All press releases

Jan

28

Mother let down by new maternity unit after son dies

A mother said she feels let down by staff at the brand new Peterborough City Hospital when her first child died 13 days after being born.

Nov

15

Access Legal from Shoosmiths tops diversity table

Shoosmiths has finished top of this year's Black Solicitors Network Diversity League Table (DLT).

Nov

15

Access Legal from Shoosmiths helps launch CAB pro bono clinic

Access Legal from Shoosmiths has helped launch the Northampton and District Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) pro bono clinic.

Nov

07

Aspire House Buckingham

Spinal cord injury has a devastating effect on the 1,200 people who become paralysed each year.

Oct

05

Access Legal from Shoosmiths secures Law Society CQS status

Access Legal from Shoosmiths has become the largest law firm in England and Wales to secure the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) - the mark of excellence for the home buying process.

Sep

26

BLS launches personal injury group

Birmingham Law Society has launched its own personal injury group.

Jul

15

Access Legal raises money for St Michael's Hospice

Access Legal from Shoosmiths has set up a small team to take on the cycling challenge for the St Michael's Hospice Big Wheel Cycling Event on 17 July 2011.

Jun

30

New recruit will lead Access Legal from Shoosmiths

A new head of Access Legal from Shoosmiths has been appointed to drive it forward, following a successful first 18 months.

Jun

29

Access Legal from Shoosmiths joins Institute of Customer Service

Access Legal from Shoosmiths, the consumer legal services arm of national law firm Shoosmiths has become one of the first legal services to join the Institute of Customer Service.

May

25

Access Legal from Shoosmiths gives trust help free

Access Legal from Shoosmiths has helped set up a trust in memory of two Britons shot dead in Florida, in April.

May

23

Access Legal from Shoosmiths backs bike racer Leon

Access Legal from Shoosmiths is sponsoring motorcycle racer Leon Hunt in this season's Metzeler National Superstock Championship.

May

19

New legal helpline for ‘green’ transport organisation

Access Legal from Shoosmiths is to provide a legal helpline for the Environmental Transport Association (ETA).

May

19

Access Legal from Shoosmiths strengthens medical negligence offering

Access Legal from Shoosmiths has strengthened its medical negligence offering with the hire of a new partner.

May

16

Basingstoke Festival of Transport 2011

Access Legal from Shoosmiths was at this year’s Basingstoke Festival of Transport, which attracted almost 1,000 vehicles to the town’s War Memorial Park.

Apr

20

Eggs on wheels gets Easter re-run

Specialist motorcycle lawyers at Access Legal from Shoosmiths will join three other local organisations to deliver Easter eggs by bike to children at Basingstoke's Saxon Wood School and St Michael’s Hospice.

Mar

28

Budget 2011: changes to inheritance tax

Budget 2011 announced a small but significant change to the rules governing inheritance tax.

Mar

24

11-year-old Chloe wins cycle safety poster prize

A pupil who entered a cycle safety poster competition will see her winning design displayed in schools across Northamptonshire.

Mar

23

Access Legal from Shoosmiths partner joins Panel of Deputies

Access Legal from Shoosmiths partner Charlotte Dunn has been appointed to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) panel of professional advisers that helps people unable to manage their own affairs.

Mar

14

Schools tour will take safety message to 1,500 pupils

Around 1, 500 Hampshire schoolchildren are to be shown the importance of wearing cycling helmets.

Mar

01

Access Legal from Shoosmiths gets estate agents' vote

Access Legal from Shoosmiths has been named by estate agents as the best provider of home purchase and sale conveyancing services.

Feb

28

Legal insight for professionals working with the elderly and vulnerable

People working with the elderly and vulnerable are to be given a legal insight at a Birmingham conference.

Feb

09

Accused postmasters plan Post Office legal action

More than 60 postmasters accused of theft and false accounting are planning legal action against the Post Office.

Feb

01

Care home pays out after minister's husband left 'like a vegetable'

The husband of a Birmingham church minister was left critically ill, severely dehydrated and with stinking bed sores after a two week stay in a city care home.

Nov

25

Schools tour will take safety message to 2,000-plus pupils

Around 2,500 Northamptonshire schoolchildren are to be shown the importance of wearing cycling helmets.

Nov

10

Farnham's Barley Group get some legal know-how

Motor law specialists at Access Legal from Shoosmiths have given an educational talk to a women's community group, in Farnham.

Oct

14

Legal insight for professionals working with the elderly and vulnerable

People working with the elderly and vulnerable have been given a legal insight at a Manchester conference.

Sep

17

Retirement: A thing of the past?

Retirement - the sort enjoyed by our parents and grandparents - may no longer be a viable option.

Sep

16

Cancer drug's part in pensioner's death still not reported after three years

The fact that a drug with known side effects led to the death of a pensioner has yet to be reported - almost three years after he died.

Aug

06

Free advice as woman tries to bring home murdered father's body

Access Legal from Shoosmiths is giving free advice to a Northamptonshire woman trying to raise enough money to bring home the body of her murdered father.

Jul

29

Reassurance as care of elderly and vulnerable comes under scrutiny

The law concerning care of the elderly and vulnerable and the role of the Court of Protection when it comes to their financial affairs is coming under scrutiny.

Jul

08

Life: It's better on two wheels

As the good weather continues, bikers around the UK are getting ready to take full advantage of National Motorcycle Week from 18-24 July 2010.

Jul

06

Pay-to-watch match at biker rally raises charity cash

Access Legal from Shoosmiths employees raised cash for a local charity by charging bikers to watch one of England's World Cup games.

Jun

23

From PA to clinical negligence lawyer in two countries

A clinical negligence specialist at Access Legal from Shoosmiths has been admitted as a solicitor - for the second time.

Jun

14

British Lung Foundation: Breathe Easy Week 14-20 June

The British Lung Foundation’s flagship <em>Breathe Easy Week</em> will take place from Monday 14 to Sunday 20 June.

May

25

Legal runners to raise funds for Asbestos Support West Midlands

Access Legal from Shoosmiths employees Sara Hunt and Kirsty Collins will be putting on their running shoes and taking part in the Great Midlands Fun Run on 6 June 2010 to raise money for Asbestos Support West Midlands.

Apr

22

New partner proves Manchester ambition

Access Legal from Shoosmiths - national law firm Shoosmiths' consumer legal services brand - has made its first Manchester hire.

Apr

06

Bikers' 'eggstra' special Easter delivery

Specialist motorcycle lawyers at Access Legal from Shoosmiths delivered Easter eggs by bike to children at Basingstoke's Saxon Wood School.

Mar

05

New motorcycle adverts reveal rider behind the helmet

Transport for London and 'THINK!' motorcycle safety campaign have launched new TV adverts to improve rider safety.

Feb

10

Asbestos disease victims need more help

Not enough is being done to help sufferers of fatal asbestos-related diseases, according to legal specialists.

Feb

03

Accused postmasters urged to attend Northampton meeting

Postmasters and postmistresses accused of theft and false accounting by the Post Office are being urged to attend a meeting in Northampton.

Feb

03

Access Legal from Shoosmiths hooks up with biker group

Access Legal from Shoosmiths is to help the 50,000-strong Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) become the UK's leading consumer organisation for bikers.

Feb

03

Access Legal from Shoosmiths backs campaign to cut farm deaths

Access Legal from Shoosmiths has given its backing to the Health & Safety Executive’s Make the Promise safety campaign.

Feb

02

Charlotte makes new decade’s first Hot 100

Access Legal from Shoosmiths partner and Wills, family & wealth specialist, Charlotte Dunn has made the legal sector’s prestigious Hot 100 list for 2010.

Feb

01

Shoosmiths launches new consumer brand

Access Legal from Shoosmiths brings together more than 100 legal services for consumers, from buying and selling a house, to injury claims and writing a will.

Jan

28

Wheelchair rugby raises charity awareness

Staff played a game of wheelchair rugby to raise awareness of Aspire, the nominated local charity of the year for Access Legal from Shoosmiths.

Jan

28

Ministers husband 'like a vegetable' after care home stay

The husband of a Birmingham church minister was left critically ill, severely dehydrated and with stinking bed sores after a two week stay in a city care home.

Jan

28