Personal Injury
The following publications/articles are available:
Personal Injury Law: Accidents At Work
Personal Injury Law: Accidents At Work
Employers have a general obligation to safeguard the wellbeing of their employees at work, to protect their employees from foreseeable risk of injury. The health and safety of employees is protected by law and the relevant regulations impose statutory duties on employers.
Personal Injury Law: Snow and Ice ~ A Slippery Subject
With weather forecasters threatening snow and ice over the next couple of weeks, now seems an appropriate time to consider the liabilities of a highway authority protecting the public against the risk of tripping and slipping. A highway authority’s responsibility to maintain highways is set out in section 41 Highways Act 1980:
PERSONAL INJURY LAW - ACCIDENTS AFFECTING CYCLIST’S
In 2011 we continue to be encouraged to exercise, and with the ever-increasing costs of fuel, parking and public transportation cycling remains an ever popular means of travel. But the Highway Code identifies cyclists as being amongst the most vulnerable of road users and motorists are encouraged to be aware of cyclists when driving. Yet accidents still happen. So how can cyclists ensure they are properly compensated if they are knocked off their bicycle by a motorist?
The Liability of Occupants of Premises
Did you know that if you own or occupy premises you have a duty of care to ensure that any visitor to your premises is safe in using the premises for the purpose for which he or she is invited or permitted by you to be there? This duty is incorporated in the Occupiers Liability Act 1957. Failure to safeguard visitors against the risk of injury may result in a claim for compensation.
The liability of rescuers under the Act.
Injury claims: Assessing the risk?
If an employer provides an employee with equipment, the equipment must be suitable for the task in hand. In order to determine whether the equipment is adequate under the relevant legislation, a risk assessment is required.
More on the employer's liability to assess risk for the employee in the workplace
PERSONAL INJURY LAW: HOW RECEIPT OF BENEFITS CAN AFFECT YOUR COMPENSATION
If you have an accident you might decide to pursue a claim for damages against a negligent third party. There are many factors that will affect the level of compensation but the purpose of this article is to highlight the impact that receipt of benefits may have on the amount of damages paid to a Claimant.
... A Claimant might contact me for advice on a personal injury matter and during the course of our discussion ...
WHO IS SELLING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? PEOPLE ARE BEING TRADED WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT
Credit card charges, debt and accident claims are the subject of cold calling or advertisements. They want your debt or possible claim. Those companies want to sign you up to an agreement which allows them to make money from your claim or to sell it on. Just as companies sell email address lists, they also sell claims which they think people might make. Your chance of a claim has a re-sale value. The buyer then contacts you to make his profit.
The small print - What you need to know!
Health & Safety at Work - A Message To Santa
Dear Santa
We are worried about how your little helpers might get hurt putting all those toys together. So here are a few crucial facts which may help you (and everyone at work) in making this busy time of the year pass as smoothly as possible.
HELPERS
EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY: STRICT LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE WORK EQUIPMENT
If your employer provides you with work equipment, that equipment must be fit for it’s purpose otherwise if it fails and you sustain an injury, your employer will be deemed strictly liable for the injuries you sustain.
What is 'work equipment' and how do the courts treat such claims?