At Truth Legal we pride ourselves on playing a central role in helping people with their everyday legal problems. As a result of this we are delighted to have made a £500 donation to the Harrogate Citizen’s Advice, in many ways an organisation with a similar ethos and motivation to [...]
Continuing our local community focus, we took great pleasure in recently contributing to the swimming pool fund of Willow Tree Primary School in Harrogate. As a result we were pleased to see the grand re-opening of the pool on Friday 25th May. The pool at Willow Tree Primary School is [...]
“How dare you!’”, we hear you cry. Well the title to this article is a little provocative, perhaps. We mean no offence. After all, you are the client (or perhaps a prospective client) and you should be treated with respect – as you will be. From our experience we like [...]
The not-so-simple answer to this question, is that a claim is ready to settle when the offer made by the paying party (usually an insurance company) reaches a figure that is in line with previously decided and reported cases, which we call “precedents”, where the type of injury and the [...]
Key Harrogate Employer Unveils £6million Investment Belzona Polymerics unveiled a new 40,000 square foot training and distribution facility at its Claro Road premises in April. The engineering firm employs 170 people and attracts visitors from all over the world to its training facility. The Mayor of Harrogate was on-hand to [...]
In April 2019, the Government is likely to make substantial, unfair and illogical changes to the way that personal injury claims are pursued, to the detriment of ordinary people. As a Harrogate solicitor, specialising in personal injury law, these changes are an attack on one of the fundamental principles of [...]
Personal injury law – probably one of the most important areas of law – has something of a tarnished reputation. Whether it’s lazy solicitors buying-in claims from ropey claims management companies, or some large ‘factory-style’ law firms heaping a staggering numbers of cases onto their unqualified staff – it all [...]
It is very common for someone injured in an accident to have some degree of incapacity afterwards. A simple sprained ankle might mean that you are unable to get around as easily as before, perhaps forcing you to rest your leg until it gets better. A slight injury to your [...]
Harrogate Driving Offences A Bradford man was banned from driving for six months after he was caught travelling through red lights at a level crossing in Harrogate. The man pleaded guilty to the driving offence at Harrogate Magistrates’ Court, and in addition to the ban was fined £415 plus costs [...]
At the end of 2017 the UK Government published transport statistics in Great Britain showing road traffic accident statistics from 2016 for fatalities and injuries, whilst also highlighting the most common causes of road traffic accidents, which include tiredness and being distracted. We have put together this useful infographic showing [...]
