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My commute to work is very tame compared to that endured by a number of commuters on a double decker-bus in Bristol during morning rush hour last week. Six of the passengers suffered head injuries when the top of the double-decker bus they were travelling in...
Research has shown that the number of people killed or seriously injured on Wigan roads has dropped by 36% in 2010. Figures released by the Department for Transport has shown that there were 62 people killed or seriously injured on the boroughs roads in...
England footballers are never too far away from the news and it would appear that this observation applies equally to former players as it does to current ones. Mr Paul Merson has again made the news recently with a serious incident that occurred on the M40...
This case has caught my eye this week as the Court of Appeal has been asked to reconsider the decision of the High Court earlier this year, which resulted in Terry Marley losing any inheritance from his parent’s estate. Terry Marley was...
An Aberdeenshire woman has been charged with dangerous driving after driving the wrong way down the slip road of a busy dual carriageway and crashing head on into two lorries. Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard how Shazida Begum admitted causing the crashes by...
As we approach Road Safety Week (21 – 27 November) I was interested to read the Justice Secretary’s recent announcement of a new criminal offence to be introduced in respect of seriously injured victims of dangerous drivers. Kenneth Clarke has...
We are often approached with potential claimants who have been injured participating in some form of sporting activity, and we approach such cases with great caution, as they are extremely difficult to win. Many sports are dangerous, and it is an accepted...
When people divorce, the biggest animosity often surrounds the division of the assets. Following many landmark cases over the years, the court is required to consider the needs of the couple, sharing and compensation alongside issues of fairness and...
It’s only two months until Christmas and already some people have thought in advance: they’ve purchased all their gifts and planned how they’ll spend the festive occasion. But for others, they may be worrying about how they are going to...
As the parent of a teenage boy about to begin to learn to drive I thought I would arm myself with a few statistics to try and impress upon him the dangers that being a driver can entail, after all male drivers aged under the age of 21 are 10 times more...
The Care Quality Commission has recently considered whether nutrition and dignity standards were being adhered to at 100 hospitals. The CQC spent a day on two wards at each site and concerns were identified in 55 cases. Both the James Paget Hospital in Great...
When 37-year old Michael Benn, an industrial cleaner contracted to work at E.On power station Connah’s Quay, went to investigate a poorly functioning pump he and two colleagues were using to clear away silt and sludge, he fell into a water cooling tank...
A 78-year old woman injured when her husband lost control of the car she was travelling in and collided with another vehicle has been awarded £34,000 in compensation from his insurance company. The woman suffered a head injury leading to a brain...
It was reported in the media last week that Sian Thomas, a 38-year-old old pub landlady had died in an extremely rare accident after falling over in high heeled shoes. The inquest heard that she stumbled after catching her heel in the hem of her dress,...
The High Court at the end of yesterday confirmed that Geoffrey Boycott’s case against his solicitors for professional negligence could not continue and was struck out. According to the Daily Mail, he was reportedly criticised by a judge for giving...
JustRights and Sound Off For Justice have published a joint report, Not Seen And Not Heard: how children and young people will lose out from cuts to civil legal aid. The report has found that 6,000 children under the age of 18 and 69,000 vulnerable young...
I was horrified to read about a three-year-old boy losing his arm after becoming trapped in a washing machine while at home. Lewis Wrench, from Crewe, in our neighbouring county of Cheshire, was found by his mum, covered in blood, with his arm detached and...
According to a survey undertaken by Young Marmalade (who are an insurer specialising in young motorists), one in five young motorists have considered breaking the law by driving without insurance to avoid having to pay increasingly higher motor insurance...
According to the Health and Safety Executive, slips and trips are the most common cause of major injuries at work and approximately 90 per cent of these injuries involve broken bones. These accidents cost businesses over £500 million per year but the...
£280,000 in compensation has been awarded to a cyclist who was left with a deformed leg after she was crushed by a lorry in a road traffic accident . Three years after 31 year old student Doris Barrera Torrico first started proceedings against the...
According to the National Statistics Annual Business Inquiry 2006, the dry cleaning and laundry industry employs around 39,000 people. This covers everything from independent dry cleaners to industrial laundries and onsite laundering facilities in the health...
51 year old electrician Henry Truszkowski suffered serious burns when he was hit by a 33,000 volt electric shock whilst carrying out maintenance work in 2008. He was working for steel company Celsa Manufacturing (UK) Ltd at the time, who was later fined...
In one of the first cases of its kind, a 13 year old schoolboy has been awarded compensation topping a four figure sum after suffering at the hands of a classroom bully. Jed Winfindale was attacked with a wooden drawing board and suffered arm and shoulder...
Concern has recently been raised that healthcare assistants, in many hospitals and care homes within the UK, are undertaking tasks without sufficient training. Healthcare assistants clearly have an important role assisting nurses with basic tasks like...
The Royal College of Surgeons have raised concerns that the lives of thousands of NHS emergency surgery patients are being risked by poor care and delays in treatment. A recent report indicates that approximately 170,000 patients undergo non-cardiac...
