So your driving along, minding your own business when another car comes straight for you, ploughing into your car causing serious injuries – you then find out it was driven by someone who had earlier stolen it, its just not your day! Can you make a claim for your injuries and if so, who do you claim against? The answer to your question is yes, you can claim for your personal injury, your a victim of an accident which clearly wasn’t your fault. I hear you ask ‘surely the driver has no insur... Read Full Story

Claim Compensation for a Car Accident if Driver was at Fault and Drunk? The answer to that question is yes, you may still make a claim for compensation for the injuries you sustained however, there may be a deduction in the amount you are awarded. There are several things that will be taken into consideration when a judge is determining what compensation you should receive for injuries sustained following an accident whereby you were a passenger in a vehicle which was being driven by a perso... Read Full Story

So, you’ve tripped over wires trailing across the floor of the office, fallen down the stairs leading from the office due to poor maintenance and to top off your day you’ve dropped in to a pot hole in the car park as you were leaving work and your tyre has burst! ‘What do I do’, I hear you cry! ‘Who do I need to report these problems to?’ ‘Who is liable and who can I claim from for the damage caused?’ Your first point of call is to report the incidents t... Read Full Story

This week the Court of Appeal presided over the case of Baker and Others v Quantum Clothing and Others. This case concerned the liability of an employer in the knitting industry of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire for employees’ loss of hearing caused by exposure to noise at a lower level than was previously recognised as giving rise to liability. The contention put forward by the claimants’ was that the safety of a place of work should be judged entirely objectively and not by whether or not... Read Full Story

Hair straightners have been labelled as partly to blame for an increased number of hospital admissions for children suffering burns. According to The Times, The Children Accident Prevention Trust have studied evidence that indicates that hospitals are seeing increased numbers of children who injury themselves with hot irons. Hair straightners can reach temperatures of up to 220 Centigrade and remain hot for up to 8 minutes after being switched off and NHS statistics indicate 358 children und... Read Full Story

Estimated  figures published by the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions in 2001 make for some grim reading, indicating that: Insurance evasion was running at between 4 and 6% of all  vehicles in use Between 1 million and 1 ¼ million of vehicles on the roads were uninsured Accidents for which uninsured drivers were responsible cost the motor insurance industry  over £400 million in 1999 As a result each insured motorist ended up paying a further £15 to £30 premium on their p... Read Full Story

The government is to push for strict new controls governing the use of sunbeds. Radiation and medical experts have concluded that unmanned tanning salons should be banned across the UK and that other tanning salons should only be available to those over the age of 18. The Health and Safety Executive estimates more than 100 deaths per year from cancer as linked to use of sunbeds. This has long been a controversial issue, indeed Scotland already has similar legislation to that being proposed ... Read Full Story

A secondary school teacher who was hit by a falling branch is suing the Environmental Agency for up to £300,000. Ms Doreen Prior, sustained a blow to the head from the branch, which came from a diseased ash tree in April 2007. The incident occurred on a public footpath at Barcombe Mills in East Sussex and among the symptoms suffered by Ms Prior she lists tiredness, a cut to the head, an impaired memory and states that she now has trouble multi-tasking and has been unable to resume her j... Read Full Story

A leading road safety charity has moved to warn people against insurers who are acting to settle claims mere hours after accidents have taken place. Brake is concerned that insurers are encouraging victims to take a pay out before getting legal or medical advice. This problem with this is that, although it may be tempting to settle the claim quickly and gain compensation early, victims can be left out of pocket especially if they have longer lasting injuries. The pay outs offered are in full ... Read Full Story

An elderly man who pushed over a 90 year old lady broke the woman’s pelvis. Mr Alfred Young, aged 73, attacked Francesca Poka after she brushed against him with her walking stick and has been given a six-month suspended prison sentence as a result and now has to wear an electronic tag. Mr Young allegedly followed the woman off a bus in Fallowfield, Manchester and, after shouting at her, pushed her to the ground. Mrs Poka spent six weeks in hospital following the attack in May 2008 and... Read Full Story