	Shona Howard (pictured) was knocked down just after midnight on Saturday 5 May this year, as she made her way across Portland Street, returning from a break at the busy bar...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:24:56 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Insurers must stop trying to settle claims with "low-ball" offers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/insurers-must-stop-trying-to-settle-claims-with-unfair-low-ball-offers/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A leading personal injury lawyer has blasted the insurance industry for regularly trying to settle claims directly with injured victims for inappropriately low and unfair amounts.

	Karl Tonks, an equity partner with leading UK firm Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the practice of defendants and insurers contacting victims and trying to settle claims early for significantly less than their true worth...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:45:40 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Surrey carpenter receives damages after losing part of finger in work incident]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/surrey-carpenter-receives-damages-after-losing-part-of-finger-in-work-incident/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Surrey man who lost part of one of his fingers and fractured another after being told to use machinery that was missing a protective guard, has received nearly £30,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Jacek Rozanski, 57, of Bruce Road, Mitcham, had only recently started work as a carpenter with Battersea-based Rosso Joinery Ltd when the incident occurred...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:34:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New scheme "does not go far enough" says mesothelioma lawyer]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/new-scheme-does-not-go-far-enough-says-mesothelioma-lawyer/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A £300m government scheme to fund compensation payments to newly-diagnosed victims of mesothelioma has been criticised for not going far enough in providing help to those who need it right now.

	Bridget Collier, head of the Industrial Disease team at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after the Department for Work and Pensions announced the new scheme which will allow around...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:32:20 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Disabled people's rights campaigner Lord Morris dies]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/disabled-people-s-rights-campaigner-lord-morris-dies/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Lord Morris of Manchester, who spearheaded the campaign for the rights of disabled people and those with special needs, has died at the age of 84.

	Lord Morris was Alf Morris MP of Wythenshawe when he introduced a Private Member&rsquo;s Bill on 5 December 1969, which became the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970. He later became the UK&#...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:00:48 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£1m damages for migrant worker seriously injured in minibus crash ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/-1m-damages-for-latvian-worker-seriously-injured-in-minibus-crash/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An Eastern European woman who had to have her leg amputated at the scene of a horrific road traffic collision whilst working in the UK, has received £1,000,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The woman&rsquo;s two sons were with her at the time, and Matthew Clayton, a specialist serious and catastrophic injuries lawyer with Fentons Solicitors LLP, represented the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:54:12 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Appeal for help in Essex woman's fight for justice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/appeal-for-help-in-essex-woman-s-fight-for-justice/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Former colleagues of a Loughton man are being urged to come forward, as the widow of Alan Wiggins - who died from cancer after being exposed to asbestos decades ago - continues her husband&#39;s fight for justice.

	Mr Wiggins was only 64 when he died in February this year, just a day after doctors confirmed that he had developed the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:20:30 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma widow appeals to husband's former colleagues ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mesothelioma-widow-appeals-to-husband-s-former-colleagues/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The widow of a Folkestone man who died after being exposed to asbestos in the 1970s up until 1983 has appealed to her husband&rsquo;s former colleagues to come forward in her fight for justice.

	Patricia Emery, 63, of Firs Close, Folkestone said her 62-year-old husband Roger died of the painful asbestos-related lung cancer mesothelioma in May 2011 after he was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:44:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brave sex abuse victim forced to reveal identity in fight for justice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/brave-sex-abuse-victim-forced-to-reveal-identity-in-fight-for-justice-heckmondwike-man-waives-right-to-anonymity-in-search-for-witnesses/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A 32-year-old man repeatedly subjected to sexual abuse whilst under the care of a West Yorkshire special school has been forced to waive his right to anonymity as he pursues his fight for justice.

	John Brooke, originally from Heckmondwike but now living in Huddersfield, had hoped he would not have to reveal his identity when he broke his decades-long silence...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:24:09 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Justice finally in sight for parents of twins hit by car on crossing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/justice-finally-in-sight-for-parents-of-twins-hit-by-car-on-crossing/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The parents of twins whose pram was hit by a car as they were being pushed across a pedestrian crossing have won the first round in their battle for compensation following a two-and-a-half year legal battle.

	Six-month-old Alaura and Stephen McCulloch were swept from their mother&rsquo;s grasp and knocked several feet through the air in the incident in Northampton&rsquo;s Kettering...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:40:11 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[MoD figures underline need for greater UK veteran support, says expert lawyer]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mod-figures-underline-need-for-greater-uk-veteran-support-says-expert-lawyer/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A specialist military claims lawyer has said more needs to be done to help combat veterans after latest Ministry of Defence (MoD) figures revealed the numbers of injured troops appealing for financial support was soaring.

	Mark McGhee, head of the Military Claims department with Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after the MoD revealed that over the last six years, more...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:29:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Calls for "urgent action" over alarming London cyclist death toll]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/calls-for-urgent-action-over-alarming-london-cyclist-death-toll/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	As the number of London cyclist fatalities in 2012 climbed to nine following another two deaths in the space of just over a week, a legal expert has demanded urgent action to address road safety issues for the capital&rsquo;s cyclists.

	A man in his 30s became the latest casualty after colliding with a car in Croydon last week - the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:11:53 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Travel expert condemns demands for payment from injured holidaymakers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/travel-expert-condemns-demands-for-payment-from-injured-holidaymakers/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A travel expert who is currently representing a woman who was injured in a recent coach crash in Egypt involving a number of British tourists is expecting more victims to make claims for damages.

	Karen Garcia, a travel litigation specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client was injured due in part to the negligence of her tour operator. &ldquo;To...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lawyer makes plea for help after Oldham crossing tragedy]]></title>
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	Lawyers representing the family of two Oldham pensioners who were hit by a car on a zebra crossing earlier this year have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

	Raymond Steele, 65, and his wife Lynn were walking on a zebra crossing on Milnrow Road when they were hit by a Toyota Yaris at around 3.30pm on Monday, 16 January. Mrs...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:57:42 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Widow renews appeal to trace hit and run witnesses]]></title>
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	The widow of a Leicestershire man who was killed in a hit and run collision six months ago has renewed her appeal for witnesses to come forward as she continues her husband&rsquo;s fight for justice.

	Simon Ware, 44, of Broughton Astley, died from his injuries after being struck by two different vehicles at around 5pm on Monday 19 December last...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:53:12 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons proud to support Action Mesothelioma Day 2012]]></title>
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	A leading industrial disease expert has today joined calls for a global ban on the use of asbestos as events are held up and down the country to mark Action Mesothelioma Day 2012.
	
	First held in 2006, Action Mesothelioma Day is an annual event which aims to not only help support and remember all those whose lives have been affected...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alarming rise in road casualty figures "needs urgent action"]]></title>
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	The government has been urged to do more to combat rising road casualty figures and place greater emphasis on implementing road safety measures.

	Martin James, a road traffic collisions specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that the most recent government statistics had revealed an alarming increase in the numbers of those killed and injured on British roads for the first...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:50:44 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Specialist lawyer welcomes campaign for improved brain injury rehabilitation]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	The national brain injury charity UKABIF (United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum) has today launched a campaign aimed at highlighting the need for acute and early access to rehabilitation for ABI (Acquired brain injury) victims.

	Deborah Johnson, an expert in brain injury legal claims at Fentons Solicitors LLP, has welcomed the campaign entitled, &lsquo;Life after Brain Injury? Improve Services now,&rsquo;...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:22:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Insurers need to "look closer to home" to reduce premium costs]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	The president of the not-for-profit group APIL (Association of Personal Injury lawyers) has criticised a leading insurance company&rsquo;s chief executive for comments he made regarding cutting and capping damages an injured person is entitled to.

	Karl Tonks was moved to make the response following David McMillan&rsquo;s comments in the Post insurance journal in an opinion piece entitled &lsquo;View from the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:00:59 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Road safety expert applauds 'Giant Walking Bus']]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/road-safety-expert-applauds-giant-walking-bus-/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A specialist in road collision injuries has voiced her support for the more than 120,000 children who took part in a UK-wide march this week aimed at urging drivers to slow down.

	Joanna Bailey was speaking after the annual &lsquo;Giant Walking Bus&rsquo;, co-ordinated by the national road safety charity, Brake, took place involving primary school children from 600 different schools...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:02:08 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Further interim payment of £300,000 for victim of brain injury]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/further-interim-payment-of-300-000-for-victim-of-brain-injury/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A man who sustained serious brain damage after a devastating electric shock at work has been awarded a significant interim payment as his lengthy fight for justice continues.

	Martin James, a serious injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, was delighted after securing a further £300,000 for his client at a recent High Court hearing, taking the total of interim payments...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:47:15 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Legal expert calls for more action to tackle child sex abuse]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/legal-expert-calls-for-more-action-to-tackle-child-sex-abuse/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A legal expert who specialises in helping victims of child abuse has said more needs to be done to combat the sexual exploitation of children which, according to a recent study, is &lsquo;happening all over the country.&rsquo;

	Angela Dobbs, who is a member of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers, was speaking after the Deputy Children&rsquo;s Commissioner warned the Home...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:32:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Medical negligence expert welcomes new tribunal service]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/medical-negligence-expert-welcomes-new-tribunal-service/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A medical negligence specialist has welcomed the establishment of a new independent tribunal service which will manage all fitness-to-practice panel hearings for the UK medical profession from today.

	Jacqui Hayat, head of the London medical negligence department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: &ldquo;The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) - which will run all fitness-to-practice cases for General Medical Council (GMC)...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Human rights expert despairs at 'polarisation' of social care industry]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/human-rights-expert-despairs-at-polarisation-of-social-care-industry/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A human rights expert has lambasted the findings of a recent survey which revealed that government cuts in funding were leading to a two-tier social care system.

	Mark McGhee, an expert in human rights legislation at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the findings were yet more evidence that the current social care system is in crisis and buckling under the long-term...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Exciting "rat breakthrough" is not miracle cure for spinal cord injuries]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/exciting-rat-breakthrough-is-not-miracle-cure-for-spinal-cord-injuries/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A specialist serious injury lawyer who was himself spinally injured as a teenager has said that the recent scientific breakthrough which saw paralysed rats able to walk again, should not give false hope to people with spinal injuries.

	Jonathan Fogerty, an associate with Fentons Solicitors LLP and also Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Spinal Injuries Association, was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:17:42 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Insurance industry responsible for high premiums, OFT report finds]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/insurance-industry-responsible-for-high-premiums-oft-report-finds/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The private motor insurance market has been referred to the Competition Commission, after a new report from the Office of Fair Trading uncovered what it called a &lsquo;dysfunctional&rsquo; system which forced up motorist&rsquo;s premiums.

	The report, &lsquo;Private Motor Insurance - Report on the market study and proposed decision to make a market investigation reference&rsquo;, concluded that the way the insurance...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:27:56 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Government attacked for rushing compensation reforms]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/government-attacked-for-rushing-compensation-reforms/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Lawyers have criticised the Government for rushing reforms of the compensation system and say the &ldquo;aggressive timetable&rdquo; may compromise access to justice for injured people.

	In its response to a call for evidence on proposals to extend the streamlined process for lower valueroad traffic accident (RTA) claims, not-for-profit campaigners the Association of Personal In
	jury Lawyers (APIL) warned that unless...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 09:23:04 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Caution urged after latest balcony fall adds to mounting accident tally]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/caution-urged-after-latest-balcony-fall-adds-to-mounting-accident-tally/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	British tourists are being urged to exercise extra caution when travelling abroad, after a recent spike in the number of falls from height.

	Katherine Allen, head of the Travel and International Litigation department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after a British holidaymaker became the latest victim to suffer devastating injuries when she fell from a hotel balcony on the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 11:57:18 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Judge rules 30mph not appropriate speed in brain damage trial]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/judge-rules-30mph-not-appropriate-speed-in-brain-damage-trial/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A judge has ruled that the uninsured driver who knocked down a four-year-old boy in a residential street, causing serious brain damage to the victim, was driving too fast.

	A liability trial held at the High Court heard how the driver&rsquo;s car hit the child with such force that he was thrown several feet through the air, resulting in a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 15:03:42 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Young crime victim backs campaign against compensation cuts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/young-crime-victim-backs-campaign-against-compensation-cuts/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The campaign against Government plans to cut the amount of compensation payable to victims of violent crime has been backed by a teenager who was badly beaten by a group of young girls.

	An expert in Criminal Injuries Compensation has welcomed news that the 16-year-old has spoken out against Ministry of Justice proposals to end payments for claims below £2,500,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 11:11:08 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Action urged after hospital blunders lead to delays in cancer treatment]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/action-urged-after-hospital-blunders-lead-to-delays-in-cancer-treatment/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A medical negligence expert has called for an improvement in cancer referral monitoring processes after it emerged that hundreds of patients with suspected cancer may have missed out on urgent treatment.

	Jacqui Hayat, head of the London medical negligence department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after revelations that a significant number of patients referred by their GPs to the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:28:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wait goes on for industrial disease victims' compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/wait-goes-on-for-industrial-disease-victims-compensation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A specialist industrial disease lawyer has called for greater urgency to redress the fact that victims of asbestos-related illnesses are still dying without compensation - two years after the Government finished consulting on plans to set up an insurance fund to help them.

	Karl Tonks, head of the Employers&rsquo; Liability department at Fentons Solicitors LLP and president of the Association...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:52:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Latest figures highlight "postcode lottery" for elderly and disabled care]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/latest-figures-highlight-postcode-lottery-for-elderly-and-disabled-care/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	New figures obtained under Freedom of Information requests have served to highlight inadequacies in the state care funding system, according to a specialist spinal injuries lawyer.

	Jonathan Fogerty, an associate with Fentons Solicitors LLP and also Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Spinal Injuries Association, said that failings across the system meant the levels of care provided by...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:25:37 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Human rights expert welcomes proposals for victims of terrorism compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/human-rights-expert-welcomes-un-proposals-for-victims-of-terrorism/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Proposals by the UN to grant anyone seriously injured or maimed by acts of terrorism around the world automatic legal rights to compensation have been welcomed.

	Mark McGhee, an expert in Human Rights law with Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking as the report, drawn up by the UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, was due to be presented...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:48:32 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Child abuse expert welcomes Vatican investigation into paedophile priests]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/child-abuse-expert-welcomes-vatican-investigation-into-paedophile-priests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An expert in handling cases on behalf of abuse victims has welcomed news that The Vatican is investigating seven priests for the alleged sexual abuse of minors.

	Mark Hatzer, a partner and joint head of the Victims of Abuse department at Fentons Solicitors LLP was speaking following an announcement by The Vatican that it was taking action against seven members...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:34:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New drug driving law should stop "reckless few gambling with lives of others"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/new-drug-driving-law-should-stop-reckless-few-gambling-with-the-lives-of-others-/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A road safety expert has welcomed news that drug driving in England, Scotland and Wales will become a specific offence under new laws expected to be announced this week.

	In a move personally backed by David Cameron &ndash; who met the family of a 14-year-old schoolgirl killed by a drug-driver in South London last year &ndash; ministers are acting to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 08:12:53 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dorset man exposed to asbestos urgently seeks help]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/dorset-man-exposed-to-asbestos-urgently-seeks-help/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Dorset man who developed an asbestos-related lung condition as a result of work he did more than 20 years ago has appealed to former colleagues to come forward and help in his fight for justice.

	Francis Charles, 73, suffers from Diffuse Pleural Thickening, a debilitating lung condition that leads to breathlessness. Caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres, the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 09:42:13 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Prescription mistakes could affect one in six patients]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/prescription-mistakes-could-affect-one-in-six-patients/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A new report claims that as many as one in six patients could be affected by errors on prescriptions issued by their GP.

	A General Medical Council study based on more than 6,000 prescriptions issued concluded that GPs were making too many mistakes when prescribing drugs to patients, with the elderly and the young being the worst affected.

	&ldquo;This is...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 09:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man offered just £1,500 to settle work injury claim receives £27,000]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/man-offered-just-1-500-to-settle-work-injury-claim-receives-27-000/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A man who was offered £1,500 by his employer&rsquo;s insurers after he was injured at work has received £27,000 in an out of court settlement after seeking specialist legal advice.

	The injured workman had been part of a two-man crew carrying out digging work on a main road in order to access underground pipes. &ldquo;My client and his colleague had...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Workplace safety improvements demanded on Workers' Memorial Day]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/workplace-safety-improvements-demanded-on-workers-memorial-day/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Events, demonstrations and vigils will be held the world over tomorrow (28 April) to mark Workers&rsquo; Memorial Day and honour those who have lost their lives through their work.

	Bridget Collier, head of the Industrial Disease department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the international event is hugely important in helping to raise awareness of the still shocking number of workers...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BBC investigation underlines need for improved care home inspections]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/bbc-investigation-underlines-need-for-improved-care-home-inspections/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An expert in human rights law has said the BBC&rsquo;s Panorama programme &ndash; which obtained damning hidden footage from a North London care home &ndash; has emphasised the importance of monitoring UK care home standards.

	Mark McGhee, an expert in cases involving Mental Health and Human Rights legislation at Fentons Solicitors LLP,was speaking after the daughter of a resident with...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:52:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Check your holiday accommodation, warns travel claims solicitor]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/check-your-holiday-accommodation-warns-travel-claims-solicitor/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	With the number of accidents occurring on holiday continuing to climb, one legal specialist has reminded tourists to be on the lookout when they first arrive at their holiday destination.

	Katherine Allen, holiday and travel expert with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said most holidaymakers are so excited to finally arrive at their accommodation that they might not think to watch for...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:41:32 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons partner Karl Tonks takes on new role as APIL president]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/fentons-partner-karl-takes-on-new-role-as-apil-president/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Partner Karl Tonks has been appointed as the leader of a national not-for-profit organisation for injured people.

	A solicitor with more than 20 years&rsquo; experience and a specialist in workplace injuries and industrial diseases, Karl will take on the role of president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) at the group&rsquo;s AGM on Thursday, 19 April 2012.

	&ldquo;With...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:50:22 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Legal reforms "will deny thousands of children access to justice"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/legal-reforms-will-deny-thousands-of-children-access-to-justice-/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	New figures obtained by a child rights group have revealed that thousands of children could lose access to legal aid if the government proceeds with controversial reform plans.

	Mark McGhee, an expert in human rights and community care law with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the data obtained by JustRights illustrates that the proposed changes would deny 6,000 children access to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:16:17 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Increased payments for mesothelioma victims welcomed ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/increased-payments-for-mesothelioma-victims-welcomed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An increase in the amount of statutory compensation available to victims of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma has been welcomed by a specialist industrial disease lawyer.

	Lesley Mynett, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the move will make an enormous difference to those victims who have been unable to make a civil claim, and particularly to the families of those...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:44:36 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Half of diabetes patients failing to meet blood pressure target]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/half-of-diabetes-patients-failing-to-meet-blood-pressure-target/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An expert in medical negligence claims has said more needs to be done to reduce blood pressure levels amongst those with diabetes in order to combat record rates of kidney failure and stroke.

	Jacqui Hayat, head of the London medical negligence department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after figures released by leading charity, Diabetes UK revealed that half of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:12:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Survey reveals too many drivers still risking their lives for a phone call]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/survey-reveals-nearly-half-of-drivers-still-risking-their-lives-for-a-phone-call/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A road safety expert has called for the government to do more to tackle phone use behind the wheel after a survey revealed that nearly half of those questioned admitted risking their own and others&rsquo; safety by using a phone to chat whilst driving.

	Joanna Bailey, a spokesperson for road safety charity Brake and an expert in road traffic injuries...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:32:14 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[More needs to be done to tackle "appalling" child abuse figures]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/more-needs-to-be-done-to-tackle-appalling-child-abuse-figures/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	More than a third of all sexual crimes in England and Wales are committed against children, according to new figures released by police.

	The statistics, obtained by the NSPCC under a freedom of information request, are equivalent to a child being sexually attacked every 20 minutes last year. Mark Hatzer, a solicitor specialising in handling cases on behalf of abuse...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:43:37 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Report on haulage industry drug abuse "shocking and terrifying"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/report-on-haulage-industry-drug-abuse-shocking-and-terrifying-/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A new report which claims there is a culture of drug taking amongst some UK haulage drivers has been branded as shocking and terrifying by a legal expert.

	Matthew Claxson, a road traffic collisions expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after a BBC 5 Live investigation revealed how some drivers were regularly taking stimulants such as cocaine, speed and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:02:45 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Take 5 and Stay Alive" - DIY warning over deadly asbestos dust danger]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/-take-5-and-stay-alive-diy-warning-over-deadly-asbestos-dust-danger/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	With the Easter weekend approaching &ndash; traditionally one of the busiest times for Do-It-Yourself enthusiasts &ndash; the British Lung Foundation has launched its &ldquo;Take 5 and Stay Alive&rdquo; asbestos campaign.

	Although asbestos has long been associated with industrial illnesses, the BLF is urging people to get the answers to five crucial questions about asbestos before carrying out improvementsin their homes....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:44:39 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory in Trigger case paves way for mesothelioma victim compensation claims]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/victory-in-trigger-case-paves-way-for-mesothelioma-victim-compensation-claims/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The Supreme Court&rsquo;s ruling in the so-called &ldquo;Trigger issue&rdquo; insurance case will now pave the way for thousands of mesothelioma sufferers and their families to claim compensation.

	Today&rsquo;s ruling in favour of the claimants not only marks an end to a six-year legal battle for the families concerned, but also means that other victims and families can push ahead with...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:21:05 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[More than 100,000 UK motorists affected by BMW recall ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/more-than-100-000-uk-motorists-affected-by-bmw-recall/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Car manufacturer BMW has recalled more than 100,000 cars in the UK following reports that a fault in a battery cable could lead to an electrical fire.

	The German carmaker has issued a worldwide recall for some 1.3 million of its 5 and 6 Series models built between 2003 and 2010, including 109,000 vehicles in the UK.

	&ldquo;BMW has said...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:24:25 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Motorway tragedy highlights dangers of driving in thick fog]]></title>
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	A motorway collision which tragically left two people dead and more than 20 others injured has highlighted the dangers of driving in adverse weather conditions.

	Matthew Claxson, a road traffic collisions expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after a lorry collided with the back of a broken down coach in thick fog on the M5.

	&ldquo;This was a very...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:11:11 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Paralysed motorcyclist in Highgate Hill collision witness appeal]]></title>
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	A 47-year-old Colindale man is appealing for witnesses to come forward following the collision which has left him unlikely to ever walk again.

	Father-of-two Trevor Farquharson, of Booth Road, was left paralysed from the chest down after being knocked from his motorcycle whilst on his way home from East London. The incident occurred on Highgate Hill, near Highgate tube station,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Paralysed motorcyclist in Highgate Hill collision witness appeal]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A 47-year-old Colindale man is appealing for witnesses to come forward following the collision which has left him unlikely to ever walk again.

	Father-of-two Trevor Farquharson, of Booth Road, was left paralysed from the chest down after being knocked from his motorcycle whilst on his way home from East London. The incident occurred on Highgate Hill, near Highgate tube station,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Recent LASPO concessions - a 'step in the right direction']]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A clinical negligence expert has said it was disappointing to hear that an amendment to the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Bill to keep legal aid for all clinical negligence cases was defeated by just seven votes.

	Jacqui Hayat, head of the London clinical negligence department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: &ldquo;Although it is very disappointing to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Last throw of the dice"  as man exposed to asbestos in 1960s seeks insurer]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/man-exposed-to-asbestos-in-1960s-in-last-throw-of-the-dice-to-trace-insurer/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Northampton man who developed cancer after being exposed to asbestos as a teenager has made a last ditch appeal to former colleagues to come forward in his fight for justice.

	Last year, Christopher Gibney described how the asbestos he was exposed to four decades ago had led to him developing the painful cancer mesothelioma. Mr Gibney, who between 1963...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Latest coach crash tragedy underlines need for safety improvements]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/latest-coach-crash-tragedy-underlines-need-for-safety-improvements/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The horrifying news that 22 children are among the 28 casualties in the latest European coach tragedy has underlined the urgent need for improvements in bus safety.

	Tuesday night&rsquo;s incident, in which 24 children were also injured in a tunnel crash near Sierre, close to Switzerland&rsquo;s border with Italy, occurred only three weeks after a crash in Northern France involving...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Calls for driver re-tests to improve road safety]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/calls-for-driver-re-tests-to-improve-road-safety/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	As the UK&rsquo;s ageing population continues to grow, safety campaigners are calling for motorists to undergo re-tests to ensure they are still able to drive safely.

	Joanna Bailey, an expert road traffic collision lawyer, was speaking after research published this week highlighted the increasing numbers of elderly drivers on the roads.

	&ldquo;This is not about singling out elderly drivers,&rdquo; said...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Insurance firms under fire after 'industrial-scale' perjury]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/insurance-firms-under-fire-after-industrial-scale-perjury/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An expert in Road Traffic Accident work has said allegations that witnesses working on behalf of insurance companies may have lied under oath are deeply disturbing.

	Bhooshan Saidha, a solicitor at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after a High Court judge granted the go-ahead for a full scale criminal investigation into allegations of fraud and perjury committed by expert witnesses...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Action urged over alarming variations in diabetes-related amputation rates]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/action-urged-over-alarming-variations-in-diabetes-related-amputation-rates/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A medical negligence expert has called for an urgent investigation into why amputation rates for diabetes patients in England can differ so widely from region to region.

	Victoria Gofton, an associate at Fentons Solicitors LLP, spoke out after a study published in the specialist medical journal Diabetologia revealed significant regional variations in the levels of specialist care diabetes patients were...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wrong-way driver jailed for causing fatal collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/wrong-way-driver-jailed-for-causing-fatal-collision/</link>
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	The man who caused a fatal road collision when he drove his car the wrong way along the A30 dual carriageway has been jailed for eight years.

	A court heard yesterday (Tuesday 6 March) how David Rushbrook, 27, of King&#39;s Lynn, Norfolk, had performed a U-turn in order to return to a garage he had passed before the crash in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serious injury lawyer stresses importance of rehab specialists to help maximise compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/serious-injury-lawyer-stresses-importance-of-rehab-specialists-to-help-maximise-compensation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A lawyer who specialises in serious injury cases has stressed the importance of ensuring case managers and rehabilitation specialists are involved in the claims process as early as possible to help maximise compensation for victims, particularly when dealing with acquired brain injury cases.

	Matthew Clayton, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking following a recent case in which £2.2...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man exposed to asbestos as apprentice in 1950s Brighton appeals for help]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/man-exposed-to-asbestos-as-apprentice-in-1950s-brighton-appeals-for-help/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A man who developed mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos as a teenaged apprentice is appealing to former colleagues in Brighton to come forward and help in his fight for justice.

	Brian Nichols started working with Allen West & Company Ltd in Brighton in 1955, embarking on a four-year apprenticeship with the company which manufactured electrical control panels. He worked...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shocking statistics underline need for mesothelioma compensation fund]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/shocking-statistics-underline-need-for-mesothelioma-compensation-fund/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	New statistics have revealed the towns and regions with higher-than-average rates of deaths from the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma, underlining the need for a fund to ensure victims receive the compensation they deserve.

	The figures, showing mortality rates for England and Wales from 2006 to the end of 2010, were released by the Office of National Statistics after the Association of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hip replacement patients at risk from faulty implants]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/hip-replacement-patients-at-risk-from-faulty-implants/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Thousands of patients with all-metal hip replacements will need annual blood checks following revelations that they could be at risk of harm from toxic metal fragments entering their bodies.

	Vijay Mehan, a defective products  expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said nearly 50,000 people with all-metal hip replacements are deemed to be at risk.

	&ldquo;Metal-on-metal hip implants are known to have...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Investigation needed as second stricken Costa cruise ship seeks assistance]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/investigation-needed-as-second-stricken-costa-cruise-ship-seeks-assistance/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A travel claims expert has called for an investigation into why another Italian cruise liner, owned by the same firm as the Costa Concordia, has lost power mid-voyage.

	Katherine Allen, head of the Travel and International Litigation department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking as the &lsquo;Costa Allegra&rsquo; - which had been drifting without power in the Indian Ocean since...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma victim's widow renews appeal for help in fight for compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mesothelioma-victim-s-widow-renews-appeal-for-help-in-fight-for-compensation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The widow of an Essex man who died from an asbestos-related cancer as a result of work he carried out across London from the mid 1970s is appealing for her husband&#39;s former colleagues to come forward and help in her fight for justice.

	In June 2010, Malcolm Denny, 65, was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a painful cancer caused by exposure to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bloomsbury woman seriously injured by passing coach appeals for witnesses]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/bloomsbury-woman-seriously-injured-by-passing-coach-appeals-for-witnesses/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An elderly Bloomsbury resident who was seriously injured when she was struck in the head by a passing coach is appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

	Ruth Harris, who was 70 at the time of the incident, was waiting to cross Marylebone Road at a set of traffic lights when she was knocked to the ground...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Travel expert calls for improvements in coach safety]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/travel-expert-calls-for-improvements-in-coach-safety/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A travel expert has called for improvements in coach safety and driver training after a coach crash in Northern France involving British schoolchildren on Sunday morning left one teacher dead and 27 adults and children injured.

	Katherine Allen, head of the Travel and International Litigation  department at Fentons Solicitors LLP was speaking as eleven people remain in hospital following the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Outrage as concrete block attacks continue to plague motorists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/outrage-as-concrete-block-attacks-continue-to-plague-motorists/</link>
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	A road safety expert has expressed her shock and outrage as yet another motorist was injured by a concrete block being thrown from a bridge.

	Joanna Bailey, a partner at Fentons Solicitors LLP, who for many years has represented victims injured in serious road collisions, said: &ldquo;It is staggering that only a matter of weeks since concrete blocks were thrown...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hope for ageing mesothelioma sufferers after landmark court ruling]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/hope-for-ageing-mesothelioma-sufferers-after-landmark-court-ruling/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Mesothelioma sufferers in their 80s and 90s have been given hope that they could still be entitled to substantial compensation following a landmark court ruling.

	The Hon Mrs Justice Swift DBE handed down a judgment at the Royal Courts of Justice today (Friday) awarding £50,000 compensation in respect of the pain and suffering endured by a 92-year-old man who developed...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Biking Becky takes on 1000 mile charity challenge]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A Kingston woman is hoping to raise £1,000 a day when she takes part in a gruelling cycling challenge from Penzance to John O&rsquo;Groats.

	Becky Campbell, of Athena Close, will be taking part in the UK End2End 2012, a 1000 mile cycle event ridden over nine days and billed as the ultimate cycling challenge the UK has to offer.

	Together...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Travel expert advises against early Costa Concordia settlements]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/travel-expert-advises-against-early-costa-concordia-settlements/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An expert in travel incidents has advised passengers of the ill-fated Costa Concordia against accepting any offers of settlement so soon after the incident in which at least 17 people died and another 16 remain unaccounted for.

	Katherine Allen, head of the Travel and International Litigation department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after reports that passengers were being offered...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Statement following inquest into death of Erjon Hyseni]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/statement-following-inquest-into-death-of-erjon-hyseni/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An inquest has today (Tues 31 Jan) ruled that toddler Erjon Hyseni was hit and killed by a rollercoaster after apparently slipping through a gap in a fence at a north London fair.

	Erjon died after making his way into the path of the Go-Gator ride at a fair at Ducketts Common in Wood Green on May 12, 2009.

	Following...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["End cuts to life saving roads policing," says collision injuries solicitor]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/-end-cuts-to-life-saving-roads-policing-says-collision-injuries-solicitor/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A road safety expert has called for government action to put an end to the numbers of traffic police being slashed across the country after road safety charity Brake, revealed traffic police numbers have been cut by 11.6% in just five years.

	Joanna Bailey, a spokesperson for road safety charity Brake and an expert in road collision injuries said: &ldquo;Traffic...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Specialist 'Victims of Abuse' lawyers at national conference]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/specialist-victims-of-abuse-lawyers-at-national-conference/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Members of Fentons&rsquo; specialist abuse department spent two days meeting representatives from police forces and children&rsquo;s services across the country this week, when they attended the National Child Protection & Abuse Investigation Conference in Hinckley, Leicestershire.

	Partners Deborah Johnson, Mark Hatzer and Angela Dobbs, together with Fentons&rsquo; practice development manager and former police officer Jack Wild, were all among the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Social services still flouting human rights despite 'seminal' court ruling]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/social-services-still-flouting-human-rights-despite-seminal-court-ruling/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Social service workers across the country are continuing to unlawfully remove vulnerable adults from their homes, flouting a seminal court ruling.
	
	Specialist Human Rights and community care solicitor Mark McGhee  said that the Court of Protection ruling in the case known as &ldquo;G v E&rdquo; &ndash; made by the Honourable Mr Justice Baker in March 2010 &ndash; made it clear...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expert urges gas safety awareness]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/expert-urges-gas-safety-awareness/</link>
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	Following a recent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution of a landlord who failed to maintain a gas fire safely within one of his properties, landlords and tenants alike are being urged to check the condition of their gas boilers.

	Matthew Claxson, a health and safety expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: &ldquo;In light of this recent HSE prosecution, it...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Calls for urgent action against "unacceptable" UK stillbirth rates]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/calls-for-urgent-action-against-unacceptable-uk-stillbirth-rates/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	As a major new report is launched by the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, Sands, a medical negligence expert has joined calls for urgent action in combating stillbirths and newborn baby deaths in the UK.

	Jacqui Hayat, head of the London Medical Negligence department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after she and colleague Rebecca Gilmore attended the launch of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Charities receive £44,000 following fundraising ball ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/charities-receive-44-000-following-fundraising-ball/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Four charities are set to each receive a donation of £11,000 from Fentons Solicitors LLP following the success of the firm&rsquo;s Charity Ball. The serious injury specialists &ndash; based in Manchester and London &ndash; held the Halloween-themed event in October last year, with all proceeds being shared equally amongst the firm&rsquo;s four nominated beneficiaries.
	
	The event broke all the firm&rsquo;s...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Potential fire risk leads to Mini Cooper recall ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/potential-fire-risk-leads-to-mini-cooper-recall/</link>
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	A recall has been issued by BMW after safety checks found that a problem in some Mini Cooper cars could potentially cause them to catch fire.

	The German car giant said more than 235,000 of the popular cars were included in the recall, with almost 30,000 of those in the UK.

	Sam Harmel, a defective products specialist with Fentons Solicitors...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Answers urgently needed into Italian cruise ship sinking tragedy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/answers-urgently-needed-into-italian-cruise-ship-sinking-tragedy/</link>
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	An expert in travel incidents has stressed the need for an urgent inquiry into how an Italian cruise ship ran aground and began to sink off the coast of Italy on Friday.

	Holidaymakers from Britain, France, Italy and Germany were forced to evacuate the &lsquo;Costa Concordia,&rsquo; a £372m, 1,500-cabin luxury cruise ship when it hit rocks and began taking on...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expert warns against Fentanyl patch misuse]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/expert-warns-against-fentanyl-patch-misuse/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A medical negligence expert has warned people using Fentanyl patches to be aware of the danger of overdosing, following the inquest of a grandmother who died when a hot bath caused her patch to deliver a fatal dose of medication.

	Jacqui Hayat, a medical negligence expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: &ldquo;It is vitally important that anyone using Fentanyl, which...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Daughter makes appeal to father's former colleagues]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/daughter-makes-appeal-to-father-s-former-colleagues/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The daughter of a Brighton man who died from an asbestos-related cancer is appealing for her father&rsquo;s former colleagues and friends to come forward and help in her fight for justice.

	Clifford John Huggett, 69, died from Mesothelioma &ndash; an asbestos-related terminal lung disease &ndash; in April 2011 after being exposed to the deadly material more than 40 years ago....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Road safety expert calls for greater urgency in tackling drug-driving]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/road-safety-expert-calls-for-greater-urgency-in-tackling-drug-driving/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A road safety expert has called for the government to act now in pushing through it&rsquo;s proposals on tackling drug driving after a survey revealed that one in nine young drivers has driven on illegal drugs in the last 12 months.

	Joanna Bailey, a spokesperson for road safety charity Brake and an expert in road collision injuries said the risks...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Monk's victim demands Church apology for 'brushing abuse under carpet']]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/monk-s-victim-demands-church-apologises-for-brushing-abuse-under-carpet-/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A man who was preyed on as a schoolboy by the monk jailed yesterday in the latest UK sex abuse scandal, has demanded the Catholic Church apologise for &lsquo;brushing it under the carpet.&rsquo;

	Richard White, who taught at the prestigious Downside School in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, pleaded guilty in November last year to charges of indecent assault and gross indecency relating...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Human rights expert urges action on 'failing' social care]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/human-rights-expert-urges-action-on-failing-social-care/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A human rights and community care specialist has echoed calls for reform of the &lsquo;failing&rsquo; social care system in England which experts say is leaving 800,000 elderly people &lsquo;lonely, isolated and at risk.&rsquo;

	Mark McGhee, an expert in cases involving Mental Health and Human Rights legislation at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that failure to meet the ongoing challenge of an...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Provisional damages victory for woman hit by car decade ago]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/provisional-damages-victory-for-woman-hit-by-car-decade-ago/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An elderly woman who has undergone two knee replacement operations and may lose her leg after being hit by a car ten years ago, has received £175,000 in provisional damages in an out of court settlement.

	The pensioner sustained terrible injuries when she was struck by a car as she crossed a road near her home in 2001. Andrew Taylor,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Revelations on future Military care "appalling, but unsurprising"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/revelations-on-future-military-care-appalling-but-unsurprising-/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Revelations that armed forces veterans injured whilst serving in Iraq and Afghanistan could face difficulty getting the medical help they need in the future, have been blasted as &ldquo;appalling but unsurprising&rdquo; by a specialist military lawyer.

	Mark McGhee, head of the Military Claims department with Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after the Commons Defence Committee published a report into military...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Patients taken to hospital by ambulance facing "unacceptable delays"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/patients-taken-to-hospital-by-ambulance-facing-unacceptable-delays-/</link>
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	Patients being taken by ambulance to hospitals in England are facing unacceptable delays at A&E departments, according to a new BBC report.

	Data obtained from 11 ambulance services through Freedom of Information requests showed that all were experiencing difficulties handing over patients to the care of the hospitals. Alarmingly in more than half of cases, hospitals &lsquo;missed&rsquo; the target of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[U-turn on disabled benefits cut "the right thing to do"]]></title>
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	The decision to drop controversial plans to cut some benefit payments to disabled people has been hailed as the right thing to do by a serious injury specialist.

	Jonathan Fogerty, who was himself spinally injured as a teenager, said that the government&rsquo;s proposal to axe the part of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) relating to mobility for those in residential...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons' solicitors join Association of Child Abuse Lawyers]]></title>
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	Two solicitors specialising in handling claims on behalf of abuse victims have been accepted as members of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers (ACAL).

	Mark Hatzer and Angela Dobbs, both partners with Fentons Solicitors LLP, head up the Victims of Abuse department at the firm.

	&ldquo;Visiting a solicitor can often be intimidating for anyone, but for someone who has been...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Outrage over concrete blocks thrown at cars from bridges]]></title>
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	The dropping of &lsquo;bucket-sized&rsquo; concrete blocks on two moving cars from overhead bridges has been branded as shocking and terrifying by a road safety expert.

	Joanna Bailey, a partner at Fentons Solicitors LLP who for many years has represented victims injured in serious road collisions, said: &ldquo;It quite simply beggars belief to think anyone could have such little regard for...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expert appalled at shocking standard of trauma care]]></title>
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	A medical negligence expert has said she is shocked by the BBC revelations of an &lsquo;appalling deterioration&rsquo; in the quality of patient care at an east London hospital.

	Jacqui Hayat, head of the London Medical Negligence department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after the BBC revealed that almost half of the 12 orthopaedic surgeons based at Barts and the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gangway collapse serves as reminder to seasonal seafarers]]></title>
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	A travel claims expert has reminded holidaymakers to exercise caution when boarding ships, after two people were injured when a gangway leading to HMS Belfast on the River Thames collapsed.

	Katherine Allen, head of the Travel and International Litigation department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: &ldquo;This latest onboard incident is a timely reminder of the injuries and illnesses that can...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory in liability ruling for man seriously injured when hit by car]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/victory-in-liability-ruling-for-man-seriously-injured-when-hit-by-car/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A man left with a serious head injury when he was hit by a speeding car whilst crossing the road is likely to receive significant damages following a court ruling this week.

	The man from Liverpool was hit by a car whilst crossing Dale Street in the early hours of 19 July, 2009. The car&rsquo;s driver later pleaded guilty to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Care concerns over privately run NHS hospitals and services]]></title>
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	A specialist in cases involving medical negligence has added her voice to growing fears that standards of patient care may suffer if more profit-led private companies are brought in to manage NHS hospitals and their services.

	Jacqui Hayat, head of the London Medical Negligence department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking following the recent takeover of Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Road Safety Week 21-27 November 2011]]></title>
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	As Road Safety Week 2011 launches, road traffic collisions experts at Fentons Solicitors LLP are backing calls to raise awareness about the terrible impact of road crashes, and the part we can all play in making our roads safer for everyone.

	Coordinated annually by the road safety charity Brake, Road Safety Week 2011 - whose theme this year is &#39...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expert stresses importance of cancer testing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/expert-stresses-importance-of-cancer-testing/</link>
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	A medical negligence expert has praised &#39;Movember&#39; campaigners for raising awareness of the dangers of prostate and testicular cancer &ndash; and stressed the importance of regular tests to avoid late or missed diagnoses.

	&ldquo;Prostate cancer is the most common male-specific cancer in the UK with one-in-nine men likely to develop the disease at some point in their lives,&rdquo; said Jacqui...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Appeal for witnesses after Bethnal Green fatal collision]]></title>
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	Lawyers representing a Walthamstow woman whose partner was killed in an incident earlier this year are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

	Father-of-one Peter McGreal had been cycling to work along Pritchard&#39;s Road, Bethnal Green, on the morning of Tuesday, 21 June, when he was involved in a collision with a lorry at the junction  with Hackney Road. Mr McGreal,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Faulty earplugs led to man needing surgery]]></title>
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	A man who required surgery after a silicone earplug disintegrated in his ear has appealed for anyone who may have suffered a similar ordeal to come forward.

	Anya Rupal, a personal injury expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, representing the man, said: &ldquo;When my client used his earplugs he naturally expected their removal to be easy and pain-free. He certainly didn&rsquo;t...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for Ruislip man permanently injured at work]]></title>
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	A Ruislip man has finally received £27,000 in damages in an out of court settlement, more than four years after he permanently injured his leg in an accidents at work.

	Quentin Martin, a 55-year-old sales executive, of Field End Road, remains on painkillers and has been told he will never fully recover from the broken leg he suffered when he...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Former joiner in asbestosis appeal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/former-joiner-in-asbestosis-appeal/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An Oldham pensioner who was exposed to asbestos almost 50 years ago is appealing to former colleagues to come forward and help in his fight for justice.

	Ken Partridge, of Ripponden Road, has developed the debilitating lung condition asbestosis &ndash; where inhaled asbestos dust damages the inner lung &ndash; because of work he carried out at a mill in the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expert welcomes calls for greater Court of Protection transparency]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/expert-welcomes-calls-for-greater-court-of-protection-transparency/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An expert in cases involving mental health and human rights legislation has welcomed calls for the Court of Protection to be subject to increased openness, public debate and legislation.

	Echoing the views of the Court of Protection&rsquo;s head judge, Sir Nicholas Wall, who said he believed the court should be opened up to public scrutiny, Mark McGhee, of Fentons Solicitors...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expert stresses importance of M5 crash investigation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/expert-stresses-importance-of-m5-crash-investigation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A fatal road collisions expert has emphasised how important it is that investigators find out exactly what may have caused last Friday&rsquo;s tragic incident on the M5 - now known to be Britain&rsquo;s worst motorway tragedy in 20 years.

	Deborah Johnson, head of the serious and fatal collisions department at Fentons Solicitors LLP was speaking as Avon and Somerset police...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New HSE figures show increase in mesothelioma deaths]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/new-hse-figures-show-increase-in-mesothelioma-deaths/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	New figures released by the Health & Safety Executive show that deaths from the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma continue to increase in Great Britain.

	Lesley Mynett, a specialist industrial disease lawyer with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that the 2009 statistics show that the number of annual deaths resulting from mesothelioma has now reached 2,321.

	&ldquo;This figure shows that despite hopes the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serious injury lawyer elected chair of Spinal Injuries Association]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/manchester-lawyer-elected-chair-of-spinal-injuries-association/</link>
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	A lawyer who was spinally injured as a teenager has been elected to the position of Chair of the Spinal Injuries Association&rsquo;s board of trustees.

	Jonathan Fogerty, a serious injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, has taken up the role foran initial one year period.

	

	&ldquo;The Spinal Injuries Association is the national organisation working in the interests of people who...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expert warns against HIV self-test kits]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/expert-warns-against-hiv-self-test-kits/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A defective product expert has echoed warnings issued by the Government health watchdog, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), against non-compliant HIV self-test kits.

	Sam Harmel, a partner at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said there were a number of self-test kits currently available online. &ldquo;The advertising, selling and supplying of HIV self-test kits is illegal in the UK under...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedestrian struck by taxi appeals for witnesses]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/pedestrian-struck-by-taxi-appeals-for-witnesses/</link>
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	A 41 year-old Leicester man who was left unconscious with multiple injuries after he was knocked down by a taxi is appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

	Martin Williams of Kirby Road, was crossing the road at the junction between Hinckley Road and Narborough Road at around 01:30 on Saturday 23 April 2011, when he was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:19:25 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Calls to protect London cyclists as death toll continues to rise]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/calls-to-protect-london-cyclists-as-death-toll-continues-to-mount/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	As the numbers of cyclists killed on London&rsquo;s roads continues to rise, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP has raised concerns as to how safe cycling in the capital really is.

	Matthew Claxson, a partner at the firm, was commenting after a Korean fashion student became the 13th cyclist to die in the city earlier this month after...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:24:09 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[One marathon just isn't enough for fundraising solicitor]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/one-marathon-just-isn-t-enough-for-fundraising-kent-family/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Not content with simply running one marathon, solicitor Tristan Alder and his wife Sarah are now in training to compete in a gruelling 39.3 mile marathon-and-a-half in January next year.

	The couple, of Saltwood, are hoping to raise money for the Kent, Sussex and Surrey Air Ambulance Service when they take on &lsquo;Goofy&rsquo;s Race and a Half Challenge,&rsquo; part of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:49:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scottish pleural plaques decision little comfort to UK's other victims]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/scottish-pleural-plaques-decision-little-comfort-to-uk-s-other-victims/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An expert in industrial disease cases has said that while the decision not to stop people in Scotland claiming compensation for the asbestos-related condition pleural plaques should be welcomed, it has also underlined the massive difference in treatment of victims across the UK.

	Bridget Collier, head of the Industrial Diseases department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after the UK...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:57:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nurse appeals for witnesses after being injured by "mystery vehicle"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/nurse-appeals-for-witnesses-after-being-injured-by-mystery-vehicle-/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Rochdale nurse left unable to work after she was hit by a mystery vehicle is appealing for witnesses to come forward and help in her fight for justice.

	Michelle Ledden, 45, was struck in the back by a vehicle outside Rochdale Infirmary - where she worked as a Nurse Practitioner &ndash; in January 2010. Although Miss Ledden believed she...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:11:26 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons highlights forthcoming Baby Loss Awareness Week]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/fentons-highlights-forthcoming-baby-loss-awareness-week/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Baby Loss Awareness Week 2011 will run from 9 October and culminate on 15 October, with International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day.

	Rebecca Gilmore, a solicitor at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: &ldquo;Having personally experienced the tragedy of baby loss I am very keen to help highlight Baby Loss Awareness Week which aims to promote better understanding of the impact...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:03:45 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lambeth man exposed to asbestos urgently seeks help]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/lambeth-man-exposed-to-asbestos-urgently-seeks-help/</link>
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	A Lambeth man who grew up near an asbestos factory and developed an asbestos-related lung cancer more than 40 years later is appealing for anyone who may be able to help in his fight for justice to come forward.

	John Buchanan, 64, of Herne Hill Road, lived with his parents on the Neckinger Estate in Bermondsey, Southwark, until 1967. He...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:23:53 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mother makes emotional appeal after Stockport hit-and-run]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mother-makes-emotional-appeal-after-stockport-hit-and-run/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The mother of a Stockport man left seriously injured when he was knocked down in a hit-and-run whilst crossing the road has made an emotional appeal for witnesses to come forward.
	
	Dale O&rsquo;Malley, of Offerton, spent several weeks in intensive care and a specialist high dependency ward after he was hit by the silver-grey Peugeot 206 in Wellington Road South,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:38:16 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[HSE to investigate mining tragedy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/hse-to-investigate-mining-tragedy/</link>
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	The Health and Safety Executive is set to carry out an investigation into a fatal accident in Yorkshire, the latest tragedy to hit the mining industry in the last fortnight.

	One man died and another was injured after being trapped by a roof collapse rock fall in Kellingley Colliery, North Yorkshire, on Tuesday. The incident occurred on the eve of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:49:16 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Calls for renewed drink-driving proposals to apply nationwide]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/calls-for-renewed-drink-driving-proposals-to-apply-nationwide/</link>
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	A road accident specialist has welcomed the latest calls to amend Northern Ireland&rsquo;s existing drink-driving laws, saying she hopes it leads to a review of the drink-drive limit in England and across the UK.

	Joanna Bailey, an expert in road accident injuries with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said she hopes the rest of the UK follows suit after the Northern Ireland...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bizarre "exploding seat-belt" cases on the rise]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/bizarre-exploding-seat-belt-cases-on-the-rise/</link>
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	An expert in legal cases involving defective products has spoken of his amazement at the rising number of &ldquo;exploding seat-belt&rdquo; incidents he has dealt with recently.

	Jerard Knott was speaking after he successfully settled a first claim against car manufacturer Peugeot, following the bizarre but terrifying ordeals his clients were each subjected to.

	&ldquo;The first I heard of this bizarre...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:07:14 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mother of Coventry girl hit by car appeals for witnesses]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mother-of-coventry-girl-hit-by-car-appeals-for-witnesses/</link>
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	The mother of a Coventry schoolgirl seriously injured when she was hit by a car whilst crossing the road has made an emotional appeal for witnesses to come forward.

	Anne-Marie Eales said that her 14-year-old daughter Demi-Marie Russell had been left devastated and the whole family distraught, after she was hit by the car outside their home in Holyhead Road,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:13:48 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drop in Care Quality Commission inspections "unacceptable"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/drop-in-care-quality-commission-inspections-unacceptable-/</link>
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	A medical negligence expert has said that any risk to patient safety caused as a result of a drop in the number of Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections to hospitals and care homes, is &lsquo;unacceptable.&rsquo;

	Jacqui Hayat, a partner at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was commenting after a Health Select Committee report revealed a 70% fall in the number of CQC...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Warning over "unscrupulous and scaremongering" will-writing services]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/warning-over-unscrupulous-and-scaremongering-will-writing-services/</link>
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	People across the country are being warned to beware some so-called professional will-writers who have been charging exorbitant prices for wills and other legal documents that are either inappropriate, inadequate or in some cases completely useless.

	The warning comes after several elderly and vulnerable people were targeted by will-writing firms claiming to offer &ldquo;specialist&rdquo; advice on everything from making wills...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:14:23 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Former colleagues sought after asbestos death]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/former-colleagues-sought-after-asbestos-death/</link>
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	Former colleagues of a Teignmouth man are being urged to come forward and help win the fight for justice he began before he died from asbestos-related cancer.

	Richard Hooper was just 63 when he succumbed to mesothelioma, a painful cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He had only been diagnosed with the disease two months earlier. Now, a lawyer acting...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:43:20 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Child sex abuse convictions up 60% in six years]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/child-sex-abuse-convictions-up-60-in-six-years/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An expert in cases involving abuse has welcomed news that the number of people convicted of sex offences on children under the age of 16 in England and Wales has risen by nearly 60% in six years.

	Mark Hatzer, a partner at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was commenting after a BBC freedom of information request to the Ministry of Justice revealed...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:31:48 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Holiday claims specialist outlines EU's 'Denied Boarding' Regulation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/travel-expert-outlines-eu-s-denied-boarding-regulation/</link>
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	As thousands of British travellers remain stranded in the United States due to Hurricane Irene, a travel expert has highlighted the importance of holidaymakers knowing their compensation entitlements in the event they are denied boarding or their flight is cancelled or delayed.

	Katherine Allen, a partner at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: &ldquo;The EU&rsquo;s &lsquo;Denied Boarding&rsquo; Regulation, EC261/2004 sets out the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Health and Safety expert warns of carbon monoxide danger]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/health-and-safety-expert-warns-of-carbon-monoxide-danger/</link>
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	A Health and Safety expert has called for more awareness into the dangers of carbon monoxide after five holidaymakers were poisoned by the fumes from their barbecue.

	Michael Latner, an associate at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the family of five were staying at a caravan park near Newquay in Cornwall when they brought their barbecue into their tent and were...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:39:46 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Investigation needed after Nurofen Plus mix-up]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/investigation-needed-after-nurofen-plus-mix-up/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A defective product expert has joined calls for an investigation into how a batch of Nurofen Plus came to be tainted with the antipsychotic drug, Seroquel XL.

	Sam Harmel, a partner at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: &ldquo;Seroquel XL is a prescription-only anti-psychotic drug that is used to treat several disorders including schizophrenia, mania and bi-polar disorder. Nurofen Plus is a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:26:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma deaths reach all-time high]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mesothelioma-deaths-reach-all-time-high/</link>
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	The number of deaths from mesothelioma has reached an all-time high according to new BBC research.

	The figures compiled by BBC Look East revealed that since the 1980s, the male death rate from the cancer &ndash; which is caused by exposure to asbestos - has increased by more than four times in the east of England.

	Bridget Collier, head of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:08:33 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Travel expert issues wildlife warning]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/travel-expert-issues-wildlife-warning/</link>
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	After a spate of recent press reports regarding animal attacks abroad, a holiday claims expert has issued a timely reminder to travellers of the dangers associated with wildlife.

	Katherine Allen, head of the Travel and International Litigation department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the high number of recent news stories covering incidents where tourists have lost their lives abroad through...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Local authorities "should take notice of landmark legal ruling"]]></title>
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	A landmark legal ruling to allow a Court of Protection case to be reported in &lsquo;real time&rsquo; has been welcomed by a leading expert in human rights law.

	Mark McGhee, head of the Human Rights and Community Law department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after a Judge ruled that a man&rsquo;s legal battle with the local authority caring for...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:36:05 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Concerns over shortage of obstetric physicians]]></title>
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	A medical negligence expert has echoed concerns that too many women with underlying medical conditions are currently dying in childbirth due to a lack of appropriately trained doctors.

	Jacqui Hayat, a partner at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after a new report by six obstetricians was published in the British Medical Journal. &ldquo;Senior doctors have addressed a &lsquo;worrying trend&rsquo; in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:23:51 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons gets wise to needs of deaf clients]]></title>
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	Fentons Solicitors LLP has become the first UK law firm to be given specialist training by DeafWise, the organisation committed to improving communication for deaf people across the country.

	The leading serious injury firm has undertaken to ensure that all 250 members of staff in its Manchester and London offices &ndash; including management and support staff as well as fee-earners...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:49:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expert condemns rise in summer drink-driving arrests]]></title>
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	A road accident specialist has described news that a recent drink-driving crackdown caught a higher number of motorists driving under the influence compared to a similar campaign last year, as shocking.

	Joanna Bailey, an expert in road accident injuries with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: &ldquo;It is both shocking and extremely disappointing that an increasing number of motorists, particularly young drivers,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:14:58 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[One in four Mesothelioma cases could go un-noticed]]></title>
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	A new worldwide study suggests that as many as one in four Mesothelioma cases could be going un-noticed.

	The report, published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences&rsquo; journal, Environmental Health Perspectives, states that little is known about the global magnitude of mesothelioma.

	&ldquo;The authors point out that in developing countries in particular, including some with extensive historical use...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:27:36 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drinkers need to be wary of counterfeit alcohol]]></title>
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	A defective product specialist has expressed his alarm over the growing problem of highly toxic counterfeit alcohol being produced and sold in the UK.

	&ldquo;The illegally made drink currently being produced on a worryingly large scale in the UK is extremely dangerous,&rdquo; said Sam Harmel, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP. &ldquo;Those involved with the widespread production and distribution of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:43:55 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Report stresses importance of using solicitors when writing wills]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/report-stresses-importance-of-using-solicitors-when-writing-wills/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The first report by the Legal Ombudsman has revealed that thousands of people are being &lsquo;ripped off&rsquo; by companies providing unregulated services such as will writing.

	Chief Ombudsman for England and Wales Adam Sampson has this week called for action to ensure consumers are not left vulnerable by unregulated services, after revealing most of the complaints he saw concerned conveyancing,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:21:18 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NHS waiting lists continue to rise]]></title>
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	Latest NHS figures reveal that the number of patients waiting for longer than the recommended 18-week referral to treatment (RTT) target for operations has soared in the last 12 months.

	Figures released this week showed that 90.8% of the 300,000 patients who were seen last May were within the timeframe, compared with 92.9% in the same month last year. A...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:37:59 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Police accident laser scanners warmly welcomed]]></title>
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	A road accident specialist has welcomed news that police in England are to use advanced new laser scanners to enable them to record highly accurate 3D images of accident scenes.

	&ldquo;This is fantastic news for police accident investigators as the sheer scale of detail these scanners are able to record is staggering,&rdquo; said Matthew Claxson, a road traffic collisions expert...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:59:26 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sixth form students learn about spinal injuries from lawyer]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/sixth-form-students-learn-about-spinal-injuries-from-lawyer/</link>
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	A lawyer who was spinally injured as a teenager has been speaking to Altrincham Sixth Form pupils about his own accident, living with his disability and the inherent dangers in taking risks.

	Jonathan Fogerty, a serious injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP in Manchester, gave a talk to over 150 lower-sixth form students at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:03:17 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Concern at predicted increase in NHS waiting times]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/concern-at-predicted-increase-in-nhs-waiting-times/</link>
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	A medical negligence specialist has expressed her concern for patient care after NHS bosses admitted waiting times for operations will rise in the next 12 months.

	Jacqui Hayat of Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: &ldquo;There are very real concerns that the sweeping reforms being implemented across the NHS together with the continuing pressure to make savings across the service will damage...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New figures show an increase in construction industry fatalities]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/new-figures-show-an-increase-in-construction-industry-fatalities/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A workplace accident specialist has urged for a greater emphasis on training and construction site safety awareness after new figures reported a rise in the number of workers killed in the last twelve months.

	Statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for the year April 2010 to March 2011 show the number of workers killed in the construction...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:00:48 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Doves released in asbestos-cancer awareness day]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/doves-released-in-asbestos-cancer-awareness-day/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	More than two dozen doves have been released in the Square Mile to commemorate the housands of victims who have died as a result of asbestos-related cancers such as mesothelioma.

	Mesothelioma is a particularly aggressive yet entirely avoidable terminal lung cancer that is directly associated with asbestos exposure and can take between 20-40 years to develop. Mesothelioma cases continue to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:02:36 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Social care funding review welcomed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/social-care-funding-review-welcomed/</link>
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	A human rights expert has cautiously welcomed news that the amount of money pensioners and their families will be expected to pay towards their care in old age could be capped.

	Mark McGhee  of Fentons Solicitors LLP said: &ldquo;With greater longevity comes an increased reliance on care and support in later life. Costs for this care continue to rise and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:01:47 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman hit by biker while crossing road receives £1.3m]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/woman-hit-by-biker-while-crossing-road-receives-1.3m/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A 63-year-old mother who sustained a spinal cord injury when she was knocked down by a motorbike has received £1.3m in an out of court settlement.

	The woman, who worked as a dinner lady at a local school, was crossing the road as she made her way to work when she was hit by the speeding motorcycle. She suffered a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:39:42 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons urges asbestos education in run-up to Action Mesothelioma Day]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/fentons-urges-asbestos-education-in-run-up-to-action-mesothelioma-day/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A leading industrial disease expert has stressed the importance of asbestos education in the week leading up to Action Mesothelioma Day.

	Action Mesothelioma Day - due to take place on Friday 1 July - is an annual event held to raise awareness of the dangers of asbestos. As in previous years, events will be staged around the country to highlight...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons partner named as APIL Vice President]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/fentons-partner-named-as-apil-vice-president/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Karl Tonks, head of the employers&rsquo; liability department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, has been named as the Vice President of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).

	A partner at the firm, Karl has been a member of the executive committee of APIL for the last five years and will work alongside the association&rsquo;s new president, David Bott. And he...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:04:18 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Home care for the elderly 'well below acceptable standards']]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/home-care-for-the-elderly-well-below-acceptable-standards-/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A human rights expert has conveyed his dismay after an inquiry by The Equality and Human Rights Commission into home care for the elderly identified what it called &lsquo;major problems&rsquo; in the home care system. 

	Mark McGhee, an expert in human rights legislation for Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: &ldquo;The findings of this inquiry have exposed serious and deplorable levels of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:06:33 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Road Safety Week campaign announced]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/road-safety-week-campaign-announced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Road safety charity Brake has announced that &lsquo;Too Young to Die&rsquo; will be the hard-hitting theme of Road Safety Week 2011, to be held later this year.

	Joanna Bailey, a specialist in road accident injuries with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the theme would hopefully drive home the message that too many lives are being destroyed by fatal road collisions.

	&ldquo;Each...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:44:37 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Travel expert offers advice after New Zealand hit by more major tremors]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/travel-expert-offers-advice-after-new-zealand-hit-by-more-major-tremors/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An expert in holiday accident claims has offered advice to anyone planning to visit New Zealand after the city of Christchurch was rocked by another series of violent tremors - including two powerful earthquakes which injured at least ten people.

	Katherine Allen, head of the Travel and International Litigation department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "Around 300,000 British nationals visit...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:35:41 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons hosts Action For Children Day]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/fentons-hosts-action-for-children-day/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Partners Joanna Bailey and Mark Hatzer were proud to introduce a team of young people from leading children&#39;s charity Action For Children to the firm&#39;s London law offices this week.

	As a supporter of the charity, which works to help the most vulnerable and neglected children and young people in the UK break through injustice, deprivation and inequality so they...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:08:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Human rights expert condemns sickening abuse footage ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/human-rights-expert-condemns-sickening-abuse-footage/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A human rights expert has strongly condemned undercover footage taken at a leading private care hospital, depicting a regime of sickening abuse by staff of patients with severe learning disabilities.

	Mark McGhee, an expert in human rights legislation for Fentons Solicitors LLP, expressed his horror after the BBC Panorama programme was screened on Tuesday, 31 May. The footage was recorded...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:06:53 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Record numbers of children saved from abuse]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/rd-numbers-of-children-saved-from-abuse/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A specialist in cases involving abuse has welcomed the news that over the last twelve months, a record number of children have been rescued from online abuse.

	Mark Hatzer, a partner at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was commenting after the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) - a specialist police unit tasked with tracking online paedophiles and bringing them to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:02:46 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man injured when lorry overturns appeals for witnesses]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/man-injured-when-lorry-overturns-appeals-for-witnesses/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The young man left badly injured when a runaway lorry dramatically crashed and flipped over in Woolacombe is appealing for witnesses to come forward.

	Wayne Phipps, from Barnstaple, was lucky to escape with his life when he had to jump from the 7½ tonne recycling lorry as it careered downhill towards a wall - with no-one behind the wheel. Mr...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 12:00:24 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hospitals shamed over "appalling levels of care" for the elderly]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/hospitals-shamed-over-appalling-levels-of-care-for-the-elderly/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An expert in human rights has expressed his profound dismay after the NHS was again criticised for giving, what the Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, has called: "appalling levels of care," to elderly patients in some hospitals in England.

	Mark McGhee, an expert in human rights legislation for Fentons Solicitors LLP, was commenting after inspection reports - compiled by the NHS...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 10:23:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Industrial Disease expert welcomes HSE building firm fine]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/industrial-disease-expert-welcomes-hse-building-firm-fine/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An Industrial Disease expert has welcomed news that a Nottinghamshire building firm has been prosecuted for contaminating an elderly woman&#39;s possessions with asbestos during renovation work.

	Bridget Collier, head of the Industrial Disease team at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Abbott and Mason Building and Joinery Contractors Ltd of Mansfield after it...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 10:22:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brake problem leads to Citroen Picasso recall]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/brake-problem-leads-to-citroen-picasso-recall/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Citroen have announced they are to recall more than 20,000 C3 Picasso mini-MPV cars in the UK after a BBC Watchdog investigation discovered the brakes could be activated from the passenger side.

	Sam Harmel, a defective product expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the brake could be engaged by a passenger pressing down on a cable located under the passenger...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 10:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for West Huntspill man who shattered foot in fall at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/damages-for-west-huntspill-man-who-shattered-foot-in-fall-at-work/</link>
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	A West Huntspill man has received £185,000 in compensation after shattering his foot in five places when he fell at work.

	The married father-of-one - who did not wish to be named - was working for Uplands Retail Ltd, overseeing the refurbishment of the Asda store in Waterlooville when the accident happened on 22 April, 2007.

	"It was a Sunday...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation claims expected after cruise ship breaks down in Baltic]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/compensation-claims-expected-after-cruise-ship-breaks-down-in-baltic/</link>
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	An expert in travel claims has said she expects injured passengers to claim compensation after the luxury cruise ship they were holidaying on broke down in the Baltic Sea.

	The MSC Opera - which left Southampton on 7 May with 1,800 guests on board for a ten-day trip taking in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Helsinki and St Petersburg - was towed into...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 10:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Abuse expert horrified but unsurprised by new survey]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/abuse-expert-horrified-but-unsurprised-by-new-survey/</link>
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	A specialist in cases involving abuse has admitted to being horrified but unsurprised by a recent survey which revealed that more than one-in-three young people have suffered a severe physical or sexual attack at the hands of their peers.

	Mark Hatzer, a partner at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "These results are truly shocking and starkly illustrate the scale in which...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 10:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Human Rights laws "protect everyone, not just criminals," says expert]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/human-rights-laws-protect-everyone-not-just-criminals-says-expert/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A legal expert has stressed that the European Convention on Human Rights should not be seen as only protecting the rights of criminals and illegal immigrants.

	Mark McGhee, a specialist in Human Rights issues, was speaking after an ITV Tonight programme, &#39;Human Rights and Wrongs&#39;, described how some recent decisions have caused public outcry.

	"The programme highlighted cases such as...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 10:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Support for new campaign to reform young driver training]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/support-for-new-campaign-to-reform-young-driver-training/</link>
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	A campaign for radical changes to the way young motorists are trained and qualify for a driving licence has this week been launched by road safety activists.

	The Too Young To Die campaign has been launched by Brake, the road safety charity, in an effort to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on UK roads involving young and inexperienced...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 10:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[On-the-spot fines "must not lead to fewer prosecutions"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/on-the-spot-fines-must-not-lead-to-fewer-prosecutions-/</link>
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	An expert in road safety has welcomed the introduction of new powers allowing police to issue on-the-spot fines for careless driving - but has warned that the measures must not reduce the number of prosecutions for serious driving offences.

	Joanna Bailey, a road collisions specialist and partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after a new strategy to make UK...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 10:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liability agreement paves way for compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/liability-agreement-paves-way-for-compensation/</link>
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	An eleventh-hour agreement has paved the way for a woman who lost a leg after she was hit by a car to receive the financial support she needs now and in the future.

	Martin James, a serious injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that a liability agreement was reached after a day and a half of a trial at...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 10:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Answers at last" as Air France flight recorders found]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/-answers-at-last-as-air-france-flight-recorders-found/</link>
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	The events leading up to the tragic death of more than 200 people in a plane crash in 2009 can hopefully now be pieced together, after flight recorders were finally recovered from the ocean.

	Katherine Allen, a specialist in aviation disasters, said the recovery of the "black box" flight recorders almost two years after Air France flight 447 went down...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 10:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Appeal for witnesses after workman blinded in explosion]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/appeal-for-witnesses-after-workman-blinded-in-explosion/</link>
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	Lawyers representing the young workman who was left blind in one eye after an early-morning explosion in New Malden last month are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

	The 24-year-old from Bromley, Kent, is still receiving treatment in hospital for a catalogue of injuries, more than three weeks after the explosion at the junction of Cleveland Road and the busy...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Basildon man exposed to asbestos urgently seeks former colleagues]]></title>
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	A Basildon man who developed an asbestos-related lung cancer almost fifty years after first being exposed to the deadly material is appealing for former colleagues to come forward and help in his fight for justice.

	William Howlett, 67, of Trimley Close, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in October 2010. He believes his illness has been caused by his exposure to asbestos...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:12:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Travel expert offers holiday health advice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/travel-expert-offers-holiday-health-advice/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The death of two more tourists in the same region of Thailand has urged one travel expert to remind holidaymakers to take extra care whilst travelling abroad.

	Katherine Allen, head of Travel and International Litigation at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after a British couple became the latest two people to die in the same area of Thailand this year...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:22:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Widow makes appeal to husband's former colleagues]]></title>
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	The widow of an Isle of Wight man who died from an asbestos-related cancer is appealing for her husband&#39;s former colleagues to come forward and help in her fight for justice.

	In June 2010, Malcolm Denny, 65, was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a painful cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He sadly died just six months later. An inquest on Tuesday...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:22:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Return of Oxfordshire speed cameras welcomed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/return-of-oxfordshire-speed-cameras-welcomed/</link>
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	A road traffic collisions expert has welcomed news that speed cameras in Oxfordshire that were switched off last year due to spending cuts have been switched back on.

	Joanna Bailey, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP and spokesperson for road safety charity, Brake, was speaking after Thames Valley Police announced that 72 fixed camera sites and 89 mobile sites in...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Assault victim receives maximum compensation]]></title>
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	The victim of a vicious assault has been awarded £500,000 in damages, the maximum amount it is possible to obtain through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA).

	The man in his 30s was left with horrific injuries when a work colleague lifted him up and threw him to the ground in an unprovoked attack, causing him to hit his head...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liability ruling brings promise of justice for family]]></title>
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	A ruling at the Royal Courts of Justice will help secure justice for a man who sustained serious brain injuries when he was knocked down while walking across a road.

	Lisa Fountain, an associate with Fentons Solicitors LLP, welcomed the ruling by His Honour Judge Gary Burrell QC, saying that it now paved the way for the young victim and...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Air France 'black-box' recovery hopes renewed]]></title>
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	A specialist in aviation disasters has welcomed news that wreckage from a passenger jet lost over the Atlantic with 228 people on board nearly two years ago has finally been found.

	"It is very encouraging that during a fourth attempt to locate the plane&#39;s &#39;black-boxes&#39;, French investigators have now confirmed that underwater search teams have located wreckage from the plane,"...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hunt for colleagues of Bolton man exposed to asbestos in '50s]]></title>
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	Former colleagues of a Bolton man who died from cancer after being exposed to asbestos more than 50 years ago are being urged to help his family win their fight for justice.

	Bernard Hogan, 82, succumbed to his illness in September last year - just six months after being diagnosed with lung cancer and asbestosis - conditions caused by exposure...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Roofing firm fine should act as a safety warning]]></title>
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	The latest case of a firm being fined for workplace safety failings must act as a warning to others according to an expert in accidents at work.

	Karl Tonks, head of the Employers&#39; Liability department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, spoke out after a property maintenance firm in Wirral was fined for allowing workers to make repairs to a sloping roof...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expert welcomes changes to Inheritance Tax]]></title>
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	An expert in Wills and Probate issues has welcomed Chancellor George Osborne&#39;s changes to Inheritance Tax rules, saying it will encourage more charitable giving.

	Natasha Molloy, of Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after the government announced a reduction in the rate of Inheritance Tax in the recent budget. "The changes will provide an incentive for those with assets over and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Missed opportunity" as drink driving limit held at 80mg]]></title>
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	The government has announced that it will not lower the current drink-driving limit or introduce random breath testing despite recommendations from a Whitehall-commissioned report.

	The recommendations by Parliament&#39;s Transport Select Committee in tandem with an independent review commissioned last year by Sir Peter North, said a reduction in the limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lawyer passes on first-hand spinal injury knowledge to children]]></title>
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	A lawyer who was spinally injured as a teenager has been speaking to schoolchildren about his own accident, living with his disability and the inherent dangers in taking risks.

	Jonathan Fogerty, a serious injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, gave a talk to 60 year 10 students at Bolton Girls School, as part of their PSHE class (Personal, Social &...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man exposed to asbestos as apprentice in 1960s appeals for help]]></title>
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	A Northampton man who developed cancer after being exposed to asbestos as a teenaged apprentice is appealing to former colleagues to come forward and help in his fight for justice.

	Between 1963 and 1968, Christopher Gibney trained as a painter and decorator with HH Woolnough & Son Ltd, based in Harleston Road, Northampton. But little did he know that the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family calls for new safety rules after tragic death of ELO star]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/family-calls-for-new-safety-rules-after-tragic-death-of-elo-star/</link>
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	The family of former Electric Light Orchestra cellist Mike Edwards has called for new safety measures to be introduced following the inquest into his death.

	An inquest jury this week returned a verdict of accidental death, after hearing how Mr Edwards, 62, was killed outright when his van was hit by a hay bale that had rolled some 60 metres...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Insurance firms "guilty of double standards"]]></title>
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	A leading personal injury expert has welcomed the findings of a cross party select committee into the conduct of insurance companies involved in motor insurance.

	MPs criticised insurance firms for allegedly encouraging clients who have been involved in road traffic collisions to pursue personal injury claims, after the House of Commons cross party Transport Committee called on the insurance industry...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[UK Supreme Court judgement upholds mesothelioma verdicts]]></title>
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	An Industrial Disease expert has welcomed news that the families of two women who died after so-called &#39;low-level&#39; asbestos exposure have won landmark legal victories.

	Bridget Collier, head of the Industrial Disease team at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the relatives of Dianne Willmore and Enid Costello, both of whom died of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Westminster service will commemorate Disability Act]]></title>
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	Fentons Solicitors is proud to announce a special Thanksgiving Service will be held this month to mark the 40th anniversary of the first statute providing for the rights of the disabled and those with special needs. The introduction of the Act was the first time legislation had been enacted anywhere in the world to provide facilities for and prevent discrimination...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tickets go on sale for 2011 Fentons Charity Ball]]></title>
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	Following the enormous success of our 2009 event, the Fentons Charity Ball will return to Manchester this autumn. The Halloween-themed fundraising evening will be held at the prestigious "The Point" venue at Lancashire Cricket Ground on Friday 14th October 2011.
	
	"The aim of the night will be raising as much money as possible for four charities close to all of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Don't cut surprise safety inspections," urges expert]]></title>
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	An expert in workplace safety has urged the Health and Safety Executive to reconsider "misguided" plans to reduce the number of unannounced inspections, amid fears the cuts would lead to an increase in worker injury.

	The BBC reported that it has obtained a leaked letter in which proposals are recommended to withdraw inspections from a number of industry sectors, including...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Interim payment secured for victim of brain injury]]></title>
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	A man who was left with a severe brain injury after suffering an electric shock at work has received an interim payment of £100,000 to help fund his rehabilitation.

	Martin James, a serious injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, explained that his client had been so severely affected by the incident that he was still unable to communicate with anyone....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Injured woman appeals for "Good Samaritan" to come forward]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/injured-woman-appeals-for-good-samaritan-to-come-forward/</link>
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	A woman who suffered five breaks and four fractures to her arm in a horrific fall has appealed to the people who came to her aid to come forward.

	Heidi Dodson had to undergo five hours of surgery after shattering her elbow when she tripped over a broken paving stone while walking in Forrest Lane, Stratford. Still unable to move...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Merseyside construction sites fail safety checks]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/merseyside-construction-sites-fail-safety-checks/</link>
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	A workplace accident specialist has expressed his dismay after nearly one in four construction sites in the North-West failed safety inspections.

	Karl Tonks, head of the Employers&#39; Liability department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was commenting after Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors checked 88 Merseyside construction sites over two days and found 21 that failed to meet accepted health and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[EU asbestos directive to protect workers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/eu-asbestos-directive-to-protect-workers/</link>
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	An industrial diseases expert has welcomed the European Commission&#39;s call for the UK to amend existing legislation to ensure workers are better protected from asbestos.

	Bridget Collier, Head of the Industrial Diseases team at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "Asbestos kills thousands of people in the UK each year. Any move to ensure better safety procedures for those exposed to the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sex offenders to get right of appeal]]></title>
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	A criminal injuries specialist has strongly condemned news that thousands of sex offenders are set to be given the right to appeal against police retaining their details for life.

	Angela Dobbs, an expert in cases involving victims of sexual assault and rape, said: "The sex offenders register was brought about specifically to ensure public safety in that police would always...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NHS shamed over appalling treatment of elderly]]></title>
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	An expert in human rights has called the findings of a report into the treatment of ten elderly patients by the NHS both shocking and incredibly sad.

	Commenting on the Health Service Ombudsman study published this week, Mark McGhee, an expert in Human rights legislation for Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the report was: "A truly shocking indictment of how the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman "butchered" by doctor appalled as he continues to operate]]></title>
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	A St Helens woman whose routine operation left her requiring life-threatening surgery was appalled to learn the doctor who she claimed "butchered" her was being allowed to continue working.

	In January last year, Patricia Brown, 55, received a substantial out of court settlement after pursuing a clinical negligence claim against St Helens & Knowsley NHS Trust. But during a follow-up...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Witness appeal as pensioner falls from bus]]></title>
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	A 69-year-old man who was left unconscious when a bus drove off with him caught in the doors is appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

	Romford pensioner Leslie Mason was boarding the packed 248 bus outside the McDonalds on Hornchurch High Street at 3.20pm on New Year&#39;s Eve when he became trapped in the closing doors....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family renews appeal for witnesses to tragic collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/family-renews-appeal-for-witnesses-to-tragic-collision/</link>
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	The family of a young man who was tragically killed in a road collision just three weeks after the birth of his son has renewed an appeal for witnesses to come forward.

	Gavin Brooks, 22, was killed when his motorcycle was involved in a collision on 26 October last year. Now Gavin&#39;s mum Cindy, fiancée Leanne Unsworth and their son...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Council fined following toddler death]]></title>
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	Camden Council has been fined following the death of a toddler who was killed when sections of a boundary wall fell on top of him.

	The two-year-old boy was walking with his childminder along Southampton Road in Gospel Oak, London, when the incident occurred in January 2007.

	Damian Bradley, a public liability specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "A section...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Firms sentenced after steeplejack falls to his death]]></title>
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	A workplace accident specialist has said the importance of proper safety measures when working at height has been underlined yet again, following a recent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution.

	Karl Tonks, head of the Employers&#39; Liability department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, was commenting on a case in which a steeplejack fell 50 metres to his death from an Edwardian...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Appeal for witnesses in tragic hit and run case]]></title>
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	Lawyers representing the family of an elderly Dunstable woman tragically killed in a hit and run incident are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

	The 75-year-old woman and her husband, who is 73, were both hit by a car while walking in Luton town centre on Tuesday 12 October last year. Although the man miraculously escaped any serious physical injury,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Prime Minister defends NHS reforms]]></title>
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	Defending the proposed NHS changes, David Cameron spoke yesterday of concern within his own family over the government&#39;s planned reforms of the health service.

	Mr Cameron publicly admitted that even his cardiologist brother-in-law was unconvinced by the changes and worried that too much power was being given to GPs with hospitals being disadvantaged as a result.

	Jacqui Hayat, a medical...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Survey reveals most speed cameras "aren't even switched on"]]></title>
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	A road safety expert has condemned the recent revelation that fewer than half of fixed speed cameras in England and Wales are operational at any one time.

	Speaking on ITV East Anglia and BBC London news yesterday, Joanna Bailey, road collisions specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP and spokesperson for road safety charity Brake, said: "Road users and pedestrians are being...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	Toyota has today announced a recall of nearly 19,000 cars in the UK over concerns about possible problems with fuel systems.

	The car manufacturing giant said hundreds of Toyota Avensis and Lexus IS 250 models could be at risk of fuel leaks if they are left unmodified.

	Sam Harmel, a defective product specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "Although there...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fines issued after asbestos mismanagement]]></title>
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	An NHS Trust and a security firm it contracted have been fined £9,400 after potentially dangerous asbestos fibres were released in a county hospital.

	The incident occurred when Northamptonshire NHS Teaching Primary Care Trust, whilst upgrading security, employed NUTEC Security Systems Ltd to run cables through false ceilings and partition walls in public areas of Isebrook Hospital, Wellingborough without telling...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	A metal forming company has been prosecuted after a 19-year-old worker&#39;s left hand was seriously injured just three hours into his very first shift.

	Walsall Magistrate&#39;s Court heard how the teenage worker from Sutton Coldfield was feeding strips of steel through a power press, punching 10cm shapes from the metal, when his hand became trapped in an unguarded part of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	Travel websites offering last minute deals to holiday destinations where malaria is a risk are being urged to clearly display explicit warnings about the disease.

	The call comes after doctors in Middlesbrough treated three patients in a week, all of whom had just returned from holidays in The Gambia - a popular &#39;winter sun&#39; destination for UK travellers.

	"All three...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Calls for new measures and tougher action to reduce cyclist deaths]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/calls-for-new-measures-and-tougher-action-to-reduce-cyclist-deaths/</link>
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	A road safety expert has joined calls for the introduction of new technology and greater legal safeguards for cyclists following the death of former British heavyweight boxing champion Gary Mason, who died when he was knocked off his bike last week.

	Joanna Bailey, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP and spokesperson for road safety charity Brake, spoke in support of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£130m payout to contaminated blood victims]]></title>
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	The government has announced a substantially increased financial package of £130m to be awarded to people who contracted Hepatitis C as a direct result of receiving NHS supplied contaminated blood products in the 1970s and &#39;80s.

	Around 4,670 mostly haemophiliac patients were infected with Hepatitis C with 1,243 also contracting HIV in what has been branded by Lord Winston as...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Review into NHS prosthetics services for veterans launched]]></title>
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	A review into the prosthetics services provided by the NHS to Armed Forces veterans who have lost limbs on active duty has been launched.

	The review will examine the effectiveness of NHS prosthetics services currently offered to veteran amputees and assess how these services can be strengthened to better provide for future demands.

	"This is a welcome move by the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Reserve swine flu vaccines released to fill flu jab shortfall]]></title>
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	As the death count from this winter&#39;s flu outbreak rises to 50, GPs have now been authorised to begin giving patients doses of last year&#39;s stockpiled swine flu vaccine, to try to overcome the shortage of seasonal flu vaccines.

	A week after The Department of Health reinstated a national flu prevention advertising campaign; it has now approved the release of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	A lawyer specialising in helping victims of abuse has welcomed the end of a years-long investigation into the abuse of children in a Jersey care home.

	Mark Hatzer, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after Anthony and Morag Jordan were this week jailed for carrying out a string of assaults against vulnerable children at the Haut de la...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Satellite navigation - more harm than good?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/satellite-navigation-more-harm-than-good-/</link>
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	As illustrated in an incident reported this week in which an articulated lorry became stuck in narrow roads, satellite navigation systems can often be more of a hindrance than a help to the nation&#39;s drivers.

	The lorry in question got stuck twice in one day trying to negotiate rural roads around a Snowdonia village after following directions from an on-board...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Widow's appeal for help in fight for justice]]></title>
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	The widow of a Kilburn man who died from asbestos-related cancer is appealing to former colleagues of her husband to come forward and help in her fight for justice.

	After a period of feeling unwell, Roberto Martinez, known as Bobby or Bob to his colleagues, went to see the family doctor in May last year. On 28 May 2010 -...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Runner helps to fund research into mesothelioma treatment]]></title>
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	A 65 year old runner from Reading who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2007 has defied post-diagnosis life expectancy predictions and helped raise more that £40,000 towards mesothelioma research at Queen Mary, University of London.

	Mesothelioma is a particularly aggressive fatal lung cancer associated with asbestos exposure. Typically symptoms do not appear until up to 40 years after original exposure...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toyota agrees record $32.4m US fine over recalls]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/toyota-agrees-record-32.4m-us-fine-over-recalls/</link>
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	Toyota has been fined a record $32.4m (£20.9m) by the US government for its failure to act quickly enough in recalling millions of vehicles with faulty brakes and steering.

	"This latest fine relates to two separate investigations," said Sam Harmel, a defective product specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP. "The first involved the recall of nearly five million vehicles with faulty...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Norovirus closes Swansea hospital ward]]></title>
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	A hospital ward has been closed to visitors and new patients after a Norovirus outbreak was discovered.

	Ward C, a surgical ward at Morriston Hospital in Swansea has been closed to prevent the spread of the bug.

	Daniel Lee, Head of Clinical Negligence at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "Six patients with Norovirus symptoms have now been isolated. The ward is...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sawmill fined after worker sustains serious injuries]]></title>
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	A sawmill company which failed to implement basic safety measures has been fined after an employee was seriously injured whilst cutting wood.

	The employee was using a machine known as a drop sorter to process wooden logs into planks at Windymains Timber Ltd when his leg was dragged into the machine.

	Karl Tonks, a work accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Disappointment as funding cuts hit disabled people]]></title>
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	The Government&#39;s latest cost-cutting move will affect thousands of disabled people in the UK, according to a lawyer specialising in serious injury cases.

	Jonathan Fogerty, who was himself spinally injured as a teenager, said it was with a "sad inevitability" that the focus of Government cuts had now turned to funding for disabled people&#39;s care, namely the Disability Living Allowance...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passengers may sue after stormy seas lead to injury]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/passengers-may-sue-after-stormy-seas-lead-to-injury/</link>
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	An expert in international litigation has said she expects passengers to claim compensation after the luxury cruise ship they were travelling on was caught in stormy seas in the Mediterranean.

	Two of those on board had to receive treatment for broken bones after the liner - the Brilliance of the Seas - was pounded by winds of up to 80mph,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Motorists should beware 'morning after' drink driving]]></title>
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	A road accidents specialist has warned Christmas party-goers to beware falling into the "morning after" drink drive trap.

	Joanna Bailey, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP and spokesperson for road safety charity Brake, was speaking after research carried out by Brake and Direct Line frighteningly revealed that as many as four in ten motorists admitted to driving early in the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Investigation underway as 17 injured in Oxford coach crash]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/investigation-underway-as-17-injured-in-oxford-coach-crash/</link>
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	Thames Valley Police are continuing to investigate the incident in which a coach overturned on the M40 in Oxfordshire, leaving 17 people injured.

	One person was thrown clear of the coach and another had to be freed from the wreckage after the incident on Saturday night. Some passengers were treated for minor injuries at the scene, while the driver was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lower drink drive limit would save lives this Christmas]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/lower-drink-drive-limit-would-save-lives-this-christmas/</link>
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	The drink drive limit in the UK should be immediately lowered in an effort to save lives, according to an expert in road safety.

	Joanna Bailey, a specialist in road traffic injuries with Fentons Solicitors LLP and a spokesperson for road safety charity Brake, was speaking after the publication of government recommendations to increase enforcement and education to tackle drink...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Investigations underway following worker deaths]]></title>
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	An investigation by Merseyside Police and the Health and Safety Executive is underway following the death of two workers a Merseyside chipboard factory.

	According to news reports, police and emergency services were called to the Sonae factory on Moss Lane after the two men were apparently dragged into machinery at the site on an industrial estate in Kirkby.

	Karl Tonks,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tourist killed in latest shark attack incident]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/tourist-killed-in-latest-shark-attack-incident/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A German holidaymaker has been killed after a fifth shark attack on the same stretch of Egyptian coast in a week.

	The 70-year-old woman had been swimming off the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Witnesses described hearing screams for help as she was mauled by the animal while swimming close to a reef.

	Katherine Allen, head of the Travel...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Potentially fatal E coli strain closes neonatal unit]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/potentially-fatal-e-coli-strain-closes-neonatal-unit/</link>
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	A potentially fatal strain of E. coli has been discovered at a South London hospital, forcing the closure and isolation of a unit for premature babies.

	Daniel Lee, Head of Clinical Negligence at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "Ten cases of the bacteria have been identified on the neonatal unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich. The ward has been...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bad weather no excuse for bad driving]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/bad-weather-no-excuse-for-bad-driving/2182/</link>
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	The return of the cold snap has brought chaos to UK roads, with heavy snow, black ice, a lack of grit and freezing temperatures all causing more misery for motorists.

	But the poor driving conditions are no excuse for accidents caused by poor driving, according to one road traffic accident specialist. Rose Gibson, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shocking variation in amputation rate across England]]></title>
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	A Government report out today illustrates the shocking variation in the rate of amputations being carried out across England each week as a result of type 2 diabetes.

	The NHS &#39;Atlas of Variation in Healthcare&#39; - essentially a series of 34 &#39;maps&#39; illustrating rates of healthcare across the country - shows that almost a quarter of people with type 2...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Road Safety Week 22-28 November 2010]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/road-safety-week-22-28-november-2010/</link>
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	As Road Safety Week 2010 begins today, road traffic collisions experts at Fentons Solicitors LLP are backing calls for motorists to slow down.

	Organised by the road safety charity Brake, Road Safety Week 2010 - whose theme this year is &#39;Kids Say Slow Down&#39; - aims to encourage drivers to think about the devastating impact collisions can have on child...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Senior partner responds to legal reform proposals]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/senior-partner-responds-to-legal-reform-proposals/</link>
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	Proposals for the reform of civil litigation, published this week, have sparked a mixed response from members of the legal profession.

	Kieran Maguire, senior partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that while politicians from all parties seem very keen on the proposals - believing they will reduce the volume and cost of litigation, while at the same time allowing easier...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asbestos education apprenticeship scheme welcomed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/asbestos-education-apprenticeship-scheme-welcomed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An industrial disease specialist has welcomed news that a new asbestos education scheme is to be implemented across Cheshire and Merseyside.

	The new Health and Safety Executive (HSE) &#39;Introduction to Asbestos&#39; learning package is being rolled out in six training colleges across the counties, with the aim of educating building trade apprentices - who may come into contact with the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fireball engulfs man's head]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/fireball-engulfs-man-s-head/</link>
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	A man who was carrying out welding work on a chemical silo received horrific burns when a fireball engulfed his head.

	The man was working on a silo which contained 380 tonnes of the highly inflammable chemical Terephthalic acid, a raw material used in the plastics industry.

	Karl Tonks, a work accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "This incident...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma now killing more women]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mesothelioma-now-killing-more-women/</link>
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	An industrial disease specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP has expressed alarm over the recently reported increase in the number of women dying from mesothelioma.

	Bridget Collier, a partner with the firm, said: "The latest official figures show that mesothelioma - a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos - is the most rapidly increasing cancer in women, the majority of whom...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stafford Hospital public inquiry finally underway]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/stafford-hospital-public-inquiry-finally-underway/</link>
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	A full public inquiry into the scandal-hit Stafford Hospital finally began today, years after campaigners first demanded an open hearing.

	Welcoming the news, Daniel Lee, a clinical negligence specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "It is vital the families of those who suffered so dreadfully, as well as the wider public, are finally able to understand how and why the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kidney donor in £14m damages claim]]></title>
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	A man who nearly died when an operation to transplant a kidney to his sick father went disastrously wrong is claiming High Court damages of more than £14m.

	The 39-year-old, who cannot be named, underwent a right kidney transplant at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth in early 2008 after his father became seriously ill due to renal failure.

	Daniel...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Estate agents narrowly escape death]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/estate-agents-narrowly-escape-death/</link>
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	Two East Yorkshire employees narrowly escaped death when a four-metre long steel girder plunged through the roof of their Preston estate agents.

	The improperly secured steel beam plunged 25 metres from a crane and smashed through the roof and three floors of Garside Waddingham estate agents in Fleet Street, Preston earlier this year.

	Karl Tonks, a work accident specialist with...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Faulty earplug user appeals for consumers with similar experiences]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/faulty-earplug-user-appeals-for-consumers-with-similar-experiences/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A man who required surgery after a silicone earplug disintegrated in his ear has appealed for anyone who may have suffered a similar ordeal to come forward.

	Anya Rupal, a personal injury specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, representing the man, said: "When my client used his earplugs he naturally expected their removal to be both easy and pain-free, he certainly...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons praised by independent law firm guide]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/fentons-praised-by-independent-law-firm-guide/</link>
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	Fentons Solicitors LLP has been named as one of the UK&#39;s leading personal injury practices in the 2010 edition of Chambers, the renowned independent guide to the country&#39;s best law firms.

	Chambers - which relies on intensive, continuous research to identify leading lawyers and firms based on criteria most valued by clients - commends the firm&#39;s continued investment in specialist...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Legal expert blasts nurse who switched off life support 'by mistake']]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/legal-expert-blasts-nurse-who-switched-off-life-support-by-mistake-/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A medico-legal expert was left shocked and stunned by BBC footage which apparently showed a nurse switching off her patient&#39;s life support machine - by mistake.

	Daniel Lee, head of the Clinical Negligence department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the footage shown as part of the BBC&#39;s Inside Out programme was &#39;terrifying, unbelievable and unacceptable.&#39;

	"What the nurse does in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toyota issues further recall]]></title>
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	Toyota has announced a further recall of more than 1.5 million cars worldwide due to apparent brake defects.

	The carmaker said the decision affected certain Avalon, Highlander and Lexus models, including 740,000 vehicles in the US, 600,000 in Japan and 17,000 in the UK.

	Sam Harmel, a defective product specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP said: "This latest announcement follows the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Avoidable errors" led to organ donor mistake]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/-avoidable-errors-led-to-organ-donor-mistake/</link>
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	An independent review has concluded that avoidable errors led to the wrong organs being removed from 25 donors.

	The Government-ordered review revealed that computer error led to mistakes in the way information was transferred from one government agency to another. The report, by Sir Gordon Duff, said faulty data conversion software had been used by UK Transplant when uploading data...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Widow appeals for help in fight for justice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/widow-appeals-for-help-in-fight-for-justice/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The widow of a London man who died from an asbestos-related cancer is appealing for her husband&#39;s former colleagues to come forward and help in her fight for justice.

	John Cleary, 64, died in April 2010 from mesothelioma, a painful cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. After being diagnosed with the disease in December 2009, Mr Cleary launched his campaign...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma expert urges insurers "to play by old rules"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mesothelioma-expert-urges-insurers-to-play-by-old-rules-/</link>
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	Insurers should "play by the old rules" regarding employers&#39; liability compensation in mesothelioma cases until there has been a Supreme Court hearing, according to an industrial disease specialist.

	Karl Tonks, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP and member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) executive committee, branded the recent Appeal Court decision on employers&#39; liability trigger litigation "an...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Thousands trapped underground as power cuts hit tube]]></title>
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	Thousands of London Underground passengers were trapped in packed, airless conditions for two hours on Monday, as travel chaos descended on the Jubilee line.

	Following power failures between Baker Street and West Hampstead, five trains were caught stranded between stations with passengers forced to wait hours before being evacuated.

	Karl Tonks, a health and safety specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brain injury victim awarded interim payment]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/brain-injury-victim-awarded-interim-payment/</link>
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	A pensioner who sustained a serious brain injury when he was hit by a bus has received an interim payment of £40,000.

	Martin James, a specialist in brain injuries arising from road collisions, said the man had been lucky to survive the incident. "In the summer of 2008, my client was hit by a bus as he was crossing a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Car insurance rises are stark reminder for young drivers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/car-insurance-rises-are-stark-reminder-for-young-drivers/</link>
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	An expert in road traffic collisions has said the record jump in the cost of car insurance should act as a stark reminder to younger drivers to be more careful, cautious and considerate on the roads.

	Figures due to be published by motoring organisation the AA show the biggest increase in the cost of car insurance since it first began...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[First patient treated in embryonic stem cell trial]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/first-patient-treated-in-embryonic-stem-cell-trial/</link>
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	Doctors in the USA have started the first official human trial using embryonic stem cells in a development being described as the dawn of a new age in medicine.

	The US Food and Drug Administration has given a licence to Geron - a biotech company based in Silicon Valley - to use the controversial cells in tests designed to assess...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:34:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mercedes recalls thousands of cars in UK]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mercedes-recalls-thousands-of-cars-in-uk/</link>
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	Mercedes-Benz has become the latest car manufacturer this year to issue a recall over safety fears, with more than 20,000 cars in the UK being affected by a potential power-steering problem.

	Sam Harmel, a defective product expert with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that of the 85,000 Mercedes cars being recalled globally, 22,355 were in the UK. "Reports state that the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pub chain fined £300,000 over landlord's death]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/pub-chain-fined-300-000-over-landlord-s-death/</link>
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	A major pub chain has been fined £300,000 after a Merseyside landlord died from carbon monoxide poisoning.

	The landlord of the Aintree Hotel in Bootle was found dead some ten hours after he had switched on a faulty gas heater in his living room and fallen asleep.

	Karl Tonks, a health and safety specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "Faulty...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:32:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Workers urged to protect themselves from asbestos]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/workers-urged-to-protect-themselves-from-asbestos/</link>
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	An industrial disease expert has urged building contractors to ensure they have been made fully aware if asbestos is known to be on the premises.

	Karl Tonks, head of the Employers&#39; Liability department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, spoke after a council admitted breaching asbestos regulations by sending an employee to a housing complex known to contain asbestos.

	"Employers have a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family of man hit by car appeals for witnesses]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/family-of-man-hit-by-car-appeals-for-witnesses/</link>
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	The family of a Manchester man left with serious head injuries after he was allegedly mowed down by a car, has appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

	Neil Shackleton, 36, remains in a critical condition in hospital following the injuries he sustained more than three months ago. Now, lawyers representing Mr Shackleton, his partner Jennifer Gorse...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[More claims expected after Greek catamaran crash]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/more-claims-expected-after-greek-catamaran-crash/</link>
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	The lawyer representing a number of passengers injured when a catamaran crashed in Greece last month is expecting more victims to make claims for compensation.

	The Turkish-flagged &#39;Aegean Cat,&#39; traveling from the Turkish town of Didim with more than 200 passengers on board - the majority of whom were British - crashed into a jetty on the Greek island of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:29:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Interim payment secured for victim of clinical negligence]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/interim-payment-secured-for-victim-of-clinical-negligence/</link>
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	A man who was left almost blind after a surgeon repeatedly performed procedures on his &#39;good&#39; eye has received an interim payment of £50,000.

	Daniel Lee, Head of Clinical Negligence with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client had been through a terrible ordeal since the incident in 2005, and it was only fair and reasonable that he received a substantial...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:28:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pensioner appeals for former colleagues to help in asbestos fight]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/pensioner-appeals-for-former-colleagues-to-help-in-asbestos-fight/</link>
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	A Portsmouth man who developed asbestosis because of work he first did more than 60 years ago, has appealed to former colleagues to come forward and help in his fight for justice.

	James Godfray was just a teenager when he was first exposed to asbestos in 1938, but he only began to suffer chest problems many years later. In June...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:27:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons colleagues appointed to national organisations]]></title>
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	Two Fentons specialists have recently been appointed to positions in national organisations aimed at improving the lives of individuals affected by serious injury.

	Richard Crabtree, who is recognised as one of the UK&#39;s leading practitioners in cases involving head and brain injuries, has been appointed Co-ordinator of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers&#39; Brain Injury Special Interest Group.

	Richard is...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[New call for alcohol glass ban]]></title>
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	A criminal injuries expert has welcomed renewed calls for alcohol to be served in plastic cups in a bid to reduce glass-related injuries sustained in violent attacks.

	Matthew Evans, Head of the Criminal Injuries Compensation department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "Glassing causes horrific injuries and has a lasting and devastating impact on victims and their families. Any move to...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Better 'Gas Safe' than sorry]]></title>
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	Tenants are being urged to check the safety of their gas boilers following a recent case in which landlords admitted breaching safety regulations and carrying out repair work themselves.

	Karl Tonks, a health and safety specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the couple&#39;s actions had highlighted the legal responsibilities landlords have for the safety of their tenants, and the need...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sainsbury's coffee machines switched off after explosion]]></title>
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	Sainsbury&#39;s has taken all of its Elektra coffee machines out of service after several people were hurt in a blast caused by a ruptured pipe at a Hampshire store last week.

	Customers and staff were injured when an Elektra coffee machine blew up at a Sainsbury&#39;s café at the Kingsmead Centre in Farnborough last Tuesday. Six people were taken to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:22:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Key cosmetic surgery industry failings highlighted]]></title>
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	Government research highlighting fundamental weaknesses in the way cosmetic surgery is carried out in the UK comes as no surprise to a clinical negligence specialist.

	The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death - a government-funded safety watchdog - found that basic standards for patient care and assessment were sorely lacking.

	Lindsay Holt, an expert in medico-legal cases at...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Driver was terrified by "exploding" car seat belts]]></title>
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	An Edinburgh woman has told of the terrifying moment when her car seat belts "exploded" as she was driving to work.

	Jane Blackley said she had no idea what had happened when there was a loud bang inside her Peugeot 307cc as she made her way to Edinburgh from her partner Gordon&#39;s home in North Berwick on the morning of...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cruise ship battered by freak storm]]></title>
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	An expert in holiday accidents has expressed her shock at seeing footage of passengers being thrown around on-board a cruise ship lurching wildly in 25ft swells and 50-knot winds.

	Katherine Allen, head of Travel and International Litigation at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "The CCTV footage aboard the ship clearly shows passengers and furniture being repeatedly thrown from one side of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Highway Code for mobility scooters launched]]></title>
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	A new Highway Code for UK mobility scooter drivers has been launched following concern over the increasing number of accidents caused by the vehicles.

	Daniel Denton, a personal injury lawyer at Fentons Solicitors LLP with experience in dealing with mobility scooter accidents said: "Due to the huge rise in the number of these kinds of incident, it is vital that...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kia issues recall over faulty wiring]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/kia-issues-recall-over-faulty-wiring/</link>
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	Kia has become the fourth major car manufacturer to issue a recall of its vehicles due to apparent safety faults.

	The South Korean car manufacturer has identified a fault in the wiring of the optional &#39;mood lighting&#39; that is found around the speaker panels on the Soul, and around the door handles and the centre console in the Sorento model....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Speeding motorists should face the legal consequences]]></title>
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	An expert in road traffic collisions has called for more speeding motorists to be held accountable for their actions as so-called &#39;loophole-lawyers&#39; hit the headlines again.

	Martin James, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP who also acts as a spokesperson for the road safety charity Brake, said he was growing weary of media reports of lawyers using their expertise to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ferrari recalls latest model after spate of reported fires]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/ferrari-recalls-latest-model-after-spate-of-reported-fires/</link>
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	Ferrari has decided to recall all of the 1,248 cars of the 458 Italia model it has produced up to August this year, following reports that a number of the luxury cars had caught fire.

	The Italian car manufacturer launched an investigation last month after several photos purporting to show 458 Italia models either ablaze or totally burnt out were...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Holidaymakers warned of hidden ocean threats]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/holidaymakers-warned-of-hidden-ocean-threats/</link>
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	Holidaymakers going for a dip abroad this Summer have been warned to be especially vigilant of any hidden dangers lurking in the water likely to give them a nasty surprise.

	Hundreds of swimmers on Spain&#39;s holiday beaches have been stung by swarms of jellyfish in the last three weeks. At least 700 people were stung in just one week in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[British holidaymaker caught in hotel pipe explosion]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/british-holidaymaker-caught-in-hotel-pipe-explosion/</link>
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	A British holidaymaker has been seriously injured in an explosion outside a Spanish hotel.

	The Somerset woman who was enjoying a weeks holiday with her friend and both their husbands, suffered a fractured skull and severe burns when she was blown into the air after a steam pipe exploded next to her in Marbella.

	Katherine Allen, head of Travel and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:12:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Safety warning issued to offshore oil and gas industry]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/safety-warning-issued-to-offshore-oil-and-gas-industry/</link>
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	The offshore oil and gas industry has been warned to improve safety after a year which saw an increase in major injuries to workers and other serious incidents.

	A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) report covering the 27,000 workers employed in the UK&#39;s North Sea oil and gas industry has revealed that there were fifty major injuries reported in 2009/10...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shocked Bristol diner finds metal shards in omelette]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/shocked-bristol-diner-finds-metal-shards-in-omelette/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Warmley nurse who was enjoying lunch at a restaurant with her two daughters was shocked when she found some added ingredients she definitely hadn&#39;t requested.

	Debra Hocking was eating a ham and cheese omelette in the Cabot Square branch of Frankie & Benny&#39;s earlier this year when she made the discovery. "I was only a couple of bites into...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rail crash raises more concerns over unmanned crossings ]]></title>
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	The safety of unmanned level crossings has been called into question again following an incident which left one person in a critical condition.

	The front carriage of the National Express East Anglia service crashed into a sewage tanker on an unmanned rail crossing at Little Cornard, near Sudbury in Suffolk, on the evening of 17 August. More than 20 people...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wake up call for tired drivers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/wake-up-call-for-tired-drivers/</link>
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	Survey results recently published by road safety charity Brake reveal almost one in ten road-users admit to driving whilst tired at least once a week.

	Joanna Bailey, a spokesperson for Brake and an expert in road collision injuries said: "It is alarming how complacent motorists are about tiredness whilst driving. It only takes a couple of seconds of sleep to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woodworkers encouraged to check noise levels at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/woodworkers-encouraged-to-check-noise-levels-at-work/</link>
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	An occupational injury specialist has said that new guidance on the threats to hearing posed by woodworking jobs could help protect thousands of people from deafness.

	Karl Tonks, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP who specialises in workplace injury cases, welcomed the guidance made available by the Health and Safety Executive, entitled Noise - What you need to know.

	"Heavy...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bank customer falls victim to mobility scooter]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/bank-customer-falls-victim-to-mobility-scooter/</link>
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	A 32 year-old Chippenham man whose foot was injured when a mobility scooter ran over him in his local bank has made an appeal for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

	Russell Nixon of Allington Way, was standing in a cashiers queue at the NatWest bank in Chippenham High Street at around 12:30pm on 28 June 2010 when...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pleural plaques former claimants payment scheme now open]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/pleural-plaques-former-claimants-payment-scheme-now-open/</link>
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	The pleural plaques former claimants payment scheme applicable in England and Wales opened for applications on the 2 August 2010. To qualify for a payment of £5,000 through this scheme, you must have been diagnosed with pleural plaques as a result of exposure to asbestos and have unsuccessfully attempted to claim damages for the condition prior to 17 October 2007....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victim's appeal after horrific Park Lane scooter accident]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/victim-s-appeal-after-horrific-park-lane-scooter-accident/</link>
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	A 30-year-old woman has made an appeal for witnesses to come forward and help clear up confusion surrounding the incident which left her with horrific injuries.

	Alice Girard was riding her brand new scooter from her home in Kensington to her office in Hanover Square when the incident occurred, between 8:15 and 8:30am on Thursday, 17 June 2010. Due to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New drug-drive test could help save lives]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/new-drug-drive-test-could-help-save-lives/</link>
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	A road safety campaigner has welcomed news that a roadside drug test kit could be made available to police before the end of this year.

	The new drugs testing devices - labelled "drugalysers" - will mean that police who suspect a motorist of being high on illicit substances will no longer need a doctor&#39;s permission to take a blood test...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Report highlights housing needs for wheelchair-users]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/report-highlights-housing-needs-for-wheelchair-users/</link>
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	A recent report sponsored by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) estimates that 78,300 wheelchair-users in England are living in homes that are not fully wheelchair-accessible.

	The report was produced by Habinteg Housing Association, a leading national provider and campaigner for affordable and accessible homes, and London South Bank University. The aim of the report was to research local and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cycle helmet saves the life of Olympic medallist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/cycle-helmet-saves-the-life-of-olympic-medallist/</link>
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	The importance of wearing a helmet whilst cycling has again been highlighted by news that doctors treating the Olympic medallist and TV adventurer, James Cracknell - who was thrown from his bike after being hit from behind by a lorry last week in the United States - have said his life was almost certainly saved by the helmet he was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vital anti-speeding measures to be withdrawn following funding cuts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/vital-anti-speeding-measures-to-be-withdrawn-following-funding-cuts/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	In a recent survey as many as 82 per cent of drivers polled - more than four in five - admitted to sometimes or frequently exceeding the speed limit.

	Despite this, thousands of speed cameras are set to disappear across England and Wales due to vital road safety programmes being disbanded by some local authorities following huge cuts to the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Research shows chrysotile is just as lethal as blue or brown asbestos]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/research-shows-chrysotile-is-just-as-lethal-as-blue-or-brown-asbestos/</link>
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	A recent joint investigation between the BBC and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism (ICIJ) into the global asbestos industry has again highlighted the debate surrounding chrysotile, or white asbestos.

	Bridget Collier, an industrial disease and mesothelioma expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP said: "White asbestos is a known cause of cancer including mesothelioma. There is a definite link between exposure...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Record fines over Buncefield should lead to improved safety]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/record-fines-over-buncefield-should-lead-to-improved-safety/</link>
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	Record fines have been issued to five companies over their part in the fire and explosion disaster at the Buncefield Oil Storage Depot in Hertfordshire.

	An investigation into the incident, which occurred on the morning of 11 December 2005, revealed a series of serious failings that led to thousands of gallons of petrol being released in a large vapour cloud....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:53:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Don't let a good time ruin your holiday, warns expert]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/don-t-let-a-good-time-ruin-your-holiday-warns-expert/</link>
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	An expert in holiday accident claims has issued a warning reminding tourists to watch their alcohol intake while enjoying their summer vacation.

	Katherine Allen, head of Travel and International Litigation at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that every year people suffer injuries while on holiday because they have drunk too much.

	"Nobody is saying we should not enjoy ourselves on holiday,"...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plea for witnesses to help Troy's five year fight for justice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/plea-for-witnesses-to-help-troy-s-five-year-fight-for-justice/</link>
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	The mother of a Blackfield schoolboy knocked over outside his school five years ago has made an appeal for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

	Troy Brooks was just 11 when he was hit by an R-reg blue Peugeot 306 whilst crossing the road on Hampton Lane near Blackfield Junior School in Blackfield, Southampton, at 3:20pm on the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Controversial NHS overhaul "must not affect patient care"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/controversial-nhs-overhaul-must-not-affect-patient-care-/</link>
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	As the Government&#39;s recently announced shake-up of the NHS is met with caution and continued speculation by the UK&#39;s media, a medico-legal expert has warned that above all else patient care must not suffer.

	Daniel Lee, a clinical negligence specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that as the plans announced on Monday were still in their infancy it would take...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expert offers advice to London taxi drivers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/expert-offers-advice-to-london-taxi-drivers/</link>
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	With over 20,000 licensed taxis operating in London, we know that collisions in the capital are an unavoidable reality.

	But while the perception might be that taxi drivers are often responsible for accidents in the city, the reality is that they are more likely to be involved in a collision due to someone else&#39;s poor driving. It&#39;s hugely important that...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Warning over counterfeit diet pills sold online]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/warning-over-counterfeit-diet-pills-sold-online/</link>
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	Online shoppers are being warned not to be tempted by offers of cheap diet pills, which can often range in quality from useless to extremely dangerous.

	Sam Harmel, an expert in defective product cases with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the latest breakthroughs in pharmaceutical aids to weight loss had led to a boom in counterfeiters peddling their wares on the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Calls for all children to undergo bicycle training]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/calls-for-all-children-to-undergo-bicycle-training/</link>
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	A road collision expert has welcomed the national debate concerning children cycling to school unsupervised, following recent media interest in the case of two children aged 8 and 5 years old.

	Joanna Bailey, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP and active supporter of road safety charity Brake, said the recent story (read the Daily Mail story here) surrounding the family...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Survey reveals the need for Health and Safety Inductions at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/survey-reveals-the-need-for-health-and-safety-inductions-at-work/</link>
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	A telephone survey of 121 claimants who had suffered accidents or injuries at work, found that 42 respondents, some 35 per cent had not been given a health and safety induction when they joined their workplace.

	Karl Tonks, a specialist in accident at work claims said: "These results clearly highlight the importance of mandatory health and safety inductions for all...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons issues asbestos warning to mark Action Mesothelioma Day]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/fentons-issues-asbestos-warning-to-mark-action-mesothelioma-day/</link>
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	Residents across the UK are being warned of the potentially deadly dust dangers of DIY as part of this year&#39;s Action Mesothelioma Day (Friday, 2 July).

	Although asbestos - known as &#39;the silent killer&#39; - has long been associated with industrial illnesses, the British Lung Foundation&#39;s annual campaign is this year highlighting the risks also faced by homeowners who do...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:36:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Safety expert blasts "hooligan" rock throwers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/safety-expert-blasts-hooligan-rock-throwers/</link>
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	A road safety specialist has branded a gang of hooded youths as "hooligans" after they were caught on CCTV hurling rocks from a motorway bridge on to traffic passing below.

	Martin James, a legal expert who for many years has represented victims injured in serious road collisions, described the footage as "chilling."

	"The CCTV footage was recorded on a stretch...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Expert urges caution as Britain's danger roads revealed]]></title>
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	A new study has revealed that half of all fatal road crashes occur on just one-tenth of Britain&#39;s roads.

	The Road Safety Foundation&#39;s report - which covers 28,000 miles of A-roads and motorways - concludes that Scotland&#39;s roads pose the highest risk, followed by roads in parts of northern England.

	But Deborah Johnson, a specialist in fatal road collisions with...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:34:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Worker nearly killed by falling concrete receives damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/worker-nearly-killed-by-falling-concrete-receives-damages/</link>
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	A construction worker who was nearly killed when a concrete staircase fell and crushed him at a building site has received substantial damages.

	David Lambert, 34, was taken to surgery on a life support machine after the incident, which happened as he began work at a development site in Putney in February 2008. Now, almost two-and-a-half years later, his fight...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Caution urged over "Countdown Crossings"]]></title>
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	An expert in serious and fatal road traffic collisions has urged caution over the introduction of so-called "countdown crossing" trials which got underway in London yesterday.

	The scheme, originally outlined by London Mayor, Boris Johnson, will see digital clocks installed at pelican crossings in eight London locations, displaying the number of seconds which remain for pedestrians to finish crossing. However,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Road safety calls after "madness at 90mph" causes fatality]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/road-safety-calls-after-madness-at-90mph-causes-fatality/</link>
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	A road safety campaigner has called for renewed action to keep young drivers safe, after a 90mph race between two teenage drivers along a twisting country road ended with the death of a 17-year-old passenger.

	Joanna Bailey, a specialist in road traffic incidents with Fentons Solicitors LLP and a spokesperson for road safety charity Brake, spoke out after the youth...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Concerns over petting farms in light of E.coli debacle]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/concerns-over-petting-farms-in-light-of-e.coli-debacle/</link>
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	An investigation into safety procedures at petting farms has led to the introduction of strict new measures to protect the public.

	The new safety measures - governing animal contact and increasing regulation - have been brought in after serious health and safety concerns were raised in an independent inquiry.

	A panel led by University of London Professor, George Griffin -...]]></description>
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	A German locum GP has been struck off by the General Medical Council (GMC) after being found guilty of serious misconduct.

	Daniel Ubani was employed by an agency as a locum GP for Suffdoc, part of the out-of-hours GP service provider Take Care Now - a company that ran evening and weekend services in parts of Cambridgeshire.

	Arriving in the...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Three firms guilty in Buncefield oil depot blast]]></title>
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	Three firms have been found guilty of health and safety breaches in connection with the Buncefield oil depot explosion and fire in Hertfordshire in 2005.

	The blast was heard 125 miles away, injured 43 people and destroyed several homes and businesses.

	TAV Engineering of Guildford, Surrey, and Motherwell Control Systems 2003 - now in voluntary liquidation - were found guilty...]]></description>
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	A Preston pensioner who developed cancer after being exposed to asbestos as an apprentice during the 1950s has received more than £160,000 in compensation.

	The 72-year-old, who asked not to be named, worked as an engineer with Leyland Motors from 1953 until 1958. Exposed to asbestos during the work he did as a teenager, it was more than five decades...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hospitals with above average death rates should be open to scrutiny]]></title>
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	A recent investigation has exposed wide disparities in death rates across hospitals offering vascular surgery. Data obtained through Freedom of Information requests from 116 separate Trusts revealed a number of hospitals had death rates far higher than expected.

	Between 2006 and 2008, the average mortality rate in abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery - an operation to repair a "ballooning" of the...]]></description>
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	A specialist in serious and fatal road collisions has urged the Government to follow new recommendations and halve the current UK drink-drive limit.

	A report presented to new transport secretary Philip Hammond last month is expected to say that more than 150 lives could be saved each year by reducing the existing limit of 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Legionnaires' Disease risk to professional drivers]]></title>
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	A recent Health Protection Agency (HPA) study has linked professional drivers who fail to use screenwash in their windscreen wiper fluid to an increased risk of infection with Legionnaires&#39; Disease.

	Karl Tonks, a specialist in accidents at work claims said: "Motorists who spend the vast majority of their working days inside their vehicles need to be aware of this study...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lawyer warns of new dangers of legal highs]]></title>
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	Following the recent media storm over the deaths of two Scunthorpe teenagers wrongly linked to mephedrone, the UK government responded by banning the drug in April 2010 and categorising it as a Class B controlled substance. This was despite a growing consensus claiming legislation would prove useless as underground manufacturers would simply produce alternative drugs.

	Sam Harmel, a legal expert...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Driven to Distraction - The dangers of using mobile phones whilst driving]]></title>
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	New research released by the University of Utah has shown that the driving performance of 97.5% of drivers is dramatically reduced when using a mobile phone. This will come as little surprise to most but the more shocking revelation is that this is the same for those on a hands-free device.

	This short article will look at the effect mobile...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Full public inquiry into failings at Stafford Hospital announced]]></title>
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	The Government has announced a full public inquiry will be held into patient care failings at the scandal-hit Stafford Hospital that led to the deaths of between 400 and 1200 patients.

	Daniel Lee, a clinical negligence specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, welcomed the news. "This is obviously fantastic news for those directly affected as well as the wider public who...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Doctors missed young woman's cancer signs for almost a year]]></title>
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	A young woman has settled her claim for compensation after doctors failed to diagnose her with cancer for almost a year.

	The woman - who was in her thirties - received £49,000 in an out of court settlement after four doctors at the same medical practice missed "clear signs" she was suffering from cervical cancer. The late diagnosis allowed the...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Warning over portable generators in the workplace]]></title>
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	Staff should be better trained and more aware of the dangers inherent in using portable generators in the workplace, a legal expert has said.

	Karl Tonks, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after the recent death of a security contractor who tragically succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. "It is crucial that all building site personnel are made aware...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dangers of beauty salon chemicals hit the headlines again]]></title>
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	The danger of chemicals used in beauty salons has been highlighted again this week, following the recent case of a woman who suffered severe burns and toxic shock while receiving beauty treatment.

	The case in London followed the recent publication of a national survey which showed that lawyers have dealt with 34 salon-related injury cases in the capital over the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man nearly killed by driver appeals for witnesses]]></title>
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	A Thamesmead man who spent 21 days on a life support machine after he was knocked down in broad daylight has appealed for witnesses to come forward and help in his fight for justice.

	Doro Oddiri was hit by a car on Yarnton Way as he made his way home just after 1pm on Wednesday, 3 March this year. He...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rail incident investigation to continue "for some time" ]]></title>
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	Investigations into the Scottish rail incident which left nine passengers injured and a train carriage dangling over an embankment are likely to continue for some time, according to a rail accident expert.

	The 6.20pm service from Glasgow to Oban is believed to have hit a boulder on the line near the Falls of Cruachan power station in Argyll and Bute,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lower dose HRT patches could help reduce stroke risk]]></title>
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	New research released this week suggests that Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may be safer when given as low-dose patches than as pills.

	A twenty year study of more than 70,000 patients revealed that HRT patches containing low doses of oestrogen - usually prescribed to relieve the symptoms of the menopause - carried a lower risk of causing stroke than the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Road collision expert slams "dinghy driver"]]></title>
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	A road accident specialist has blasted the motorists filmed inflating a dinghy while driving a car as "reckless and irresponsible."

	Joanna Bailey, a legal expert who for many years has represented victims injured in serious road collisions, said she was utterly dismayed by the footage which appeared to show the passenger in the Volkswagen Golf inflating the full-sized rubber dinghy...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family of hit and run victim appeals for witnesses]]></title>
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	The family of an Oldham man mown down by a hit and run driver in front of his young daughter has appealed for witnesses to come forward and help in their fight for justice.

	Wayne Leary, 38, was killed as he returned to his Hollinwood home with daughter Aimee on the evening of Saturday, 3 April - just three days...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Amputation victim wins compensation battle]]></title>
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	A motorcyclist who lost his right leg after a devastating collision with a car has received damages of £640,000 following a legal battle which lasted almost four years.

	The 42-year-old man suffered catastrophic injuries when a Ford Fiesta car pulled out in front of him as was riding his Honda motorcycle in the summer of 2006. He was rushed to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 13:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man knocked down crossing road appeals for witnesses]]></title>
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	An Oxford man whose leg was broken in three places when he was knocked down while crossing the road has appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

	The 30-year-old, who has asked not to be named, was returning home in the early morning of Saturday 27 February this year after spending the night with friends. "It was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 13:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation victory for roofer who fell from building]]></title>
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	A roofer who was seriously injured when he fell from a building has received a substantial damages payout in an out of court settlement.

	The self-employed man, who was in his 50s at the time of the accident, sustained a catalogue of injuries including four fractured ribs, a damaged pelvis and a shattered right eye socket which needed two operations...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 13:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asbestos danger highlighted after property firm fined]]></title>
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	The importance of protecting workers and the public from the dangers of asbestos hit the headlines again this week, following a case in which a property development company admitted exposing its employees to the so-called &#39;silent killer&#39;.

	The Colchester-based firm was fined £15,000 at Bournemouth Crown Court, after pleading guilty to breaching two Control of Asbestos regulations.

	Bridget Collier, industrial...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 13:53:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[More claims expected after cruise virus outbreak]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/more-claims-expected-after-cruise-virus-outbreak/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A lawyer specialising in travel claims is expecting many of the passengers affected by the latest sickness outbreak on board a cruise ship to make a claim for compensation.

	The suspected Norovirus outbreak on the Grand Princess - the second bout of the diarrhoea and sickness bug in successive cruises - forced the liner to dock in Southampton on Saturday....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 12:26:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Substantial damages for man nearly killed by car]]></title>
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	A man who sustained serious injuries when he was hit by a car has settled his compensation claim for £174,000.

	Suzanne Whitehouse, a road collision injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client had been lucky to survive the injuries he sustained when he was knocked over while crossing a road near his home in October 2006.

	"He doesn&#...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 12:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BMW recalls motorcycles over leaking brakes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/bmw-recalls-motorcycles-over-leaking-brakes/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Motoring giant BMW has announced a worldwide recall of 122,000 motorcycles after discovering a leak in the braking system.

	Following the recent Toyota crisis, the German vehicle manufacturer said a risk of leaks had been identified in the braking system of the K 1200 GT model - although it added it was not aware of any accidents linked to the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 12:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Don't drink and drive," urges road collision injury expert]]></title>
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	A legal expert specialising in road accident injuries has urged motorists to stay away from the wheel if they have been drinking.

	Mark Hatzer, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, made the plea after one of his clients was left seriously injured when he was knocked down by a drunk driver.

	Mark said his client was just 18 when he...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 12:22:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Charity makes call for more patient information following a brain injury]]></title>
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	As the brain injury charity Headway launches its annual Action for Brain Injury Week, new figures have been released showing that 92% of all hospitals in the UK are not providing patients with satisfactory written information following minor head injuries.

	Research conducted by the Medical School at the University of Warwick show that just 21 of 254 A&E departments across...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 12:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[World Health Organisation urges more action on asbestos]]></title>
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	A leading industrial disease specialist has welcomed calls from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to take urgent action on ten hazardous chemicals, including asbestos.

	In a new report issued as part of the International Programme on Chemical Safety, the WHO claims that growing production and use of the ten chemicals is likely to result in a greater, negative effect on...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 12:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Working extra office hours can lead to heart disease]]></title>
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	New research has shown that people who regularly work longer days increase their risk of developing heart disease by nearly two-thirds.

	The study of 6,000 British civil servants published by the European Heart Journal concluded that even after accounting for known heart risk factors such as smoking, those who worked three to four hours of overtime a day ran a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 12:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Time to put safety first," says expert after workman paralysed in fall]]></title>
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	An expert in workplace accidents has said it is time for all employers to put the safety of its workforce before anything else.

	Karl Tonks, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, was speaking after two companies and a managing director were fined a total of £170,000 following a Health & Safety Executive prosecution, after a 23-year old worker was left...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 12:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Legal expert urges companies to sign up to road safety scheme]]></title>
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	A specialist in road collision injuries has urged companies across the UK to sign up to a new initiative from road safety charity Brake.

	Joanna Bailey, a legal expert who for many years has represented victims injured in serious road collisions, said the new voluntary code of practice - "Reflect" - could help to save hundreds of lives.

	"The most...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 12:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[True extent of Hughes abuse "only just coming to light"]]></title>
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	A number of young men who were subjected to years of sexual abuse at the hands of disgraced football chairman Ken Hughes have come forward in the days following his sentencing.

	The lawyer representing some of the victims of the former Oldham Town FC chairman - who was jailed on Friday 30 April for a catalogue of offences against young...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 12:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman injured at work appeals for help in fight for justice]]></title>
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	A young Plymouth woman who permanently injured her back while at work is appealing to former colleagues to help in her fight for justice.

	Caroline Hartshorn, of Crown Hill, was working as a chambermaid at The Innkeeper&#39;s Lodge in Howeson Lane, when a freak accident left her with a permanent back injury. Now, after suffering with back pain for more...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 12:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma sufferer receives damages payout]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mesothelioma-sufferer-receives-damages-payout/</link>
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	A former engineer who developed mesothelioma more than fifty years after he was first exposed to asbestos, has received £113,000 compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Industrial disease specialist Lesley Mynett said the pensioner, who began working in a local forge when he was just 15, developed the painful cancer because of exposure to high levels of asbestos during...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 12:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sex abuse victim launches fight against disgraced chairman]]></title>
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	A young man subjected to years of sexual abuse at the hands of disgraced football chairman Ken Hughes has appealed for witnesses to come forward and help in his fight for justice.

	The 22-year-old was one of the many victims who endured appalling abuse at the hands of the former Oldham Town FC chairman, who was jailed today (Friday, 30...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cancer test could help save thousands of lives]]></title>
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	A medico-legal specialist has welcomed new research that suggests a one-off screening test for bowel cancer could save thousands of lives.

	Daniel Lee, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the study published in medical journal The Lancet was a breakthrough in diagnosing and treating the disease.

	Most bowel cancers stem from polyps or symptomless growths in the rectum and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Payouts at last for victims of toxic sofas]]></title>
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	A lawyer representing dozens of victims of so-called toxic sofa syndrome has welcomed a combined compensation payout of £20m.

	The High Court in London this week approved a settlement between UK victims and insurers of the shops that sold the Chinese-made furniture which left many suffering from rashes, burns and peeling skin.

	John Hutchings, a lawyer specialising in defective product...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stem cell research and the treatment of spinal injury]]></title>
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	The challenge faced by doctors hoping to treat patients with spinal cord injuries has been, at the very least, a frustrating one and sometimes, seemingly hopeless. In recent years stem cell research has opened up a new world of possibilities and optimism for the medical community and patients alike.

	Animal testing has become an intrinsic part of stem cell research...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:07:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	Passport, money and tickets - without these items a holiday abroad is little more than a dream, however a holiday can quickly turn into a nightmare if you&#39;re not fully prepared for the common health risks.

	Preparation is always the key to a good holiday experience - anticipate a problem and know what to do should it arise. This article...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hundreds could claim after Norovirus outbreak on luxury cruise ship]]></title>
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	As many as 600 passengers could have been affected by an outbreak of the Norovirus winter vomiting bug on board a luxury cruise ship, according to a lawyer specialising in holiday compensation cases.

	Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has been plagued by six outbreaks of the bug over the past six months, with this latest voyage - the Boudicca - being...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Road accident specialist "appalled" by bus driver caught reading]]></title>
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	A legal specialist in road traffic collision injuries has blasted the actions of a bus driver apparently caught reading a book while at the wheel.

	The National Express driver was suspended after a passenger filmed him holding a small book while driving along a dual carriageway in Birmingham this week.

	Martin James, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP who specialises...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cosmetic surgery - is it worth the risk?]]></title>
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	Once only accessible to the rich and famous, cosmetic (plastic or reconstructive) surgery is now more affordable than ever. Some UK clinics offer liposuction at a monthly cost of £79 or breast enlargement for £99.

	However, with cosmetic surgery on the rise, an increase in the number of patients suffering from complications is an unwelcome inevitability and Nigel Mercer, president...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons Solicitors sponsors SIA Advice Line]]></title>
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	Fentons Solicitors is delighted to announce that its continued partnership with the Spinal Injuries Association will see the firm support the charity&#39;s Advice Line for the next year.

	The Advice Line is one of the SIA&#39;s core services and is a valuable source of information, support and advice for those with a spinal cord injury. Operating from its headquarters for...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Airport safety fears after fatal fall]]></title>
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	Concerns over airport worker safety have been raised again in the week that a company was fined after a builder died falling through the roof of an aircraft hangar.
	
	According to the Health & Safety Executive, the worker fell approximately 30 feet onto a concrete floor as he dismantled the hangar roof at Bristol International Airport in December 2006. He...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hundreds sue after Turkish resort blamed for illness]]></title>
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	Hundreds of holidaymakers have launched a bid for compensation after becoming severely ill at the Turkish resort of Sarigerme.

	More than 650 British tourists have already made a demand for compensation after contracting illnesses as severe as gastro-enteritis while at the four-star, all-inclusive Holiday Village Hotel resort near the Turkish village of Osmaniye.

	"Some of the families involved have claimed...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Explosion underlines importance of machinery maintenance]]></title>
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	The case of a worker who miraculously survived an explosion at a Manchester rubber factory has reinforced the importance of machinery maintenance.

	Karl Tonks, a workplace accident legal specialist, said the man was lucky to escape when a machine exploded, ripping through the factory and sending an iron girder crashing onto his workbench.

	"The circumstances of the incident are quite...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Overseas doctors need more rigorous checks, says health committee]]></title>
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	A new report by the Health Select Committee has warned that immediate changes to the use of overseas doctors in Britain need to be made.

	This report follows the death of a 70-year-old man who was given 10 times the recommended dosage of diamorphine by a German locum doctor working in the UK.

	Under European law, the General Medical Council...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New scheme uses simulator to increase road awareness]]></title>
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	A legal expert has welcomed a new road safety initiative which lets teenagers experience a simulated car crash.

	Deborah Johnson, a serious injury specialist at Fentons Solicitors, said the new Safer Roads Humber campaign would give young drivers a better understanding of the dangers they face on the roads.

	Aimed at reducing the number of fatalities on Britain&#39;s roads, the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman receives compensation after surgery "botch-up" ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/woman-receives-compensation-after-surgery-botch-up-/</link>
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	A woman whose routine operation left her requiring life-threatening surgery to repair internal damage has received £40,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Mark Hatzer, a clinical negligence specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, represented the middle-aged woman, known as Mrs T. She attended hospital to have painful gall stones removed in 2008, but following the supposedly routine surgery it soon...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Dead passenger" case highlights need for knowledge]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/-dead-passenger-case-highlights-need-for-knowledge/</link>
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	The case of two women caught trying to smuggle their dead relative onto a plane this week served as a stark reminder that most of us wouldn&#39;t know what to do if the worst happened while we were on holiday.

	Travel and holiday claim specialist Katherine Allen said that although trying to persuade airline staff that a deceased companion was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Massive fine for Toyota could be just the beginning]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/massive-fine-for-toyota-could-be-just-the-beginning/</link>
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	A legal specialist has said the US government&#39;s expected record fine against car manufacturer Toyota could be followed by a number of individual claims for compensation.

	Following reports that the Japanese car maker is being fined the maximum amount of $16.375m (£11m) for failing to promptly reveal safety problems with a number of its vehicles, defective products specialist Sam Harmel...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[X-rays miss up to a third of fractures, warn US doctors]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/x-rays-miss-up-to-a-third-of-fractures-warn-us-doctors/</link>
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	Doctors in America have warned that nearly a third of X-rays are failing to identify hip and pelvis fractures - which could lead to misdiagnosis.

	MRI scans on 92 patients in Washington found 35 more fractures than had shown up on their X-rays, while some scans revealed that no fracture existed where X-rays suggested there was one.

	Daniel Lee, a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Death of construction worker highlights site dangers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/death-of-construction-worker-highlights-site-dangers/</link>
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	A construction company has been found guilty of health and safety breaches following the death of one of its workers in December 2007.

	An employee of Kent-based E. J. Construction drowned when the site dumper he was driving came off a temporary roadway, drove into a flooded quarry and overturned. The company was recently fined £20,000 at Maidstone Crown Court,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nurse was exposed to asbestos at hospital 30 years ago]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/nurse-was-exposed-to-asbestos-at-hospital-30-years-ago/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A nurse who developed cancer after being exposed to lethal asbestos at a Wigan hospital more than 30 years ago, is appealing for former colleagues to come forward and help in her fight for justice.

	Carole Reilly, nee Noble, who was a nursery nurse at Billinge Hospital in Upholland Road for more than five years, suffers from mesothelioma - a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mother knocked down in drink drive incident settles £1 million claim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mother-knocked-down-in-drink-drive-incident-settles-1-million-claim/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A woman who suffered injuries to her spine, arms and legs when she was knocked down by a drunk driver, has settled her claim out of court for a gross sum of more than £1 million.

	The woman, who had developed cerebral palsy in her childhood, was hit by the car while crossing a road close to her home as...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Parents warned baby slings may be unsafe]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/parents-warned-baby-slings-may-be-unsafe/</link>
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	Parents are being warned that two popular baby slings sold in the UK might pose a suffocation risk to their children.

	Around 10,000 SlingRider and Wendy Bellissimo slings made by American firm Infantino are believed to have been sold to British customers. But this week the manufacturer issued an urgent recall when the slings - used to carry babies and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Patient care should take priority over targets, says expert]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/patient-care-should-take-priority-over-targets-says-expert/</link>
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	An NHS target which aims to treat accident and emergency patients within four hours has been criticised by some doctors, who believe it is compromising care and patient safety by putting staff under tremendous pressure.

	In news reports, the chairman of the College of Medicine said the target had helped to make emergency care an NHS priority but that it...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Safety on Cumbrian building sites cause even more concerns]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/safety-on-cumbrian-building-sites-cause-even-more-concerns/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Just one week after poor safety conditions on construction sites hit the headlines again, more than a quarter of building sites visited by inspectors in Cumbria have also failed safety inspections.

	Health and Safety Executive inspectors spent two days carrying out checks at 45 construction sites across the region, issuing 14 enforcement notices at 12 sites to either stop work...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New figures show a significant reduction in road deaths]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/new-figures-show-a-significant-reduction-in-road-deaths/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A serious injury specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP has welcomed a 40% decrease in the number of people being killed in road traffic collisions in the South West.
	
	The newly released figures show that between 2005 and 2009, fatalities in Devon and Cornwall fell from 100 to 60, and that there were 3,500 (43%) fewer collisions during the same period....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[More help needed for disabled hate crime victims]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/more-help-needed-for-disabled-hate-crime-victims/</link>
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	A criminal injuries legal specialist has echoed calls for the Crown Prosecution Service to do more to help disabled victims of hate crime.

	The CPS has issued new guidelines to the police in an effort to help increase the number of successful prosecutions against those who target people with disabilities in England and Wales.

	Matthew Evans, a partner with Fentons...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Spotlight falls on workplace safety as crane overturns ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/spotlight-falls-on-workplace-safety-as-crane-overturns/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A steelworker from Rotherham was lucky to escape with only minor injuries after the crane he was operating overturned.

	Although the crane had been fitted with &#39;safe working load&#39; alarms, because the driver had not been trained to use them they were not switched on. Unfortunately, this meant that when the crane became overloaded, no alarms sounded and it tipped...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family appeals for help in fight for justice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/family-appeals-for-help-in-fight-for-justice/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The family of a man who died from an industrial disease is appealing to his former colleagues to come forward and help in their fight for justice.

	Thomas Holland, known as Tom, was 82 when he died in September 2007. Although he lived in Wilmslow, Cheshire, Mr Holland worked for Salford-based CWS and later Manchester City Council&#39;s Direct Works Department...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Medico-legal expert shocked by calls to cut NHS beds]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/medico-legal-expert-shocked-by-calls-to-cut-nhs-beds/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A medical negligence legal expert has expressed shock and surprise at a new report suggesting the NHS should cut more than 30,000 hospital beds in an effort to improve patient care and save money.

	Daniel Lee, partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, was reacting to a report published by the think tank Reform, which claims London, the North East and the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons secures £2.5m compensation for head injury victim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/fentons-secures-2.5m-compensation-for-head-injury-victim/</link>
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	A mum-of-three who suffered horrific head injuries in a car crash has settled her claim for compensation for more than £2.5 million.

	Deborah Johnson, partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, negotiated the settlement on behalf of the client.

	"This was a particularly traumatic case, as the injuries our client sustained left her almost unable to look after herself, let alone look...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Building site safety concerns after recent inspections]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/building-site-safety-concerns-after-recent-inspections/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Poor safety conditions on building sites hit the headlines again this week, as more than a quarter of the construction sites visited by Health and Safety Executive inspectors in Greater Manchester failed safety inspections.

	During two days of site visits, HSE inspectors carried out checks at 163 construction sites across the Manchester, Salford and Trafford area. A total of 56...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages victory for woman left with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/damages-victory-for-woman-left-with-complex-regional-pain-syndrome/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A woman who was left with a rare and painful condition following an &#39;innocuous&#39; accident at work has received £150,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Bob Miller, a personal injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors, said that although the victim&#39;s initial injury appeared relatively minor, she went on to develop Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), a condition which leaves the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drivers warned to take extra care at level crossings]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/drivers-warned-to-take-extra-care-at-level-crossings/</link>
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	Calls to reinforce the dangers of railway level crossings in the theory test for learner drivers have been echoed by road traffic collision specialists at Fentons Solicitors.

	Rail bosses claimed this week that lives would be saved if motorists learned how to use level crossings safely from the day they passed their test. The move was welcomed by Deborah Johnson,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New proposals will help dog attack victims]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/new-proposals-will-help-dog-attack-victims/</link>
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	Dog owners may have to take out insurance against their pet attacking members of the public under new proposals to tackle dangerous breeds, it was reported today. The Government has unveiled the plans in response to concerns about the use of animals to intimidate or threaten people.

	With more than one hundred victims admitted to hospital each week following dog...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Check your holiday accommodation, warns specialist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/check-your-holiday-accommodation-warns-specialist/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	With the number of accidents occurring on holiday continuing to climb, one legal specialist has reminded tourists to be on the lookout when they first arrive at their holiday destination.

	Katherine Allen, holiday and travel expert with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said most holidaymakers are so excited to finally arrive at their accommodation that they might not think to watch for...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Doctors given guidance to diagnose cervical cancer sooner]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/doctors-given-guidance-to-diagnose-cervical-cancer-sooner/</link>
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	New guidance for doctors has been introduced after a working group found that women visiting their GP with abnormal bleeding experienced a delay in cervical cancer diagnosis because they did not receive a full pelvic examination.

	The working group of the Advisory Committee on Cervical Screening (ACCS) - set up to look at the management of young women with gynaecological...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Construction site accidents targeted in new campaign ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/construction-site-accidents-targeted-in-new-campaign/</link>
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	A new initiative aimed at stopping dangerous practices on building sites across Britain has been welcomed by work accident specialists Fentons Solicitors.

	Construction is one of Britain&#39;s most dangerous industries, with 53 workers losing their lives and a further 11,264 injured across the UK during 2008/09. Now the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) wants to raise awareness of construction site...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wheelchair-bound pensioner appeals for help after supermarket fall]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/wheelchair-bound-pensioner-appeals-for-help-after-supermarket-fall/</link>
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	A Widnes pensioner who was left unable to walk after a fall in her local supermarket has appealed for witnesses to come forward and help in her fight for justice.

	Maureen Hughes, of Prescott Road, has been left wheelchair-bound after sustaining a serious leg injury at the Asda supermarket in Widnes Road, Widnes, on 2 December last year.

	"I&#39;d gone...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cruise liner crash victims expected to claim damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/cruise-liner-crash-victims-expected-to-claim-damages/</link>
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	A cruise liner crash which left three crew dead and more than 1,400 passengers shaken and distressed may have been caused by bad weather.

	The Costa Europa liner crashed into the pier at the Red Sea port town of Safaga in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. Three crew members have died, while one sailor and three British women were taken to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mum of twins hit by car on crossing appeals for witnesses]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mum-of-twins-hit-by-car-on-crossing-appeals-for-witnesses/</link>
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	The mother of six-month-old twins whose pram was hit by a car as she pushed them across a pedestrian crossing, has made an emotional appeal for witnesses to come forward.

	Lynette Thomas, 32, told how she had been pushing her twin son and daughter across the Kettering Road crossing just before 11.30 on the morning of Thursday, 10 December last...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Industrial disease specialist welcomes new help for asbestos victims]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/industrial-disease-specialist-welcomes-new-help-for-asbestos-victims/</link>
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	The Government&#39;s decision to award a one-off payment to sufferers of pleural plaques has been welcomed by industrial disease specialist Bridget Collier - but she says the decision not to overturn the controversial ruling preventing them from claiming compensation is still disappointing.

	Miss Collier, partner in charge of the industrial disease department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the announcement on...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toyota apology for accidents opens door to claims]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/toyota-apology-for-accidents-opens-door-to-claims/</link>
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	The top boss of car manufacturer Toyota has said he is "deeply sorry" for the accidents caused by faults in the production of vehicles that has led to a worldwide recall.

	In a statement delivered to US Congress, Toyota President Akio Toyoda admitted the firm may have grown "too quick" and "priorities became confused," as he explained that the slip...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kitchen workers warned of oven dangers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/kitchen-workers-warned-of-oven-dangers/</link>
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	Workers in curry house and restaurant kitchens across the country are being urged to ensure their ovens are safe following a shocking investigation by council inspectors.

	Birmingham City Council&#39;s environmental health department inspected more than 25 curry houses and takeaways, after employees at a number of restaurants suffered burns when lighting the tandoor ovens. The results were shocking, with only...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Safety warning over denture adhesive]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/safety-warning-over-denture-adhesive/</link>
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	People who use dentures are being warned that long-term use of a popular brand of adhesive could cause neurological problems such as numbness and difficulty walking.

	Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline said this week that customers who have used more Poligrip Ultra and Poligrip Total Care than directed over a number of years should stop using the products and get medical advice....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New work safety initiative welcomed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/new-work-safety-initiative-welcomed/</link>
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	A new Health and Safety Executive initiative to help improve safety in the workplace has been welcomed by leading accident specialists.

	The &#39;Shattered Lives&#39; programme has been launched to help reduce the numbers of falls from height, slips and trips that occur in the workplace, which contribute to the estimated five hundred and fifty eight million pounds a year employees...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Shocking new survey shows rape victims still being blamed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/shocking-new-survey-shows-rape-victims-still-being-blamed/</link>
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	A new survey revealing many women believe rape victims should take responsibility for what happened to them has been labelled as "shocking" by a specialist criminal injury lawyer.

	Matthew Evans said the online survey, titled Wake Up To Rape, showed that a worrying number of people believed the victims of rape were in some way responsible. "Rape is a violent...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Poor ventilation at work leads to lung disease]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/poor-ventilation-at-work-leads-to-lung-disease/</link>
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	The danger of poor workplace ventilation was reiterated this week when a stonemasons was fined £30,000 after two employees developed a lung disease caused by exposure to uncontrolled levels of crystalline silica.

	William Anelay Limited, of Osbaldwick, has also been instructed by the Health and Safety Executive to take proper safety precautions after workers were exposed to dangerous levels of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New help for industrial disease victims]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/new-help-for-industrial-disease-victims/</link>
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	New proposals announced today could help the thousands of people with serious industrial diseases who miss out on compensation because they cannot trace their employers&#39; insurance records.

	Plans to create an Employers&#39; Liability Tracing Office have been set out in a consultation paper which, according to the Department for Work and Pensions, would help people track down their employers&#39; liability...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Driver whose career ended by crash receives £200,000]]></title>
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	A London man whose career was ended when he suffered serious injuries in a collision has received £200,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The 59-year-old from NW10, who has asked not to be named, suffered severe injuries to his hip, knee, neck and shoulder - leaving him physically unable to drive. The trauma of the incident has also left...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toyota problems could lead to UK compensation claims]]></title>
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	A legal expert specialising in defective product cases has said that mounting concerns over the safety of some Toyota vehicles could lead to compensation claims in the UK.

	Following recent fears concerning the accelerator pedal on a number of the Japanese car giant&#39;s cars, the eco-friendly Prius hybrid model is now facing a recall amidst an investigation into claims that...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NHS criticised for poor standard of care in new report]]></title>
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	A report published by the National Audit Office claims hundreds of people who suffer serious injuries are dying as a result of poor care.

	The report, which found the death rate in England for major trauma patients is 20% higher than in the United States, also concluded that services had barely improved over the past two decades - despite repeated...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win for ex-soldier who nearly lost his leg after fall]]></title>
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	A former soldier from Doncaster who nearly lost his leg after a horrific accident has received substantial damages in an out of court settlement.

	Frank Sharpe, 57, of Lynden Avenue, Adwick-Le-Street, still struggles to walk more than four years after his fall on an unsafe ramp at the Carcroft waste recycling site on 13 August, 2005.

	"I&#39;d been setting up...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serious ski injuries can be reduced by wearing a helmet]]></title>
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	A new scientific study showing that helmets reduce the risk of head injuries among skiers and snowboarders by 35 per cent, has been welcomed by a holiday injury legal specialist.

	Researchers from the University of Calgary found that helmets protected the brain from injury without causing an increase in neck problems, which had been suggested by some earlier studies.

	"We&#3...]]></description>
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	A York businessman who nearly died when he fell 30 feet onto the concrete pavement outside his home has received a substantial damages payout in an out of court settlement.

	Christopher Cook, 46, suffered life-threatening injuries when the cherry picker he was using to paint his home was hit by a passing truck, knocking him out of the vehicle&#39;s &#39;basket&...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Work accident specialist warns of unsecured ladders danger]]></title>
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	The danger of using unsecured ladders in the workplace was reiterated this week, after a Bolton house-building company was fined following the tragic case of a builder who fell to his death.

	The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted DC Kennedy Homes Ltd after a 64-year-old worker was killed when he fell from an unstable ladder on 19 December 2007....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Move to improve surgery safety welcomed]]></title>
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	Medico-legal specialists Fentons Solicitors have welcomed news that safety checklists aimed at reducing complications during surgery must now be used in all NHS hospitals.

	Devised by the World Health Organisation, the checklist means surgeons will now have to double-check their patient&#39;s identity, diagnosis and proposed treatment before beginning an operation.

	"This is a welcome move," said Daniel Lee, clinical negligence...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New bill to help contaminated blood victims hailed by Fentons]]></title>
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	Fentons Solicitors has welcomed news that a bid to compensate and support victims of what is widely called &#39;the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS&#39; has cleared the Lords.

	A Private Member&#39;s Bill - introduced by The Rt Hon Lord Morris of Manchester - is aimed at easing the plight of those haemophiliacs infected by NHS supplied...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Flight recorders may solve mystery of Flight 409 tragedy]]></title>
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	The discovery of &#39;black box&#39; flight recorders from Ethiopian Airlines flight 409 has led to reports that the cause of the tragedy might soon be known. The plane crashed into the Mediterranean sea shortly after take off on 25 January, killing all 90 people on board.

	Stormy weather or sabotage had previously been cited in the aviation world as possible...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Clinical negligence expert welcomes new guidelines]]></title>
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	A lawyer specialising in clinical negligence cases has welcomed new guidance recommending that all patients admitted to hospital in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are assessed for the risk of dangerous blood clots.

	An estimated 25,000 people die each year from clots in veins of the legs, known as deep vein thrombosis or DVT, and now the National Institute for...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victims of latest cruise virus outbreak could claim compensation]]></title>
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	An elderly couple from Norwich have become the latest victims of the norovirus winter vomiting bug, in a suspected outbreak which could lead to hundreds of holidaymakers making claims according to a lawyer specialising in holiday compensation cases.

	The pensioners embarked on a two-week cruise of the Canary Isles and Madeira, but after they spent just half a day enjoying...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cause of Flight 409 tragedy still unknown]]></title>
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	Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the Ethiopian Airlines flight 409 tragedy, after the plane crashed into the Mediterranean sea shortly after take off on 25 January killing all 90 people on board.

	Stormy weather or sabotage are being cited in the aviation world as possible factors in the crash off the coast of Beirut.

	Katherine Allen...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Don't fall victim to carbon monoxide poisoning]]></title>
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	Fentons Solicitors has welcomed the launch of a new campaign to help prevent the number of deaths and serious injuries in the UK caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.

	The Health and Safety Executive this week announced that 15 people lost their lives last year and 234 more suffered major injury after being poisoned by carbon monoxide. To increase awareness of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons partner delivers Parliament speech]]></title>
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	On 19 January, Fentons partner Deborah Johnson, a trustee of road safety charity Brake, delivered a speech in the Houses of Parliament.
	
	Speaking at Brake&#39;s Parliamentary reception, Deborah called on the Government to take action to reduce the drink drive limit, introduce roadside drug tests and have a new system of graduated driver licensing.
	
	"The Government has run consultations and...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Work safety reminder after fingers severed in accident]]></title>
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	The Health and Safety Executive&#39;s prosecution of a plastics-recycling company this week is a stark reminder of the importance of safety in the workplace.

	The Liverpool firm Centriforce Products Ltd was fined £2,500 after a worker had four fingers cut off by a guillotine at the company&#39;s premises in May 2008.

	The court heard that the employee had been trying...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bad weather no excuse for bad driving]]></title>
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	The return of the cold snap has brought chaos to UK roads, with heavy snow, black ice, a lack of grit and freezing temperatures all causing more misery for motorists.

	But the poor driving conditions are no excuse for accidents caused by poor driving, according to one road traffic accident specialist. Rose Gibson, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£50,000 victory for pensioner after cotton dust caused lung disease]]></title>
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	A pensioner from Oldham has been awarded more than £50,000 after a lifetime working in cotton mills left him with a devastating lung disease.

	John Barnes, 72, spent fifty years operating, repairing and carrying out maintenance on machinery in cotton mills, unaware that the dust he was breathing in every day would lead to a condition known as byssinosis.

	"I&#...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation victory for hit and run victim]]></title>
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	The victim of a hit and run who was left lying in the middle of a busy main road has finally won his two-year fight for justice.

	Alan Morris, 62, was knocked from his bicycle in Ashton-under-Lyne as he rode to work on the morning of 23 April, 2007. Now, after a 30 month legal battle, he has been awarded...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Former apprentice suffers effects of asbestos time-bomb]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/former-apprentice-suffers-effects-of-asbestos-time-bomb/</link>
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	A pensioner who developed cancer after being exposed to asbestos at work during the 1950s is hoping former colleagues will come forward to help in his fight for justice.

	The 72-year-old from Preston, who asked not to be named, has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a painful cancer which affects the lungs and is nearly always caused by exposure to asbestos...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman who lost leg when hit by car appeals for witnesses]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/woman-who-lost-leg-when-hit-by-car-appeals-for-witnesses/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A woman who needed to have a leg amputated after she was struck by a car while out shopping is appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

	Jean Murrell, 54, of Elton, suffered horrific injuries when a silver Citroen C4 car ploughed into her and pinned her against a wall in Newerne Street, Lydney, on the morning...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Metalwork safety reminder after entire workforce exposed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/metalwork-safety-reminder-after-entire-workforce-exposed/</link>
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	Workers who use metalworking fluids have been urged to ensure they take the correct safety precautions after the entire workforce of a Barnsley company was exposed to a dangerous mist.

	The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said that over a five month period, employees at the company were exposed to a mist emitted from more than 100 metalwork machines. The...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What can you do if no-one admits liability for a road accident?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/what-can-you-do-if-no-one-admits-liability-for-a-road-accident-/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	n most road traffic accident cases, an injured party can make a claim for compensation against the insurance company of the person deemed liable for the accident.

	But what can you do if neither party is willing to accept liability? According to a personal injury specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, drivers involved in road traffic accidents have several options open...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pensioner wins £110,000 claim after asbestos led to mesothelioma]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/pensioner-wins-110-000-claim-after-asbestos-led-to-mesothelioma/</link>
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	A pensioner from Ilford has received more than £110,000 in compensation after developing a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos at work.

	Bert Scammell, 79, was shocked when he was diagnosed with mesothelioma earlier this year, as he had previously enjoyed a fit and healthy life.

	"It was in the summer of 2008 when I began to feel breathless and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mum appeals for help after son knocked down]]></title>
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	The mother of a young Blackpool schoolboy who was knocked over outside his primary school has appealed for witnesses to come forward to help in their fight for justice.

	Michael Malcolm had celebrated his 11th birthday just two days before he was hit by a car on Stonycroft Avenue, outside Roseacre Primary School, on Friday 13 June 2008. Now his...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plea for witnesses to help Kevin's two-year fight for justice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/plea-for-witnesses-to-help-kevin-s-two-year-fight-for-justice/</link>
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	The mother of a young boy left wheelchair-bound and brain damaged after he was knocked over outside his school almost two years ago, has made an appeal for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

	Kevin Bonser was just 14 when he was hit by a car as he crossed Aughton Road in Dinnington, South Yorkshire, on Friday January...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£250,000 damages for soldier injured when intervening in attack]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/-250-000-damages-for-soldier-injured-when-intervening-in-attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An off-duty soldier who intervened when a fight broke out in a pub, had his career ended when he sustained serious head injuries.

	The soldier was watching one of England&#39;s football matches during the 2006 World Cup, when a disturbance broke out. He went over to try to calm the situation down, but became caught up in the disturbance and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Legacy of asbestos revealed in special report]]></title>
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	The devastating legacy of asbestos in Great Britain was the focus of a special report in The Independent on Sunday this week.

	The front page story declared that exposure to asbestos is now the biggest killer in the British workforce, killing about 4,000 people every year - more than who die in traffic accidents.

	According to the report, "the shocking...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PC Bill Barker - information on making a donation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/pc-bill-barker-information-on-making-a-donation/</link>
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	Fentons Solicitors was proud to work alongside PC Bill Barker on a number of occasions and the firm wishes to extend its sincere condolences to his family and colleagues at this difficult time.

	Following the tragic death of PC Barker, Cumbria Police Federation has set up an account for those people wishing to make a donation to help support his...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wife appeals for help to continue husband's mesothelioma claim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/wife-appeals-for-help-to-continue-husband-s-mesothelioma-claim/</link>
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	The widow of a Basingstoke man who died from an asbestos-related cancer is appealing for her husband&#39;s former colleagues to come forward and help in her fight for justice.

	Terry Jones, 69, died in July 2007 after developing mesothelioma, a painful cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Just weeks before his death, Mr Jones had launched a legal fight for...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Maclaren pushchair injury claims to be investigated]]></title>
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	Claims that children in the UK have been injured by Maclaren pushchairs are to be investigated by the British company.

	The news comes in the week that a million of its pushchairs were recalled in America, after a number of cases of children slicing off their fingertips in the hinges of buggies were reported.

	Maclaren said it would not be...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Holiday compensation fight as Turkish break proves no delight]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/holiday-compensation-fight-as-turkish-break-proves-no-delight/</link>
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	A Plymouth woman&#39;s dream holiday turned into a nightmare when she and her children were struck down with food poisoning.

	The mum-of-two had booked an all-inclusive package staying at the four-star Aqua Fantasy Hotel in Kusadasi, Turkey. But just days into the holiday, the whole family became violently ill.

	Phillipa Roberts, a holiday claims specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP representing...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Car accident abroad? Holidaymakers reminded you CAN claim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/car-accident-abroad-holidaymakers-reminded-you-can-claim/</link>
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	Holidaymakers unfortunate enough to be involved in a road traffic accident in an EU country are being reminded they could now be able to make a claim for compensation in the UK.

	Phillipa Roberts, a holiday accident claim specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said it is easier than ever to make a claim for compensation if a holidaymaker is injured...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asbestos compensation specialists welcome new campaign]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/asbestos-compensation-specialists-welcome-new-campaign/</link>
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	The launch of a new campaign warning of the dangers of asbestos has been welcomed by industrial disease specialists at Fentons Solicitors LLP.

	Bridget Collier, head of the industrial disease team at Fentons, said it was vital that tradesmen were aware of the continued danger of asbestos, amid fears the deadly substance may be present in any buildings constructed or...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lawyer issues safety warning to skiers and boarders]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/lawyer-issues-safety-warning-to-skiers-and-boarders/</link>
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	The recent heavy dumps of early snow in Europe, Canada and the USA have left skiers and snowboarders excited about the new season. But with superb powder days on the horizon, a personal injury lawyer and advanced skier is urging fellow snow-fans to think safety first as they hit the slopes.

	Jerard Knott, a specialist in accident claims with Fentons...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma compensation win for man who developed cancer after asbestos exposure]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/mesothelioma-compensation-win-for-man-who-developed-cancer-after-asbestos-exposure/</link>
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	A pensioner from Barking has received £140,000 in compensation after developing a cancer caused by work he did almost half a century ago - for just six weeks.

	It was only last year when the 69-year-old learned he was suffering from mesothelioma, a painful form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

	"I was having some chest problems," said...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uninsured drivers on the rise - but you can still recover compensation ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/uninsured-drivers-on-the-rise-but-you-can-still-recover-compensation/</link>
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	As new research suggests there are almost 2 million uninsured drivers on UK roads, leading legal specialists are reminding motorists they can still pursue a compensation claim if they are involved in an accident with someone driving without insurance.

	Research revealed this week by the Motor Insurers&#39; Bureau - which compensates people in accidents with uninsured drivers - estimates over...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Appeal for help as widow takes up husband's mesothelioma claim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/appeal-for-help-as-widow-takes-up-husband-s-mesothelioma-claim/</link>
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	The widow of a Middlesex man who died from an industrial disease has appealed for help to continue the fight for justice her husband began just a week before he died.

	Jenny Bevis&#39;s husband David died in April 2007 after developing mesothelioma, a painful cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. In the days before his death, Mr Bevis, who was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Charity Ball is sell-out success]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/charity-ball-is-sell-out-success/</link>
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	With just weeks to go before the Fentons Solicitors Vintage Hollywood Charity Ball, all 450 tickets for the event have already been sold.
	
	Tickets to the October evening of glitz and glamour have been snapped up by colleagues and contacts from across the country, with all proceeds from the event going to the firm&#39;s nominated charities Brake, Headway, the Spinal...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:10:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["Fentons Two" Great Escape raises hundreds for cancer charity]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/-fentons-two-great-escape-raises-hundreds-for-cancer-charity/</link>
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	Steve McQueen was nowhere to be seen, but a pair of Fentons colleagues still managed their own "Great Escape" to help raise hundreds of pounds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
	
	Legal secretaries Joanne Blackburn and Katrina Andrew volunteered to take part in the prison break to raise much-needed funds for the charity, which works to improve the lives of people affected...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:09:22 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plea for witnesses to help tragic Chloe's five-year fight for justice]]></title>
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	The mother of a young Crewe girl left brain damaged after she was knocked over outside her school five years ago, has made an appeal for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

	The girl - Chloe - was just 11 when she was hit by a van as she crossed Ruskin Road on her way to Ruskin Sports...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Personal injury specialists welcome rule change]]></title>
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	Fentons Solicitors has welcomed a change to the rules governing motor accident claims, which now affords children and disabled individuals the same rights to pursue compensation as everyone else.

	The rule change is a result of a recent Court of Appeal ruling in the case of Byrne v Secretary of State for Transport. The Motor Insurers&#39; Bureau (MIB) has entered...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Boxer's career ruined protecting girls from dog attack]]></title>
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	A Manchester boxer&#39;s career has been cut short after he sustained serious injuries to his hand while trying to stop a dog from attacking his children.

	Dennis Tyson was out walking with his family in Kenyon Lane, Moston, when the large dog - believed to be a German Shepherd dog - moved to pounce at around 6.30pm on Monday, 27...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory at last for woman knocked down on crossing]]></title>
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	A Middlesex woman left with horrific injuries when a car ploughed into her on a pedestrian crossing has finally won her battle for compensation.

	Nicola Potts, of Broad Lane, Hampton, has finally received a substantial settlement, more than three years after the car drove into her and a friend on the evening of 19 February 2006.
	
	Ms Potts was half-way...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Motorists could be missing out, warns specialist accident lawyer]]></title>
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	Motorists are being warned that accepting legal support from their car insurers could potentially cost them hundreds of pounds in lost compensation.

	They should instead appoint their own independent legal experts in the event of an accident, who will ensure they receive the maximum compensation they are entitled to, says legal specialist Rose Gibson.
	
	Ms Gibson, a partner with Fentons...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hospitalised pensioner appeals for help]]></title>
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	A Biggleswade widow who was knocked down whilst shopping has made an appeal from her hospital bed for witnesses to come forward.

	Joan Pitts, of Laburnum Road, has been unable to leave hospital since she was hit by the lorry and left with horrific injuries earlier this year. The 81-year-old was crossing the road when the large vehicle set off...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Students urged to speak up about safety]]></title>
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	Students taking on summer jobs in the hospitality trade are being urged to speak up about safety hazards in the workplace.

	As hotels, pubs and restaurants take on students keen to earn extra cash through the holidays, North West co-ordinator of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), Bridget Collier, says students must not be afraid to speak out if...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:12:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family of tragic student appeals for help]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	The parents of tragic Oxford undergraduate Tsz Fok - who was knocked down and killed in an accident two years ago - are appealing for members of the Hong Kong and Chinese communities to help them in their fight for justice.

	Tsz (pronounced &#39;Chi&#39;) was just 22 when he was killed by a refuse collection wagon while cycling in Oxford,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Personal injury lawyer praises UK coroners]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A leading personal injury specialist has welcomed news that half of all UK coroners took advantage of a change in the rules allowing them to make recommendations to prevent future deaths.

	Karl Tonks, partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the publication of a new Ministry of Justice report showed that coroners had embraced the new guidelines, under Rule 43 of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[D-day nears for toxic sofa compensation]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A lawyer representing dozens of victims of so-called toxic sofa syndrome believes a decision could soon be made on whether claims against the collapsed Land of Leather chain will be settled.

	Earlier this year, consumer groups moved to allay fears that the collapse of the firm - which had stores across the UK - would jeopardise their claims for compensation....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gerrard case turns spotlight on violent crimes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/gerrard-case-turns-spotlight-on-violent-crimes/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The high-profile trial of England footballer Steven Gerrard - who on 24 July was cleared of affray following an incident in a nightclub - has once again turned the spotlight on how a simple night out can end in violence.

	Matthew Evans, partner at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the recent case demonstrated that violence can enter our lives at the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Widow's appeal for help in fight for justice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/widow-s-appeal-for-help-in-fight-for-justice/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The widow of a Wednesbury man who died from asbestos-related cancer is appealing to her husband&#39;s former colleagues to help in her fight for justice.

	Robert William John Taylor, 77, of Westbury Road, died in November last year from mesothelioma, a painful cancer which is caused by exposure to asbestos. From the 1940s through to the 1960s, Mr Taylor -...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Industrial disease specialist "disappointed" by pleural plaques delay]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/industrial-disease-specialist-disappointed-by-pleural-plaques-delay/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A further delay in the Government&#39;s decision concerning pleural plaques compensation was "deeply disappointing," said industrial disease specialist Bridget Collier.

	Bridget, partner in charge of the industrial disease department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the decision to delay the Government&#39;s decision over whether thousands of pleural plaques sufferers will receive compensation was particularly frustrating as the Government had promised to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Beware quad-bike danger, warns holiday injury specialist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/beware-quad-bike-danger-warns-holiday-injury-specialist/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A holiday injury specialist has warned holidaymakers to think twice before hiring quad bikes on foreign soil.

	As thousands of holidaymakers start jetting off to foreign shores for their summer break, Phillipa Roberts, holiday legal specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, has echoed concerns that people could be taking serious risks on the four-wheeled machines.

	Phillipa, a member of the Association...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New steps to boost crane safety welcomed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/new-steps-to-boost-crane-safety-welcomed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The news that the Health and Safety Executive is just days away from taking steps to boost tower crane safety has been welcomed by Fentons partner Karl Tonks.

	Karl, who specialises in personal injury claims involving accidents at work, was speaking after a crane driver was seriously injured in Merseyside&#39;s latest crane accident.

	The driver was thrown from the 200ft...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cruise virus outbreak could lead to compensation - holiday claims specialist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/cruise-virus-outbreak-could-lead-to-compensation-holiday-claims-specialist/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The latest suspected outbreak of the norovirus winter vomiting bug could lead to hundreds of holidaymakers making claims, according to a lawyer specialising in holiday compensation cases.

	News outlets across the country were today reporting how more than 150 of the passengers on board a cruise liner have fallen ill after a suspected outbreak of the virus, the symptoms of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Personal injury specialists get in swing for charity's birthday]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/personal-injury-specialists-get-in-swing-for-charity-s-birthday/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A team of personal injury specialists from Fentons Solicitors LLP got into the swing of fundraising recently, when they took part in a charity Golf Day to celebrate the 30th birthday of brain injury organisation Headway.
	
	Declan Woods, who organised the Fentons team, said everyone had thoroughly enjoyed the June event at Kilworth Springs Golf Club, Leicestershire.
	
	"We thought it...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:13:24 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons welcomes reduction in work injury deaths]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/fentons-welcomes-reduction-in-work-injury-deaths/</link>
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	New figures released by the Health and Safety Executive have revealed that the average number of work-related fatal injuries for 2008/09 has decreased (see HSE website).

	Bridget Collier, a partner with personal injury specialists Fentons Solicitors LLP, welcomed this reduction in the number - but she warned that too many people were still being put at risk in the workplace....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asbestos victim appeals for supporting witnesses]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/asbestos-victim-appeals-for-supporting-witnesses/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Devon man has made an appeal for former colleagues to come forward and help in his fight for justice, after his exposure to asbestos led to him developing lung cancer.

	David Edwards, 69, of Bideford, started to suffer with breathlessness at the end of last year. Having previously been able to cycle for 10 miles each day, Mr Edwards...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Accident warning  - parents urged to protect children from hidden kitchen dangers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/accident-warning-parents-urged-to-protect-children-from-hidden-kitchen-dangers/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Parents are today being warned to be extra vigilant about where they store potentially harmful products which appear to have childproof caps.

	On the first day of Child Safety Week, campaigning group APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) says most containers holding products classed as &#39;mild irritants,&#39; such as dishwashing powder, are not childproof, as the law only requires the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dying man wins bet he would live ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/dying-man-wins-bet-he-would-live/</link>
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	A Buckinghamshire man diagnosed with terminal cancer is to collect a second winning payout of £5,000 after betting he would stay alive.

	Jon Matthews, 59, from Milton Keynes, was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer linked to asbestos, in 2006 and told he had months to live.

	He placed two bets, each with a £100 stake at odds of 50/1, that...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Automotive manufacturer fined £3,200 following serious workplace incident]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/latest-news/automotive-manufacturer-fined-3-200-following-serious-workplace-incident/</link>
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	The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers not to neglect their duties after a worker suffered multiple fractures at a Sunderland automotive components manufacturer.

	International Automotive Components Group Ltd, of Highway Point, Gorsey Lane, Coleshill, Birmingham was today (28 May) fined a total of £3,200 and ordered to pay £2,636 in costs after pleading guilty to one breach...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:53:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[HSE warns employers to ensure they effectively manage all traffic movement on site]]></title>
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	The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers to ensure the effective management of the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles around the workplace, after a man was reversed over by a forklift truck at the new £22.5m shopping complex at Willow Place, Corby.

	The advice comes after BAM Construction Limited (formerly HBG Construction Limited) of Merit House, Edgware...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coventry company prosecuted for third time over unguarded machinery ]]></title>
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	The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers to make sure they have appropriate measures in place to prevent access to dangerous machinery.

	It comes after an employee at the West Midlands based &#39;The Amtico Company Ltd&#39; lost a finger. The company has been fined £75,000 and told to pay £23,721 costs.

	The Amtico Company Limited, Kingfield Road, Coventry,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 16:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Local authority fined after employee suffers electric shock at work]]></title>
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	The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging employers to ensure proper safety procedures are in place to ensure staff are kept safe.

	The call follows the prosecution of the London Borough of Havering&#39;s (LB) Street Care Department yesterday (19 May) at City of London Magistrates Court, after an employee was struck with an 11,000 volt cable buried in the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Spot-checks highlight danger of unrestrained vehicle loads]]></title>
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	More than three quarters of vehicles stopped during safety checks in England and Wales were not loaded safely - putting motorists and loading staff at risk.

	Officials from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Vehicle Operator Services Agency (VOSA) stopped 40 vehicles during three days of checks in Wrexham, Birmingham and Humberside.

	Although the majority needed remedial action...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 16:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asthma risk in British bakeries]]></title>
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	Thousands of British bakers could be at risk of developing a debilitating respiratory condition unless they take sensible precautions, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned.

	Bakers are about 80 times more likely to develop occupational asthma than the average British worker.

	Workers exposed to flour and other bakery dusts can develop asthma unless sensible precautions are taken. Shortness...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
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