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School trips are an opportunity for children to take their education and learning beyond the classroom. School trips further extend a child’s learning and physical development often cementing topics that have previously been shown in the classroom. Research shows that school trips are an excellent way for engaging children in a topic and taking their studies and understanding to a higher level. However, with all the advantages to school trips we must also remember the disadvantages and the strict health and safety measures that must be implemented.
Air travel is said to be one of the safest ways to travel, that said, more of us suffer from a fear of flying than we do driving or being a passenger in a car. Funny, when it’s considered that we are more likely, on the balance of probability, to be involved in a road traffic collision than in a plane accident.
At the start of every New Year we all like to begin it well, implementing our New Year resolutions of eating healthier, drinking less and exercising more. However, if you are going to carve out a new you through blood sweat and tears in 2009, its worth knowing how best to achieve optimum results.
Understanding the Difference Between an Accident and Negligence.
There is very often confusion between whether an injury has been sustained as a result of an accident or of negligence, which somewhat determines whether or not a personal injury claim can be pursued. In order for some one to have been negligent, such as an employer, a health and safety law must have been breached. However, health and safety law can be difficult to define due to recent press coverage. Headlines are commonly misleading, telling us how Britain is a ‘safety first culture’, and lead to a variety of rumours circulating amongst the public and businesses alike.
Britain’s Most Dangerous Roads.
Trying to locate and pin point Britain’s most dangerous road has proven difficult. There are numerous different pieces of literature naming different roads to be Britain’s most dangerous. However, there were two roads that kept appearing across a variety of different sources.
Don’t Be A Victim Of Third Party Capture!
Third party capture is a term often used in the legal industry, particularly within personal injury departments, to describe the method used by the defendant’s insurers who try and settle any personal injury claim directly with the injured party. It has been proven time and time again that settling a claim this way can lead to the injured party losing out!
Your Child Is Injured Whilst Trespassing, Can You Claim?
We all know how curious children can be, and at such a young age they often don’t realise the risk of their own actions when exploring and looking for fun, and this can easily have serious consequences possibly leading to a personal injury claim. Even if land is private, the occupier (this is the owner or person in control of the land) still has the responsibility to ensure the land is either safe should a child trespass or ensure that the security around the lands makes it impossible for a child to enter.
The Unexpected Damage Scarring Can Have, Both Physical And Emotional.
Scarring can be more traumatic than what most of us expect, and can often be the result of a personal injury. Scars vary greatly and can lead to unexpected consequences on people’s lives. For example, if a model was to sustain a scar this could easily destroy their career and could have a damaging physiological effect on them, it is also possible that scarring could leave anyone with a disadvantage for current and future employment.
Litigation Friends, Why and Who?
Litigation friends are there to represent and instruct the direction of a personal injury case of some one else as they are unable to do so. This is commonly a minor; a person under the age of 18, although anyone who is unable of running their own claim will need a litigation friend. Such as, the elderly, mentally ill or somebody who is too distressed or who feels they can’t cope, often because of the accident itself.
