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Poor Care for the Elderly – Sackings, Suspensions, and how to get Justice!
No one should have to suffer – those that do need to be heard!
Reports from the BBC have emerged recently about the poor standards of care elderly patients in nursing homes are at risk of being subjected to. Secret footage filmed by BBC’s Panama showed residents treated disrespectfully – facing taunts, manhandling, and even a case of one being slapped. Some were left unattended for hours, and bells that are used to raise the attention of care staff for assistance were even unplugged and switched off.
Tripped on a raised carpet? Advice from The Injury Lawyers
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Health and safety legislation is aimed at making sure reasonable steps are taken to prevent a person from being injured. There are regulations for public places, workplaces, and as a resident in a rented property. Whilst the regulations may be named slightly differently, they all share the common purpose of protecting people from being in an accident.
Hit and run accident – how to make a claim!
Hit and run situations are one of those really frustrating scenarios. Whilst you can still make a claim, and I will go in to how you can do this shortly, it’s frustrating to think that someone can be selfish enough to leave you injured to save themselves facing justice for their actions. What kind of human being lacks the compassion and decency to help someone out? Their selfishness can lead to victims not being unable to get the care they may desperately need, resulting in injuries being worse, or even leading to fatalities.
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How much compensation can I expect to receive?
Loads of people who are either making a claim for personal injury compensation, or considering it, are really keen to know what their claim could be worth. We understand this natural curiosity – in times of such financial hardship, it’s great to know that you could be awarded a healthy payout for your pain and suffering, and it’s always nice to know how much it is. Perhaps we can start thinking of that holiday to Spain or pricing up the cost of a new driveway if we knew how much we are going to get!
BUT – and this is a big but – it is not as easy as you might think to tell you right away from the start what your claim could be worth.
STOP – contact us before you speak to insurers and claims companies to avoid under settling!
Making a whiplash compensation claim can sometimes be a minefield of stress and confusion. You’re likely to be bombarded with calls, emails, texts, and letters from insurers, claims companies, and solicitors all offering to help you out. Your details can be passed around to claims companies and lawyers by insurers, garages, and even the police.
So what should you do and how do you make a claim for whiplash in the right way?
High speed motorcycle accident claims advice from The Injury Lawyers
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High speed motorcycle accidents are often either serious or fatal. Even crashes at 60 – 70mph can result in the victim being propelled through the air and bounced violently along the ground, with risk of a high speed impact as well. Helmets and protective gear can limit the damage to only some extent – we have seen some horrifying injuries caused as a result of motorbike accident claims.
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Building site fall injuries claims advice from The Injury Lawyers
All workplaces should be subject to the many workplace health and safety regulations that are in force. Such regulation is very important to protect employees from being exposed to risk that can be easily preventable.
Building sites can naturally be a hotspot for accidents and compensation claiming due to the many dangers involved in working on them. So what happens if you suffer an accident due to a fall on a building site? Can you claim and who do you claim from?
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Road accident caused by driver panic? Injury Lawyers advice!
To drive as safely as you can, you need to be cool and confident under pressure. As my instructor always used to tell me – ‘always be scanning ahead’ which I found to be a very useful piece of advice, especially as I commute quite a distance to and from work every day.
I avoid accidents several times a month, all of which are never my fault! So I consider myself to be a good and confident driver (famous last words if I have a crash soon!) and I see time and time again that other drivers panicking is a recipe for disaster.
So what happens when you’re the victim of a panicked driver? Can you claim?
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Burn injury compensation claims help
Even minor burns can result in prolonged pain and unsightly scarring, whether it’s in the short term or the long term. With minor burns, the pain will often go away in a few days, but damage to the skin may last longer.
So for a burn injury compensation claim, how do we value the case and what kinds of things can you include in a claim? Read on for an insight in to what we look for and what we do to value a burn injury case.
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T-Junction Road Accident Claims Advice
The rules of the road are fairly clear when it comes to T-junctions. Normally the road is clearly marked to indicate who has the right of way – and where a driver must give way to you, its expected that they will do so.
But if a driver pulls out of a T-junction and hits you, or perhaps they pull out in front of you leaving you no time to stop and resulting in a collision, you may have a claim for personal injury compensation.
Read on for more info on how it wall works and what your chances are of winning.
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