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
Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19) – Thompsons’ response
Thompsons Solicitors head of personal injury strategy, Gerard Stilliar...
Thompsons responds to government’s “vague” back to work plans
In light of the Prime Minister’s updated lockdown announcement (10 May...
Achieving justice during a crisis
Gerard Stilliard, head of personal injury strategy, discusses how Thom...
Road Traffic Accidents
Damages secured for RCM member knocked unconscious in road accident
The RCM and Thompsons Solicitors have helped a midwife secure a substa...
RCM member secures five-figure settlement after road traffic accident
An RCM member has secured a five-figure compensation amount after a co...
Union member compensated after road accident
Thompsons supported 86-year-old Edward Love with a compensation claim ...
Serious Injury
Buckinghamshire man left in crippling pain after work accident is compensated after eight-year legal battle
RMT and Thompsons Solicitors have helped a Buckinghamshire man secure ...
Pressure Technologies fined more than £869,000 after fatal accident
The Health and Safety Executive has fined engineering group Pressure T...
Kent prison officer left temporarily blinded after assault
A Kent prison officer who was left burnt and traumatised after a priso...
Asbestos Diseases
Grieving daughter of factory worker urges anyone with mesothelioma symptoms to get tested despite pandemic
The daughter of a factory worker who died from mesothelioma is urging ...
Thompsons Solicitors join Mesothelioma UK’s expert asbestos disease panel
Thompsons Solicitors joins Mesothelioma UK’s legal panel in recognitio...
Derby man compensated for work-related asbestos disease
A man suffering from an asbestos disease caused by exposure at work ha...
Industrial Diseases
Five things to know about making a personal injury or work-related disease claim during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
We’re still supporting union members with claims during the coronaviru...
Harmful chemicals lead to occupational asthma for Unite member
Unite Legal Services and Thompsons Solicitors have secured a substanti...
Cornwall man awarded £20,000 after hearing loss claim
A Unite the union member has secured £20,000 compensation after years ...
Medical Negligence
New scandal hits Spire Healthcare amid new patient recall
Thompsons Solicitors has revealed it is acting on behalf of clients wh...
£1.7m secured for Unite member who lost his leg after medical negligence
Unite and Thompsons Solicitors have helped a member in a multi-million...
Bridgend woman compensated after surgeon operates without consent
A Welsh woman who suffered physical and psychological trauma after she...
Accidents at Work
Buckinghamshire man left in crippling pain after work accident is compensated after eight-year legal battle
RMT and Thompsons Solicitors have helped a Buckinghamshire man secure ...
Solihull man’s “excruciating” crush injuries highlight very real consequences of health and safety errors
Unite and Thompsons have supported a man in a multi-million pound comp...
Five things to know about making a personal injury or work-related disease claim during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
We’re still supporting union members with claims during the coronaviru...
Employment Matters
Employment tribunal success for senior lecturer who was unfairly dismissed
Alongside the UCU, Thompsons Solicitors has supported a senior lecture...
Ambulance operations manager compensated after winning a victimisation claim at work
UNISON and Thompsons Solicitors successfully supported a Devon woman w...
Thompsons Solicitors supports more than 1,000 Honda workers with settlement agreements following mass redundancies
Following the closure of Honda’s Swindon site, Thompsons will be suppo...
Our Firm News
PCS and Thompsons help member to tribunal success after employer attempts to “remove the union from the workplace”
With the support of the PCS and Thompsons Solicitors, a lifelong union...
Thompsons Solicitors responds to government decision to 'drop' workers' rights review
Our head of trade union law, Richard Arthur, comments on the news that...
Our Charity Work
Views from the frontline: ensuring safety and recognition for public service workers
UNISON’s Christina McAnea shares how the public service union has been...
Thompsons Solicitors join Mesothelioma UK’s expert asbestos disease panel
Thompsons Solicitors joins Mesothelioma UK’s legal panel in recognitio...
Thompsons Solicitors shows support for annual Show Racism the Red Card awareness day
Thompsons Solicitors’ personal injury lawyers will wear red this Frida...
COVID-19 News
Supporting pregnant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has provided advice to pregnant wo...
Thompsons comments on success in right to picket case
Thompsons Solicitors and Unite the union have successfully confirmed t...
Thompsons backs Unite judicial review into lockdown picketing
Thompsons is acting for Unite in a judicial review against the Chief C...
COVID-19 Briefings
Briefing on employer and employees responsibilities on returning to work in the wake of coronavirus (COVID-19) No.7
Briefing on employer and employees responsibilities on returning to wo...
Briefing on employer and employees' responsibilities in the wake of coronavirus (COVID-19) No. 5
As part of our ongoing briefings for trade unions and workers we addre...
Briefing on employer and employees’ responsibilities in the wake of coronavirus (COVID-19) No. 6
As part of our ongoing briefings for trade unions and workers we addre...