PEOPLE who suffer a personal injury as a consequence of European election posters can claim, a leading solicitor has said. There have been instances of personal injury inquiries following incidences such as election billboard posters falling down, or distracting drivers. But Martin Hart, of Hart & Co Solicitors in Belfast, said: “Somebody confronted with this [...]
A BRITISH tourist is bringing a personal injury claim against an American couple following an accident at their holiday home. Julian Bruch, from Horsham, West Sussex, says he suffered personal injury after an outdoor chair broke underneath him and he fell on the veranda of Michael and Debra Taylor’s vacation home, on the Bolivar Peninsula [...]
THE drum and bass producer star Goldie is staying silent over claims that has has made a compensation claim against a television production company. The 43-year-old from Hemel Hempstead, who has also starred in a James Bond and recently won the BBC reality series Maestro, is reported to have brought the compensation claim after he [...]
AN OAP is to make a compensation claim after falling from her wheelchair on what she says was an uneven pavement. Daphne Slater, 73, says she is fearful of leaving her house after the accident, which happened near her home in Nuthall, Nottinghamshire. Now the pensioner is filing a personal injury compensation claim against the [...]
A LABOURER who fell at work and had to have a leg amputated received a six-figure sum in compensation from his former employer. Mr William Edge fell from his wet ladder onto concrete three metres below, breaking his ankle in the fall. After eight separate operations and sixteen months of treatment, his right ankle became [...]
A MAJOR new safety campaign aimed at cutting down the number of accidents and personal injury compensation claims caused by deer on roads has been launched in Scotland. Collisions with deer are responsible for millions of pounds of personal injury claims and damage to cars in around 10,000 accidents every yearparticularly in the central area [...]
LOCAL authorities throughout the UK are paying out increasing amounts in compensation to people that are injured following trips on pavements or accidents with potholes. Some councils have reported paying out up to £250,000 in the past year, while the average compensation settlement for incidents of this kind is now around £8,500. The claims are [...]
THERE has been growing criticism of compensation claims in recent years, and that looks set to continue as businesses find it increasingly hard to trade in the current recession, leaving them with little or no money to pay for unforeseen circumstances. However, workers’ compensation is there for a good reason: to ensure that staff are [...]
Last year over £18 million was paid out by schools to teachers that were the victims of injury, discrimination, or bullying. Payouts for injuries are at record levels, with school staff members being awarded more compensation for accidents and employment disputes than ever before. Figures from the National Union of Teachers show that 16 teachers [...]