Fatal road accidents fall 41% between 1960 and 2009
11th November 2013
The number of motor vehicle accidents in the UK has fallen by 41% over the last 50 years, despite a significantly higher number of people on the nation’s roads. This…
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Birmingham Mother Wins Five-Figure Medical Negligence Settlement
8th November 2013
A mother from Birmingham has received a substantial settlement in a medical negligence claim against Heart of England NHS Trust after a bacterial infection was not diagnosed, eventually leading to…
Should The Rules For Psychiatric Injury Be Changed?
8th November 2013
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) is calling for the laws relating to psychiatric injuries to be changed. Laws relating to negligently-inflicted psychiatric injury were first developed after the…
What Is Contributory Negligence?
7th November 2013
Contributory negligence is an important factor in many personal injury claims. It is possible for people to make a personal injury claim against a person or organisation when they can…
Company Fined £20k After Chimney Sweep Falls From Height
7th November 2013
A company was fined £20,000 on November 5th after an employee was seriously injured in a fall from height. The accident occurred on June 20th 2011, when Dylan Skelhorn, 32,…
Making Complaints About Negligent Home Care
6th November 2013
With the government’s recent review into standards in the home care sector, people are asking personal injury solicitors what they should do if they are unhappy with the standards of…
NHS 'facing winter crisis'
6th November 2013
Doctors are warning that the NHS could face a crisis over winter, with accident and emergency departments already finding it hard to deal with the volume of patients they see.…
HGVs In Road Traffic Accident Claims And Intoxication
4th November 2013
In 2012, heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) were involved in 6,305 road accidents, according to data from the Department for Transport. These led to 271 deaths, 1,077 serious injuries and 7,350…
Fuel Tank Explosion Paralyses Morcambe Father
4th November 2013
A man was paralysed in an accident at work in an airport fuel tank manufacturer, a court heard on October 29th. Preston Crown Court was told that Karol Robaczewski, a…
Personal Injury Solicitors Offer Travel Advice As Storm Batters Britain
1st November 2013
The worst of the storm is over, and the UK’s weather is going back to its dull, grey average. Regardless, personal injury solicitors are expecting to see a huge number…