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Injured by a Builder or Trader – Can I Claim?
In this article, we’re talking about injuries caused by builders who you may have, for example, instructed to carry out some work in your home. This one doesn’t apply to building sites as such.
So let’s say you instruct a builder or similar tradesperson to do some work in your home or perhaps you’re a business owner and work is being done on your premises – what happens if you are injured due to the negligence of the builder or trader? Whether you’re having a conservatory built or a carpet fitted, read on for your rights.
Stepped on Broken Glass Claims Advice
Stepping on broken glass, especially when you’re not wearing any shoes or wearing thin soled shoes, can obviously be painful and debilitating. In many walks of life there is precious little that can be done to stop such incidents. If you are injured by walking over broken glass on a public pavement, who can you possibly sue? The council can’t be expected to prevent such things…
But if it happens at work or in a public premises, that’s when you may have a claim for personal injury compensation. Read on for more advice.
Cut Tendon Injuries – Advice from The Injury lawyers
Cut tendon injuries are very serious. If you’ve come to our site looking for advice having cut through a tendon, I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir here.
Common in workplace accidents where tendons in the fingers, wrists, and arms are cut from machinery or using tools in the workplace, they can lead to a lot of pain and a lot of time off work. So here is some advice for cut tendon accident victims about making a claim and what you can claim for.
Foreign Objects in Food Claims – Injury Lawyers Advice
As a firm of specialist personal injury lawyers, we’re used to dealing with all varieties of claims for personal injury compensation. We have represented many victims for claims against restaurants and shops for biting down and being injured when a foreign object is found in a food product.
Whilst these sorts of claims aren’t normally common, it’s certainly not unheard of. I remember once finding a huge stone type thing in a tin of tuna I bought – luckily I didn’t bite in to it, but I know of others who haven’t been as lucky as I was in dodging the danger.
So what can you do about it?
Hit and Injured by Swinging Gate – Injury Lawyers Advice
Whilst uncommon, we have taken on and won claims for personal injury compensation where people have been hit by swinging gates. The force of a gate swinging open can be quite a dangerous thing to be hit by, and the injuries can be fairly serious.
If this has happened to you, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation? Let’s take a look at some examples together with the law to find out.
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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How much do we take for a compensation claim? Read here for info
You’d be surprised at just how badly a broken finger injury can affect you when it comes to simple domestic tasks and being able to work in your normal capacity. As I sit here typing this blog I realise that even typing away on my keyboard could be a near impossible feat if I had a huge splint wrapped around one of my fingers!
Although if you’ve come to this blog I presume I’m preaching to the choir – so here’s some info on what you can claim for and what you can expect to receive for a broken finger compensation claim.
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Wrist Injury Claims – Injury Lawyers Advice
Wrist injuries will often lead to a lot of discomfort and difficulty in doing everyday tasks we take for granted, as well as being commonly associated with the need for time off of work.
Whether you have slipped or tripped causing a knock or a break to the wrist, or whether you have injured the muscle tissue from manual handling, it’s important to know what you can claim for when it comes to a personal injury case for a wrist injury.
Read on for a bit of help and advice on the topic.
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Read here why many of our clients can still keep all 100% of their payout!
Any injuries to the hands, fingers, or thumbs can leave the victim at a huge disadvantage when it comes to going about your everyday life. Unless you’ve been unfortunate enough to have injured yourself in this way, most people may not appreciate just how bad it can be.
It can affect you at work, domestically, socially – in most walks of life. On the subject of shattered thumbs – a most serious injury when it comes to the thumb – what can you claim for and what can you expect to receive?
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Minor Back Injury Claims – Injury Lawyers Advice
Most lawyers take 25% of your compensation money – but we may be able to give you a better deal!
Back injury claims can be one of the more complex types of injury cases to deal with. Firstly, the back is not a great place to injure, and it can cause a great deal of serious pain and limitation. On top of that, proving elements of back injuries can be hard as it is not easy to see physical pain and damage. Thirdly, many people are likely to end up with degenerative conditions that can have an effect on a claim.
Read on for more advice…
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