Athens Convention Personal Injury Compensation Claims
To put it simply a claim would be made under the Athens Convention if you sustained injury through an accident which was not your fault, whilst onboard a ship at sea. In some instances a claim may be brought under a different law or regulation such as via The Package Travel Regulations 1992. It is essential that you seek legal advice as soon as possible so that your Solicitor can advise you as to your best course of action.
The Athens Convention declares a carrier liable for damage or loss suffered by a passenger – if the accident which caused the damage occurred in the course of the carriage and was due to the fault or negligence of the carrier. A carrier can limit his or her liability unless the carrier acted with intent to cause such damage or acted recklessly and with knowledge that such damage would probably result.
The injury could be caused due to the negligence of the captain. Injury could also be caused as a result of slipping on wet decking, for example.
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Working At Height Accidents – Injury Lawyers Advice
Working at height poses a great risk to safety, accounting for a quarter of all workplace deaths. Falling from a height is the one most common causes of an accident within the workplace causing minor/major injuries and fatalities. Of course most of the time the fall isn’t from a great height, with 70 per cent of all accidents being caused from falling from below head height.
Injuries likely to be caused by falling from a height are as follows:
- Twist or swelling to the knees
- Sprained or broken limbs
- Back pain or slipped discs
- Soft tissues damage to the body area
The Working at Height Regulations 2005 were introduced to try and prevent accidents caused by a fall from height, and the regulations are to apply to anywhere where there is a risk of falling. The 2005 regulations set out that a height is to be defined as ‘any place, including a place at or below ground level‘, which liable to cause a personal injury.
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Buttock Implants or Augmentation Injury Lawyers
Although this procedure does sound like something that only the rich and famous can have in Hollywood, it is becoming more increasingly popular with everyone who has always craved for a derriere like Kim Kardashian or Beyonce.
Unfortunately however, as with many other popular cosmetic surgeries there are things that can go wrong – not only inherent risks that you would usually associate with surgery but unfortunate things caused by other people’s negligence. Therefore, it is important to understand what you can do if you find yourself suffering at the hands of someone else’s negligence.
Some of the main injuries caused by this procedure include:
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Workplace Slips and Trips Compensation Claims
Slips and trips at work are one of the most common causes of accidents at work, resulting in 40% of all major injuries in the workplace. 10,000 employees alone were injured in the UK last year from slips and trips at work. Injuries can range from broken bones and fractures to minor cuts and bruises.
The common causes of slips and trips at work:
- Cleaning
- Flooring
- Environment
- Obstacles
- Colleagues
- Footwear
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, is in place to ensure the health and safety of all employees within the workplace.
Under Regulation 2 of the act, an employer has the duty to ‘as is reasonably practicable‘ ensure ‘the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employees‘. An employer must ‘provide instruction, and training‘ to all employees that will be working with the workplace, and therefore be fully competent in using it.
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Occupiers Liability Supermarket Slips and Trips
Personal injury claims against supermarkets are common, with customers commonly slipping or tripping in the supermarket aisles. Any owner of a supermarket owes a duty of care to visitors of their store under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957. When that duty is breached, a personal injury is sustained due to the supermarkets negligence.
Under the 1957 Act, ‘An occupier of premises owes the same duty, “the common duty of care”, to all his visitors, except in so far as he is free to and does extend, restrict, modify or exclude his duty to any visitor or visitors by agreement or otherwise‘.
Visitors are to include customers, store staff, suppliers and delivery drivers. An occupier is to be seen as the individual in general control over the premises or in this instance supermarket in question.
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Injury Lawyers for Work Accident Compensation Claims
We specialise and deal only with claims for personal injury compensation. We have particular expertise, and many years of experience, in representing victims of work accidents. Work accidents are fairly common because there are a lot of rules and regulations that an employer can breach. We have regulations covering most scenarios. Here are some examples:
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
These cover traffic routes and therefore slips and trips, general health and safety of the workplace, falls or falling objects, doors and gates, windows and skylights, and all sorts of things. The common ones are slips and trips. So if you have an accident in relation to any of the above, you may be able to make claim for personal injury compensation.
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Hit by a drunk driver with no insurance – Injury Lawyers advice
Personally, I can’t tolerate people who drink and drive. There is a very good reason why drinking and driving is illegal – intoxicating substances impair our judgement, and being behind the wheel whilst drunk is like a child running round with a knife. We see it all too often in the news when a person is badly hurt or killed because a driver loses control of their vehicle and causes an incident.
So what happens if you are the unfortunate victim of a drunk driver who has not only caused you a loss by mixing alcohol with driving, but also happens to have no insurance? It’s a lot more common than you might think. This dangerous combination though does not stop you making a claim for personal injury compensation.
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Manhole Cover Road Accident Compensation Claims
We take on a lot of personal injury compensation claims due to manhole covers being missing or defective. You can end up with some fairly serious injuries from falling due to a manhole cover. But what about manhole covers that cause an accident in the road whilst you are driving?
Generally speaking, the same rules apply. There is a duty on whoever is responsible for the manhole to ensure it is safe. It will commonly either fall as part of the responsibility of the local Highways Agency or of a utilities company.
If you hit an open manhole when driving, you can easily end up injured. The sheer force of the wheel dropping in and being forced back out of the open hole is likely to cause a jolt significant enough to leave you with a whiplash injury. At the same time, our natural instinct is to brake hard when something sudden like this happens, and that might not help. You could also face significant vehicle damages – the bumper could be ripped off, suspension shot, wheel and tyre damage, or even serious underside damage if the undercarriage bottoms out.
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When it comes to making your personal injury compensation claim, we know that you want the maximum compensation, the toughest lawyer to fight your case, and a great service. This can really only be offered by an Accident Injury Specialist – and we know where you can find one!
You might call us bias for plugging ourselves here, but let me give you a few reasons why you should make your personal injury compensation claim with our expert team here at The Injury Lawyers:
Specialist Lawyers
There is a reason why we are called The Injury Lawyers – we only represent victims of personal injury compensation claims, and we don’t deal with any other types of law. All our staff are trained to specifically help victims for compensation claims, and we have a bespoke way of working that is suited to making sure our clients get the maximum compensation in the quickest time possible. The lawyer working on your file will be a specialist injury lawyer with a wealth of experience behind them.
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Work Equipment Injury Claims Advice
Employers have a duty to protect their employees in the workplace. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, or PUWER as they are informally known, outline what exactly an employer needs to do to meet this duty.
For example, Regulation 5 sets out ‘Every employer shall ensure that work equipment is maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair‘ and Regulation 4.3 sets out ‘Every employer shall ensure that work equipment is used only for operations for which, and under conditions for which, it is suitable‘.
To summarise, an employer must ensure that all work equipment is in good working order and is completely suitable for the relevant task in hand. Examples of work equipment are hammers, knives, ladders, and may other tools – in fact, most equipment or machinery used within the working day. The 1998 regulations ensure that employees are covered when stopping and starting equipment, maintaining, cleaning and repairing all work equipment.
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