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Better assessing of head injuries needed during football matches
- 28.02.2022
- GaryHerbert
- Personal-injury, Opinion
The issue regarding the concussion protocols seems to be constantly mis-handled by the football authorities when it comes to elite level sport. The risk is where you have a player who has a second concussive or sub-concussive injury when his brain is still recovering from the first injury. This can result in severe or fatal brain injuries. It is for this reason that concussion protocols exist in all sports.
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Extension of 'return-to-play' protocol after concussion in rugby
- 11.01.2022
- EmmaArnold
- Personal-injury, Opinion
The Rugby Football League (RFL) has agreed to extend the protocol regarding concussion in the sport. Players who fail concussion tests during matches or training will not be permitted to play again for at least 11 days; which is up from seven.
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Cervical cancer screenings extended to every five years in Wales
- 05.01.2022
- EmmaArnold
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion
Women are currently invited to a routine smear test every three years from the age of 25 but Cervical Screening Wales are to extend this to five years.
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Is it lawful for carers and others working with someone with a “mental impairment” to help them to access and pay for sex?
- 27.10.2021
- EmmaArnold
- Court-of-Protection, Opinion
Ruth Wright comments on the recent Court of Appeal decision on whether it was lawful for carers of a man with a mental impairment to help him to engage the services of a sex worker.
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Team PRD to take part in Manchester Legal Walk 2021
- 23.08.2021
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Court-of-Protection, Personal-injury, Opinion, Media-Coverage
Potter Rees Dolan has put together a team to take on the Manchester Legal Walk 2021 this September! We will be raising funds for the North West Legal Support Trust (the local arm of the Access to Justice Foundation) which funds vital local advice services.
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Becoming a lawyer the hard way: how to succeed in law despite an unconventional education
- 07.05.2020
- JessicaMG
- Clinical-negligence, Court-of-Protection, Personal-injury, Opinion
Hannah Bottomley, a clinical negligence solicitor here at Potter Rees Dolan, has been able to build a hugely successful career despite an unconventional route into law, and has chosen to share her experiences in order to highlight the full range of options and opportunities that may be available to students in the same position. Read on for more...
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A recent news article featured on the BBC’s Ouch section told the story of Bronwyn Berg, a wheelchair user who became so fed-up with people manhandling her without asking, she put spikes on her wheelchair. We decided to speak to a number of our clients who are wheelchair users and find out about their experiences with strangers and their unwanted ‘manhandling’…
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A recent news article featured on the BBC’s Ouch section told the story of Bronwyn Berg, a wheelchair user who became so fed-up with people manhandling her without asking, she put spikes on her wheelchair. We decided to speak to a number of our clients who are wheelchair users and find out about their experiences with strangers and their unwanted ‘manhandling’…
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A recent news article featured on the BBC’s Ouch section told the story of Bronwyn Berg, a wheelchair user who became so fed-up with people manhandling her without asking, she put spikes on her wheelchair. We decided to speak to a number of our clients who are wheelchair users and find out about their experiences with strangers and their unwanted ‘manhandling’…
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A recent news article featured on the BBC’s Ouch section told the story of Bronwyn Berg, a wheelchair user who became so fed-up with people manhandling her without asking, she put spikes on her wheelchair. We decided to speak to a number of our clients who are wheelchair users and find out about their experiences with strangers and their unwanted ‘manhandling’…
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