Scaffolding Accident Compensation Claims Advice
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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Can I claim if I have a pre-existing problem?
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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Is it wrong to make a claim for personal injury compensation?
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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Do I need a lawyer for a personal injury compensation claim?
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.
Claim advice after being hit by a car going round a bend
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?
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Compensation Claims Advice
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.
Neck Injury Compensation Claims
The most common form of a neck injury is in the form of whiplash, which is normally caused through a road traffic accident. If the muscles and ligaments in the neck area are stretched beyond their normal range of movement then you can end up with pain and stiffness for a prolonged period of time.
So read on for more advice about what you can claim for in a neck injury compensation claim and what kind of pay-outs you may be looking at.
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No Win, No Fee Manual Handling Compensation Claims
Manual handling injuries in the workplace are unfortunately common. The Manual Handling Operations Regulations that employers must abide by outline in clear detail the duty of an employer in what they need to do to prevent an employee being injured in the workplace by a manual handling injury.
Manual handling injuries commonly involve the back which is always a dangerous place to injure. So can you make a no win, no fee manual handling injury claim?
Broken scaphoid compensation claims
A fracture to the scaphoid is a fairly common type of break in the wrist. We represent a lot of clients who have suffered a break to the scaphoid so we’re more than used to representing victims claiming for personal injury compensation for a scaphoid fracture.
The common scenarios are normally slips, trips, falls, and bike accidents. Read on for a little advice about what you can claim for and what payouts you can commonly expect.
Floor mopped at work causing a slip accident – can you claim?
A mopped floor is, for fairly obvious reasons, one heck of a danger in the workplace. There are many health and safety rules and regulations that employers must abide by to keep their employees safe at work, and given how much of a clear and present danger a mopped floor can be, there ought to be no excuse for letting a slip accident happen in such circumstances.
So where do you stand, and can you make a claim for personal injury compensation for a mopped floor slip accident at work?
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