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As part of our ongoing pledge to make sure our clients keep all 100% of their payout since the law changed last year, resulting in most other lawyers now taking 25% from payouts, we’ve been asked a fair few times if this is the case for forklift truck accidents in the workplace.

The great news is that we do offer 100% compensation agreements for most workplace accident claims, and forklift truck accidents are no different!

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Work Accident Claims – 100% Compensation!

Trolleys and stock cages are a common piece of work equipment in many roles and workplaces. There is a duty for employers to take reasonable steps to make sure that trolleys and cages are maintained and suitable for use under The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992.

But what if there is nothing wrong with the trolley or cage itself, but the floor is dangerous or defective and a wheel gets stuck or caught, resulting an injury? Perhaps the sudden stop has jerked you and caused a back or shoulder injury, or perhaps the shift in weight has caused the trolley or cage to fall over?

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I think the vast majority of large work vehicles will have steps on them to allow employees to use them properly. Lorry cabs will have them; diggers will have them; even small vans may have them to access the back.

So what happens if you slip on vehicle steps and you are injured as a result? Whether you have slipped and twisted your ankle or knee, or fallen down and caused an impact injury, you may be able to make a claim for personal injury compensation.

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Oil is common in many workplaces, particularly those in the manufacturing and automotive industries. So what happens if you slip on oil that’s in the workplace? As far as substances go, oil is defiantly one of the ones that will be more likely to cause you to slip!

So if this happens to you, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation if this happens to you?

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A No Win, No Fee agreement should mean that you will not have to pay any legal fees to your lawyer if they take your case on and they are unable to secure a successful conclusion. The point of this is that you shouldn’t be at risk of losing thousands of pounds by making a claim that may not win.

Sometimes it’s just too difficult to know if you can win unless we go ahead and pursue the claim! So when can you make a No Win, No Fee claim?

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The best thing is to do start it right away. There are limitation periods that mean you only get so much time from the date of an incident or date of knowledge of negligence to pursue a claim, but you are in a far better position making it immediately for many reasons.

Let’s take a brief look at the law and the reasons why starting it early can increase your chances of winning a claim as well as help you settle a claim in a shorter time frame.

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Do any of these phrases or notions ring a bell to you?

• Whiplash claims push up premiums
• We have a whiplash epidemic that is costing the consumer with higher insurance premiums
• There is a ‘compensation  culture’ that needs to be stamped out
• If there were less claims, there would be lower premiums

Prepare to be shocked! Read on for an insight in to how it really works!

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OK, so you’ve had a car accident – in most cases, you won’t even have entered your information on any websites before you will be inundated with call after call from solicitors and claims companies wanting you to make your claim with them. If you do enter your details on to a website, be prepared for a barrage of calls!

But how do you find a good personal injury lawyer for your car crash? What is a good lawyer and how can you tell the people you are speaking to are good lawyers?

Follow this simple set of rules and you should be able to find the answers you need!

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As a cyclist, have you been injured in a road traffic accident that wasn’t your fault?

With reported cyclist deaths constantly in the news, it is becoming apparent that cyclists as road users are continually at risk of injury. It’s a frightening thought; and unless more care and attention is taken by cyclists and motorists, injury and death statistics are likely to rise; especially with more cyclists using the roads than ever before.
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Have you suffered an accident resulting in injuries which would not have occurred “but for” the fault of someone else? If you have, you may have a claim; but what happens if you are partially at fault for the accident or have done something that has contributed to making your injuries worse?

Here is a little insight in to how it can affect your claim if someone else is at fault, but you are partially to blame in some way as well.

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