If you have been hit by a speeding car, that alone is not necessarily enough to make the other side negligent – but if, on the other hand, they were speeding when doing something else which they should not have been doing, this may result in negligence. This may seem unclear but below will outline the ways in which this could happen.

Why isn’t speeding negligent behaviour?

High speed alone may not be enough evidence to establish that it was the cause of the accident, although it is likely to be a contributing factor.
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You’re walking around a supermarket or a shop when suddenly you are hit by shelving units that have fallen off the wall. The weight of the shelves, particularly if they are full of heavy items, can easily knock you to the ground and cause some fairly serious damage. So if this happens so you, what are your rights for making a claim for personal injury compensation?

Firstly, given the circumstances, we’d more than likely be able to investigate this for you on a No Win, No Fee basis and a 100% compensation basis as well. Shelving units should not just fall off walls, and we would argue that the Defendant has failed to take all reasonable steps to look after your health and wellbeing whilst visiting their premises. That’s their duty under the Occupiers Liability Act.
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Tripping on a raised edge can be an easy thing to do. We don’t often stare at our feet when walking around; if we did, we’d be prone to walk in to anything in front of us.

So can you make a claim for personal injury compensation for tripping on a dangerously raised edge? To make this easier, I’ll split this article in to two parts: raised edges on public land which would be against the council or highways authority, and raised edges on private ground where you have access to, like a supermarket.
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Slipping on a wet floor can lead to some fairly serious injuries. Lots of people make claims for personal injury compensation from slipping in supermarkets, shops, restaurants, and all sorts of places.

I’m sure you’ve noticed before that wet floor signs are deployed in areas where there have been spillages or areas prone to a wet floor; perhaps from adverse weather. So what happens if you slip on a wet floor and there was actually a wet floor sign present? Can you still make a claim?

“Reasonable Steps”

The law that generally applies in public places is the Occupiers Liability Act. This imposes a duty on the occupier of a premises (i.e. someone who is in control of an area) to take all “reasonable steps” to ensure that lawful visitors to their premises are not injured. The key phrase when it comes to the law in this kind of situation I will reiterate – all “reasonable steps”.
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Firstly I would like to address the difference between 100% compensation and 100% No Win No Fee as unfortunately at the moment, a lot of firms are using the latter when they don’t actually offer the former. Confused? I’m not surprised!

100% No Win No Fee probably means that, should you lose the case, there will be no fees (as it says on the tin!) – but this doesn’t necessarily mean that you will receive 100% compensation should the claim be successful. 100% compensation on the other hand means that should the case be successful you would receive 100% of the settlement – a subtle difference on paper but a potentially a big difference in reality.
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What are your rights for making a claim for personal injury compensation if you are hit by a forklift truck at work? Can you sue your employer even if it was caused by the negligence of a colleague?
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Whilst there are a lot of workplace health and safety regulations that people must abide by, companies still cut corners and the volumes of injured employees is still fairly high. We take on and win a huge amount of work accident compensation claims, and sometimes we cannot believe that the employer has allowed this to happen.

A common scenario is employees being injured from climbing pallets. So let’s look at your rights for making a personal injury compensation claim if this has happened to you.
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Although a mundane task, picking up boxes at work can unfortunately result in injuries if the boxes have been over-filled, stacked incorrectly or there are obstacles in the way meaning that the relatively simple task of moving a box becomes rather more complex.

The main regulations that govern these types of claims are the Manual Handling Regulations 1992 as this type of task is normally classed as a manual handling activity. Under these regulations, the employer’s duty is to avoid manual handling as far as is reasonably practicable if there is a possibility of injury. If this cannot be done then they must reduce the risk of injury as far as is reasonably practicable (source).
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Missing grate covers can result in a lot of accidents and consequently a lot of injuries. Fortunately, in most cases you will be entitled to bring a claim for compensation for the injury you have suffered and any consequential losses arising from this. For example – if you suffer an injury such as a broken leg, you may not be able to work for a couple of months and therefore suffer a loss of earnings; this is something we would always strive to claim back for you.

Claims arising from missing grate covers may appear straightforward on the surface but unfortunately this isn’t particularly true, as they can be quite difficult.  There are two areas where these accidents commonly occur; on somebody’s property or property within the jurisdiction of the local highways authority.
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For the purpose of this blog, we’ll look at the following common sets of circumstances: Open holes in the pavement / highway, open holes in the workplace and open holes on a construction site.

Highway Act Claims

These are the most common when it comes to missing manhole covers. But other common circumstances are workman opening up the ground and failing to secure the area properly. If proper guards and cordons / railings are not erected, it’s no surprise that people can end up falling down an open hole and seriously injuring themselves.
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