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
Head injuries can be very serious, anyone who has ever experienced even a fairly minor bump to the head may have had to spend a night in hospital under observation, so it’s no surprise that head injury compensation claims are some of the most serious cases around. Millions awarded in head injury compensation Head injury compensation claims can run to … Read
A court has agreed that hundreds of people who sustained caused by “toxic sofas” should be given personal injury compensation. The three British companies, Argos, Land of Leather and Walmsley’s, supplied the sofas that led to the personal injury compensation claim. Toxic sofa personal injury compensation claims approved After the British firms were sued for personal injury compensation, they reached … Read
Duncan Gibbins Solicitors talk about the importance of seeking independent legal advice if you have been involved in a road traffic accident before accepting upfront offers of compensation from insurance companies. Read
Stating that the amendment not only radically reduced the benefits that RAF paid to road traffic accident victims, the Law Society of South Africa – LSSA has added that it also deprived them of their right to claim for compensation. “If the application for direct access is granted, the appeal will be heard then and there,” said Jacqui Sohn, chairwoman … Read
Drunk man fights a personal injury claim, claiming that the driver that injured him should have known that he and his friend were likely to be drunk given the area and time of night when the accident took place. Read
It’s incredible that now insurance companies are showing up at the homes of RTA victims just hours after the the accident has occured to offer on the spot compensation. Under the guise of a ‘pro active’ response, this is surely just a money saving ploy! Read
This article explores the work of two experienced clinical psychologists who have found that psychological rehabilitation is often as important as physiological for a person to make a full recovery from having been involved in a road traffic accident. Read
An RMT worker claims compensation for injuries he suffered at work because his employers neglected to follow health and safety recommendations. Read
A community support officer from Teeside receives compensation for the provision of badly fitting armour which caused him to develop back and neck problems overtime. He is now unable to do the job he was employed to do. Read