Ever heard of it? Its legalisation in place as the guidelines for legal disputes involving products and services sold. And it’s very important!

It covers everything from the liability a manufacturer of a product has to the consumer, to the liability a tradesman has for a service he/she provides. When it comes to personal injury, it is important when establishing liability if a person is injured as result of a defective product or a dodgy service for example.
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I was recently at Hull fair a few weeks ago (it travels around the country, and was recently in Nottingham as Goose Fair) and it got me thinking about the strict health and safety legislation operators and ride manufacturers must adhere to.

I think it would be hard to find anyone who isn’t a fan of amusement parks and fairground rides. There are of course some of us (myself included) who are a little more inclined to the bigger and scarier rides to quench a thrill seeking thirst!

So it probably goes without saying that all rides (in particular the big ones!) are put through stringent health and safety checks to ensure nothing can go wrong. And there have been stories recently and in the past whereby negligence has resulted in ride users being seriously injured, or worse. Not to put anyone off the big ones of course!
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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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Everybody thinks of the gym as a place to go to get fit and healthy. However, that wasn’t the case for an employee at a Fitness First gym in Bournemouth. Six fire engines and 30 fire fighters went to the gym in Queens Park South Drive where a male member of staff was overcome by fumes from a chemical leak. A further nine workers were treated at the scene and then taken to hospital.

According to the BBC, Dorset Fire and Rescue Service were at a loss to explain how 25 litres of a hypochloride solution, used to clean pools, had become mixed with sodium bisulphate. The mixture creates two gases, sulphur dioxide, and chlorine gas, the latter of which is toxic and is believed to have been responsible for the injury.
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In recent articles we have discussed the dangers of the turning weather as winter sets in and conditions for driving worsen.  And according to BBC reports, it’s not just the physical environment that’s taking its toll on the safety of Britons roads …

Cash strapped motorists in the credit crunch are neglecting the importance of safety when it comes to maintaining their vehicles according to BBC sources from the AA.
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The clocks have all gone back and whilst we all appreciated the extra hour in bed and the nights are drawing in and it’s that first sign that Christmas is on its way; what is happening out there on our roads?

Every autumn when the clocks have been put back there is an increase in road traffic accidents, but why? We’ve all got headlights on our cars to guide the way in these early evenings and surely our driving skills have not been taken away just over night!

It is often the case that these early evenings suddenly creep up on us and we can all probably admit to jumping in the car after a long day at work and forgetting to turn on our headlights, or being caught out by those slippery leaves all over the roads! 
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Random attacks by strangers are at the highest level in more than a decade according to recent press reports, which has linked the figures to Labour’s time in government and  the introduction of the 24 hour drinking licenses.

The Daily Mirror reports that figures have indicated that a person is attacked by a random stranger every 30 seconds in Britain, and that there were 1,057,000 violent attacks by strangers last year; the equivalent to 2,895 every day or 120 per hour.

The report also indicates that only a third of violent crimes involved the victim not knowing the assailant when Labour came in to power which has jumped to half as random violence, fuelled by alcohol and round the clock drinking licenses, is on the rise.
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An Employee of the national supermarket chain, Morrisons has decided to take legal action after suffering severe injuries on their premises.

Mr Kevin Brookshaw suffered with serious facial injuries whilst at the car park of their Crewe store. As Mr Brookshaw proceeded through the car park barrier it swung back, straight through the windshield, hitting him in the face.

Mr Brookshaw’s wife told the Crewe Chronicle that his injuries were so severe that you could not recognize him and he was treated in the critical injuries unit. His wife described that his face was ‘literally split down the middle’.
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A teenager has been awarded £1.35million in compensation following a decision at the High court in London. Toby Wheeler, 15, suffered brain damage during his birth at an Essex hospital.

According to the BBC, Toby cannot walk or speak and needs 24 hour care due to oxygen deprivation suffered at the time of his birth in Colchester hospital.
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Doctors, surgeons, nurses, and all health workers charged with the care of those who are ill or injured have a duty to ensure that the procedures and medicines they practice and provide are safe and adequate.

Medical Negligence: the term itself is straight forward; for example medical staff failing to sufficiently examine and diagnose a patient or administering the wrong treatment.

So it’s never nice to hear about a serious medical negligence case that has resulted in the death of a young boy; particularly when it could have been prevented.
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