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This week’s #feedbackfriday is for Kirsty Dunn, Chartered Legal Executive specialising in personal injury and her secretary, Wendy Smith. This week has been a good week for Kirsty who celebrated her birthday on Tuesday and her 16th anniversary at Harold Stock & Co on Wednesday!
They say a picture paints a thousand words!
These gorgeous flowers were delivered for Pam Chamley this morning from a very grateful client. The card read:
“To Pam, thank you so much for making our house purchase stress free. Your efficiency was much appreciated”
Pam Chamley is a Conveyancing Executive in our Mossley office. She has extensive knowledge of the conveyancing process, a pleasant but no-nonsense approach and is at the forefront of our efforts to streamline the conveyancing process with the assistance of our new case management system.
Pam works alongside Head of Department, Tom Simpson and Conveyancing Assistant, Rachael Chamley to deliver an outstanding level of service to our clients.
If you are thinking of buying or selling a property, contact Pam or Rachael for a competitive, no-obligation quote on 01457 835597 or info@haroldstock.com.
“Harold Stock & Co Solicitors have provided their legal expertise to our company for several years now. We have sought advice on various matters including customer contracts as well as individual employee cases. During the last 18 months, the insulation industry has undergone significant changes and adjustments, requiring an in depth understanding of contracts that are in place. Harold Stock & Co Solicitors have guided us through these difficult times successfully, whilst remaining sensitive to a need for ongoing and future business relations for the parties involved” – Warm Front Limited
“I have used Harold Stock & Co Solicitors for various private matters. Each time I have found their service reliable and efficient. My questions have been answered promptly and in detail, transforming a stressful experience into a more clear process that ran smoothly. Each time I deal with them I am reminded why I returned to them in the first place.” Gilian Farrimond – Warm Front Limited
“I have James O’Donnell on speed dial and he always picks up!” Andrew Walton – Warm Front Limited.
Despite high profile campaigns to “think once, think twice, think bike“, the number of cases we see where a car driver had just not seen a motorcyclist continue.
Our client was travelling along a main road into Liverpool and was passing a junction that he was particularly wary of as cars have failed to stop before, when unfortunately a car pulled out, straight into his path. Our client accelerated out of danger and this probably saved his life but the collision resulted in him suffering devastating injuries to his leg. For a 2 year period, our client worked with doctors to try and save his leg, putting up with external frames, countless operations and in-patient stays before having an above knee amputation.
His physical strength and determination meant that he got into a prosthetic leg very quickly but unfortunately, as is often the case, skin breakdown and other issues have meant that it is hasn’t always been plain sailing. Bespoke prosthetics have however been on the wish list from the beginning. Referrals have been made and payments on account obtained to allow for trial limbs and sockets to be worked on. Medical experts advise that high-tec prosthetics and single storey accommodation would be needed to save the client’s vulnerable back from getting worse and to allow him to cope with day to day life in particular with looking after his 3 young sons and hopefully getting back into some form of paid employment having lost the work he loved because of its physical nature.
Trials of Biom leg will then commence before final prosthetics are purchased. A bungalow needs to be bought in an area close to our client’s children’s school and his settlement should ensure that if he can’t get back to work, he will get the help and support he requires.
Advice was given in respect of a special needs trust to ensure that our client isn’t barred from claiming state benefits if he needs to and we have arranged for financial advisers to help him maximise the returns from his compensation. Whilst his life has changed beyond recognition hopefully, the financial settlement, the prosthetics prescription and the fact that he can spend more time with his children and that he can access support whenever he needs to will allow our client to live life to the full.
“Thank you for all your help and for enabling me to enjoy a holiday with my family before I look forward to 2015”
Debra Woolfson, a Director based in our Stockport office, is dealing with this case “Whilst money can never bring back what has been lost by the negligence of the driver who failed to see our client and his motorbike, the significant settlement should give our client the ability to purchase any new technology that he feels will help him at work and at home and to buy a property that should become a home for him and his family that he can navigate even when he can’t wear his artificial limb. Working with amputee organisations such as United Amputees we keep up to date with developments so that we can assist clients such as this one to maximise their independence and therefore their quality of life going forwards.”
At the age of 30, Stephen Penning suffered multiple fractures to his arm which changed the course of his life forever.
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