listhttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/The latest news direct from EAD Solicitors.en-GB720http://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/ead-welcome-4-new-partners-to-the-fold-.aspx Leading Liverpool based law firm EAD Solicitors LLP are pleased to announce the appointment of four new partners. The new partners are: Georgia Briscoe Georgia joined EAD in 2001, initially specialising in Employer Liability with matters that included accident and industrial disease. Now working in the Clinical Negligence department dealing with matters of varying complexity and value, she successfully obtained an award of damages in the region of £3.5 million for a client who suffered brain damage under the criminal injuries scheme. Georgia now specialises in cosmetic surgery cases. Paul Curhttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/ead-welcome-4-new-partners-to-the-fold-.aspxWed, 16 May 2012 09:32:11 GMThttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/new-hope-for-tinnitus-sufferers-.aspx Medical researchers at the University of Leicester think they have made a breakthrough that will help people suffering from tinnitus. In what will no doubt be a hge relief to the 5 million plus suffering from Tinnitus in the UK, a drug treatment is now a possibility.  Tinnitus leaves people with a constant loud ringing in their ears, which is actually a phantom sound. The illness is a direct consequence of increased proximity to loud sounds for extended periods of time, creating the perception of sound within the human ear in the absence of corresponding external sound. The new treatment is a hand-held ultrasound device that is placed behind the ear for one minute. It's designed to give temporary relief, and is currently being used in trials on 500 people. In recent weehttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/new-hope-for-tinnitus-sufferers-.aspxTue, 15 May 2012 12:25:23 GMThttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/ead-settle-asda-case-with-a-positive-result-for-the-claimant-.aspx EAD Solicitors Liverpool has won £127, 500 in compensation for a claimant working as an order picker. Mr P employed by Asda was injured when a box from one of the containers he was unloading, fell and hit him on the neck and right shoulder. Mr P went on to notice symptoms of breathlessness and was subsequently diagnosed with a partial paralysis of the diaphragm. After initial negotiation, liability was resolved, but the issue of Mr P's partially paralysed diaphragm still remained. Mr P's medical expert felt the problem would lead to a reduction in his ability to carry on working beyond the age of 60 and believed his life expectancy would be reduced by around five years. The  doctor instructed by Asda played down the life expectancy assessment and noted that any accident-related reduction in Mr P's  life would be around six months and any further reduction  was as a result of the claimant's weight . Mr P's wehttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/ead-settle-asda-case-with-a-positive-result-for-the-claimant-.aspxFri, 11 May 2012 14:04:35 GMThttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/ead-act-as-main-sponsor-of-liverpool-public-speaking-competiton.aspx Merseyside's annual public speaking competition recently took place at Liverpool Hope University, with EAD acting as the main sponsor. Just before Christmas, Liverpool Hope University, who have sponsored the competition since 2008 advised that as a result of cuts they would be unable to sponsor this year's competition. Charles Boulton and Paul McCarthy of EAD have both been credited by organisers for bringing the event to the firm's attention, with McCarthy also taking on the role of an adjudicator. A fun afternoon was had by all, in which an audience of 184 were enthralled by the erudition, presentations and confidence of some of the city's brightest young things. The eventual winner was Natasha Ward from Chester Catholic High School, whose chosen topic was 'Phone hacking - an invasion of privacy?'. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the competition! http://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/ead-act-as-main-sponsor-of-liverpool-public-speaking-competiton.aspxWed, 09 May 2012 15:47:26 GMThttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/increase-in-first-time-buyers.aspx After years of housing market-related cause for concern, the past few months have seen a spike in first-time buyer activity in the UK, and the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has released promising figures from February 2012. Lending to both first-time buyers and home movers increased in February with first-time buyers taking the bigger increase, according to figures released by the CML. In total, 14,100 loans worth £1.7 billion were taken out by first-time buyers, up 8% by number and 6% by value from January and up 18% by number and 21% by value on last February. 51% of first-time buyers bought properties priced between £125,000 and £250,000 in February, up from 49% in January. February was the last full month of the stamp duty concession although next month's data is expected to bring a further rise in first-time buyer numbers as they moved to beat the 24 March deadline. But aside from first-time buyers, home movers in generahttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/increase-in-first-time-buyers.aspxMon, 23 Apr 2012 14:16:06 GMThttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/recall-on-jequirity-bean-bracelet-.aspx Abscesses, hives and hallucinations.  Not what you would expect from a pretty gift shop bracelet.  That's what one lady suffered with having purchased a jequirity bean bracelet.  As well as the physical symptoms, her mental health deteriorated to such an extent that she was sectioned under the Mental Health Act.  Thankfully, a public health warning about the bracelets made her realise what effect the pretty bracelet was having on her health. The Public Health Agency (PHA) have now issued a warning about the distinctive red and black bracelet as have the NHS and Trading Standards. How do you know if you have one of these bracelets?  The beans themselves look very much like a ladybird due to its distinctive red and black colouring and were sold in a number of tourist attractions.  A tempting treat for a child at the end of an educational school trip? The jequirity bead bracelets are made from the deadhttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/recall-on-jequirity-bean-bracelet-.aspxMon, 23 Apr 2012 14:10:29 GMThttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/art-for-human-rights-fight.aspx EAD Solicitors is sponsoring a fascinating new West End exhibition of Cuban art - Beyond the Frame - highlighting the case of two of artists who are high-security prison inmates in a US penitentiary. Guerrero and Gerardo Hernández are members of the 'Miami Five' - five Cubans currently serving sentences in US prisons following their conviction in 1998 for gathering information about US-based terrorist groups targeting Cuba. EAD founding partner trade union lawyer Tom Doherty has visited Cuba to support the high-profile human rights case. The campaign centres on the belief that a fair trial was impossible in the light of pervasive anti-Castro feeling in Miami. So far one of the five prisoners has been released. 26 Cuban artists have contributed work to the exhibition, which is the largest collection of Cuban art ever to be shown in the UK. Beyond the Frame - Contemporary Cuban Art is at Gallery 27, London W1, 23-28 April, anhttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/art-for-human-rights-fight.aspxMon, 23 Apr 2012 08:06:41 GMThttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/ead-extends-aws-presence-.aspx The Merseyside, Chester and North Wales, Association of Women Solicitors (AWS) held their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 18th April 2012 and four members of EAD were successfully voted back on to the committee for the year 2012-2013. Amy Clague a Solicitor in the Private Client department was re-elected as the secretary and also took on the new role of membership administration.  Jennifer Crompton a Solicitor in Clinical Negligence stepped down from her role as Public Relations Officer and took on the new challenge of Events Co-Coordinator.  Pamela Chan a Solicitor in Employment Law was also elected as and Events Co-Coordinator.  Emily Smith a Trainee Solicitor, currently in the Private Client department was elected into the role of Treasurer.  For Amy, Jennifer and Pam they will be entering their third year on the committee and for Emily it will be her second year. Over the previous year the AWS have had a numhttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/ead-extends-aws-presence-.aspxFri, 20 Apr 2012 11:32:05 GMThttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/bond-stuntman-shaken,-not-stirred.aspx A stuntman, working on the latest installment of the James Bond film franchise set for release later this year suffered an accident at work when his motorbike crashed into the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey. It is not yet known whether the stuntman was injured, but it has been revealed that the accident itself caused great damage and disruption to the Grand Bazaar and shops inside. The Grand Bazaar is a protected series of interlocking buildings and stalls offering goods and services, to tourists and locals, of every type imaginable. It is estimated that some 5,000 shops and market stalls trade out of the Grand Bazaar and hundreds of thousands of people visit daily. As the stuntman was working at the time of the accident his employer will have duties towards him to ensure he is kept safe during the course of his employment. In the same way every employer in England and Wales is required to comply with these duties to keep their workfohttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/bond-stuntman-shaken,-not-stirred.aspxWed, 18 Apr 2012 09:46:56 GMThttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/commercial-property-developments-on-the-up.aspx For the first time in a long time, commercial property developers and prospective owners have reason to celebrate after reports show growth in the market, the first in almost nine months. Data collected by property and lettings agent Savills shows that current growth is the strongest the industry has seen in just over two years, as roughly 25% of commercial developers recorded an increase in overall activity in March, compared to 12% indicating a decline. Experts claim the vast improvement has been supported by expansions in both public and private sector output, while the Total Commercial Development Activity Index - a net balance monitoring the whole performance of the commercial property sector in the UK - registered at +13%, compared with -3.6% in February. In the south east, development activity grew from +10.4% to +21.9%, while across the rest of the regions in the UK, the number grew from +8.2% to +18.6%. And in the capital, an ihttp://www.eadsolicitors.co.uk/news/commercial-property-developments-on-the-up.aspxMon, 16 Apr 2012 15:46:04 GMT