Blog Category: Industrial Injuries

Articles on industrial injury and illness compensation claims, which are usually a result of work environments rather than accidents.

Asbestosis sufferers win key battle in industrial illness compensation claims

As we have written before, the no win no fee personal injury claims process was changed dramatically on 1st April 2013 as the Government passed ‘The Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) 2012, which shifted part of the legal costs of making a claim for personal injury compensation from the losing party to the claimant. This law […]

Lisa just asked a question on Can you claim compensation if you’re injured in a supermarket?... Approx 8 weeks ago I slipped on wet floor caused by leaking fridge in Tescos . There was a yellow cone there but it was not actually in the ...
Cataldo Petrizzelli just asked a question on Why claimants have a legal requirement to contribute 25% of any compensation settlement towards their costs should they win their claim... Dear Sirs on the 29th June my van's roof unfortunately flew off while I was driving and the walls of the van collapsed on all my merchandis...
Simon just asked a question on Back Injury Compensation Claims & Settlement Amounts... I injured my back at work very recently. I don't think it was recorded in the accident book so am just writing to the company Health and Sa...
Nick just asked a question on Inadequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Compensation Claims... I wasn’t provided with protective ear defenders, even though I had asked for them as my other team members had been given them. I was stri...
Lynn just asked a question on You can claim psychological injury damages as part of your compensation... I was mugged last year can i claim physiological trauma?...
Anthony just asked a question on My employer won’t let me use or see the accident book, what should I do?... Morning Ian, My partner had a serious fall in work in 2018, off a damaged stepladder, suffering multiple muscular injuries and bruising whi...
Lee just asked a question on Can you claim injury compensation after tripping on a broken pavement?... Morning, my wife tripped on a pacing slab that is only 2cm in depth, but it has led to 5 visits to an Osteopath at £55 a time. The uneven p...
Paul just asked a question on Back injury through lifting at work? Can you claim compensation?... I am a Support Worker and support adults with learning difficulties, over the years I have been asked to move heavy furniture from residents...
Christine just asked a question on How do I know if I have a valid slipping accident claim?... I recently slipped on a milk spillage in my local supermarket, while using a supermarket trolley. My right foot travelled nearly a meter, wi...
Carl just asked a question on Claiming personal injury compensation when there is no record in an accident book... I injured myself at work but I don’t think the duty manager has recorded it and no one from work has contacted me about it even though I a...