Criminal Law
The number of no win no fee claims made during the recession has soared. The overall amount of compensation claims made has increased significantly as the downturn of the UK economy has left the councils, employers and motorists struggling to cover the...
Girl cries rape and claims criminal injury compensation
17th September 2009The number of no win no fee claims made during the recession has soared. The overall amount of compensation claims made has increased significantly as the downturn of the UK economy has left the councils, employers and motorists struggling to cover the...
Personal Injury
News stories recently have been suggesting that personal injury claims are on the rise whilst at the same time accidents seem to be dropping; one north east law firm believes that the recession is playing a major part in the rise of personal injury claims...
What's Causing Increased Amount Of Personal Injury Claims?
17th August 2009News stories recently have been suggesting that personal injury claims are on the rise whilst at the same time accidents seem to be dropping; one north east law firm believes that the recession is playing a major part in the rise of personal injury claims...
Legal
Specialist prosecutors in Scotland are leading the investigation and prosecution of work related accidents according to the solicitor general. The specialist prosecutors otherwise known as the Crown Office Health and Safety team will be examining case...
Investigate Into High Profile Work Accidents
24th July 2009Specialist prosecutors in Scotland are leading the investigation and prosecution of work related accidents according to the solicitor general. The specialist prosecutors otherwise known as the Crown Office Health and Safety team will be examining case...
Personal Injury
Farmers, live stock keepers and land owners with public rights of way on their land, are being warned to look carefully at the potential dangers. This warning comes after a woman recently made a successful compensation claim to the tune on £250,000 po...
Farmers Fear A Wave Of Compensation Claims
17th July 2009Farmers, live stock keepers and land owners with public rights of way on their land, are being warned to look carefully at the potential dangers. This warning comes after a woman recently made a successful compensation claim to the tune on £250,000 po...
Legal
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has warned that many British holiday makers could be seriously under compensated if they suffer some form of personal injury whilst abroad and booked there holiday independently. The travellers who avoid trava...
Holidaygoers Face Lower Compensation Overseas
07th July 2009The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has warned that many British holiday makers could be seriously under compensated if they suffer some form of personal injury whilst abroad and booked there holiday independently. The travellers who avoid trava...
Legal
Gwent Healthcare trust has seen the number of medical negligence and personal injury claims made against it rise by a third in 2008, this rise has been described by some in the health care trust as "dramatic". The new numbers where released by the organis...
Gwent Health Trust Sees Rise in Negligence Claims
06th July 2009Gwent Healthcare trust has seen the number of medical negligence and personal injury claims made against it rise by a third in 2008, this rise has been described by some in the health care trust as "dramatic". The new numbers where released by the organis...
Personal Injury
A young, aspiring footballer who had his dreams destroyed of playing the sport, has won the right to compensation with the help of his injury lawyer. The incident took place, when he was hit in the eye with a stone thrown by another pupil, in a playground...
Injury Lawyers Help Aspiring Footballer’s Compensation Claim
05th June 2009A young, aspiring footballer who had his dreams destroyed of playing the sport, has won the right to compensation with the help of his injury lawyer. The incident took place, when he was hit in the eye with a stone thrown by another pupil, in a playground...
Personal Injury
Lawyers at Lerners LLP has obtained, what is believed to be the highest personal injury compensation payout, ever made in a Canadian court. The ruling on the 20th of April, at the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a previous jury verdict that had awarded dam...
Recorded Payouts Set New President In Canada And The UK
05th June 2009Lawyers at Lerners LLP has obtained, what is believed to be the highest personal injury compensation payout, ever made in a Canadian court. The ruling on the 20th of April, at the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a previous jury verdict that had awarded dam...
No Win No Fee
Lawyers across the UK have been waiting with bated breath for Lord Justice Jackson’s report into the current legal funding system; with many predicting that no win no fee cases may be replaced with, or run alongside a contingent legal fund. The r...
Lord Justice Jackson’s report highlights the problem of spiralling legal costs
18th May 2009Lawyers across the UK have been waiting with bated breath for Lord Justice Jackson’s report into the current legal funding system; with many predicting that no win no fee cases may be replaced with, or run alongside a contingent legal fund. The r...
Legal
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers outgoing president has fired a broadside at the Ministry of Justice for dragging its feet on damages reform. This comes two years after the Government announced they were planning a major consultation on the issu...
APIL's frustration at the Ministry of Justice
08th May 2009The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers outgoing president has fired a broadside at the Ministry of Justice for dragging its feet on damages reform. This comes two years after the Government announced they were planning a major consultation on the issu...
Personal Injury
An injury lawyer who is also a farmer has sent out a plea to his fellow farmers not to turn a blind eye to health and safety on the farm in a bid to reduce the thousands of deaths and personal injuries taking place on British farms each year. In a pres...
Injury Lawyer warns about the dangers down on the farm
15th April 2009An injury lawyer who is also a farmer has sent out a plea to his fellow farmers not to turn a blind eye to health and safety on the farm in a bid to reduce the thousands of deaths and personal injuries taking place on British farms each year. In a pres...
Legal
Personal injury lawyers have been highlighting the problem of bereaved families struggling to gain access to legal aid, meaning that many are having to attend inquests into loved ones deaths without legal representation. Amanda Stevens’, president of th...
Injury Lawyers fearful of legal aid reforms
28th March 2009Personal injury lawyers have been highlighting the problem of bereaved families struggling to gain access to legal aid, meaning that many are having to attend inquests into loved ones deaths without legal representation. Amanda Stevens’, president of th...
Accident claims
A new Japanese survey has shown that 1 in 6 suffering from dementia has caused a car accident of some degree since they were diagnosed with the condition. The survey carried out by the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society comes amid concerns in the country th...
Driving and mental illness
28th March 2009A new Japanese survey has shown that 1 in 6 suffering from dementia has caused a car accident of some degree since they were diagnosed with the condition. The survey carried out by the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society comes amid concerns in the country th...
Personal Injury
The new Euro NCAP safety test has seen the new Honda Accord come top of the class under the new testing system. Cars are rated on damage caused in a crash to the adult which counts towards 50 per cent of the score, a child 20 per cent and a pedestrian 20 ...
Euro NCAP tests puts the Accord at the top of the class
13th March 2009The new Euro NCAP safety test has seen the new Honda Accord come top of the class under the new testing system. Cars are rated on damage caused in a crash to the adult which counts towards 50 per cent of the score, a child 20 per cent and a pedestrian 20 ...
Personal Injury
It seems that insurance companies have been resorting to bullying tactics to get claimants to settle for less than what they are in fact entitled to. The warning from Amanda Stevens President of APIL (Association of personal injury lawyers) claims that th...
Injury Lawyer highlights shortcomings
05th March 2009It seems that insurance companies have been resorting to bullying tactics to get claimants to settle for less than what they are in fact entitled to. The warning from Amanda Stevens President of APIL (Association of personal injury lawyers) claims that th...