If you have been injured at work because of a crate, you may be entitled to compensation. Whether you have been hit by a falling crate, or injured trying to move a crate, you are entitled to claim for the health and safety failings of your employer.

Tasks that involve working with crates will typically have risk assessments involved for the various risks; especially where the crates are heavy and / or large. So read on for a little advice about your rights.
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Did you know that a quarter of all workplace deaths involving falls from heights are a result of fragile surfaces?

It’s a horrible statistic and we often represent workers who have been injured because of falls through fragile roofs, fragile walkways, fragile surfaces, and when having to use other fragile materials for walking on generally.

So what are you rights? Read on for more information.
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Parks – we all loved them as a child, I’m sure. I’ve so many fond memories of my time spent playing on the swings, slides, and frames; but their importance to children is also a duty to those who are responsible for maintaining them.

Parks can see a lot of use made out of them meaning that ropes can deteriorate, wood can rot, and metal can rust. These are all things that those in charge of parks must make every effort to look out for.

So what happens if your child has been injured by dangerous, defective, or worn down park apparatus? Whether it’s a slide, swing, frame, tyres, blocks, seesaw, monkey bars, or other equipment that has injured you or your child, we may be able to help you.
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Have you been told that you need to pay for insurance for your solicitor to help you with your case on a no win, no fee basis? If you have then we can tell you that you DON’T have to pay for this with us.

Many lawyers will now ask you to pay a no win no fee insurance charge because of changes that happened in the law a couple of years ago. You used to be able to recover the cost of this type of insurance from the other side, but now you can’t.

But you don’t have to have it – we work in a different way that can still offer you the protection of having insurance without needing to pay for it.
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Accidents where workers limbs are caught in machinery like saws are unfortunately common. Whilst the UK can boast a fairly decent health and safety record on a global standing, most accidents are often caused by circumstances like the above.

If you have been injured because your glove has been caught by a saw or a piece of saw machinery then you are entitled to claim for personal injury compensation.
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This isn’t the first time we have reported on an accident where a bus has sheered its roof off when trying to get under a bridge. Whilst it is somewhat surprising given that heights are often clearly marked and identifiable in both vehicles and on bridges themselves, this is something that keeps on happening.

In this latest incident in Rochdale, 17 people were reportedly hurt when the whole roof of the bus was sheared off when it tried to get underneath the bridge. Paramedics treated passengers at the scene and several of those injured were taken to hospital, with some serious injuries being reported.
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They still say that flying remains one of the more safer ways to travel, but despite how much technology has passed through in terms of safety, the BA fire incident in Las Vegas is a scary one.

Reports confirmed that the planes left engine caught fire during takeoff preparations, forcing the 170 passengers on board to evacuate on to the runway. Officials have confirmed that 14 people were taken to hospital with minor injuries following the incident.
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It happens – a fault in the manufacturing process leads to plastic ending up in your coleslaw or in your cereal. Whilst it’s rare, there should be quality control procedures in place for firms who manufacture food products to notice incidents like this and ensure affected products never reach the market.

But not everything in life goes so swimmingly, and we take on and win cases for people who have been injured by plastic being found in food. So if you need some advice about this, read on.
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An employee getting their arm entangled in the roller of a conveyor belt is a common scenario in today’s workplaces. It’s a shame really because the law and the duty for employers to abide by is so crystal clear that there should never be an excuse for it happening. But sadly we take on claims like this all of the time.

The injuries of course can be very serious indeed. So if your arm has been entangled in the roller of a conveyor belt at work, what are your rights?
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Our specialist lawyers are already taking on cases for victims of what is one of the biggest data protection breach ever seen.

One email sent to approximately 780 users of a sexual health clinic inadvertently included the full names and email addresses of all of the other recipients. This information should not have been shared so carelessly, and we are now being told that the information may have gone beyond the extent of the recipients.

The victims are entitled to claim and we have pledged to fight for their rights.
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