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Tried to persuade my 17 year old daughter to do some sport with me for around 5 years, suggested squash, parkrun, tae kwon do, aerobics ,okay I knew that last one was unlikely to fly ! Finally settled on group cycle or spinning as it sometimes known, went last night in the nearest but one leisure centre so she would not be spotted.

Finally settled on group cycle or spinning as it sometimes known, went last night in the nearest but one leisure centre so she would not be spotted.

Please contact us if you need any assistance with making a claim for a cycle injury.

Please contact us if you need any assistance with making a claim for a cycle injury.

Really exciting start to the year at Cycle Legal when we overcame the might of the insurance industry in a ten month battle over legal costs in Chappell v Mrozek. The decision was picked up extensively by the legal press because it is one of real importance in how the rules work when a client accepts an offer out of time, ie after when legal costs are in the claimant’s favour.

The decision was picked up extensively by the legal press because it is one of real importance in how the rules work when a client accepts an offer out of time, ie after when legal costs are in the claimant’s favour.

Encouraging to hear a former Top Gear presenter this am on the radio supporting 20mph speed limits in urban areas. London, where I live and work, is virtually 20mph everywhere and this is increasingly the case nationwide.

London, where I live and work, is virtually 20mph everywhere and this is increasingly the case nationwide.

I spoke the other day to my client who was the victim of an ebike cargo rider a few months ago. Together, we have been pressing the police to do something following a serious accident.

Together, we have been pressing the police to do something following a serious accident.

There is something so special about cycling in the extreme heat , when it seems too hot to sit still, walk or run. A gentle cycle is the perfect travelling pace , to chase , meet and to feel the breeze .

A gentle cycle is the perfect travelling pace , to chase , meet and to feel the breeze .

There are many feats of endurance I have taken on in my days, cycled 120 miles through the night on the Dunwich Dynamo four times , ran two marathons , several more half marathons, but swimming the channel ...? Just completed a case for a lovely fortysomething  lady from south London who had done just that , along with many other amazing adventures, Lands End to John O'Groats and much more.

Just completed a case for a lovely fortysomething  lady from south London who had done just that , along with many other amazing adventures, Lands End to John O'Groats and much more.

On 16th December 2021, we had a wonderful victory for Rob Williams , a local architect , in a case against our home ''cycling borough'', Hackney Council. Rob broke his wrist after going into a depression near his place of work on the Colville Estate ,London,N1 but good old Hackney and their lawyers denied the case all the way up to trial.

Rob broke his wrist after going into a depression near his place of work on the Colville Estate ,London,N1 but good old Hackney and their lawyers denied the case all the way up to trial.

Just finished a brilliant case for a cyclist in Northumberland , a long long way from where we are based, it shows the power of the internet and how we are attracting more and more work from outside the London area. It also demonstrates the breadth of the cycling revolution and how it is not all about cities , this was a case from a hotel owner who was on a training cycle in beautiful countryside , hit from behind at around 60 miles an hour.

It also demonstrates the breadth of the cycling revolution and how it is not all about cities , this was a case from a hotel owner who was on a training cycle in beautiful countryside , hit from behind at around 60 miles an hour.

On the day that a legend of the club Jimmy Greaves passed away at the age of 81, Spurs achieved another landmark in playing the first ever top flight carbon net zero game v Chelsea . This is exciting, especially with the COP 26 Summit a few weeks away in Glasgow.

This is exciting, especially with the COP 26 Summit a few weeks away in Glasgow.

The fag end of summer, a funny time, many people don't know whether to go into town or not to work, weighing up the commute or the home office. I know that some are very strongly either way although there are very few so anti social that they don't wish to ever visit the physical workplace ever again.

I know that some are very strongly either way although there are very few so anti social that they don't wish to ever visit the physical workplace ever again.

I was invited on to the Radio 4 Today programme on Monday to debate with Mr Loophole ,chaired by Nick Robinson. Most enjoyable.

Most enjoyable.

We're enjoying working with a cyclist at present who has had to cope with a shattered knee in the accident two years ago and then a pulmonary embolism (life threatening) a few months post accident and caused directly by the injuries sustained in the accident. Not surprisingly,this combination of injuries hit her hard and she is one driven young woman.

Not surprisingly,this combination of injuries hit her hard and she is one driven young woman.

Was delighted to be invited to present at Public Policy Exchange a few days back. Spoke about the distinction between the civil and criminal law and how each impacts on cyclists as well as staying local.

Spoke about the distinction between the civil and criminal law and how each impacts on cyclists as well as staying local.

I've been barred from the blog for months because of some fairly complex (for my IT skills anyway) issue that was preventing me from logging in. So much has happened, even considering lockdown, and all the enforced inactivity.

So much has happened, even considering lockdown, and all the enforced inactivity.

Charlie Alliston was sentenced today to 18 months for 'wanton and furious' cycling resulting in the tragic death of a pedestrian Mrs Kim Briggs. Alliston was rightly jailed in my view but this sentence does not remotely compare with the laughably lenient sentences handed out to motorists over the years who kill / seriously injure my cyclist clients.

Alliston was rightly jailed in my view but this sentence does not remotely compare with the laughably lenient sentences handed out to motorists over the years who kill / seriously injure my cyclist clients.

Difficult time at present , dad's close to passing in a hospice in Hampstead after being in the Whittington Hospital in nearby Highgate since mid June.One of the only chinks of light has been the cycle trips to and from ,particularly since he's been in Hampstead.

One of the only chinks of light has been the cycle trips to and from ,particularly since he's been in Hampstead.

Tonight will be the fourth time I'm joining 1000 or so others in London Fields at 7ish to begin the 120 mile cycle through the night to the beach in Dunwich. It never loses its appeal .

It never loses its appeal .

My name is Kevin O’Sullivan and I am a personal injury lawyer of 25 years experience. For the last 15 years I have almost exclusively represented cyclists in cases arising from road accidents, mostly in London.

For the last 15 years I have almost exclusively represented cyclists in cases arising from road accidents, mostly in London.

I can't help but feel some personal responsibility for this one. It was Xmas Eve and it usually falls to me to join the butchers' queue on Church Street.

It was Xmas Eve and it usually falls to me to join the butchers' queue on Church Street.