School Compensation Claims Figures Published The parents of children who have suffered injury within Gwent schools have brought 39 school compensation claims against the five councils within the region over the last two years, according to recently published figures that have been announced in the South Wales Argus. The only authority that actually paid out school compensation as a result … Read
James King Has Ear Torn Off Leading to Sports Injury Compensation Questions A rugby player who plies his trade with Welsh region the Ospreys suffered an awful sports injury when his ear was virtually torn off after a freak collision with opponent Xavier Rush during his sides 17-12 victory over the Cardiff Blues on New Year’s Day. James King had … Read
Defective Product Claim – The Story Ronald Ball is making a defective product claim after finding a dead rodent in his can of Mountain Dew The Daily Mail reports. Mr Ball claims he was violently sick after drinking some of the can’s contents and poured the remaining liquid into a cup. He was horrified when out came a tiny mouse. … Read
Serious Back Injury Sustained – Slip Compensation Received An ex-Asda worker has won £27,000 in slip compensation after suffering a spinal fracture due to slipping on a broken egg in the store warehouse where she worked. Irene Heslop had been employed in the store as a bakery assistant for seven years prior to the accident and was left unable to … Read
Contingency Fund Could Reduce Affect Of Legal Aid Reductions With the legal aid cuts likely to reduce to reduce access to justice for vulnerable members of society, legal experts have called on the Government to find other methods of providing funding for those who need it most. Writing in the Guardian newspaper, Peter Lodder, chairman of the Bar, discussed the … Read
Family to Pursue Supermarket Compensation A Wiltshire family are pursuing a claim for supermarket compensation after their 18 month old toddler, Roman Herbert, suffered injuries after the trolley he was securely fastened into lost a wheel, causing him to fall to the ground. His father Brad had securely fastened Roman into the trolley using the straps provided, as he always … Read
How To Avoid Car Crash Compensation Claims With many people taking to the roads in the holiday season car accidents and car crash compensation claims can become more frequent during the winter. The last thing anyone needs is for their holidays to be disrupted by injury, or the inconvenience of being without a car, not to mention a hefty repair … Read
£37,000 Back Injury Compensation After Rider Breaks Back And Pelvis A horse rider has been awarded £37,000 in back injury compensation after another rider caused her to be thrown from her horse-breaking her back and pelvis. Cardiff Court was told how Ceri Tonkinson sustained her injuries in July 2007 after her horse reared up when an employee of the Penarth … Read
Mining Accident at Gleision Colliery Highlight Lack of Government Understanding Peter Hain, the shadow Wales secretary has warned that the Government has demonstrated ‘serious complacency and a total lack of understanding of mining’ in the aftermath of the Gleision colliery mining accident that occurred after a tragic incident in September of this year. Hain had called for state aid to … Read
Car Technician Crashes at 100mph and Claims Car Crash Compensation from Employers A Ferrari technician at a centre in Maidstone, Kent, has begun proceedings to claim car crash compensation from his employers after suffering serious personal injury as a result of a high speed crash on the A274 near Headcorn in Kent. The high performance Ferrari 348 TS was being … Read