06th June 2008
The EU is planning to reward employers with tax deductions if they maintain good workplace safety records and lessen the number of accidents at work. In addition, they could also win more government contracts. The five-year strategy was mooted earlier in ...
06th June 2008
It was only 3 years ago that Lord Falconer warned that unfounded fears of a "compensation culture" threatened to undermine important activities such as school trips. Yet it has just been discovered in figures obtained by a Welsh newspaper that councils ac...
03rd June 2008
Making an insurance claim for a personal injury can be a complicated legal process, one thing the consumer does not want is their personal details being sold instantly after making the claim. New industry evidence suggests this is exactly what is happenin...
27th May 2008
‘Compensation Culture’ is a term often banded around in the insurance and legal sectors, but the increasing use of personal injury solicitors and their enticing ‘No Win No Fee’ schemes may be impacting these sectors in a far more negative light th...
27th May 2008
Rear-end collisions and resulting whiplash are commonplace in the UK. A driver just has to be travelling too closely to the vehicle in front of them, and all that is needed is for the driver in front to make an emergency stop and a costly crash and claim...
27th May 2008
Accident victims are vulnerable after the event not just in the physical sense but also mentally. One of the negatives of the mental aspect is that these victims are often quietly pressurised into accepting payouts before they can obtain legal advice. Th...
