Scottish Compensation has released the findings from a study into the most common accidents that lead to compensation claims against businesses. The research shows that workplace slips, trips and falls as these make up more than a third of personal injuries. 36% of workplace injuries are categorised as slips, trips and falls, so businesses are [...]
The biological father of Baby Peter has lodged a compensation claim against Haringey Council for failing to protect his son. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is seeking £200,000 in compensation, although he could be able to claim twice as much according to legal experts. He has taken early retirement from work [...]
Personal injury claims have increased even though the number of people hurt in road traffic accidents has dropped by 8%, recent studies have shown. Compensation claims have risen dramatically from £8.8 billion in 2006 to £9.6 billion this year. There has been some speculation that the lower casualties are a result of the current economic [...]
According to recent research, the number of children injured in road accidents during the morning rush hour has decreased significantly, from 344 between January to June 2008 to 228 in the same months this year. It has been suggested that this may be due to the current recession. David Green, the chief executive of MTA, [...]
After previous campaigns by the British public, Justice Secretary Jack Straw has announced that British people suffering personal injury in terrorist attacks abroad will receive compensation, once changes are made to the law in the coming month. At present, those wounded or even killed overseas are not able to claim any compensation for their losses. [...]
A mother is hoping to receive compensation after her son sustained severe facial injuries when he was impaled on a metal fence whilst playing outside his home in East London. “Alfie came running home with his mouth hanging off,” said Clare Metson. “His lip had come away and was hanging like a flap. I could [...]
A fossil hunter is pursuing a compensation claim after he became badly injured in a seaside rock fall. Dave McGowan, 41, was looking for and collecting fossils with his girlfriend along the shoreline at Seatown, near Bridport in Dorset, when rocks fell from the cliff above. The incident left his leg and ankle broken but [...]
Car insurance premiums are rising at their fastest rate in a decade, according to a survey by the AA British Insurance Premium Index. Premiums have risen by 11% over the past year and 3.5% in the last three months. Between April and June, the average quote for an annual comprehensive car insurance policy rose to [...]
Robert Plant, singer of British classic rock band Led Zeppelin, was involved in a minor car crash at a junction in the northwest of London, it has recently been reported. Although Mr Plant, 60, is believed not to have sustained any personal injuries, the other driver, Richard Grant, was knocked unconscious and suffered whiplash due [...]
Legal professionals have warned that swine flu victims could sue their employers for tens of thousands of pounds if they can prove that they contracted the illness at the workplace. Firms could face costly personal injury claims if they fail to adequately protect their workers from the H1N1 virus. Therefore employers are being urged not [...]