March 3, 2010
Several people have been seriously injured and one killed following a bus accident in the Newfield area of Chester-Le-Street. The incident involved a road traffic accident between two buses.
Two air ambulances were dispatched to the scene and a firebrigade spokesman indicated that several people had to be cut from the wreckage after the accident [...]
March 1, 2010
Claims Advice Bureau helped Mr. Pearson of South Shields win £4,000 compensation following an attack in 2008. Mr. Pearson suffered facial injuries as a result of the attack whilst walking his dog. His compensation claim with Claims Advice Bureau was successful following an application to the CICA for a criminal injury
January 29, 2010
Anthony Roach was issued with a badly fitting stab vest while investigating complaints for Stockton Council. Middlesbrough County Court ordered the council to pay compensation and legal costs of more than £50,000. The council said it would challenge the legal costs awarded against it.
Mr Roach, from Eaglescliffe, was given the armour in [...]
January 5, 2010
As the snow and ice continues to cause chaos on Britain’s roads, it has emerged that almost half of road users are not taking the proper precautions before heading out in severe weather conditions.
According to research by the Highways Agency, around half of drivers will continue with their planned journeys, despite the weather forecast.
More than [...]
December 23, 2009
The bus company responsible for a bus accident which caused the death of a worker at a garage in Uxbridge, Middlesex has been fined £400,000 after admitting breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act.
The accident occurred in May 2004, when the operative was working on a vehicle parked in close proximity to another. The [...]