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Why After The Event Insurance Is Worth Taking Out
After the Event (ATE) insurance can be taken out to cover legal costs and expenses in any litigation or claim dispute. In this article, we look at how ATE is used in personal injury compensation, and how such cover provides a safety net to people looking to make a claim. Claimants can be charged various solicitor or defendant costs if […]
Disclaimers – do they prevent the right to claim compensation?
What is a disclaimer? Disclaimers are used to provide a warning to people visiting a premises or partaking in certain activities. They are designed to make sure that people are made aware of foreseeable risks of injury, or where responsibility will rest if items are lost, broken or stolen. Often when we take part in a potentially dangerous activity, the […]
Employers must ensure manual handling training to prevent back injuries at work
The most common cause of a back injury at work is through the incorrect lifting or moving of items in the workplace. Whether that be the occasional box of paper to refill a printer, repetitive lifting on a factory assembly line, or heavy items in a warehouse or construction site, all employers have the same responsibility to provide a safe […]
Machine operators work accident compensation – Mr. C. W’s story
When someone has been injured in a workplace accident and then consider making a claim for accident at work compensation, they usually share the same concerns and worries about pursuing a claim. Our claimants often tell us that they worry about whether making a claim could damage their employer, cause problems for colleagues or even lose the claimant their job. Good employers will handle an accident at […]
Cleaner’s work accident compensation – Mrs. L. A’s story
There are things that all people who have had an accident at work are concerned about when they are considering making a claim for work injury or illness compensation. All claimants and accident scenarios are different and should be treated as an individual matter, but there are common worries and concerns to address when it comes to making a claim. Claimants often […]
Case study – claiming slipping accident compensation from a shopping centre
Claiming injury compensation after a slipping accident is a fairly common type of personal injury claim. If it occurs in a public place it can be embarrassing and the natural reaction is to get up and get out of the glare of public view. However, over years of helping people we have learned that whilst a slip or fall may […]
Tips to help recovery from whiplash injuries
Anyone who has been injured as a result of a road traffic accident, or in any other incident that has left them suffering from a whiplash related injury, will know just how painful and distressing a condition it can be. Whiplash is a term used to describe injuries caused to the upper spine and neck and is a muscular skeletal condition […]
Making the right choice of specialist injury solicitor to pursue your claim
It’s important for anyone seeking personal injury compensation to make the right choice of claims company or solicitor to run their claim. There are many operating within the UK personal injury claims sector, with some very large firms and many small, more local businesses too. If a claim for compensation is handled by the wrong person or someone that is not […]
Innocuous slip – serious injuries. Why compensation claims arise after slipping accidents
One of the things that makes Direct2Compensation the right choice for the claimant is that we offer support, belief and help in a time of distress and need. Sadly, some claimants find this isn’t the case with everyone, that their claim for compensation has been called into question and over-scrutinised by others. This pressure is an unfortunate consequence of the myth […]
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