North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) has just released details of some of the incidents at the borough’s schools in which they have had to pay compensation. The accident claims made against the council are mainly due to slip, trip or fall incidents, but also on record are a trapped thumb and being struck by a [...]

A slip injury at a supermarket has resulted in a grandmother from Irvine in Scotland making a claim for personal injury.
The accident happened in May 2008 when the woman slipped on some vegetables which were lying on the floor of a supermarket aisle. The woman fell to the floor where she suffered an injury to [...]

A report on accidents on the London Underground has revealed that there were over 4,000 alone in the last calendar year.
The total number of accidents on the Tube system stands at over 18,000 since 2006, with most being described as minor. However, during this time period there have been 188 fatalities.
The London Evening Standard identified [...]

A company has been fined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a man was left with horrific injuries when his leg became entangled in a stump grinder.
The tree surgeon, from Kent, had been working for a tree pruning and servicing company at the time of the accident. He was removing six conifers from [...]

An accident compensation claim has been launched against a car driver, after an accident involving a motorcycle led to a twelve year old boy suffering serious injuries.
The accident occurred when the motorcycle hit the car after it drove into the bike’s path. The driver of the car has already admitted liability for the accident and [...]

A company has been fined £8,000 after a man was seriously injured at work.
The man suffered terrible burn injuries while working at a metal manufacturing plant in Stoke-on-Trent. He was working with a metal mould which was situated in a pit when the accident occurred. The man slipped while using a long-handled tool to scrape [...]

The Reading Post has reported recently that a widower is to make an accident compensation claim against a dangerous driver who caused the death of his wife.
The claim, estimated to be worth around £300,000 if successful, is being made against a woman who has already been tried and is currently serving her sentence at a [...]

A report in the Coventry Telegraph has highlighted the importance of claiming compensation after a skip, trip or a fall.
The featured article in the paper concentrates on compensation claims made by teachers against Warwickshire County council. In one claim alone a teacher made a claim against the council in which she won the sum of [...]