Accidents and Injuries at Work There are many different types of workplace injury that may give rise to a claim. Regardless of your occupation, if you sustain an injury at work, you could have a right to claim compensation. The Labour Force Survey reported that...
What is an unavoidable accident? There are over 3 million people injured due to accidents each year. For each of those injured people the question may be asked: is someone at fault or was it an unavoidable accident? We can assist with answering that question. The keys...
2022 Highway Code Changes The Highway Code has recently been updated and this will affect all types of road users. The 2022 Highway Code changes follow a public consultation on improving the safety of people walking, cycling and riding horses. It ran from July to...
Employers have a legal duty to ensure they provide a safe working environment for their employees. If you’ve had an accident at work and suffered an injury due to your working environment, then you may be entitled to compensation.
We may leave it to Santa to decide if the children of the world are naughty or nice, but do we ever take the time to consider the man himself? Thanks to Peter Crisp from the University of Law, we know that Santa risks breaking multiple laws in his mission to bring...
What is a settlement agreement? A settlement agreement (formerly known as a compromise agreement) is commonly used by an employer to seek an employee’s waiver of claim, normally in exchange for financial compensation. They are often used to terminate a contract of...
We answer some of the most common questions about property ownership and jointly owned property disputes. My partner and I bought our home jointly. We were never married but have now separated. How much of the property do I own? The beneficial interest in the property...
Is there a time limit for personal injury compensation after an accident? Yes, there is a time limit of three years. You must begin court proceedings within three years of sustaining your injury, or, if you weren’t aware you had an injury, three years of the date you...
What is a small claim? Small claims are defined in the court rules as claims for sums of money of under £10,000. Every case before the court is allocated to a “track” and each track has different rules. One of the three tracks is for small claims defined...
If you get a phone call about compensation immediately after an accident, here’s what you should know.
As a litigator of many years standing, I’m afraid meeting people who are distressed, worried or in pain is part of my job. After all, I’m supposed to be here to make things get better. It’s always particularly difficult when you meet someone who, on top of all...
It is a popular belief amongst drivers that following an accident you can’t say “sorry” as this could be taken as an admission of liability (that you were the one in the wrong). This is of course not true. Pretty much anyone regrets a road accident, whether they’re to...