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What happens if you walk into your workplace and you are asked to carry out a task involving a harmful substance or danger without any protective equipment and you end up exposed to the substance causing burns your skin? Or what happens you are in an area where you may need a helmet due to the risk of falling materials or objects? Can you pursue a claim for personal injury I hear you say?

The answer to the above is YES!

The law which governs the above falls under The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations.

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Firstly, you can be assured I’m speaking from plenty of experience here as a man who has not only advised countless victims making whiplash claims with The Injury lawyers, but also as a sufferer of the injury myself. I’ve had a claim and settled it last year for quite a bad stint of whiplash, so I know how agonising it can be.

Here is a quick guide about what you need to know when it comes to working with a whiplash injury.

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The colder seasons of the year normally result in an increase in people making a claim for personal injury compensation as result of a pothole injury. Generally speaking, potholes are more commonly formed in colder weather because water seeps in to cracks in the highway surface and expands when it freezes overnight, causing the ground to crack and break open.

So if you are the victim of a pothole accident, what are your rights for a pothole claim against the council?

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A broken leg can cause some real disability physically as well as causing considerable losses from time off work. Compensation payouts are designed to reflect the severity and length of the suffering you have had to endure, as well as compensate you for losses and expenses as a result.

Generally speaking, the more you suffer, the more we get for you.

So what’s the typical value of a broken leg compensation claim? Let’s take a look at the guidelines that we use with medical evidence to give you a rough idea.

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Medico legal reports are often essential in valuing your claim for personal injury compensation and proving that the injuries caused were a result of the accident or incident you are claiming for. The expert will produce a report that will provide their findings.

But what many people don’t understand is that the expert is independent and their duty is to the court. As such, we can’t just ask them to produce a favourable report. They must put their reputation on the line and give their best professional opinion.

So what happens if you don’t agree with their opinion? What options do you have?

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Have you been injured in an accident due to a wobbly paving slab?

Whether you tripped, slipped, or fell due to a wobbly paving slab, however minor or serious your injuries are, you may be able to make a claim for compensation. It may be that one of several organisations could potentially be liable for your accident. This could be either the local authority / local council, The Highways Agency, or a private landowner if it was a shop front or other places like that. For the majority of claims due to accidents of this nature, the local Council is the one to blame for not maintaining the land on which you had your accident.

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So what are you rights if you’re at work and suddenly the ladders provided to you collapse beneath you? Can you make a workplace claim for personal injury compensation?

As with most types of accident claims, it’s all circumstantial. We need to investigate how this has happened and what your employer could have done to have prevented the accident from occurring. If the ladders were faulty or unsuitable, or if the system of work was unsafe, you may be able to make a claim.

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When it comes to workplace accident claims, your employer has an important duty to adhere to The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 to ensure employees are not harmed when lifting and carrying in the workplace. These regulations are so important because getting lifting and carrying in the wrong way can easily lead to significant injuries.

Training is therefore key – but what if you have been trained but you have still been injured when lifting and carrying in the workplace? Can you still make a claim for personal injury compensation even if you have received proper and adequate training?

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Offering you a 100% compensation agreement and offering you a no win, no fee agreement can actually be two very different things. People commonly associate the two together because for years most solicitors for personal injury claims have operated on a no win, no fee basis and the client will keep all 100% of their payout.

On top of that, a no win, no fee agreement is the common term applied for a Conditional Fee Agreement which would in fact take in to account what you pay whether the claim wins or loses.

But now the difference between the two is very important indeed because nowadays most lawyers won’t let you keep 100% of your payout anymore.

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Sometimes a severe cut which leads to scarring may not be all that physically painful for a long time, but could be undesirable given that you may end up with a large and noticeable scar. Normally when it comes to making a claim for personal injury compensation, you’re entitled to money to reflect the severity and length of your suffering.

So if the cut itself only hurt for a few days, what about the fact you are left with a huge scar? Can this be claimed for?

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