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Express bucks PI sector trend with record results

Express Solicitors has smashed its own turnover target of £60m with its group turnover now coming in at £70.6m, up from £54m in 2023.



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Staff Promotions

Express Solicitors continues growth with multiple promotions

Express Solicitors has again confirmed its commitment to employee development with another round of promotions. As many as 68 staff members have been promoted at Express Solicitors across varying departments and Ontime Reports, part of the Express group, has seen 29 promotions.



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Scales and Gavel

Claimants stuck in the civil justice system deserve better

Following the latest civil justice statistics, Express CEO James Maxey has called for the incoming government to give the civil justice system the ‘urgent attention’ it deserves.



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Nurse warns about the dangers of trampoline parks

Jodie Wright, a senior nurse from Lincoln, was left with life-changing injuries after she jumped into a foam pit at a Flip Out in Preston. Angered by the lack of safety at the trampoline park, she contacted Express Solicitors.



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Dad ‘lucky to be alive’ after horror crash on Top Gear track

Steve Walsh was involved in a near-fatal crash at an event at Dunsfold Aerodrome – the test track that Top Gear is filmed on. Steve was unable to sleep properly through the pain and after having time off work, he decided to approach Express Solicitors to take action against the event organisers.



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Motorbike crash

Student awarded ‘six-figure’ damages after motorbike crash

University student Maria Iglesias-Garcia suffered life changing injuries after being involved in a horrific motorbike accident. Looking for support regarding her financial losses, she got advice from our personal injury experts.



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Express helps fisherman after trawler hit his boat

Fisherman Jake Davison seriously injured his back after a trawler crashed into his boat while on a fishing trip. He wanted to take legal action and sought help from personal injury specialists Express Solicitors.



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Exceptional circumstances: an escape from fixed costs?

Claimants solicitors are well accustomed to the fixed costs regime as set out in Section 45 Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR). The recent ruling in Hislop v Perde & Kaur v Committee of Ramgarhia Board Leicester [2018] EWCA Civ 1726 confirms that a Claimant cannot escape fixed costs purely by the late acceptance of a Part 36 offer by the Defendant.

Vicarious liability in the UK following Cox and Mohamud

Earlier this year the issue of vicarious liability made its way to the Supreme Court in the cases of Cox v Ministry of Justice and Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC, leading to an increase in the scope of what employee activities their employers can be found liable for.

Express Solicitors is proud to join the ethical marketing charter

Express Solicitors has signed up as a signatory to support the Ethical Marketing Charter in a bid to help stamp out poor marketing practices within the legal sector.

Key courtroom etiquette

Being in a courtroom isn’t a pleasant for anyone, regardless of whether you’re a witness, defendant, member of the jury or the claimant – although, obviously it’s more unpleasant for the defendant.

Why do we continually have a problem with elderly care in hospitals and care institutions?

Elderly care has been the subject of considerable focus in the last few years from both the Care Quality Commission and the press.