A man has been awarded more than £1.1 million in accident compensation after he was hit by a vehicle.
The man was walking along a pedestrian crossing when he was hit by a car. The man suffered serious injuries when he was hit by the car, while he was out celebrating his birthday.
It has been [...]
Accident & Injury Claims and Compensation
Man awarded accident compensation after being hit by drunk driver
Construction worker could make compensation claim
A construction worker has suffered serious injuries after he fell from a flat roof, falling four metres to the floor. He could now make an injury compensation claim.
The victim was helping a colleague at the time of the accident and the fall left him with a shattered wrist. Two of the bones in his [...]
Reasons to make a compensation claim
There are so many different consequences of being involved in an accident. For a start, there is the immediate effect of injury. Depending on how serious the accident was, there are a range of injuries that you can suffer from.
Once of the most common injuries is whiplash. This is caused when the body, and [...]
Information to collect after an accident
If you have been involved in a car accident, you will know how upsetting it can be. You are completely overwhelmed with shock and of course, you might also be suffering from injuries caused by the impact.
But it’s important that you try to get some details together at the scene of the accident so [...]
Victim of accident abroad could get English compensation
Traditionally, when English judges are working out the value of an accident claim, they should apply the law of the country where the accident took place. But in a recent case, the English court has been able to apply English law to an accident which occurred in Spain. The accident was caused by a German [...]
Mother makes compensation claim on behalf of daughter
The mother of a girl who was injured in a road accident has launched a compensation claim for the injuries she has sustained. In the accident, the child suffered serious head injuries so the mother is making a claim for injury compensation.
Following the accident, the girl had to have an operation in hospital. The accident [...]
Different compensation claim circumstances
Following an accident, victims can suffer many different sorts of injuries. Some of the injuries can become apparent immediately whereas others take a while to show up. For example, whiplash is a common injury suffered by accident victims but some victims don’t notice the symptoms of it until a while after the accident.
As a [...]
Compensation awarded to injured worker
A worker has received accident compensation from his employers after he was involved in an accident at work which resulted in serious injuries.
The plastic piping manufacturer has been given a fine of £20,000 and will also have to pay £4,700 costs as well as the £5,000 accident compensation amount.
The accident happened when the worker [...]
Farm worker could make compensation claim
A man who worked on a farm could make a compensation claim after he was involved in an accident that left him with serious injuries to his hand.
The man was working with a hop machine at the time of the incident which was designed to make a bale of hops.
While the man was [...]
Could accident victims be more protected?
There have been calls to protect accident victims after one man who suffered an accident at work was left with no compensation, despite a successful accident compensation claim.
The man was involved in an accident while he was at work. He was trying to remove awning from a caravan when a metal peg flew up [...]
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