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Personal Injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property. The term is often used to refer to a type of lawsuit alleging that the plaintiff's injury has been caused by the negligence of another. The most common types of personal injury claims are road traffic accidents, accidents at work, tripping accidents, assault claims, accidents in the home, product defect accidents (product liability) and holiday accidents. The term personal injury also incorporates medical and dental accidents and conditions that are often classified as industrial disease cases. With such a vast amount of different claim types, it can be hard to figure out whether you're entitled to a claim, and how in fact you go about claiming. Our Personal Injury section is designed to help you find the answers you need, whether you want to make a claim, or dispute one.
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Personal Injury
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...
Author: Ruth
Pregnant worker injured after work fall
23rd 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...
Author: Ruth
Personal Injury
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...
Author: catherine
GP found guilty of professional negligence
23rd 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...
Author: catherine
Personal Injury
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...
Author: catherine
Pill pandemic in UK hospitals
23rd 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...
Author: catherine
Personal Injury
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...
Author: Darrell
Holiday illnesses reflect poor hygiene
22nd 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...
Author: Darrell
Personal Injury
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...
Author: Darrell
Vibration injuries affect thousands of workmen
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...
Author: Darrell
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 ...
Author: Jessica Parker
‘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 ...
Author: Jessica Parker
Personal Injury
This article is free information for people who are interested in claiming for whiplash. When doing this the first thing to be mindful of is that it is actually the severity of the whiplash injury that dictates the amount of compensation that you recieve ...
Author: Jameseccles
claiming for whiplash - tips
31st August 2009This article is free information for people who are interested in claiming for whiplash. When doing this the first thing to be mindful of is that it is actually the severity of the whiplash injury that dictates the amount of compensation that you recieve ...
Author: Jameseccles
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...
Author: Jessica Parker
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...
Author: Jessica Parker
Personal Injury
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder used to be called ‘shell shock’. The condition was first recognised in soldiers returning from WW2 who had gone through shocking and overwhelming experiences at war. Many of these soldiers had strong feelings of grie...
Author: Jessica Parker
10 Things Everyone Should Know About Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
30th August 2009Post Traumatic Stress Disorder used to be called ‘shell shock’. The condition was first recognised in soldiers returning from WW2 who had gone through shocking and overwhelming experiences at war. Many of these soldiers had strong feelings of grie...
Author: Jessica Parker
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...
Author: seamus
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...
Author: seamus
Personal Injury
Insurance fraud is a big business within the UK, nearly rising a quarter in two years. The financial downturn has also encouraged wannabe liars to put pen to paper and file fake accident claims, in the hope of seeing some money. The Association of Brit...
Author: catherine
Fake Accident Claims Exposed
15th August 2009Insurance fraud is a big business within the UK, nearly rising a quarter in two years. The financial downturn has also encouraged wannabe liars to put pen to paper and file fake accident claims, in the hope of seeing some money. The Association of Brit...
Author: catherine
Personal Injury
A father received a shock when he was told the company Apple, would not take liability for an iPod Touch, which exploded. The music device which belonged to his 11-year-old daughter was dropped by the man. The father reportedly stated that he as he pic...
Author: Ruth
Apple Quash Liability Over Popping IPods
15th August 2009A father received a shock when he was told the company Apple, would not take liability for an iPod Touch, which exploded. The music device which belonged to his 11-year-old daughter was dropped by the man. The father reportedly stated that he as he pic...
Author: Ruth
Personal Injury
An injury lawyer has spoken out about professional negligence within the swimming pool industry and the products it provides. The lawyer has warned homeowners with swimming pools, that their filters could be faulty and that they could be swimming by a ...
Author: catherine
Injury lawyer, Accident claims, Personal injury, Compensation claims, Professional negligence, Negli
10th August 2009An injury lawyer has spoken out about professional negligence within the swimming pool industry and the products it provides. The lawyer has warned homeowners with swimming pools, that their filters could be faulty and that they could be swimming by a ...
Author: catherine
Personal Injury
In the UK whiplash claims are quite a worry to insurance providers. This is not because there are too many claims made for whiplash injuries, but because many of those made are quite expensive and sometimes either exaggerated or entirely fabricated. A...
Author: Musa
Whiplash Claims, Insurers And Expenses
07th August 2009In the UK whiplash claims are quite a worry to insurance providers. This is not because there are too many claims made for whiplash injuries, but because many of those made are quite expensive and sometimes either exaggerated or entirely fabricated. A...
Author: Musa
Personal Injury
Injury lawyers and health campaigners have criticised a recent Government decision to again put on hold a final ruling, which would settle the long-running saga of pleural plaque claims. Since a House of Lords ruling two years ago campaigners have bee...
Author: Darrell
Asbestos Compensation Case Remains Unsettled
01st August 2009Injury lawyers and health campaigners have criticised a recent Government decision to again put on hold a final ruling, which would settle the long-running saga of pleural plaque claims. Since a House of Lords ruling two years ago campaigners have bee...
Author: Darrell