News Releases
Our hard work and expertise brings tens of thousands of personal injury and employment rights cases to a successful conclusion for trade union members and their families every year. In this section you can find the latest press releases and news from across Thompsons Solicitors.
Personal Injury
Unite member receives settlement after injuring knee in accident
Unite Legal Services and Thompsons Solicitors have supported a member ...
02 October 2017Accident at work causes hearing loss and tinnitus for Unite member
A Unite the union member has received a five-figure compensation settl...
11 September 2017Settlement secured for man following hospital misdiagnosis
Unite Legal Services and Thompsons Solicitors have secured £37,000 for...
03 August 2017Road Traffic Accidents
Six-figure settlement secured for ASLEF member seriously injured on the road
Gareth Jones, a former train driver who suffered a serious brain injur...
19 April 2017£10,000 secured for woman knocked unconscious in road collision
Thompsons Solicitors proudly works alongside Unite Legal Services to s...
31 March 2017Thompsons secures compensation for bus accident victim who developed foreign accent syndrome
Thompsons Solicitors and BECTU have supported a woman who developed fo...
03 March 2017Serious Injury
Unite member unable to work after 10 foot fall
A member of Unite the Union has received a £200,000 settlement after s...
12 October 2017Unite member has amputation after crush injury
Unite Legal Services and Thompsons Solicitors have secured six-figure ...
18 July 2017Woman left in life-long pain after workplace injury
A Unite member who was left in severe pain after straining her back in...
28 June 2017Asbestos Diseases
Unite member receives provisional compensation for pleural thickening
A Unite member who was exposed to asbestos after working at various bu...
07 September 2017£145,000 secured for widow of Unite member with mesothelioma
Thompsons Solicitors and Unite Legal Services helped a widow receive c...
05 July 2017Unite secures compensation for member with mesothelioma
Tom developed mesothelioma after working as a handyman and train wagon...
05 July 2017Industrial Diseases
Settlement secured for Unite member injured at work
Thompsons Solicitors secures £16,000 in an industrial disease compensa...
06 October 2017Unite member receives provisional compensation for pleural thickening
A Unite member who was exposed to asbestos after working at various bu...
07 September 2017£145,000 secured for widow of Unite member with mesothelioma
Thompsons Solicitors and Unite Legal Services helped a widow receive c...
05 July 2017Medical Negligence
Settlement secured for man following hospital misdiagnosis
Unite Legal Services and Thompsons Solicitors have secured £37,000 for...
03 August 2017Former patients of Manu Nair urged to submit a claim before Alternative Dispute Resolution deadline
The deadline to start a medical negligence claim against Mr Nair is 30...
23 August 2016Patient speaks out about disgraced Cornwall gynaecologist
Thompsons has represented women mistreated by Rob Jones. ...
27 July 2016Accidents at Work
Unite member unable to work after 10 foot fall
A member of Unite the Union has received a £200,000 settlement after s...
12 October 2017Settlement secured for Unite member injured at work
Thompsons Solicitors secures £16,000 in an industrial disease compensa...
06 October 2017Accident at work causes hearing loss and tinnitus for Unite member
A Unite the union member has received a five-figure compensation settl...
11 September 2017Employment Matters
Thompsons Solicitors on BBC Radio 4: Gender Pay Q&A
Caroline Underhill, equal pay practice lead at Thompsons Solicitors, s...
03 August 2017Employment tribunal fees victory strikes a blow for workers everywhere, says Thompsons Solicitors
UNISON has been victorious in a Supreme Court ruling against the UK go...
26 July 2017More than £71,000 secured for Unite member following pay dispute
Thompsons Solicitors and Unite Legal Services have supported a senior ...
14 July 2017Our Firm News
Putting a focus on health & safety at work: photography exhibition launched at People’s History Museum
The People’s History Museum will be exhibiting the winning photographs...
17 August 2017Thompsons Solicitors on BBC Radio 4: Gender Pay Q&A
Caroline Underhill, equal pay practice lead at Thompsons Solicitors, s...
03 August 2017UK workers must not be left worse off than their European counterparts post-Brexit
Thompsons urges the UK Government not to cave to political pressures. ...
11 September 2016Our Charity Work
Thompsons Solicitors shows support for annual Show Racism the Red Card awareness day
Thompsons Solicitors’ personal injury lawyers will wear red this Frida...
16 October 2017Thompsons welcomes Colombian activist
Read more about Thompsons Solicitors hosting an event to celebrate Car...
20 May 2009Thompsons Solicitors and UNISON welcome NICE final guidance on Herceptin
Read a news story about Thompsons Solicitors' and UNISON's campaign to...
23 August 2006