Starting today (25 March 2022) law regarding using your mobile phone while driving in Great Britain changes. We look at the changes with James Hardy, Personal Injury expert at Wosskow Brown and understand how they will affect your everyday life. Updating the law on using your phone while driving It had been an offence since…
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Wosskow Brown Selects SCCCC as Charity Partner for 2022
Wosskow Brown Solicitors are delighted to announce a New Year charity partnership with SCCCC, helping them wherever we can to reach out and support older people in the local community. Who are SCCCC? SCCCC is a local volunteer organisation that works closely with the statutory agencies in Sheffield. They provide a network of support for…Continue reading
How will the Highway code changes affect your day to day life?
Several changes are being implemented to the highway code this Saturday 29 January 2022, but what are they and how will they affect you? In this article, we will take a look at some of the major changes so that you know what to be aware of. With great power comes great responsibility No, we…
Towing Law Changes
We have been discussing the upcoming towing law changes in the office, and have been surprised by how wrong some people have interpreted the current rules, never mind the changes. Do you understand the rules? We’ll try and explain. We have been looking into the changes that will come into effect in Autumn 2021. Firstly,…Continue reading
Visiting Wosskow Brown’s Offices after 19 July 2021
Firstly, we’d like to thank all of our clients for helping us follow government guidelines over the last 12 months. We think that we can all agree, that restrictions have not made life easy, and we can’t wait for everything to return to normal. However, despite the easing of coronavirus safety restrictions on 19 July,…Continue reading
Watch Out for Pesky Car Insurance Myths
It’s like high-school rumours. Myths and misconceptions about car insurance seem to spread around the streets like the plague. This means that people believe these certain myths, thinking that they can save money, but they are actually just hindering their search for genuinely good deals. James Hardy of the Personal Injury Department at Wosskow Brown,…Continue reading
Loss of Legal Representation is a Risk in new Whiplash Reforms
As of 31st May 2021, the Personal Injury industry has seen a massive shake-up, meaning that we (along with all other solicitors) will not be able to help people with smaller, low impact Road Traffic Accident (RTA) claims. Official Injury Claim The changes in the industry’s processes come as a new online portal, Official Injury…Continue reading
Are We Really Ready for Self-Driving Cars?
Automated Lane-Keeping Systems (ALKS) would be the very first type of ‘self-driving’, hands-free method of driving to be legalised in the UK, according to the Department for Transport. This jaw-dropping technology can control the speed of a car up to 37mph (60km/h), as well as the position of the car in a single lane. The…Continue reading
We’re Still Open in Lockdown
Following Boris Johnson’s speech last night (4th January 2021), Wosskow Brown Solicitors confirm that we are still fully operational. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and each lockdown, we have remained open for business. We would like to reassure all our clients, both current and future, that we are here to help. Most of our staff will…Continue reading
Christmas Opening Hours
We’re sure that we can all agree, that we can’t wait to see the back of 2020. It has been a tough year for everyone. As a firm, Wosskow Brown have carried on throughout the year to deliver the best possible service we could to our clients. We’re not going to lie, it has been…Continue reading