Compensation Claim Archives:
Once the question of how to claim compensation has been settled it must follow that what to claim compensation for would be the next question. Generally speaking, compensation claims fall into two areas. The first is general damages which cover the obvious and immediate effects of an injury like pain, discomfort, disfigurement and recovery. The [...]
Professional institutes that provide services to people have both an implied and formal duty of care. This is particularly prevalent in the medical profession and those employed in the provision of health care have quite a stringent duty of care for their patients and the care given. In the UK the vast majority of medical [...]
Twisting the night away can lead to head aches, sprains or even a broken wrist in the case of Angela Spalding. Ms Spalding, 40 years old, was out with friends and at the Love2Love nightclub when she fell. She states the cause of the fall was a slippery dance floor and that this caused her [...]
A man was visiting a waste recycling centre when he was tragically crushed by a vehicle belonging to the centre. The married father was disposing of garden waste when the vehicle, which was fitted with a shovel, crushed him against a wall causing fatal injuries in the spine and chest. The vehicle was being driven [...]
A 45 year old man, Gerald Dahlstrom, from Cornwall suffered serious injuries when he dragged into a machine at Imerys Minerals Ltd. in Cornwall. Mr Dahlstrom was placing bags of clay onto the conveyor belt that fed the machine and he was pulled into a narrow gap between the belt and another belt above. This [...]
A linked blog reported on the potential health issues at the Fiesta Hotel Paraiso Floral hotel in Tenerife but it would seem that other resorts are also causing misery for holidaymakers. Online reports have emerged about the 500 room and 3 swimming pool resort of Luabay Costa Los Gigantes in Tenerife. The allegations, again, centre [...]
Cycling accidents are quite common and can have horrendous consequences. The publicised crash that James Cracknell, former Olympic rowing medallist, had in the USA illustrates just how life changing a bicycle accident can be. Another former sports champion also suffered a shocking cycle accident and was awarded the largest compensation payment in the history of [...]
Previously we have covered falling from height and the injuries that can occur along with regulations that should prevent these accidents from happening. In the case of Matthew Dutton these regulations were not adhered to by his employer and he suffered horrendous injuries after a fall from a 4 meter height. Mr Dutton was working [...]
The Catholic Church has paid compensation to three men, who are brothers, as a result of sexual abuse inflicted on them by a priest in the 1970’s. The victims were, at the time of the offences, in the care of a children’s home in Newcastle. The priest, Bernard Traynor, was a trainee priest and made [...]
We have previously looked at legislation and training around working at height. But what happens when this is not followed? A 27 year old worker from Lancashire was employed by Tower Hire Services LTD. He was given a job to work on a commercial property roof in Worcester. Whilst conducting this task he stood on [...]
