The use of tanning salons especially amongst young people is becoming more and more popular. A lot of us think that a tan looks healthy and beautiful, which may be true. However we don’t think about the consequences about using tanning salons.

Exposing our bodies to UV rays doesn’t only cause our skin to age prematurely it also creates a high risk of skin cancer. Magazines, TV programmes and skin products are constantly warning us about the dangers of tanning salons. So should we be held to blame if we do suffer injury from them?

Accidents at tanning salons can cause confusion within the injury law, because we should all be fully aware of the dangers of sun beds, after all we are constantly being warned. Yet at the same time they are still legal to use, and when we pay to use them the tanning salon is providing us with a service so should be responsible for our health and safety.
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If you have suffered from a whiplash injury you’ll know the implications it can have on everyday life. Whiplash injuries may make it difficult to carry out everyday tasks, such as cleaning around the house. They may also prevent you from going to work whilst you are recovering from them.

Any type of accident can cause a whiplash injury, however most whiplash injuries are caused in car accidents. Anything that forces the neck to jilt forwards, backwards or sideways can cause such an injury. It injures the muscles and ligaments in the neck, it can have an affect on surrounding areas in the body causing suffering such as back problems.

In most cases a whiplash injury will take a few hours of even days to make itself noticed. You may begin to feel aches and pains around the neck. After any accident you should seek medical attention, they will then be able to assess your injuries. There is no special cure for a whiplash injury. Your GP may prescribe you pain killers to take away the pain, but it normally just requires you to rest to recover.
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We at The Injury Lawyers, as expert specialist personal injury solicitors, are used to dealing with high value claims for personal injury. Our experience and specialism means that we guarantee maximum payouts for our clients, and we are best equipped to deal with serious injury claims. With these types of claims, it’s all about ensuring that we get the justice the victim deserves, so they can have a better quality of life in circumstances where they have been permanently disadvantaged.

So, here’s a story of a tragic accident that left a talented young sixth former with permanent disabilities after a road accident, according to sources from the Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1318558/Beautiful-smiling-teenager-wins-record-17-5m-compensation-car-crash-left-catastrophic-injuries.html).
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When we think about potential accidents at work we all think that it’ll never happen to us. We all hear of tragic accidents at work, but they all seem so far away from home. There have been several accidents in the news when people have been badly injured at work, and in some cases lost their lives due to the negligence of others.

There was recently a story about a man that was killed in an industrial machine whilst he was inside cleaning it. There were switches on the wall that were meant to prevent anyone been able to turn it on whilst someone was inside. However these trip switches failed, and another employee, who was unaware, turned on the machine when the other worker was inside it. The machine had a large industrial blade inside, which left the man with critical injuries and he later died in hospital.

That is one of the more extreme cases of accidents at work, wherever you work, whether it be in an office or on a building site you are faced with possible hazards on a day-to-day basis. It is your employer’s responsibility to carry out the necessary checks to ensure you are safe at work.
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Injury compensation is a sum of money victims of accidents are awarded. It is usually obtained on their behalf by an independent law firm, who gather evidence to support their claim against the offending party. Anyone who has been injured in an accident that wasn’t his or her fault has a right to claim compensation.

Thousands of accidents take place every week, however people don’t always realise that they have a right to claim for injury compensation. That’s why the Injury Lawyers want to make everyone aware of all the kinds of accidents that can take place, and what those involved should due if they become injured due to the negligence of another party.
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When we see third world countries on the news and what their lives are like we suddenly realise how lucky we are. They don’t have hospitals like we do, or the advanced technological machines that give medics a better insight into our illness. What they do have is, just like everyone else, is doctors and nurses who are doing everything they can to save their lives.

Throughout the world, no matter what culture you come from, people still show care to one another, not just because it’s their job to do so but also because it is human nature to care. Unfortunately along with the aspect of human nature that makes us care, there is also an aspect that makes mistakes, it is called human error, and unfortunately is unpreventable.

When mistakes are made in our hospitals it’s not because doctors or nurses deliberately decided that they were not going to spot the signs of an illness immediately it’s because they simply made a mistake. In the medical profession however, mistakes can be extremely costly. The smallest mistake can sometimes cost the life of a patient.
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When out on the road a lot of us hold assumptions of the law, for example we may think that if we have to slam our brakes on and a driver goes into the back of us then they will be held liable. However that’s not always the way the law works.

If you become involved in a car accident by going into the back of another vehicle because they choose to brake suddenly without giving any sufficient warning, the negligence depends on why that driver decided to break all of a sudden. This means that the burden of proving why they stopped lies on the lead driver.

If a dog or a small child ran out in front of the car, giving the driver behind no warning would be seen as a reasonable cause for the lead car to make a sudden stop, however if a small animal such as a squirrel or hedgehog was the cause of them stopping then they would be seen as negligent.
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Everyone who loves going abroad on holiday knows that this is probably one of the highlights of our year. We book it months in advance and then spend the following months saving up our spending money, and paying the holiday off. Before we go on holiday there are several things we need to do, such as making sure our passport is in date, booking or sorting out travel to and form the airport arrangements and sorting out our travel insurance.

Travel insurance is extremely important if you’re leaving the country because depending on which package you buy it covers for everything from you plane being cancelled, your baggage going missing to any medical expenses that may need paying for whilst you’re out there.

That’s why it’s important that you make sure you buy your travel insurance from a secure website, and always read the small print. Some insurance packages may need activating before you go away. This may mean giving the company a call just to activate the account.  
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Sporting activities are some of the most anticipated hobbies around the world, with thousands of people taking part in them every week. The thing that those taking part in sporting activities sometimes forget is that they can be extremely dangerous consequences if things go wrong.

Sports such as football can cause head-to-head collisions between players, this can lead to broken bones, fractures and even whiplash injuries. Sporting activities such as athletics can also have high danger risks if things go wrong. With activities such as pole vaulting – that requires athletes to land from great heights – must be set up correctly to avoid injury…
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We at The Injury Lawyers are experts in the field of personal injury; it’s all we do! So we are used to seeing a huge variety of claims and a variety of clients. And we often see in the news, and take on ourselves, what some people might call high profile claims for compensation.

So, here’s one from sources from the BBC News about an extra on the new Transformers 3 film (which, on a separate note, I personally can’t wait for – let’s hope it’s better than the second one!) who is suing the film company for a serious injury he sustained whilst working on the set (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11485712).

According to the report, the family of Gabriela Cedillo have filed a law suit against Paramount after a thick slab of metal became dislodged from a stunt car and struck the 24 year old actress in the head, leaving her  with permanent brain damage, partially paralysed, and unable to speak and her left eye stitched shut.  It’s a truly devastating story that has left a young actress with life changing disabilities. The family’s lawyer, Todd Smith, has reportedly said that the accident last month was “something that certainly should never have happened, something that we believe occurred as a result of carelessness“.
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