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  • Accident claim brain and spinal injuries
    • £1.9m

      B was a rear seat passenger in a car involved in a very serious road traffic accident. The driver drove far too fast and caused the vehicle to mount a roundabout, passing over the top...

    • £1m

      G, a family man from Hertfordshire was aged 29 at the time of the accident. He was driving his employer's vehicle home from work, when the Defendant, performed an illegal u-turn...

    • £971,000

      J was sexually abused by her step father and as a result of this, thrown out by her mother who blamed her for what had happened. She sustained a serious brain injury in a road traffic accident...

    • £351,000

      L from Suffolk suffered a serious brain injury when she was hit by a car which had mounted the pavement. As a result of her injuries she was unable to return to her job as a Company Director...

  • Injury claim road accidents
    • £1.15m

      C was 62 when the accident occurred. He had recently retired and relocated to a new area with his wife where they planned to spend their retirement together...

    • £971,000

      J was sexually abused by her step father and as a result of this, thrown out by her mother who blamed her for what had happened...

    • £32,000

      R was a 77-year-old man when he was knocked off his bicycle by a lorry driver. He sustained an injury to his back and other bruising as a result of the accident...

    • £5,000

      V was driving onto the A14 and had just pulled onto the slow lane of the main carriageway from the slip road when a lorry moving from the fast lane into the slow lane...

  • Compensation claim accidents at work
    • £300,000

      S, who is from near King’s Lynn in Norfolk, suffered hand-arm vibration syndrome caused by use of vibrating tools in the course of his work in the construction industry.

    • £85,000

      M developed a permanent chemical sensitisation as a result of being exposed to hazardous chemicals at work. M’s employers gave him two options: one to accept an alternative...

    • £40,000

      G was an HGV driver who slipped over on a wet floor whilst undertaking his employment and twisted his knee, which resulted in him rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament, partially rupturing...

    • £7,500

      J suffered physical and psychological injuries in the course of his work as a delivery driver. A large crate fell on top of J whilst it was being unloaded from his lorry with a forklift truck.

  • Second opinion slips, trips and falls
    • £254,337

      A, a lorry driver from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, sustained serious injuries to his ankle when he slipped on a muddy footpath located outside a construction site.

    • £65,000

      K was living an independent life before the accident. She tripped over a broken fire hydrant marker post that was lying on the pavement, but could not be seen because it was dark.

    • £27,500

      H sustained orthopaedic injuries to his right arm after his foot got caught on a recently laid speed bump constructed of tacky tar and he fell.

    • £6,250

      K from Ely sustained injury to her foot and ankle when she stumbled on a defective step in a shop. She received £6,250 in compensation, with the claim concluding in just a year.

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apr
16

Have you purchased a product or received a gift which later caused you injury?

Have you purchased a product or received a gift which later caused you injury? A large number of personal injury cases arise from defective or malfunctioning products.

mar
27

Can you really trust the insurer to look after you and give you a fair deal?

Aviva believes that individuals involved in road traffic accidents should be legally obliged to contact the “at fault” driver’s insurance company and have their claim dealt with by the insurer instead of solicitors.

feb
11

Mind the potholes!

Claims for injuries caused by potholes

jan
23

Importance of health and safety at work

A significant number of serious injuries still occur as a result of accidents at work

jan
11

No blame, no claim

If nobody else is at fault for your injury you will not be compensated.

dec
18

Been Injured? Beware Who Represents You

If you have been injured in an accident that was not your fault, do you need a solicitor?

dec
4

Grit happens, or does it?

Winter weather is here again but what can you do if you fall foul of the weather conditions?

oct
22

Think ..horse! Roadusers beware

Reminder of the duties motorists have when travelling past horses and horse riders

sep
12

Cashing in on the compensation culture? Don't bank on it

Remember it is important to separate myth from reality.

jul
31

Injury claim when grain on road is to blame

With harvest for farmers now in full swing, can you make an injury claim if you have an accident when your vehicle skids on grain on the road?

jun
27

Don’t risk your child’s life! Know the law on child seats

Recent injury case highlights the importance of knowing the legal obligations placed on you when children are travelling in your vehicle

jun
13

The Top 10 worst Health and Safety myths

It's hard to tell where some of these ridiculous and baffling myths might have originated....

may
3

Builder fined after personal injury to passerby

Concentra fined after member of the public was hit by a piece of falling machinery.

apr
11

Lead firm fined following personal injuries to staff

Lead smelting works in Derbyshire has been fined following a number of breaches of health and safety

apr
10

Can I claim for an acident that happened abroad?

In recent weeks there have been two tragic coach accidents involving school parties travelling home from skiing trips. But can you claim for accidents abroad?

mar
27

Nestle prosecuted after man died at its plant

Food and nutrition business Nestle found guilty of negligence after worker killed at their plant

mar
26

Cyclists are one of the most vulnerable road users

2660 cyclists were seriously injured in Great Britain in 2010 - the greatest number this century

mar
13

Durham council has been fined after worker loses arm

Horrific accident saw a 25-year-old council worker lose his arm in a wood chipper

feb
14

Turning right, the right way

Many road traffic accidents occur as a result of performing the risky manoeuvre of turning right

jan
26

Man awarded compensation after choking on rubber in crisp packet

Man from Rochdale has been awarded compensation of £3,500 from Walkers

jan
19

Severed finger leads to HSE prosecution for firm

Corby firm prosecuted by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) following a personal injury to one of its workers.

jan
11

Suffolk Council fined for health and safety breaches

Council comes under fire for breaches of health and safety guidelines

jan
6

Forklift accident leads to prosecution

Fork lift accident leads to prosecution following worker's injury

jan
3

Santa gets sued!

The January Blues are hitting Santa and his little helper hard!

dec
21

Legal expenses insurance: your secret weapon

But the real question is, is it any good?

dec
21

Contractors fined following worker's fall

Council comes under fire for breaches of health and safety guidelines

dec
7

Firm fined over Chester worker's personal injury

Man from Northwich saw his arm badly injured in an accident at his workplace.

nov
25

Can you handle it?

No matter what your job is it is almost certain that at some point you have had to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move something that could result in you being injured.

oct
6

Bar brawls cost £4m a year in compensation

Personal injury compensation of £4 million a year is paid to the victims of bar room fights in the UK

sep
27

See no evil, hear no evil?

How a person’s employment may be affected by being a witness in a personal injury claim

sep
5

Playing the blame game with your employer?

So what happens if you are injured at work and want to make a claim?

aug
21

Bedbugs lead to compensation for London hotel guests

Two sisters have been awarded £1,600 in damages after they suffered horrific scars
after staying at a hotel in Victoria, London.

jul
27

Combat immunity may no longer be a defence to issue of unsuitable equipment

As a result of a recent case against the MOD, combat immunity may no longer be a complete defence to the issue of unsuitability of equipment

jul
15

Personal injury claim to follow Tour De France crash?

It seems at least one personal injury claim could be on the cards, after Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford refused to rule out legal action following a crash that occurred in the ninth stage of the Tour de France bicycle race.

jul
11

An accident in an emergency

It may seem a strange irony to be knocked down by an ambulance – but it happens all too often.

jul
6

Is there a compensation culture?

There have been stories in the media over the past few years about spurious injury claims for vast sums of money. Such claims are normally weeded out at an early stage so that only the viable ones proceed.

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