By Dr Bashir Qureshi FRCGP, FRCPCH, AFOM-RCP, MICGP, Hon. FFSRH-RCOG, Hon. FRSPH, Hon. MAPHA-USA.

• Expert Witness in Cultural, Religious & Ethnic issues in Litigation

• Expert Witness in GP Clinical Negligence

• Author, Transcultural Medicine; dealing with patients from different Cultures, Religions & Ethnicities 

Cycling UK, which runs the pothole reporting webtool and app Fill That Hole, recently published its finding showing local authorities have spent at least £43.3 million dealing with compensation claims and legal costs due to potholes over the last five years.

Having worked as an in-house lawyer for nearly half of his professional career, there are many things Richard O’Sullivan wished he’d known when he first moved in-house. Here are some of them