In this episode, Claudia Hillemand, Head of our Child Brain Injury team chats to her former client about the process of bringing a child brain injury claim with BBK and how compensation can help benefit a family in the long-term.

In this episode, Jonathan Wheeler, Managing Partner at BBK, speaks with Holly Girven, a barrister at Farrar’s Building. The pair discuss the accessibility of our courts and in particular Holly’s experience as a barrister and a wheelchair user. 

BBK conducted research in 2020 showing that only 2% of British courthouses are fully accessible to wheelchair users. Since then, we have been lobbying the Government for better accessibility across the court estate. 

In this episode, we recognise the financial pressures the Government is under and the age of the buildings that make up our court estate. Despite these challenges, Holly and Jonathan suggest quick wins that the Government could implement in the meantime before more expensive structural work is done. 

This podcast is part of our BBK Manifesto. Our manifesto proposes ten key areas that need to be prioritised by politicians. This has been informed by our client’s experiences and our partnerships with charities that support our clients and others like them.

If you would like to read more about our manifesto you can do so here and you can click here to read the manifesto in full. You can also read Jonathan's blog on court accessibility here. 

In this episode, Victoria Oliver and Rhiannon Daniel from our Spinal Injury team talk about the importance of prioritising the health of women with spinal cord injuries (SCI), inequalities following spinal cord injuries, and the challenges that women with SCI face in the healthcare system.

Victoria and Rhiannon also talk about Dani's story and the barriers facing women with a SCI when pregnant - to learn more please click here.

 In this episode, Ahmed Al-Nahhas, Head of our Military team speaks with Emma Norton, founder of the Centre for Military Justice. Emma discusses her career and what led her to set up the charity.

They also discuss the legacy of the Atherton report and what more needs to be done to support Military veterans and personnel who have been subjected to bullying and harassment.

In this episode, Victoria Oliver, Head of our Spinal Injury team hosts a Q&A session about our Design The Change competition. We also hear from guests Ella Beaumont and Bob O’Shea, who speak about their experiences as individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries.

In this episode, Chief Operations Officer Rhicha Kapila speaks with Managing Partner Jonathan Wheeler and Partner Rebecca Sheriff to introduce The Bolt Burdon Kemp Charity.

At Bolt Burdon Kemp, we change people’s lives – and the law – for the better; the trustees discuss the motivations behind setting up the charity and how the firm aims to continue giving back to those who have been seriously injured and to support initiatives which promote equality and diversity within the legal profession.

In this episode, Natasha Mason, Solicitor and Hannah Swarbrick, Senior Associate from our Military Claims team discuss the military service justice system (SJS) and how it differs from the civilian justice system.

They also talk about whether the SJS puts those who allege serious sexual assault or rape at a disadvantage and what can be done to improve the system.

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Centre for Military Justice

In this episode,  Hannah Swarbrick, Senior Associate in our Military Claims team speaks to Claire Withey, Associate also in the Military Claims team. The pair talk about how mental health conditions are treated in the Military and the sorts of problems that can arise for those who are left without support.

They also discuss the potential causes of mental health conditions in the Military and where you can receive help once you have left service.

For further help, find out more here:

Bolt Burdon Kemp's Veterans Resettlement Hub
Combat Stress
PTSD Resolution
NHS - Mental health support for veterans, service leavers and reservists

In this episode, Lucy Wakeley, from our Public Affairs team speaks to, Jennifer Ellis, Solicitor in our Military Team. In this episode, they discuss the launch of the Bolt Burdon Kemp Manifesto for Injured People and specifically their call for politicians to prioritise ending the delays to our justice system. 

Our justice system is creaking under the weight of the severe backlog of cases affecting criminal, civil and coroners’ courts. This poses a severe threat to justice and is leaving families unfairly waiting years for answers. Jennifer urges the next government to get a grip on these delays or face a loss of faith in the justice system. 

We discuss the consultation response we provided to the Justice Committee, the specific impact of the delays in coroners courts, and what the main political parties' manifestos say about court delays. 

This podcast is part of our BBK Manifesto. Our manifesto proposes 10 key areas that need to be prioritised by politicians. This has been informed by our client’s experiences and our partnerships with charities that support our clients and others like them.

If you would like to read more about our manifesto you can do so here and you can click here to read the manifesto in full. You can also read Jen’s full blog on court delays here.  

In this episode, Lucy Wakeley, from our Public Affairs team speaks to, Jonathan Wheeler, our Managing Partner at BBK. They discuss the launch of the Bolt Burdon Kemp Manifesto for Injured People and the motivations behind the manifesto. 

At BBK we are passionate about supporting injured people, not just through winning their cases but by advocating for changes in the law. 

In the past, we have successfully campaigned to change the law on the time limits within which survivors of abuse can bring compensation claims, and to amend the civil court rules to make special provisions for vulnerable parties and witnesses. More recently, we have acted to remove Peter Sherwin’s MBE, highlighted the problems disabled people have in accessing public transport and our courtrooms and shone a light on health inequality in the NHS.

Our manifesto proposes 10 key areas that need to be prioritised by politicians. This has been informed by our client’s experiences and our partnerships with charities that support our clients and others like them. 

If you would like to read more about our manifesto you can do so here and you can click here to read the manifesto in full.