At a time when the rights of people injured by falls on broken paving surfaces are under more scrutiny than ever, isn’t it ironic that the number of tripping hazards and areas of disrepair on our pavements and footpaths is increasing massively? Our very own Ian Morris was recently approached by Journalist David Spereall to … Continued
The cause of a recent road traffic accident involving a school bus carrying 50 children has now been identified, with the driver of the bus found to be at fault after blacking out at the wheel and causing the collision with another vehicle. In most cases, people who have been injured in a car accident … Continued
Northampton County Council have had to confirm that they have paid out more than half a million pounds to staff members making 51 Personal Injury compensation claims between April 2006 and March 2011. Bizarrely, one employee received a payout of £5,500 after suffering a spinal injury caused by a “poorly-fitting uniform”, the council has revealed. … Continued
Sam Hammersley-Gonsalves, aged 11 at the time of his accident at Guisborough’s Lawrence Jackson School, was awarded damages totalling £21,000 after being hit in the face with a golf club during a PE lesson in 2007. The poor lad had his teeth smashed and jaw broken during the golf lesson and spent a week in … Continued
David Cameron’s message for Valentines day is that he is going to ‘cut’ the number of whiplash claims made… How is he going to do so? Ban driving? Pass legislation that requires all cars to be coated in 25ft thick layers of bubble wrap before they can go on the road? Once again, our elected … Continued
Some good news to come out of the courts in the last few days is the fact that two fraudulent lying friends who foolishly and illegally decided that they would claim against Zurich and Allianz Insurance policies in made up ‘slip and trip’ and ‘RTA’ claims scams have both been found guilty and been handed … Continued
Today, the Supreme Court has given unequivocal support to the asbestos compensation law. Supreme Court judge Lord Hope today threw out an appeal by insurance companies to scrap the right of people in Scotland to sue for an asbestos-related condition. Thankfully, the Supreme Court dismissed the case of insurers which will enable people with pleural … Continued
Whether or not Britain has a “Compensation Culture” is a hotly debated and very current subject. Our old mate Jack Straw has again been shooting from the hip on the subject and had another outburst in the Commons last week when he bemoaned “the extraordinary increase in the number and value of claims for personal … Continued
A group of 42 holidaymakers from the UK have won compensation claims that they made against different tour operators after being affected by chemical burns. This group of people suffered from chemical burns that they contracted in a Corfu hotel’s pool. After 33 of the travellers suffered painful rashes caused by the swimming pool’s chemical … Continued
The NHS trust in Wales has received funds of 22 million pounds recovered from insurance firms. The NHS Injury Costs Recovery (ICR) scheme aims to recover the cost of NHS treatment where personal injury compensation is paid, for example after a road traffic accident. All the money is to be used on the NHS services. … Continued
