Because we specialise and only represent victims for compensation claims, we don’t just deal with the standard cases – we deal with all varieties of claims. As a leading law firm in compensation for the ongoing PIP breast implant scandal, and with an increase in readily available beauty treatment on the high street, we have seen an increase in the amount of people asking us for help when things go wrong.
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On 1^st April 2013, the whole personal injury system was shaken to its core when the government decided that the innocent victims should not be allowed to recover all their legal fees for pursuing a claim from the opponent. Whilst lawyers can still recover most things, we are no longer allowed to recover a success fee, which helps us fund no win, no fee claims, or an After The Event insurance premium, which is insurance to protect the client against costs.

A cap has been placed on lawyers so we cannot charge anymore than 25% of a person’s claim for pain and suffering and past financial losses for the success fee, and most law firms are now charging the full 25%. On top of that, they are asking for payment of the insurance as it’s no longer recoverable from the opponent either. To try and help offset clients being charged, compensation victims do get an extra 10% compensation under the new rules – but they are still at a loss.

According to our research so far, the vast majority of law firms have settled on charging the full 25% and are asking for payment of the insurance. People are losing out. But our boss here at The Injury Lawyers decided to be different – as we have always tried to be!
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Traction alopecia is a condition caused by continuous “pulling” on the hair follicles. This pulling puts stress on the hair and therefore ultimately it commonly results in premature hair loss and balding patches that many people may complain of.

One of the main causes of this condition is badly fitted hair extensions – more frequently with the hair extensions that are “bonded” to the hair rather than glued (however it can occur in both circumstances) as the natural hair is put under a lot of stress supporting the greater weight of the extra hair. Many Claimants’ often complain that the injury occurs most frequently around the hairline and temples as naturally the hair is always thinner.

There are two ways which the hair extensions can be negligently fitted:
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When it comes to manual handling at work, there are specific regulations that your employer needs to abide by. These are the covered by The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992. Under 4.—(1) of the regulations, each employer shall:

(i) make a suitable and sufficient assessment of all such manual handling operations to be undertaken by them
(ii) take appropriate steps to reduce the risk of injury to those employees arising out of their undertaking any such manual handling operations

So, any manual handling activities you undertake should be risk assessed by your employer to determine how to best manoeuvre the load(s) and what prerequisites need to be taken in to account. As the title of this article suggests, we will look at your eligibility to make a claim in the event no equipment was provided to you for a manual handling activity.
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When we purchase or use a product, whatever the type of product, we expect certain standards. Most of us are aware that products should meet certain standards before they are allowed to be sold to the public. Indeed businesses making products for consumers must adhere and comply with product safety laws and regulations.

It could be said that the biggest burden or responsibility lies on the producers or manufacturers of a product. Although the product may be sold by a shop it is the manufacturer’s responsibility to comply with product safety laws. If something is wrong with the product and injury is caused as a result, any claim is likely to be directly against the manufacturer. It should be noted that shops and distributors do also have legal responsibilities.
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There are a lot of rules and regulations that your employer must abide by to ensure that the safety of all staff is maintained as much as possible. When it comes to the floor surfaces, the duty is clear, as per The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 – these state the following:

12.—(1) Every floor in a workplace and the surface of every traffic route in a workplace shall be of a construction such that the floor or surface of the traffic route is suitable for the purpose for which it is used.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the requirements in that paragraph shall include requirements that—

(a)the floor, or surface of the traffic route, shall have no hole or slope, or be uneven or slippery so as, in each case, to expose any person to a risk to his health or safety.

For the purposes of this article, the key parts are the bits bolded above. This puts a clear duty on your employer to make sure that all traffic routes are safe to navigate.
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Whether you agree with health and safety or not, we live and work in a world full of rules and regulations. Working at height potentially poses a risk to health and safety and this is why the Government introduced the Work at Height Regulations, which came into force on the 6^th April 2005. The regulations apply to all working at height instances where there is a risk of a fall that is liable to cause personal injury.

It is clear why the Government decided that more regulation in the area was necessary. According to statistics posted on the Health and Safety Executive website, falls from heights accounted for 46 fatal work accidents and around 3,350 major injuries in 2005/06. It was said at the time that falls from heights was the single biggest cause of workplace deaths and one of the main causes of major injury. As the statistics suggest, if you fall from height we are generally talking about serious injury or death. Obviously not all falls from height will lead to serious injury; it will depend on the height in question and the circumstances of the particular case. Injuries could be relatively minor but if you have sustained injury which was not your fault, it is still your right to claim.
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Every day we put our trust in the NHS and the professionals that we consider to be able to address and help aid us with any medical needs. However, unfortunately, sometimes mistakes are made which can result in awful circumstances where an individual is left with a life changing injury.

One of the hardest aspects of medical negligence claims is that with any medical procedure there will always be inherent risks which would be extremely difficult to make a claim for; so one of the first things to establish is whether what has happened was something that was explained to you as an inherent risk and something that unfortunately could not have been avoided or whether it is something that would not have happened had the negligence occurred.

There are many different circumstances that can arise under the general heading under “Medical Negligence” and in this blog I will focus on an occasion when a professional has failed to read results properly.  At one time or another most of us will have undergone or will undergo a test at the hospital – be this an x-ray, MRI scan, ultrasound – and we all understand that the sole purpose of these is to produce results that indicate what is wrong with us to enable further and appropriate treatment.
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We are The Injury Lawyers – and we offer a dedicated personal injury service that is tailored just for you and your individual needs!

A lot of people are a little shy about making a claim, so this is a quick article about what we can do for you and to try and put your mind at ease if you have been injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault.

Don’t be shy to ask!

If you think there is a chance that you might be owed compensation, don’t be shy about getting in touch with us. Don’t think to yourself that you are being ‘daft’ because you may not have a case – you never know unless you ask. So give us a call on our claims helpline on 0800 634 75 75 for a free and informal, no obligation, chat about what has happened. Remember – you could be owed thousands of pounds in compensation.
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Road traffic accidents proceed through something called the Road Traffic Accident Protocol, which involves your claim being electronically submitted to the other side’s insurance through an online portal. Once the claim has been submitted through this portal, they have 15 working days (so around 3 weeks) to respond formally with their admission or denial of liability.

But what happens if they don’t respond in this time frame? And what happens if they deny responsibility?

In both of these circumstances the claim “falls out” of the portal system. In the case where they just simply do not respond the claim will then proceed through the personal injury protocol. Under this protocol the Defendants have just around 4 months to investigate the claim and respond with their decision.  In many claims, such as rear end shunts or other cases where it is extremely clear that a party is at fault, it is unusual for the claim to fall out as many insurers try to get these resolved as quickly as possible (another reason that they sometimes try and contact you directly!). Insurers may want the claim to fall from the portal for their own reasons; however this is of course frowned upon and seen as insurers not complying with the “spirit of the protocol” set down by the Ministry of Justice.
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