Articles by ‘Mark Hambleton’

Five-figure compensation secured following accident which caused significant injury.

£325,000 secured despite the insurers of our client’s employer denying liability for the accident.

£3,000 secured for cyclist attacked by a dog.

£4,600 secured for client left scarred by dog attack.

Our client was helping to load another person’s horse into her own horsebox when she was injured.

Sarah was out walking with her dog, her husband and her brother when she found herself in a field of cows.

Mark Hambleton gives you an update on the exemptions relating to the impending Civil Liability Bill. It’s better news for cyclists than when the Bill was first announced.

You won’t have to read too many cycling case law reports before you come across the term ‘contributory negligence’. If you have been involved in a cycling accident, you may already be familiar with your legal team talking to you about ‘contrib’ – the shorthand for contributory negligence.

It’s sportive season and each year there are more and more events to choose from, with organisers stretching the boundaries by devising longer / more challenging routes and broadening their offering to appeal to a wider audience.

Mark Hambleton, partner and cycling advocate from our Personal Injury team, argues that plans for new laws on cycling aren’t tackling the real dangers on our roads.

As the news broke of a 49-year-old lady being struck and killed by an Uber driverless car in Arizona, it dawned on the world that this is the first fatality involving a pedestrian and a driverless car. But whilst this moment is a tragic landmark in both technology and the law, the reaction to Ms Herzberg’s death is sadly familiar.