Government Warned That Banning Personal Injury Solicitors Adverts Would Reduce NHS Income The government has been warned that banning personal injury solicitors from advertising in NHS hospitals is unworkable and counter-productive. Last week, health minister Simon Burns said that he would be writing to Sir David Nicholson, the chief executive of the NHS, to demand that advertisements from solicitors are taken … Read
Criminals Will Only Be Entitled To Personal Injury Compensation In ‘Exceptional Circumstances’ Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has unveiled proposals to reform the taxpayer-funded Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Mr Clarke wants to cut the cost of the scheme by only paying personal injury compensation to criminals in ‘exceptional circumstances’, and by also making perpetrators of crime contribute more towards the scheme. … Read
Compensation Claim: Passengers From Capsized Cruise Ship Offered Settlement The Italian company that owns the Costa Concordia cruise ship has offered passengers £9,000 each in compensation. The company has also promised to pay any medical and extra transport costs incurred by the passengers of the capsized cruise ship, as well as refunding the cost of the cruise. The compensation offer … Read
Motorcycle Compensation Claimed After Collision With Car Caused Severe Injuries A motorcyclist is making a £300,000 personal injury claim after he sustained serious injuries in a collision with a car. Melvyn Bottom is making a claim for motorcycle compensation after he sustained injuries to the head, wrist, neck and back in the accident. Mr Bottom was riding his Honda Goldwig … Read
Head Injury Compensation: Council Fined £48,000 For Failures In Health And Safety Suffolk County Council has been fined after a schoolboy fell from a climbing frame-smashing his head on the concrete below. Nine-year-old Jamie Griffin received £7,500 in head injury compensation after he fractured his skull and suffered bleeding to his brain when he fell from a climbing frame at … Read
Personal Injury Solicitors Criticise Government Call To Restrict Whiplash Claims Duncan Gibbins Solicitors have criticised claims from MPs that personal injury solicitors have driven up the cost of car insurance premiums. The Transport Select Committee wants more proof that victims have suffered injury, after claiming that ‘solicitors and claims management companies have driven up the cost of motor premiums by … Read
Personal Injury Advice – Have You Been Involved In A Road Traffic Accident? If you have sustained personal injury and financial loss then the first thing you should do is contact a specialist personal injury solicitor. If you have been involved in an accident then you have three years from the date of the accident in which to claim compensation. … Read
Solicitors Refute Claims That ‘Health and Safety Nonsense’ Is Holding Back British Business Solicitors from Duncan Gibbins have criticised government proposals to reduce the amount of health and safety regulations in the workplace. Prime Minister David Cameron plans to reduce the number of accidents reported in the workplace as he believes current health and safety laws are holding back British business. … Read
Compensation Claim Pursued Against Network Rail A man who lost both of his parents after their car was hit by a train is pursuing a claim for compensation. Donald Mackay is suing Network Rail for failing to implement sufficient safety measures to prevent an accident after his parents were killed at an unmanned and unguarded level crossing. Following the incident … Read
Teacher Claims Compensation After She Was Hit From Go-Kart A teacher is claiming £1million in compensation after she was hit by a go-kart during a school trip. Julie Markie had approached track-side to check on one of the boys on the school trip when a go-kart drove off the track through an open gate and collided with the 64-year-old. As … Read