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We’re proud of the work we do to bring tens of thousands of personal injury cases to a successful conclusion each year, refusing to represent insurance companies and only standing up for the rights of the injured and mistreated. Use the filters below to read the latest news from across Thompsons.
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Personal Injury
Unprecedented drop in vehicle usage and mass layoffs, yet insurers pocket hundreds of millions in savings
While most of the UK licks its economic wounds, our head of personal i...
16 July 2020Litigation during lockdown: representing personal injury clients during the crisis
Thompsons’ head of personal injury strategy, Gerard Stilliard, explain...
01 May 2020Making a personal injury or workplace disease claim during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
We are still here during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to suppor...
30 April 2020Road Traffic Accidents
Unprecedented drop in vehicle usage and mass layoffs, yet insurers pocket hundreds of millions in savings
While most of the UK licks its economic wounds, our head of personal i...
16 July 2020Admiral set to pay £164 million dividend in defiance of regulators as car insurance premiums soar
Shareholders in car insurance giant Admiral are set to get a bumper £1...
29 May 2020Supreme Court rejects MiB attempt to appeal landmark ruling that supports road collision victims injured on private land
A final bid by the MiB to overturn a landmark Court of Appeal ruling t...
19 February 2020Serious Injury
Thompsons welcomes judgment supporting accommodation funding for seriously injured
A landmark Court of Appeal judgment has ruled that victims of serious ...
09 October 2020Thompsons’ commitment to brain injury survivors recognised with charity award
Thompsons Solicitors has been awarded the ‘Trustees’ Special Award’ by...
06 December 2019Thompsons Solicitors joins calls for greater awareness of brain injuries
Thompsons Solicitors is taking part in the first meeting of the West M...
17 June 2019Asbestos Diseases
“No one should die from working hard” Beverley man’s family appeal for information after asbestos disease death
The family of a man from East Riding of Yorkshire are appealing to his...
13 October 2020“It gives people a sense of hope they otherwise wouldn’t have” – Thompsons’ client Pat Coles discusses how Patient and Carer Day helped her
We spoke to Thompsons client Pat Coles about her experience of Mesothe...
28 September 2020Thompsons supports Mesothelioma UK’s Patient and Carer Day with sponsorship
Thompsons Solicitors is sponsoring the immunotherapy session of Mesoth...
25 September 2020Industrial Diseases
Thompsons supports Mesothelioma UK’s Patient and Carer Day with sponsorship
Thompsons Solicitors is sponsoring the immunotherapy session of Mesoth...
25 September 2020Making a personal injury or workplace disease claim during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
We are still here during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to suppor...
30 April 2020Women account for one in six asbestos-related cancer deaths: hidden legacy of asbestos on women in the UK revealed
New data released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveals wo...
22 November 2019Medical Negligence
Woman “still in pain more than two years on” by under-fire Derby gynaecologist
Thompsons Solicitors is representing a woman injured by a gynaecologis...
25 September 2020Thompsons Solicitors criticises government’s failure to act on recommendations made in the First Do No Harm report
Thompsons Solicitors is criticising the government’s lack of action to...
03 September 2020Press statement from Thompsons Solicitors in response to the publication of Baroness Cumberlege’s Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review
Read the press statement from Thompsons Solicitors in response to the ...
08 July 2020Accidents at Work
Making a personal injury or workplace disease claim during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
We are still here during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to suppor...
30 April 2020Case of the Week: Dangerous Machinery
This case of the week looks at an accident at work, where an employer ...
28 May 2019Case of the Week: Supermarket Infection
Our client missed a year of work after they were forced to continue wo...
14 January 2019Case of the Week
Case of the week: Union member penalised for raising health and safety concerns
In this week’s case, Ben Diaz from Thompsons’ North West branch, acted...
23 September 2019Case of the Week: Defective Products
In this week's Case of the Week, we helped a family win compensation a...
24 June 2019Case of the Week: Delivering Justice
In this week's case of the week our solicitors successfully opposed so...
17 June 2019Our Firm News
Thompsons Solicitors coronavirus (COVID-19) update
Thompsons Solicitors coronavirus (COVID-19) update ...
26 October 2020Thompsons team goes the extra mile for Meso UK
Members of the team at Thompsons Solicitors collectively cycled 165 mi...
09 September 2020Thompsons Solicitors appoints first female chief executive
Social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has appointed its first...
07 September 2020Our Charity Work
Thompsons team goes the extra mile for Meso UK
Members of the team at Thompsons Solicitors collectively cycled 165 mi...
09 September 2020Social justice law firm’s asbestos litigation expertise highlighted with charity recognition
Expert asbestos law firm Thompsons Solicitors has been appointed to th...
08 April 2020Thompsons’ commitment to brain injury survivors recognised with charity award
Thompsons Solicitors has been awarded the ‘Trustees’ Special Award’ by...
06 December 2019COVID-19 News
Thompsons Solicitors coronavirus (COVID-19) update
Thompsons Solicitors coronavirus (COVID-19) update ...
26 October 2020Unprecedented drop in vehicle usage and mass layoffs, yet insurers pocket hundreds of millions in savings
While most of the UK licks its economic wounds, our head of personal i...
16 July 2020Cancer diagnosis lag could limit access to justice for people with asbestos, warns law firm
As the nation marks Action Mesothelioma Day, a leading law firm fears ...
01 July 2020COVID-19 Briefings
Briefing on employer and employees responsibilities on returning to work in the wake of coronavirus (COVID-19) No.7
Briefing on employer and employees responsibilities on returning to wo...
22 May 2020Briefing on employer and employees' responsibilities in the wake of coronavirus (COVID-19) No. 5
As part of our ongoing briefings for trade unions and workers we addre...
09 April 2020Briefing on employer and employees’ responsibilities in the wake of coronavirus (COVID-19) No. 6
As part of our ongoing briefings for trade unions and workers we addre...
09 April 2020