Compensation For Dog Bite Claims

Dog bite claims can be particularly serious and happen more often than you would probably imagine.

If you are attacked by a dog that has not been appropriately controlled then you may be entitled to bring a compensation claim for the injuries you have sustained.

The owner of the dog has a duty of care to ensure that their dog does not cause harm to others around them.

Under the Animals Act 1971; strict liability in the law of tort (negligence) is applied if it is foreseeable that an animal can come to cause injury to another person, i.e. if the owner knows the vicious nature of their own pet.
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Is Your Life at Risk From Your Lawn Mower?

So you’re thinking that is possibly one of the most random questions you have ever been asked – “Really” how dangerous can cutting the lawn be unless of course its at the control of the crazy Lawnmower man from that Pierce Brosnan movie of the same name?

Well, Lawnmower accidents, are more common and more serious than you might first think.

We all do it, every year the minute the weather turns nice we’re straight out there cutting the grass back and keeping it neat.

It is usually a job taken up by our other half’s admittedly (i.e. men) but should we all be aware of the risks?
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Road Traffic Accidents – What You Need to Know!

Road traffic accidents are the more common cases of personal injury claims. We at The Injury Lawyers don’t half see a lot of them!

Road accidents are common; and no matter how big or small the incident, the injuries a victim of a negligent driver can suffer can be sometimes be quite serious.

Here are some common examples of where you may stand should you be injured in an accident:
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Dentist legal case settled out of court

Medical negligence legal cases can range from procedural errors causing minor suffering to very severe (sadly, even fatal) outcomes. It’s the reason why all health staff are required to be proficiently trained to prevent mistakes from occurring.

And you wouldn’t think that a comparatively straight forward dental procedure could lead to a £2.5m law suit …
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How Much is Your Claim Worth?

So how does it work? How do we know as expert personal injury solicitors know how much your claim for compensation is worth?

In the majority of personal injury cases, a medical examination (at no cost to the claimant of course!) is arranged for a specialist consultant to examine the injured victim and produce an in depth medical report detailing the accident and the injuries to the claimant.
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Premeditated Injuries!

Personal injury works on the law of tort (negligence); whereby if a person is injured as a result of another person accidentally causing them to come to harm, the injured party has a right to pursue the negligent party for compensation.

So what happens if you are injured as a result of a premeditated attack or assault from a third party?

You still have a right to claim for compensation through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (Aka CICA) – www.cica.gov.uk
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Industrial Deafness

We all joke that the loud group of women at the end of the office will send us deaf but can your working environment really make you deaf?

Yes and it is often termed as occupational or industrial deafness.

So what is it? What causes it and what can be done to prevent it?
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Steady On Stair Claims

Stairs and steps can be dangerous; and with skyscrapers and larger buildings springing up all over the world as populations grow and cities expand, we could be set to see more unfortunate accidents of this nature occurring…

But accidents do happen, and it appears that not even the United Nations building in Vienna can escape an unfortunate stairwell accident occurring.

According to Sky News reports an unnamed 47 year old British man has fallen 120 ft to his death in a stairwell in the Vienna complex, although the cause of the accident is still yet to be determined. (source).
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For Queen And Country!

Britain’s armed forces do a tough job; fighting in some of the harshest environments in the worst conditions, around the globe. The service men and women of the army place their lives on the line for Queen and Country every day.

The Ministry of Defence, as their employers, have as much responsibility for their safety and well being as any other employer in Britain. So can the MOD be negligent in their duty of care to the soldiers given the dangerous situations they place the armed forces within?
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Being Overtaken Car Accident Claims!

The Highway Code gives guidance to those being overtaken.

Rules 168-169 say that:

‘When being overtaken – if a driver tries to overtake you, maintain a steady course and speed, slowing down if necessary to let the vehicle pass. Speeding up or driving unpredictably while someone is overtaking you is dangerous.’

‘Do not hold up a long queue of traffic, especially if you are driving a large or slow moving vehicle. Check your mirrors frequently and if necessary, pull in were safe to do so and let traffic pass.’
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