In this episode of Legal Thinking, we sit down with Team GB's Gold Medal-winning Paralympian Frankie Allen MBE to hear about her journey learning about and living with birth injury Erb's Palsy while she pursues success at the highest levels of her sport and advocates for a wider awareness of the injury. Additionally, we chat with clinical negligence solicitor Stephanie Sanderson to talk about how the legal process can best support those with the injury in the long term while helping advocate for higher accountability from the healthcare system.

Find out more about Erb's palsy and making a claim for compensation in our guide: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/injury/birth-injury-claims/erbs-palsy-claims/erbs-palsy-guide/

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RWK Goodman is a UK Top 100 law firm with a commercial, private client and injury practice, as well as a number of key sectors. Our commercial practice offers a full spectrum of corporate, employment, property and litigation services across both contentious and non-contentious work.

For individuals we have well-established private client, family and residential property practices, alongside a strong national reputation for high-quality claimant work - our clinical negligence and personal injury teams putting clients at the heart of everything they do.

In this episode of Legal Thinking we welcome sisters Jo Flaherty and Katie Whyley to talk about their experiences of maternal birth injury, the impact it had on them, and changing how birth injuries are talked about both in the medical profession but also wider society.

Hannah Blackwell and Sophie Angwin-Thornes from our expert birth injury claims team also give their perspectives, having worked with both Jo and Katie as well as many other claimants who've experienced traumatic birth injuries.

Find out more about maternal birth injury claims here: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/injury/birth-injury-claims/maternal-injury-claims/maternal-injury-guide/

You can follow the What About Mums instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/whataboutmums/

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RWK Goodman is a UK Top 100 law firm with a commercial, private client and injury practice, as well as a number of key sectors. Our commercial practice offers a full spectrum of corporate, employment, property and litigation services across both contentious and non-contentious work. For individuals we have well-established private client, family and residential property practices, alongside a strong national reputation for high-quality claimant work - our clinical negligence and personal injury teams putting clients at the heart of everything they do.

How can hospitality businesses prepare for potentially unexpected costs claimed at the end of a tenancy, after they've made changes to a property?In this episode of Legal Thinking we welcome Paul Raeburn, MD of Dilapsolutions, alongside our own Partner Paula Green to discuss dilapidation claims.------------------------------------------------

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About us:

RWK Goodman is a UK Top 100 law firm with a commercial, private client and injury practice, as well as a number of key sectors. Our commercial practice offers a full spectrum of corporate, employment, property and litigation services across both contentious and non-contentious work. For individuals we have well-established private client, family and residential property practices, alongside a strong national reputation for high-quality claimant work - our clinical negligence and personal injury teams putting clients at the heart of everything they do.

In this episode of Legal Thinking, we welcome experts in cases of international child abduction to discuss whether the 1980 Hague Convention is overlooking victims of domestic violence as it tries to protect children. The experts in this episode are:

- Kim Lehal, Partner at RWK Goodman

- Valentina Shaknes, Partner at Krauss, Shaknes, Tellentre & Messeri LLP

- Roz Osbourne, CEO of GlobalARRK

You can find out more about our expertise in international child abduction on our website: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/personal/family/international-child-abduction-children-disputes/

Find out more about Kim's expertise: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/our-people/kim-lehal/

More about Valentina and her expertise can be found here: https://www.kstmlaw.com/matrimonial-and-family-law-attorneys/valentina-shaknes

Find out more about GlobalARRK's support here: https://www.globalarrk.org/

In this episode, we are joined by Keeley Lengthorn, Partner at RWK Goodman and Lead Campaigner for George’s Law. She talks with Naomi Marston, counsellor and Ambassador at Abigail’s Footsteps, and Jack Jeffery, Trustee from Abigail’s Footsteps.

Imagine you have (or someone you know has) experienced an injury as a result of an accident, and when being treated for that injury you receive negligent care. This situation may give rise to what's called a 'crossover claim'.

Crossover claims require specialist legal knowledge and advice to ensure claimants receive the compensation they deserve. In this episode, we hear from Rosie Hodgetts at RWK Goodman alongside Rhiannon Frowde of 3PB Barristers who explain what you might need to know.

As experts in international injury claims, our solicitors have helped many people claim after an injury abroad. Here Partner Maud Lepez and Senior Associate Mark Walters explain what you might need to know if you or someone close to you has experienced an injury abroad.Find out more about our expertise: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/injury/holiday-accident-claims/

Joined by Charlotte Webb, Senior Associate in our Injury Division alongside Bike Mayor of Bath Pete Dyson and Patrick West of St John's Chambers, we cover a range of topics relating to road safety - particularly in the South West of England. How have things changed since COVID? Has the new Highway Code had an impact?You can find out more about our cycling accident expertise and knowledge on our website:https://www.rwkgoodman.com/injury/cycling-accident-claims/

When someone has experienced a life-changing injury, it's important to have a team around them to ensure their home is adapted to their needs. In this podcast, we're joined by Louise Nettle, Adam Clapp and Elizabeth Cully who all work on the legal aspects of adaptation projects to help you understand the complexities that can arise in these projects.Find out more about our Compensation Protection and Construction expertise on our website:https://www.rwkgoodman.com/injury/compensation-protection/https://www.rwkgoodman.com/business/construction-engineering/

In this episode Hannah Blackwell, Senior Associate in our expert maternal birth injury team, interviews Dr Hannah Bashforth about the psychological impact of birth trauma.Read a transcript of this episode on our website: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/tac-15-speaking-with-dr-hannah-bashforth-about-the-psychological-impact-of-birth-trauma/