Roundabouts are notorious for road traffic accidents; it’s not really a surprise. Even though the majority of accidents on roundabouts are not fatal and involve low speed collisions, people can still get injured and whiplash is one of the most common injuries.

A driver at fault usually fails to keep a proper lookout and often drives too fast resulting in accidents, or fails to give the correct right of way. Accidents commonly happen on roundabouts because drivers fail to wait for traffic to pass before entering the roundabout, fail to keep or move to the correct lane at the correct time, which causes last minute lane changes and sudden braking.

The Highway Code (2007) governs rules on the road; to give you an idea of who may be at fault for a road traffic accident, take a note of some of the following correct procedures – if someone fails to follow the below they may well be liable for the accident:

• On approaching a roundabout take notice and act on all the information available to you, including traffic lights, traffic signs, and lane markings which direct you to the correct lane.
• When reaching the roundabout you should give priority to traffic approaching form your right, check whether road markings allow you to enter the roundabout without giving way, watch out for all other road users already on the roundabout, and look forward before pulling off to make sure traffic in front has moved off properly.When taking the first exit to the left, unless signs or markings indicate otherwise

1.  Signal to the left and approach in the left hand lane
2. Keep to the left on the roundabout and continue signalling left to leave

●  When taking an exit to the right or going full circle

1. Signal right and approach in the right hand lane
2. Keep to the right on the roundabout until you need to change lanes to exit
3. Signal left after you have passed the exit before the one you want

If you have been involved in a road traffic accident on a roundabout that was not your fault you are entitled to make a claim for personal injury compensation. If you want a genuine no win no fee agreement and you want to keep 100% of your compensation, look no further and call The Injury Lawyers today on 0800 634 75 75.

For us, it’s not just about getting you the maximum amount of compensation in the quickest time possible; it’s also about helping you get back on the road to recovery as fast as we possibly can.

Rehabilitation for many injuries is the key to a successful recovery in as quicker time as possible. However, whilst the NHS does a fantastic job, we know that the process for getting help with the NHS can often be slow. For a claim for compensation with The Injury Lawyers, you don’t need to worry about waiting around for medical help at all!

You are entitled to seek private medical care for your injuries if it is going to help you recover at a much faster rate. We can arrange for medical help straight away even before the other side has accepted fault for the claim with our Early Intervention Policy which gives you access to physiotherapy, chiropractic, or even osteopathic help. You do not need to pay for the help up front as we arrange for the funding to be sorted out. If the claim wins we will seek recovery of the medical fees back from the other side, and if it loses, the fees can be covered by insurance.

The thing is, by law, the other side has a duty to help you recover as fast as possible – which is why we can pin the charges for medical treatment directly on them. Once the other side has accepted fault and you have seen the medical expert we send you for to complete the medical report, we will know if there is any further medical intervention you need. At that stage we can agree it with the other side. If the medical evidence says it’s required, than the other side should have no problems paying for it (e.g. an MRI scan).

Right from the start of your claim we can assess if you need any medical intervention straight away. If you do, we can normally get it sorted in just a few days or a week or so.

We will normally receive reports from the treatment providers you see, and they can be tied in with the medical evidence we get for you as well. The treatment provider’s first step is usually to do an initial assessment to confirm whether they believe any medical intervention is required. If so, we will arrange the appointments at places, times, and dates that are all convenient for you – another reason why the private help is normally more efficient that that on the NHS.

So, if you have been injured in an incident through no fault of your own, call our free claims helpline today on 0800 634 75 75 – if we can take your case on, which we normally can tell you over the phone right away, and we can instruct our medical partners to get treatment sorted out for you on the very day you instruct us to pursue your case.

Most lawyers will probably wait until the other side has accepted liability and you have had a medical report before even thinking about getting you treatment. We think this is rather daft, since it could take months for the other side to complete their investigations, and weeks to get a report thereafter. Why wait so long when you can have treatment much sooner with us?

If have been a pedestrian who has been injured as a result of someone else’s negligent actions you are entitled to compensation, it’s the law. In fact, the law generally favours the plight of the pedestrian, so you should have a strong case so long as you didn’t do anything daft like run out in front of the road.

Here are a few basic examples of pedestrian compensation claims that you may well be able to relate to:

• The client was correctly crossing the road when a motorcyclist came speeding round a bend and negligently collided into him causing severe injuries. The Motorcyclist is clearly at fault as the client was correctly proceeding across the road.
• The client had set off to cross the road after he had checked that the road was clear and the third party negligently collided into him due t pulling out from a side road and failing to look out for pedestrians. Again the motorist was at fault and the client was entitled to claim for the maximum amount of compensation possible.
• The client was correctly walking along the pavement when a bus negligently caught the client with its wing mirror and knocked the client over. Again the bus is negligent and the client is entitled to compensation

OK, the last one isn’t so common! But it has happened to many people before unfortunately.

If any of the above sound familiar then you may well be entitled to compensation. Making a claim is simple and easy too; ignore all the myths that claiming for compensation is hectic and long-winded. In order to get everything started all you have to do is complete a Claim Notification Form which takes around 10 – 15 minutes to complete with the help of a specialist personal injury lawyer. (Like us, might I add)

The form contains details of what happened in the accident, why we think they are at fault and details of the injuries you sustained. Once complete we will submit the form electronically to the third party at fault who will have 1 business day to acknowledge receipt of the form and 15 business days in which to investigate and respond in relation to liability.

Simple and easy. Once we have a response we will organise a medical appointment to obtain your medical evidence in order to accurately value your claim. Once you are happy with the report and the valuation we will disclose this information to the third party and seek to negotiate your compensation for the maximum amount possible.

So, if you have been unfortunate to have been involved in a road traffic accident, do not hesitate and make a claim today. Call The Injury Lawyers on 0800 634 75 75 for free and friendly legal advice.

Passenger claims are one of the most successful personal injury claims as you could never be at fault for the accident unless you did something daft like deliberately causing the accident by grabbing the wheel or the hand brake.

Therefore, passenger claims are the easiest claims to establish – if you were in a vehicle that collided into the back of someone and as a result of the driver’s negligent action you are injured, how can this be your fault? Or if you were a passenger in a vehicle and another vehicle collided into you – this cannot be your fault, and therefore you are entitled to compensation.

By law you are entitled to claim compensation for your injuries and any out of pocket expenses that you may have incurred that are caused as a result of the accident. Such out of pocket expenses may include loss of earnings, travel expenses to go to and from medical appointments, any medication that you have had to pay for, or any care and assistance that you have had to receive from friends or family.

You can even claim for compensation if you were injured as a passenger on a bus. For example, if you were standing on a bus and the bus driver suddenly drove away from the bus stop resulting in you falling and injuring yourself, the negligent actions of the driver is a claim that the bus company has to cover you for. You therefore can claim for compensation all the same.

Making a claim for compensation is simple and easy to. All you have to do to get everything started is complete a Claim Notification Form which takes around 15 minutes with the help of your solicitor. Once the form has been completed we will submit it electronically, in order to stop any delays in the post, to the third party insurer. They will then have 1 business day to acknowledge receipt of the form and 15 business days to investigate and respond in relation to liability.

And it is simple as that! So if you have been involved in a road traffic accident that was not your fault remember you are entitled by law to make a claim for compensation as you were an innocent passenger. Call The Injury Lawyers today on 0800 634 75 75 for free, no obligatory legal advice.

Whiplash is much more than what it is portrayed in the media and it can seriously affect people’s lives – I should know, I deal with whiplash claims every day. I hear clients complain about the pain and suffering it causes them as well as the effect it has on their day to day life – it is certainly much more than a slight niggle!

So what exactly is whiplash? Whiplash is a term used to describe a neck, shoulder and back injury resulting from being involved in a car accident. The sudden movement of the body, particularly, the neck, damages the ligaments and tendons in the neck. The force of the sudden movement makes your body move beyond its normal range of movement so that ligaments, tendons and muscles in your neck area are overstretched. To let you know, tendons are tough, fibrous bands that connect muscles to the bone and ligaments are the fibrous connective tissues that link two bones together at a joint.

People often only relate whiplash with neck pain but whiplash can affect your shoulders and back just as badly. Some common symptoms of whiplash can include:

• Neck pain and stiffness
• Neck swelling
• Lower back pain
• Tenderness of the neck, back and shoulder area
• Reduced movement
• Headaches

Some other symptoms of whiplash can include:

• Pins and needle sensation in the arms and hands
• Muscles spasms
• Dizziness
• Tiredness
• Tinnitus

As you can see whiplash is much more than neck ache! It really can cause severe pain and suffering. Whiplash symptoms often do not arise straight away it can sometimes take 48 hours before you really see the effect of whiplash and that is why it shouldn’t be taken a just a sore neck!

If you have been injured in a road traffic accident that was not your fault don’t be fooled by what you hear about whiplash – you are entitled to make a claim for compensation, the law says so. You should not suffer as a result of someone else’s negligent actions.

Call The Injury Lawyers today on 0800 634 75 75 for free legal advice and get your claim started today!

For example – if you need to manually handle dangerous material, such as sharp metals, hot liquids, chemicals, or anything that can cause any form of injury or suffering to you, your employers must provide you with the right equipment such as gloves to protect you from injury. Gloves in these kinds of scenarios must be appropriate as well – they must be strong enough to ensure sharp material cannot slice through the gloves, or heat retardant enough to prevent hot materials or liquids from burning through them.

The equipment must also be available and suitable for use as well. Taking the gloves example again – they’re no use if there aren’t any available to fit you, or if the gloves prevent you from working, or if there are only limited amounts leaving some employees without protection.

Here’s another classic example – helmets or hard hats in a building site. You’ve probably seen the signs outside the entrances of building sites preventing access to anyone who isn’t wearing helmets, or goggles, or a high visibility jacket. It’s all for a very good reason – the potential dangers involved in a building site from falling material or knocks to the head can leave someone with some serious damage.

So – what can you do if you are injured at work as a result of personal protective equipment at work? Perhaps one of the following scenarios is relevant for you:

• The PPE provided did not protect you enough or at all from injury
• The PPE was poorly maintained and failed to protect you
• The PPE you were provided was the wrong type of PPE, failing to offer the proper protection it should have done
• You were not provided with any PPE at all
• There was no suitable PPE at the time of working
• You were not trained properly in how to use the PPE to offer the full protection it should do

If any of the above situations apply to you, or if you aren’t sure whether you may have a claim for compensation or not, call our free claims helpline on 0800 634 75 75 for the legal advice you need or to start your claim straight away.

The great thing about UK law and employment law is that your employer has a legal obligation to have Employers Liability Insurance that you can claim from for injuries and loss. Better yet, it covers legal fees as well – so you will receive 100% of your compensation payout with the right lawyer representing you on a Genuine No Win, No Fee basis.

You are also protected by law for claiming – i.e. your employment cannot be affected at all because you are making a claim. In fact, we find nowadays most employers are quite happy for you to make a claim as they have insurance in place for the whole purpose of claiming from! So you have nothing to worry about at all.

Many people presume that a claim for compensation comes with hassle, time and stress. Well they cannot be more than wrong as claims for whiplash are normally so simple and easy to do because we do all the hard work for you. All you have to do is wait to receive your compensation that you deserve!

You don’t even have to worry about any costs as it won’t cost you a penny through our genuine no win no fee policy – it does exactly what it says – you get ALL of your compensation and don’t have to pay any costs as the third party are responsible for all of them. We really do have your best interests at heart; we believe that if you have been a victim of a whiplash injury you deserve all the compensation we can get you and not a penny less.

So how to you get everything started? It is very simple – all you have to do is complete a Claim Notification Form which takes around 10-15 minutes to complete. This form provides all the details of your accident including your injuries and why we think the third party are at fault. Once complete we will send your Claim Notification Form electronically to the third party insurer to ensure there are no delays. The third party insurer then has 1 business day to acknowledge receipt of the form and 15 business days to investigate and respond in relation to liability.

This process is a much more effective and efficient way of gaining your compensation as it proceeds through the Road Traffic Accident Protocol. We aim to get the best possible compensation in the most efficient way possible resulting in a lot less stress and hassle for you so you can get back to a normal way of life as soon as possible.

If you have been injured in a road traffic accident that was not your fault you are entitled to make a claim for compensation. Call The Injury Lawyers today on 0800 634 75 75 for free legal advice and get the maximum amount of compensation and more importantly get 100% of it!

As expert personal injury lawyers, we know exactly how to make the most of your compensation claim. So when it comes to nerve injuries, we know, appreciate, and understand that there is a lot to take in to account.

Nerve damage can be serious. For anyone who is suffering, or has suffered, with nerve damage, I’m preaching to the converted. The problem is that it’s very easy to end up damaging the nervous system, and the impact it can have can be potentially huge.

Due to the complexity of the nervous system, it’s very difficult to all variations of nerve injuries. However, there are generally three common ways to injure a nerve:

1. Compression injuries, where most people will recover from, and the nervous structure itself will normally remain intact (often not classified as too serious). You will naturally end up with some form of paralysis, which is usually temporary.
2. Crush injuries which can leave you with paralysis as well; but again you will commonly recover over time.
3. Contusions, stretching, or laceration damage to the nerve – which are more serious on the scale of whether you may recover or not. Dependant on how bad the damage is can depend on whether the nerve will recover or not.

The issue for any actual damage to the nerve is whether the nerve will be able to recover by itself or not. Nerves, according to many experts, can either make miraculous and fantastic recoveries, or leave you with little or no chance of any recovery at all. The other problem is that it can take years for nerves to regenerate, and it’s difficult to gauge whether they will make a recovery or not. I.e. you could be waiting two years and nothing will ever happen. So it’s a painstaking waiting game.

It goes without saying of course that the inconvenience an injured nerve has on the victim can be huge. If you have escaped with some minor temporary sensory damage (i.e. loss of feeling) then it may not be so bad; but if a part of your body such as a foot or a hand is paralysed due to the damage, you will face obvious difficulties – especially if the recovery is going to take a long time.

You may not be in a great deal of pain with the nerve injury, but the paralysis that it causes is what we take in to account for the suffering for the claim. You don’t have to be in physical pain to make a claim as long as you are suffering adversely in some way.

So, let’s use for example the condition called foot drop. This is a condition you can end up with if your Common Peroneal Nerve is injured, which is commonly injured through traumatic knee injuries. The nerve itself can be severely stretched or even snap. This nerve is responsible for “dorsiflexsion” which is a posh way of saying moving your foot up. So, imagine you’ve injured this nerve, which paralysis the muscles that raise your foot – your foot will be constantly dropped downwards as you can’t keep it straight or raise it up. How will you walk normally? With no ability to lift you foot up, walking the normal way becomes impossible. You could raise your knee up whilst walking or twist your foot at a sort of side angle to compensate for the drop, but this can cause damage to your hips and knees as well.

So, although the condition may not be painful (aside from some pins and needles and sensory shock pain in the numb areas), being unable to walk properly is not a nice thing to have to suffer with. It’s all about the inconvenience it causes to you; e.g. in this case again for foot drop, having to wear an orthotic splint to keep your foot raised and allow you to walk almost normally. Imagine you have to wait two years for the foot to start working again – that’s two years of wearing a splint for walking, and wearing one at night time to stop your Achilles tendon from shrinking (which commonly happens if foot drop is not treated correctly). Hey – try getting a sock on your foot without the ability to properly wriggle your foot in to the damn thing. It’s hard!

I actually used foot drop as an example as I unfortunately have the condition from a nerve injury myself. So I’m speaking from experience here, so you can trust in what I have to say! But the overall point I’m making is that you don’t necessarily have to be in physical pain to make a claim – discomfort and inconvenience from paralysis is well worth claiming for!

Besides, referring to my earlier point about nerve injury recovery, it’s not always good news. If the damage is extensive, you may need nerve conduction studies to see if there is any life whatsoever in the muscles that have been affected by the nerve damage. If there isn’t, surgery to take a look at the damage, and repair surgery may be required. So you have to go through an operation in many cases as well. And unfortunately surgeries such as nerve grafts still have waiting times for recovery that can go in to years and years.

The surgery itself will leave you open to risks of infection and complication. Taking the example of a nerve graft, were less important sensory nerves are taken from another area of your body to repair the damaged section of nerve, you may be left with a loss of sensation in some other area of your body. Other surgical options (as grafts aren’t 100% successful) may include tendon transfers to essentially move tendons to control other parts of the body – but they may also leave weaknesses that will never fully recover.

So overall it’s quite easy to see that the impact of a nerve injury can be absolutely substantial – and this is reflected in the claim for compensation. We can also take in to account medical costs, physiotherapy needs and costs, adaptation costs (for example needing an automatic car if your left foot is paralysed from nerve damage), care and assistance needs – there is a lot to look at.

That’s why it’s important to get an expert specialist personal injury lawyer to represent you for your claim for compensation. With nerve damage, you need a lawyer who knows what they’re doing to make sure you get the maximum amount of compensation and the best medical help possible to get you back to normal as much as possible and as quickly as we can. So don’t hesitate to call our free specialist claims helpline on 0800 634 75 75 for advice, help, and expert representation.

Hey – you’re more than welcome to ask for me directly given I know how you feel!