Running The Virtual London Marathon For Charity

• Published date: 07 October 2022
• Subject Matter: Corporate/Commercial Law, Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration, Charities & Non-Profits , Personal Injury
• Law Firm: Lanyon Bowdler
• Author: Ms Dawn Humphries

On Sunday 2 October 2022, a group of staff from the Personal Injury Department at Lanyon Bowdler took part in the Virtual London Marathon with the route taking us twice around Lake Vyrnwy. We were raising funds for the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) Orthopaedic Institute which supports research and education for patient benefit.

As well as providing life changing treatment to patients, the RJAH Hospital is a hub of scientific investigation contributing to the developing field of Orthopaedic research. A current focus of their research is the Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) disease, which is a rare, hereditary condition that usually appears in the first 10 years of life which causes sensory and motor nerves to die leading to muscle wastage causing significant impairments including inability to talk, joint pain and deformities. Despite this disease having an enormous impact at such a young age, there is limited research making it difficult to develop treatments, and the funds the team raise should allow these investigations to continue in the future.

Here at Lanyon Bowdler, we take a very holistic approach in the Personal Injury Department by making sure our clients have highly qualified case managers, assessments and opinions from experts in the medical and other fields. We specialise in assisting with claims where individuals have suffered from spinal cord injuries, meaning that we have close regular contact with the medical...