The accident compensation laws do vary between companies and if you make a compensation claim in England, you will receive a different amount to if you make a compensation claim abroad. However; the principle is always the same, in that the person who is liable for the accident will often ending up paying in some [...]

Despite tighter health and safety laws coming in over the last few years, there are still accidents at work more often than you might think and plenty of accident compensation claims made as a result. Health and Safety Engineers carry out inspections on a regular basis, to ensure that the workplace is safe for all [...]

New figures released show that Scottish councils have had to pay over £10 million for accidents which have involved their bin lorries, snowploughs and gritters. This amount has been paid over the last three years.
The money that they had to pay out was used for accident compensation and for repairs following the crashes.
A [...]

A large section of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh was closed yesterday following a road traffic accident. A three car collision at the junction of Canongate and New Street was caused when one of the vehicles apparently span out of control.
The accident happened at around 4pm just before the rush hour and caused [...]

A pensioner in Middlesbrough has suffered nasty dig bite injuries after he and his own dog were attacked by a Bull Terrier. A Staffordshire Bull Terrier ran at the man and attacked his dog causing 3 inch gashes to the animals back.
The victim went to the aid of his dog and the Bull Terrier [...]

The northbound A19 near Middlesbrough was brought to a standstill after an accident involving 10 cars caused chaos on one of Teesside’s busiest commuter routes.
The incident took place at about 8am on the 22nd April 2010. Police believe the accident was caused by a series of shunts in the outside lane. The incident [...]

A woman from Billingham in Teesside has been awarded a substantial compensation pay out after being injured by a Police Officer who knocked her to the ground as he ran past on the way to an emergency call. Diane Coates has been left partially disabled with virtually no use of her left arm after [...]

A man is being treated in North Tees Hospital following an incident on Stockton Road between a motorcycle and a Porsche. The road was closed for around 2 hours while the incident was investigated.
The motorcycle was on the main road whilst the Porsche was coming out of a side road. Although not life [...]

A Judge at Teesside crown court has handed a suspended sentence to a man accused of assaulting a teenager in Middlesbrough. The criminal assault caused nasty injuries to the victim who suffered a broken jaw and 3 missing teeth.
The force of the punch was so severe that the attacker required surgery to his hand. [...]

Several people have been injured in a car accident following an incident on the A66 near Middlesbrough. A stolen car flipped over several times near the Station Road roundabout in the South Bank area of Middlesbrough on Tueday 2nd March at around 8pm.
Several of the occupants of the vehicle were seriously injured following the [...]