Author Archives: Phoenix Legal Solicitors

David versus Goliath or should we say Maull versus the Home Office!

David versus Goliath or should we say Maull versus the Home Office!

Phoenix Legal Solicitors acted on behalf of Angela Maull in a claim for breach of contract against the Home Office who, after offering our client a position on £33,032 in November 2018 and paying her the agreed salary for over 4mths, unilaterally and without agreement reduced our client’s basic salary to £29,040 by sending our […]

Tenancy Deposit Disguised as Rent In Advance

Tenancy Deposit Disguised as Rent In Advance

Our client occupied the property in September 2013 on a 12-month tenancy agreement and paid £675 to their landlord. The landlord attempted to get around the deposit issue by saying that the payment was “rent in advance”, and that if they leave the property in a good condition, they will get a “bonus payment” of […]

An out of court settlement of £4,000.00 has been awarded to our client after Southport Hospital failed to diagnose fractures after he fell whilst playing football

An out of court settlement of £4,000.00 has been awarded to our client after Southport Hospital failed to diagnose fractures after he fell whilst playing football

Our Client, approached Phoenix Legal Solicitors, to investigate a Clinical Negligence Claim against Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust. Our client sustained injuries to both his hands following a fall whilst playing football. He attended the A&E department at Southport Hospital, where he was seen by a nurse and a doctor. Our client had both […]

Lancashire County Council fined over Hand Arm Vibration issues

Lancashire County Council fined over Hand Arm Vibration issues

In February 2019, Manchester Magistrates Court fined Lancashire County Council after several employees carrying out work in the highways department developed a debilitating nerve condition as a result of failure to control exposure to vibration. Regular use of vibrating tools causes the painful and disabling disorder which, in this case, has left the employees with […]

Client working as a healthcare assistant in Arrowe Park Hospital suffers needlestick injury

Client working as a healthcare assistant in Arrowe Park Hospital suffers needlestick injury

Our client, approached Alisha Butler (director of Phoenix Legal Solicitors) to investigate a claim against Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Our client was working as a health care assistant at Arrowe Park Hospital, based on the wards. A patient there had administered their own insulin injection and left their used needle out on […]

Soft furnishings company fined after employee injured by unguarded machinery

Soft furnishings company fined after employee injured by unguarded machinery

On 13 November 2018, Manchester Magistrates Court heard that a Northwest company that manufactures soft furnishings has been fined after an employee has sustained serious injuries whilst working on an automatic duvet rolling machine. One of the employees using the machine was not authorised to operate it or trained in its use. Whilst the employee […]

Case Study – Medical Negligence: Perforated Bowel & Lacerated Uterus

Case Study – Medical Negligence: Perforated Bowel & Lacerated Uterus

Phoenix Legal Limited recently acted on behalf of a client, Miss Dallison, who suffered medical negligence during a procedure following a suspected miscarriage. Our client was in the early stages of pregnancy, approximately 8 weeks, when she started to experience heavy bleeding. She was referred to Royal Derby Hospital where she was advised that she […]

Farmer fined after worker becomes entangled in potato harvester

Farmer fined after worker becomes entangled in potato harvester

It has been reported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)* that on 21 August 2020, at Folkestone Magistrates Court, a farmer was sentenced after a worker suffered multiple injuries after becoming entangled in the contra-rotating rollers of a potato harvester. The worker was pulled leg first into the machine resulting in burns to his […]