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Shopping has become part of our everyday lifestyle.  Times have changed since the shops specialised in a particular product or item. These days most of our shopping is done at our local supermarket, which is probably at the end of the high street.

All supermarkets employees should be trained to a certain standard to ensure that the shop floors are kept clean and tidy, and the shelves are stocked up regularly with products for us to purchase.  Ultimately it is the responsibility of the employer and the employees to make sure that the premises are safe for customers and staff alike.

Unfortunately, this is not always the case, and accidents occur from time to time when they could not have been prevented.
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In the United Kingdom, if you have been injured as a result of somebody else’s negligence, you are able to obtain compensation from the negligent party to put you back in the position you would have been in had the accident not have happened. 

At The Injury Lawyers, we typically deal with injuries that arise from road traffic accidents and accidents at work, or those out and about in your local town centre –  but so long as you have been injured through someone else’s negligence, claiming for compensation is not confined to these types of accident.

A further type of injury claim is one for injuries that people have sustained whilst playing sport.  However, there are many things to consider when assessing the prospects of success of a sporting injury claim.  Firstly, what you have to realise is that, when you play sport, you are accepting the inherent risks of injury involved with that particular sport.  For instance, if you are a boxer, you are accepting that you will get punched in the face and might end up with a black eye or a broken nose.  In rugby, you are accepting that you are going to face some tough, heavy challenges for the ball, which carries an inherent risk of injury in doing so. 
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Did you know that if you were a passenger injured in a road traffic accident that you have one of the best prospects of making a successful personal injury claim?

It does not matter whether you were the passenger in the car whose driver is at fault for the accident, or the passenger in a vehicle which has been involved in a collision with a negligent third party – so long as the blame for the accident cannot be attributed to you (which is, as a passenger, highly unlikely), you almost have a definite guaranteed claim for compensation. 

This is because you have sustained injuries through no fault of your own, and the law allows you, as the innocent party, to obtain compensation for these injuries.  Road users owe other road users a duty of care to ensure their safety and wellbeing; the same applies to drivers who owe their passengers the same duty of care.
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Road traffic accident claiming is straightforward – especially where the other driver has insurance as the usual route is to claim compensation from the insurance company.  However, it has been suggested that there are over one million uninsured drivers in the United Kingdom. 

So, how do you make a claim for compensation against an uninsured driver? After all, pursuing the driver themselves may not be fruitful as they will in all likelihood not be worth suing.  Does this mean that you cannot be compensated for the injuries you sustained at the hands of a negligent uninsured driver? No.

Over five decades ago, in 1946, an organisation called the Motor Insurers’ Bureau was set up to compensate the innocent victims of negligent uninsured drivers.  A compensation fund was started with roughly £15 to £30 of everyone’s yearly insurance policy being contributed.  This has meant that millions of innocent victims of negligent uninsured drivers have been able to obtain compensation for their injuries and vehicle damages.  It would be unjust if they could not be compensated simply because the negligent third party has broken the law – the Motor Insurers’ Bureau is able to deal with the claim and provide compensation like an insurer would.
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At The Injury Lawyers, our name says it all – we are expert injury lawyers.  We can proudly say this because we have successfully dealt with thousands of injury claims over many years and have gained a reputation for getting our clients the maximum compensation they deserve in the shortest possible time. 

Because we are quality injury lawyers, and I stress that we are ourselves actual injury lawyers (not some middle man who will pass your claim around to make a fast buck), we can deal with complex injury claims as well as the more straightforward.  So, although a lot of our work involves dealing with what we class as straightforward road traffic accident claims, we also deal with accidents at work, accidents in public areas, and other injury claims such as those arising from medical negligence.

Recently I read about a seven-year-old boy who had just been awarded over £2million in compensation for brain injuries he sustained at birth due to medical negligence.  BBC news has reports that Ciaran Dill of Luton suffered permanent brain injuries when his birth was delayed in 2004.  As was heard at Court, Ciaran’s birth was delayed for almost an hour, and as such, he was starved of oxygen.  The hospital in question had not been fully focussed on his heart monitor, and Ciaran was left with a devastating and everlasting brain injury which means he will not be able to walk or talk and will require round-the-clock care.
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Over recent years there has been a rise in the amount of road users that are changing their four wheels for two. The retro bicycle has become more popular as we try to help the environment and insist on getting from A to B in the most efficient and eco friendly way possible.

The use of a bicycle does not mean that you are less important than vehicle drivers on the roads. You are still owed the same amount of care as any other road user. Unfortunately, we at The Injury Lawyers are increasingly hearing of road traffic accidents involving cyclists. If you have been a victim of a road traffic accident, don’t suffer in silence; get the compensation that you deserve.

The Injury Lawyers can help you get you back on your bicycle again and ensure that you receive the compensation that you are legally entitled to claim for. 
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Supermarkets have become our corner shop but on a much larger scale. Employees are constantly re-stacking the shelves with goods of all types and re-arranging the displays to tempt us to indulge ourselves.  But as appealing that these goods are to us, they can also be the cause of accidents and nasty injuries.

From time to time bottles and jars will be stacked incorrectly or picked up and replaced in an unsafe position upon the shelf, which leads to breakages and spillages.  When staff are taking out new stock, paper and off cuts of fresh fruit and vegetables may fall to the floor.  This can be a serious safety hazard.

While customers are on the premises of the supermarkets, either inside the building or the car park, it is the responsibility of the supermarket to ensure their safety.
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At The Injury Lawyers, the most common type of claim we deal with is that arising from injuries from a road traffic accident.  With a new procedure which came into place after April 2010 that streamlined the claims process, obtaining compensation got a whole lot more efficient and faster. 

Before, a road accident claim could take a fair few months or even a couple of years under the previous system; now you could receive payment confirmation within a couple of weeks and have your claim settled in less than a couple of months.  Anyone put off claiming for compensation for their injuries out of a car crash should not do so if this is on the basis that the matter is likely to drag on – it is in fact unlikely it will drag on!

In the most part, people also seem to think that it is only the driver of the motor vehicle that can be compensated.  For instance, if someone goes into the back of the driver’s motor vehicle, the driver in the vast majority of circumstances can obtain compensation.  That said, if it was the driver who caused the accident, then the driver cannot be compensated for their injuries as these injuries are not due to someone else’s negligence.  But what if you are an innocent passenger?
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When we talk of road traffic accidents our first thought is that this typically involves two or more cars. 

However, road traffic accidents incorporate all sorts of vehicles and pedestrians.  One of the rarer sorts of road traffic accident claims is that which involve buses.  If you or your lawyer can demonstrate that the injuries you sustained whilst on a bus were due to the negligence of a third party driver, you have a very real chance of obtaining compensation for those injuries – at the end of the day you are the innocent victim of someone else’s negligence.

Here are a few circumstances where you might have a claim:
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The law provides people who have been injured as the result of someone else’s negligence – a way of getting the compensation they are entitled to for their pain and suffering.  Accidents can happen in all sorts of circumstances, and the type of claim can affect the way that your claim is dealt with, and the rules governing when compensation will and won’t be paid.

If you take part in a sporting activity you willingly accept that there are some risks involved. Depending on the type of sport, there is usually always some risk that cannot be prevented, and you cannot claim compensation for these injuries. For example, someone playing rugby could not claim compensation for an injury that was could normally be expected because it is part of the game.

However, in many cases, it is possible to claim compensation if you have been injured whilst taking part in a sporting activity where the injury was caused because of someone else’s negligence, and the risk was not part of the risk you would normally expect when taking part in that particular activity.
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