Zip Wire Accident Woman Falls To Her Death
A woman fell to her death from a zip wire while on a gap year in Namibia, after an instructed failed to undertake safety checks.
Sally Whitcomb, 32, plunged 23 feet and was pronounced dead at the scene. She was on a training day organised by expedition charity Raleigh International. At the inquest in to the death, the instructor was described as having a complacent attitude towards safety.
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This will all depend on the facts of your case, however, in the vast majority of cases this is not necessary. In fact most cases (the massive majority) settle without Court Proceedings ever being issued.
Even where proceedings are necessary, we find that it may well be that once solicitors are instructed to defend the claim that they take a view that they do not have a strong enough defence to the claim and therefore advise the Defendant that they should immediately settle the injury claim before further costs are clocked up; thus even where proceedings are issued we find most of these cases then settle shortly thereafter.
It is simply not in the Defendant’s interests to run a case to a final hearing, especially if they do not feel they have very good prospects of successfully defending the claim.
Wanting to start a personal injury claim, or engage in a service with any company for that matter, can often be a daunting thought given the amount of your personal information you must place in to the hands of another party.
And with Identity theft / fraud now placed as one of Britain’s fastest growing crimes (source), now has never been a more important time to ensure that your sensitive personal information does not fall in to the wrong hands!
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Plaster of Paris Burns Teenager
A school in Lincolnshire has been fined £19,000 for ignoring safety procedures, leaving a 16 year old girl with terrible burns to her hands and the loss of all but two of her fingers.
According to The Times, the girl was attempting to make a sculpture of her own hands during an art lesson using a plaster of Paris mould, and having submerged her hands in to the wet clay, the mould began to heat up and set due to a chemical reaction, the Boston Magistrates Court was told.
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School Sprinkler System Leaves Children At Risk
Almost half of new school buildings do not have fire safety sprinkler systems in place, according to new findings. 43% of schools built or refurbished in the governments Building Schools for the future programme are without the sprinklers. These figures are in spite of government guidance issued 2 years ago that almost all new schools should be fitted with sprinkler systems.
The worry regarding this comes from another surprising statistic. Every week 20 schools are destroyed or damaged by fire.
The Chief Fire Officers Association says local authorities who choose not to fit sprinklers are putting the safety of pupils and staff at risk.
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French Spiderman Knows no Fear for Height Regulations!
You may have seen or heard of him in the news; he’s the acclaimed rock climber who knows no fear when it comes to dangerously scaling any large construction he can chalk his hands on!
And once again the Frenchman known as the “French Spider-Man” or “the Human Spider” has wowed audiences of onlookers by scaling the Ariane building in Paris (8th October 2009) with nothing but his bare hands and some sturdy rock climbing shoes, (source).
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I’m Very Busy, What Do You Want?
What do you expect when you speak to your lawyer, not just for the very first time but every time you speak to them in relation to your claim?
Some would say rude, abrupt and even arrogant but is this really what you should expect and more to the more to the point, what you should stand for?
In short…No! So, what should you expect from your lawyer and their telephone manner?
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No Win No Fee – It’s Catching On!
It’s no secret nor is it a unique selling point; that the majority of law firms dealing with personal injury claims will offer a “no win, no fee” service. It’s a great way to work, however, always make sure the actual agreement does exactly what it says on the tin (that is make sure the “No Win No Fee” paperwork should match the “No Win No Fee” offered to you)!
If we take on a personal injury claim for you and we win, then we limit our fees to what we recover from the other insurers so you pay NOTHING! Most firms don’t agree to put pen to paper and confirm that they will limit their fee’s to what they recover from the other party/insurers.
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Sneaky Insurers Tactics That Tempt
If you have been unfortunate enough to have found yourself in a car accident recently, you may well have received a nice phone call from the other drivers insurers shortly after.
This call may have followed along the lines of …
“Hello, we are sorry to hear that you have recently been involved in an accident causing you an injury. On note of this, we are happy to offer you compensation of £1,000.”
Great News you may think!… Everyone could do with a few extra quid at the moment right?
But do the other Insurers really have your best interest at heart?
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It’s October! And what can be scarier than the month of Halloween? How about being injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault! So how can we make you feel better… ?
The world of personal injury is a complex and a competitive industry, and there are loads of lawyers to choose from; each of them claiming to be specialists solicitors! So if you have had an accident that wasn’t your fault, why should you claim for compensation and who should you seek advice from?
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