Amount of Compensation Set at £15 Million for Air Crash Families The families of men who were killed in a North Sea helicopter crash in April 2009 have settled for a £15 million amount of compensation. The Super Puma helicopter crashed just off the coast of Aberdeenshire, killing the 16 people who were on board. It was travelling from BPs Miller platform … Read
Alternative Business Structures – What’s the Story for Injury Compensation Lawyers? With the Alternative Business Structures (ABS) coming into force on 6th October 2011 the Law Gazette has reported how injury compensation lawyers across the nation should be feeling ‘pessoptimistic’ –a neologism describing a state of contradiction, living with both dread and a sense of opportunity. The actual implementation of … Read
Whiplash Compensation Claim: The Injury A whiplash injury is usually sustained to the neck during a road traffic accident and can often lead to a whiplash compensation claim if the victim was not at fault for the accident. The most serious forms of whiplash can lead to long term disability whilst a minor incident can leave the victim with symptoms for anything … Read
How Long Do I Have To Make A Personal Injury Claim? “Have you had an accident in the last three years?” We’ve all heard the adverts, but why are we so concerned about the last three years? Where does this time period come from? The answer comes from an important piece of legislation known as the Limitation Act 1980. The … Read
It has been reported that MPs can now charge 20p a mile in expenses for riding their bicycle to and from work, the justification being that one needs to eat more food for energy in order to peddle and therefore the food bill will be more expensive. Although this latest charge in the world of expenses may hit a few … Read
Why legal advice is vital when making a whiplash injury compensation claim Making a whiplash injury compensation claim may seem like a daunting prospect to anyone who doesn’t have specialist legal training. Indeed, very few laypeople would decide to embark on a whiplash injury compensation claim without expert advice, as making a mistake could end up leaving them out of … Read
Insurance claims have rocketed during the cold weather, although it appears there will be no significant increase in the number of whiplash injury compensation claims, according to a new study. Whiplash injury compensation claims set to drop? Figures released by the AA show that Monday December 20th was one of the organisation’s busiest days ever, with car insurance claims double … Read
The biggest single outbreak of occupational lung disease in the world has led to a £1 million UK personal injury compensation payout. Workers at the Powertrain plant, which was the engine building division of the now defunct car manufacturer MG Rover, launched a claim for UK personal injury compensation after they were exposed to chemicals which had not been handled … Read
Britain’s largest ever personal injury compensation award has recently been made following a long legal battle. The compensation was awarded to a former commonwealth games cyclist who suffered serious injuries in a road traffic accident when he was hit head on by a car traveling in the opposite direction while he was riding his bike along the Route du Braye … Read
The amount of compensation you receive will depend upon the type and severity of injuries that you suffer. In addition to the compensation for the personal injury we can also claim for compensation on other items including loss of earnings/profit, treatment costs, out of pocket expenses, damage to any property or personal items.