The Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 is a piece of legislation which requires the owner of every private premises in which members of the public are permitted to enter to do everything they can to protect visitors from harm. A private premises can be anything from a shop or a hotel to a car park, [...]
Accident & Injury Claims and Compensation
The importance of gathering evidence for your accident claim
If you have been injured due to a trip or fall, an accident at work or another incident in which you believe another party or person is to blame, you can launch a personal injury compensation claim.
However, in order for your claim to be successful, you (or your personal injury representatives) will need to [...]
Plasterer seeks injury compensation from council
A plasterer is reportedly suing Edinburgh City Council for injury compensation after he was hurt saving a mother and baby from a falling school gate.
Warren Anderson, 31, was working at James Gillespie’s High School when he saw a heavy wooden school gate with snapped hinges was about to fall on a woman pushing a [...]
Miners continue to seek compensation over knee injury claims
More than 300 miners from the North East of England are continuing their fight for compensation for knee injuries caused by working in collieries, even whilst facing significant delays in their case.
According to a report in the Sunderland Echo, the 335 miners are being represented by two mining unions, the Durham Colliery Mechanics’ Association [...]
£3.35m in birth injury compensation paid to brain damaged man
A man who was born at the Fairfield Hospital in Bury more than 20 years ago has now received a total of £3.35 million in birth injury compensation from the NHS.
Adam Spinks, now 24, was born at the hospital in December 1986 but during his birth, his family say hospital staff made mistakes which led [...]
What to do when medical care lets you down
During your life, it is likely that you will encounter a number of medical professionals, from doctors and dentists to nurses and maybe even surgeons. Medical care is something that many people depend on, but if a medical professional or care provider lets you down in some way, the effects on your life and your [...]
NI public transport company pays out £2,000 a day in injury compensation
It has been recently revealed that Translink, the company in charge of running the public transport system in Northern Ireland, is paying out a total of £2,000 per day in injury compensation.
According to the Belfast Telegraph, which made a Freedom of Information request, around 330 successful accident compensation claims in the past year have [...]
Man seeks injury compensation claim for suspected ‘chemical sofa’ burns
A man from Little Horton in Bradford is reportedly seeking injury compensation after he suffered serious burns which were believed to have been caused by chemicals in his sofa.
Stefan Wasylkiw said that he sustained the injuries back in December 2009, when he was sitting on the sofa he had happily owned for nine months watching [...]
Police force pays out £750,000 in car accident compensation
According to new figures, nearly £750,000 in car accident compensation has been paid out to more than 200 people by the South Yorkshire Police force in the last three years.
Local newspaper The Sheffield Star, which unearthed the shocking figures as part of a recent campaign, also found that the total number of crashes and [...]
Who can claim after a car accident?
In most road traffic accidents, there are often a number of parties involved. There are the drivers of the affected vehicles, as well as their passengers, but pedestrians on the street can also be affected by car accidents.
The drivers of vehicles that have been involved in a crash or collision will usually make claims [...]
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