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If you have suffered an injury at work through handling heavy or awkward goods, lifting equipment, or operating heavy machinery that requires a lot of strength, you could be eligible to make a manual handling compensation claim.

There are specific regulations under The Manual Handling Operations Regulations that govern your employer’s responsibility to safeguard you at work and prevent a manual handling injury.

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We’ve already started taking on compensation claims for those affected by the Daybrook Dental Practice scandal after sources from the NHS revealed that a whistleblower had uncovered potentially years of poor infection control procedures concerning patients.

Mr D’Mello practised at the Daybrook Dental Practice in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, for a considerable period of time – it is thought that more than 22,000 patients may have been risked to exposure of serious infections like HIV and Hepatitis for more than 32 years.
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For most people it’s fair to say that the loss of a finger can have a substantial impact on their life. That being said, the amounts you can be awarded for a finger loss injury claim can be perceived as very low when it comes to the injury payout alone.

It is important to understand the differences between the injury payout and a claim for losses and expenses though – so read on for a better understanding in how this works.
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Mr C approached The Injury Lawyers for help when he suffered from a fractured index finger and soft tissue damage to his middle finger in a work accident that was entirely preventable. Mr C had to have several weeks off work and was restricted in his everyday activities as a result of his debilitating injuries.

With help from our expert team, he was awarded a fantastic payout of £8,147.98 for his injuries and losses in less than nine months of starting the case.
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It’s no surprise that there can be high numbers of accidents in places like building sites. With so many inherent dangers, there is always a real risk that an employee working on a building site will end up injured in the line of duty.

So what happens if you are working on scaffolding and you fall through a section of it? Whether a panel has broken, become loose, or was missing, you may have the right to make a claim for personal injury compensation.
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I’ve heard that humans are not designed to be sat at desks all day, yet that’s what most of us do! Many people also don’t exercise enough when we hit the world of full time work as well. The result is poor posture and a body that ages faster than it should. I should know – I’ve got back and knee problems from two previous accidents and I feel like an OAP at times; but I’m not even thirty yet!

So a lot of people have pre-existing problems and worry about making a claim when this is a factor. So if this is you, read on for some helpful advice!
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There is a negative stigma associated with making a claim for personal injury compensation. Lawyers are branded greedy ‘ambulance chasers‘ and the media constantly talk of a ‘compensation culture‘ and Briton’s having ‘the weakest necks in Europe‘ when it comes to whiplash claims.

We hear stories of lawyers raking in £100,000 in fees and victims receiving just a thousand pounds in a case against the NHS, or the million pound pothole claims.

So the purpose of this article is to address these ongoing issues.
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At some point you may have an accident and you will be approached by someone from the side at fault who will want to settle your claim for personal injury compensation directly with them.

They’ll say thingls like “you can cut out the middleman lawyer” and save time by settling directly really fast. They’ll sometimes also tell you that they’ll give you a little extra for not using a law firm.

But the truth is this – you are statistically, logically, and probably going to under settle your claim, potentially by thousands of pounds, by settling directly.

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Bends in the road are accident hotspots for various reasons. The common scenarios are vehicles not stopping in time and hitting the back of another car on the bend, perhaps because traffic has slowed, cars pulling out of a side road and being hit by a vehicle coming fast around a bend, or where the vehicle from the opposing direction veers over on to the wrong side of the road when trying to negotiate a bend.

So when it comes to accidents caused by being hit by another car or vehicle on a bend, who is at fault, and can you claim for personal injury compensation?

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PTSD can affect a victim in so many different ways. It’s a condition that is often misunderstood by many people without exposure to either having it themselves or knowing someone who is, or has, suffered with PTSD.

You can claim for ‘psychological’ injuries and PTSD is a diagnosable injury that can be claimed for in a personal injury compensation case. So read on for more advice.

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