Jessica Parker
Employment Law
Slips, trips and falls are the most common type of accident in the UK - 16-19% of all accident claims are for slip compensation. If you slip or trip at work and injure yourself, you may be entitled to claim slip compensation. However, as an employee or an...
Work Accidents: 10 Simple Ways To Prevent Slipping Accidents At Work
02nd February 2010Slips, trips and falls are the most common type of accident in the UK - 16-19% of all accident claims are for slip compensation. If you slip or trip at work and injure yourself, you may be entitled to claim slip compensation. However, as an employee or an...
Personal Injury
Every year, there are over 36 million working days lost because of accidents at work and work-related ill health, according to The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. There are also around 350 deaths every year due to accidents at work, 1,000 d...
Accidents At Work: What Everyone Ought To Know About Work Accident Duties
02nd February 2010Every year, there are over 36 million working days lost because of accidents at work and work-related ill health, according to The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. There are also around 350 deaths every year due to accidents at work, 1,000 d...
Accident claims
Freezing weather in the UK will lead to a rise in ice slip compensation claims, say personal injury specialists, as large numbers of people are being injured by slipping on icy, uneven pavements. However, ice slip compensation claims are rarely successful...
Ice Slips - Safety Tips to Prevent Slipping On Ice
15th January 2010Freezing weather in the UK will lead to a rise in ice slip compensation claims, say personal injury specialists, as large numbers of people are being injured by slipping on icy, uneven pavements. However, ice slip compensation claims are rarely successful...
No Win No Fee
The no win no fee claims system helps people all over the UK to gain access to justice following injuries which were not their fault. If you’re looking to gain compensation following an accident or illness, there are a number of steps to take in order t...
No Win No Fee: Dos and Don’ts for Making a No Win No Fee Claim
23rd December 2009The no win no fee claims system helps people all over the UK to gain access to justice following injuries which were not their fault. If you’re looking to gain compensation following an accident or illness, there are a number of steps to take in order t...
Employment Law
Accidents at work happen every day in the UK, and the latest statistics from the Health and Safety Executive for 2008/9 show just how many and what type of work accidents have been reported by British workers in the last year. Here are the top 7 facts abo...
Accidents at work: Top 7 Facts about UK Work Accident Statistics
10th December 2009Accidents at work happen every day in the UK, and the latest statistics from the Health and Safety Executive for 2008/9 show just how many and what type of work accidents have been reported by British workers in the last year. Here are the top 7 facts abo...
Personal Injury
Mesothelioma is a terminal and debilitating illness which almost always results from asbestos exposure. If you are suffering from mesothelioma as a result of someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to claim compensation on a no win, no fee basis....
Claiming Compensation for Mesothelioma: Cancer of the Mesothelium
07th December 2009Mesothelioma is a terminal and debilitating illness which almost always results from asbestos exposure. If you are suffering from mesothelioma as a result of someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to claim compensation on a no win, no fee basis....
Personal Injury
In the UK, members of the public can claim compensation if they have been injured as a result of another’s negligence, as long as it can be proven that the other party did not take ‘reasonable care’ to prevent the injury from occurring. This was...
Compensation Claims History: Donoghue v Stevenson
26th November 2009In the UK, members of the public can claim compensation if they have been injured as a result of another’s negligence, as long as it can be proven that the other party did not take ‘reasonable care’ to prevent the injury from occurring. This was...
Personal Injury
Repetitive strain injury or ‘RSI’ is an injury which tends to happen as a result of long-term, repetitive and excessive overuse of the arm. Because the condition can lead to time off work, as well as pain and suffering, it can lead to RSI claims being...
RSI Claims: When should you make an RSI Claim?
06th November 2009Repetitive strain injury or ‘RSI’ is an injury which tends to happen as a result of long-term, repetitive and excessive overuse of the arm. Because the condition can lead to time off work, as well as pain and suffering, it can lead to RSI claims being...
No Win No Fee
If you have suffered a personal injury and it was someone else’s fault, a no win no fee personal injury solicitor can help you claim compensation for your injury and lost earnings. Using a no win no fee solicitor means you will not have to pay a fee if ...
What Are ‘No Win No Fee Solicitors’?
12th October 2009If you have suffered a personal injury and it was someone else’s fault, a no win no fee personal injury solicitor can help you claim compensation for your injury and lost earnings. Using a no win no fee solicitor means you will not have to pay a fee if ...
Personal Injury
If you have suffered as a result an accident which wasn’t your fault, there are a number of reasons to claim compensation, including the ability to regain lost earnings, and the reduced likelihood of the same accident happening to somebody else. Here ar...
Compensation: Top 5 Reasons to Make a Compensation Claim
12th October 2009If you have suffered as a result an accident which wasn’t your fault, there are a number of reasons to claim compensation, including the ability to regain lost earnings, and the reduced likelihood of the same accident happening to somebody else. Here ar...
No Win No Fee
The death of a family member is probably the worst thing any one of us will have to endure. If the death was the result of a fatal accident, the shock and grief of a sudden, unexpected death will be very difficult to recover from. When a family member...
Fatal Accidents: How Do Fatal Accident Claims Work?
18th September 2009The death of a family member is probably the worst thing any one of us will have to endure. If the death was the result of a fatal accident, the shock and grief of a sudden, unexpected death will be very difficult to recover from. When a family member...
Accident claims
There are around 4,000 deaths due to accidents at home every year - you’re more likely to have an accident at home than anywhere else. This is not because the home is a particularly dangerous place. The odds are higher simply because people tend to spen...
Make Your Home Accident-Free: Top 10 Ways to Avoid Accidents at Home
18th September 2009There are around 4,000 deaths due to accidents at home every year - you’re more likely to have an accident at home than anywhere else. This is not because the home is a particularly dangerous place. The odds are higher simply because people tend to spen...
Personal Injury
In May 2008, the BBC Watchdog programme alerted viewers that a number of people were reporting itches, blisters, burns and rashes after buying imported Chinese leather sofas. The reason: sachets containing the chemical dimethyl fumarate (DMF) had been ...
‘Toxic Sofas’: The Truth about the Sofa Rash Compensation Claims
10th September 2009In May 2008, the BBC Watchdog programme alerted viewers that a number of people were reporting itches, blisters, burns and rashes after buying imported Chinese leather sofas. The reason: sachets containing the chemical dimethyl fumarate (DMF) had been ...
No Win No Fee
Over 80% of no win no fee claims arising from car accidents are for whiplash injuries, according to the insurance industry. This equates to 250,000 whiplash injury claims per year. A whiplash injury can seriously affect your quality of life. Whiplash a...
Whiplash: How to Avoid a Whiplash Injury
03rd September 2009Over 80% of no win no fee claims arising from car accidents are for whiplash injuries, according to the insurance industry. This equates to 250,000 whiplash injury claims per year. A whiplash injury can seriously affect your quality of life. Whiplash a...
Personal Injury
Over two million people in the UK suffer accidents at work every year, according to HSE statistics. A study by the Labour Force Survey showed that this includes around 300,000 injuries which are serious enough to be reported, representing a rate of on...
Office Accidents: Hidden Dangers of Working in an Office
30th August 2009Over two million people in the UK suffer accidents at work every year, according to HSE statistics. A study by the Labour Force Survey showed that this includes around 300,000 injuries which are serious enough to be reported, representing a rate of on...