Archives
Car Accidents on a Good To Go ‘Green Traffic Light’?
A green light does not give a driver an absolute right to proceed to the junction.
A leading case illustrating this is Radburn V Kemp courts will look at the approach taken in this case when deciding liability. In this case a cyclist had proceeded through a green light and was in the middle of the junction, before the cyclist could take his exit, the lights changed and the lights in the opposite direction changed to green.
A driver coming from this direction drove through the green light and hit the cyclist waiting at the junction. The court held the driver 100% to blame even though he had a green light.
Read More
Are all Accident at Work Claims Brought Against the Employer?
A client recently asked, “Are all Accident at Work Claims Brought Against the Employer?” Good question but a better one would be: who owes you, as an employee, a duty of care? Firstly, the law, the part that’s going to show you’ve done your research and you know what you’re talking about.
Regulation 4 of The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 establishes who owes the duty of the care in the workplace.
Read More
Injured by a Stolen Car! Can You Still Claim?
So your driving along, minding your own business when another car comes straight for you, ploughing into your car causing serious injuries – you then find out it was driven by someone who had earlier stolen it, its just not your day! Can you make a claim for your injuries and if so, who do you claim against?
Claim Compensation for a Car Accident if Driver was at Fault and Drunk?
Claim Compensation for a Car Accident if Driver was at Fault and Drunk? The answer to that question is yes, you may still make a claim for compensation for the injuries you sustained however, there may be a deduction in the amount you are awarded. There are several things that will be taken into consideration when a judge is determining what compensation you should receive for injuries sustained following an accident whereby you were a passenger in a vehicle which was being driven by a person under the influence of alcohol…
Read More
So, you’ve tripped over wires trailing across the floor of the office, fallen down the stairs leading from the office due to poor maintenance and to top off your day you’ve dropped in to a pot hole in the car park as you were leaving work and your tyre has burst!
‘What do I do’, I hear you cry! ‘Who do I need to report these problems to?’ ‘Who is liable and who can I claim from for the damage caused?’
Read More
Fact, more accidents happen in the workplace than anywhere else, do you know that your employer has a legal responsibility to make your work area as safe and secure as possible, this includes a safe working practises, training and machinery, not only to full time staff but to anyone that enters there factory. So what happens if you have an accident at work, are you entitled to compensation?
Compensation Claim Against The English FA
Premiership side, West Ham United, have submitted a compensation claim against the English FA , after one of their strikers, Carlton Cole, was injured while on International duty for England. West Ham are looking for around £200,000 compensation.
In the UK, maintaining the condition of roads public roads is the responsibility of the Highways Agency. They are charged with the responsibility of keeping roads of a high enough standard to ensure the safety of those who use them. They do this via Safety Inspections which their website describes as: ‘designed to identify defects likely to create a danger to the public and therefore require immediate or urgent attention.’
Computer Casualty Injury Advice
The use of computers has transformed our lives. We use the technology at work to communicate, to store data, to produce reports and projects while at home we shop, read and play on our computers. But are they safe?
In the complex and dangerous realm of the spinal cord, scientists are on the verge of breakthrough. The body cannot naturally repair functions in the brain or the spinal cord and surgery is incredibly risky as the spinal cord is the connecting point of nearly every nerve to the brain. If the spinal cord is damaged there has been little hope for complete recovery. However BBC News reports that a team of scientists at the University of Cambridge is “developing a treatment which could potentially allow damaged nerve fibres to regenerate within the spinal cord.” This brings great hope to people who suffer with major conditions such as paralysis and others like a loss of sensation. According to the report over 40,000 people in the UK suffer with spinal injuries that have a great impact on their life.