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6th Jul 2010
Local solicitors fight to save Barnsley court
Solicitors have launched a campaign to save Barnsley County Court after it was earmarked for closure under Government proposals. Barnsley is listed as one of 54 civil courts nationwide which could be axed in a Government cost cutting exercise which could affect 157 county and magistrates in all. I... more...

28th Jun 2010
Call for government to protect cohabiters
The number of couples living together outside of marriage is set to increase by more than one million in the next 20 years according to official figures. Abbie Churchill, a family law specialist at Raleys Solicitors in Barnsley, said the new figures show the need to introduce legislation which give... more...

28th Jun 2010
Free legal advice for South Elmsall residents
Free legal advice is on offer to South Elmsall residents during a special surgery hosted by a Yorkshire law firm.   People will be able to speak to solicitors from Raleys about a wide range of issues, including what to do in the event of an accident at home, work or in a car, how to make a wi... more...

16th Jun 2010
College students’ play enraptures audience of pensioners
Barnsley College students took to the stage during a major national convention to raise awareness of one of the most difficult issues facing older people. The student actors performed a self-penned play at the 18th Pensioners’ Parliament in Blackpool in a bid to demonstrate the key issues sur... more...

15th Jun 2010
Legal advice is free for Rossington residents
Free advice on everything from accidents to making a will is on offer for Rossington residents. Legal experts from Barnsley firm, Raleys Solicitors, will be holding a workshop for people to ask any questions they may have about legal matters affecting them.   The next surgery takes place on ... more...

3rd Jun 2010
Family shattered as brain tumour is undetected for a decade
A family says its life has been left in tatters and is accusing doctors of failing to diagnose a father’s slow growing brain tumour for a decade.    Now, Leigh Fawcett, 40, who says he was fobbed off by his GP surgery time and again as he complained about headaches and sinus troubl... more...

1st Jun 2010
Free legal advice for South Elmsall residents
Free legal advice is on offer to South Elmsall residents during a special surgery hosted by a Yorkshire law firm.   People will be able to speak to solicitors from Raleys about a wide range of issues, including what to do in the event of an accident at home, work or in a car, how to make a wi... more...

25th May 2010
Free legal advice for Goldthorpe residents
Free legal advice is on offer to Goldthorpe residents during a special surgery hosted by a Yorkshire law firm.   People will be able to speak to solicitors from Raleys about a wide range of issues, including what to do in the event of an accident at home, work or in a car, how to make a will ... more...

19th May 2010
Free legal advice for Rossington residents
Residents of Rossington are invited to a free legal advice surgery.   People will be able to speak to solicitors from Barnsley firm Raleys about a wide range of issues, including what to do in the event of an accident at home, work or in a car, how to make a will or how to start a compensatio... more...

11th May 2010
Final payout by hospital over surgeon who botched breast operations
A grandmother has received a five-figure payout in the final claim against Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust following botched treatment by a disgraced breast cancer surgeon. Raleys Solicitors has successfully won damages for 11 women who lodged complaints following surgery carried out by cons... more...

10th May 2010
Curtain up for Barnsley students at the Pensioners’ Parliament
Student actors are tackling the real life issues surrounding care homes in an innovative new stage production.   The group from Barnsley College is currently in rehearsals for the self-penned piece which will debut at next month’s Pensioners’ Parliament in Blackpool.   ... more...

5th May 2010
Legal advice is free for Sharlston residents
Free advice on everything from accidents to making a will is on offer for Sharlston residents. Legal experts from Barnsley firm, Raleys Solicitors, will be holding a workshop for people to ask any questions they may have about legal matters affecting them.   The next surgery takes place on M... more...

28th Apr 2010
Legal eagles raise £400 for baby unit
A team of legal eagles raised more than £400 to help care for sick babies in South Yorkshire as they took part in the Sheffield Great Fun Run on Sunday (April 25). Rebecca Baker, Abbie Churchill, Jenni Bates and Tasmin White, from the Family Law Department at Barnsley-based Raleys Solicitors,... more...

28th Apr 2010
Call for action to halt ‘deplorable’ rise in fatal accidents at coal mines
Campaigners are calling for an immediate review of health and safety in the UK coal industry following a sharp increase in the number of fatal accidents at collieries. Legal experts and trade union officials want the next government to look into protocols for protecting people working at mines as a... more...

27th Apr 2010
Legal advice is free for Goldthorpe residents
Free legal advice on everything from accidents to will writing is being offered to Goldthorpe residents. A special surgery is being held by Barnsley firm, Raleys Solicitors, which will offer a free consultation on any legal issues residents want to raise.   Whether it is about what to do in ... more...

26th Apr 2010
Solicitor welcomes pay-out ruling on toxic sofas
Responding to the news that high street furniture retailers have been instructed to pay out up to £20 million to customers who suffered burns and rashes after buying sofas laced with toxic chemicals, Debra Allen of Raleys Solicitors, who is representing several clients from Huddersfield, said:... more...

21st Apr 2010
Free legal advice for Rossington residents
Residents of Rossington are invited to a free legal advice surgery.   People will be able to speak to solicitors from Barnsley firm Raleys about a wide range of issues, including what to do in the event of an accident at home, work or in a car, how to make a will or how to start a compensatio... more...

20th Apr 2010
Honour those killed trying to earn a living
Barnsley residents are being invited to remember loved ones, friends and colleagues at a special ceremony to commemorate Workers Memorial Day on Wednesday (28 April). The annual gathering at the Town Hall Cenotaph, now in its third year, is an opportunity to pay respect to people who have lost thei... more...

20th Apr 2010
Legal eagles put on their running shoes for charity
A team of legal eagles are stepping out of the courtroom and on to the running track to raise cash for charity. Rebecca Baker, Abbie Churchill, Jenni Bates and Tasmin White, from the Family Law Department at Barnsley-based Raleys Solicitors, and Angela Galvin, head of the Wills and Probate team, wi... more...

6th Apr 2010
Legal advice is free for Sharlston residents
Free advice on everything from accidents to making a will is on offer for Sharlston residents. Legal experts from Barnsley firm, Raleys Solicitors, will be holding a workshop for people to ask any questions they may have about legal matters affecting them.   The next surgery takes place on M... more...

30th Mar 2010
Hard-up couples opting for DIY divorce risk losing out
Recession-hit couples looking to save cash by opting for a DIY divorce could be missing out on thousands of pounds in assets which they are legally entitled to. Family law solicitor Abbie Churchill, of South Yorkshire firm Raleys, said a growing number of couples choosing to end their marriage were... more...

30th Mar 2010
Don’t give up on ‘toxic sofa’ claims, urges solicitor
Customers in Huddersfield who were left with rashes and burns after they bought sofas allegedly laced with toxic chemicals have been told not to give up hope of receiving compensation. A High Court ruling in London upheld arguments by Land of Leather’s insurers that they should not have to pa... more...

23rd Mar 2010
New road accident injury rules welcomed by South Yorkshire solicitor
New regulations for handling road accident injury claims will spare victims time and trouble in seeking compensation, according to a Barnsley lawyer. Debra Allen of Raleys Solicitors says the new rules, to be introduced at the end of April, will cut months off the time it takes for accident victims... more...

17th Mar 2010
Free legal advice for Rossington residents
Residents of Rossington are being invited to a free legal advice surgery.   People will be able to speak to solicitors from Barnsley firm Raleys about a wide range of issues, including what to do in the event of an accident at home, work or in a car, how to make a will or how to start a compe... more...

3rd Mar 2010
Free legal advice surgery heads to town
Residents of Sharlston are invited to a free legal advice surgery.   Legal experts from Raleys Solicitors will be at Sharlston Welfare and Sports Club, High Street, on Monday 8 March from noon-3pm. Regular surgeries will be held at the same time on the second Monday of every month.   P... more...

26th Feb 2010
Widow appeals for help to find husband’s former colleagues
The widow of a former Barnsley plumber who died following years of exposure to asbestos at work is asking ex-colleagues of his to come forward.   Diane Leigh, of Barnsley, lost her husband Edmund in July last year, aged 69. He had been a fit and healthy man until about five years before he di... more...

23rd Feb 2010
Free legal advice for South Elmsall residents
Residents of South Elmsall are being invited to a free legal advice surgery.   People will be able to speak to solicitors from Barnsley firm Raleys about a wide range of issues, including what to do in the event of an accident at home, work or in a car, how to make a will or how to start a co... more...

23rd Feb 2010
Free legal advice for Goldthorpe residents
Residents of Goldthorpe are being invited to a free legal advice surgery.   People will be able to speak to solicitors from Barnsley firm Raleys about a wide range of issues, including what to do in the event of an accident at home, work or in a car, how to make a will or how to start a compe... more...

17th Feb 2010
Popular legal advice surgery returns to Rossington
A free legal advice surgery takes place in Rossington next week.   People will be able to speak to solicitors from Barnsley firm Raleys Solicitors about a wide range of issues, including what to do in the event of an accident at home, work or in a car, how to make a will or how to start a com... more...

17th Feb 2010
Marriage rate fall masks poverty risks for women and children
Women and their children are increasingly at risk of a life on the breadline in the event of relationship breakdown because of a lack of legal protection for cohabiting couples, a leading family law solicitor has said. Responding to the publication of figures which show that the number of people ge... more...

10th Feb 2010
New hope for asbestos victims
A South Yorkshire industrial disease specialist has welcomed a renewed bid to overturn a government decision which denies compensation to thousands of victims of an asbestos-related lung disease. Victoria Elves, a lawyer at Barnsley-based Raleys Solicitors, said two new bills currently being debate... more...

8th Feb 2010
Expert advice from Barnsley solicitor
Legal matters affecting the older generation will be the subject of an event in Barnsley next week.  Angela Galvin, head of the Property, Wills and Probate department at Raleys Solicitors will be hosting an informal discussion at the Age Concern Day Centre, in Queens Road, Barnsley, on Monday ... more...

2nd Feb 2010
Substantial damages awarded in breast surgery cases
The specialist clinical negligence team at Raleys Solicitors has won substantial damages in 10 cases settled on behalf of women who made complaints against the Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust following treatment by surgeon Puvaneswary Markandoo. The firm has a small number of further cas... more...