Many of us visit hair and beauty salons on a regular basis in order to keep ourselves looking good. Having different treatments and using numerous different products on our hair and bodies in order to give us an extra treat. However, you may not have considered what to do if it all goes wrong.
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At the start of every New Year we all like to begin it well, implementing our New Year resolutions of eating healthier, drinking less and exercising more. However, if you are going to carve out a new you through blood sweat and tears in 2009, its worth knowing how best to achieve optimum results.

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Dentists like all other health care professionals have a duty of care to their patients. If they are found to be in breach of that duty then a claim for negligence may be brought against them.

It is believed by many that pursuing a dental negligence claim can often be easier than other medical negligence claims. The reason this is believed is because most dental procedures are tried and tested over many years and therefore it leaves very little room for manoeuvre for negligence within the actual procedure itself.

Therefore, pointing the finger of blame when a personal injury is sustained to the dentist or health care professional performing the treatment.
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There is very often confusion between whether an injury has been sustained as a result of an accident or of negligence, which somewhat determines whether or not a personal injury claim can be pursued. In order for some one to have been negligent, such as an employer, a health and safety law must have been breached. However, health and safety law can be difficult to define due to recent press coverage. Headlines are commonly misleading, telling us how Britain is a ‘safety first culture’, and lead to a variety of rumours circulating amongst the public and businesses alike.

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Trying to locate and pin point Britain’s most dangerous road has proven difficult. There are numerous different pieces of literature naming different roads to be Britain’s most dangerous. However, there were two roads that kept appearing across a variety of different sources.

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Brain injury claims are extremely complex personal injury claims. They must be conducted by a specialist in the area in order for the claim to be progressed and maximised to its full potential. It is often more difficult to prove a brain injury claim as this is due to the fact that the victim may not look as though they are actually affected or have a brain injury.

There also may not be a visible injury such as scarring. This is often why images of the injuries sustained at the time of the incident are often crucial in further strengthening a case to make a brain injury claim.
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Many people are not aware that if they have an accident that is partly due to their own carelessness that they might still be able to claim compensation for the damages. This is called contributory negligence. Under English Law, if the injured person of the accident is proven to be partly to blame then the blame will be split between the defendant and the claimant, and consequently the compensation paid to the claimant will be reduced by the percentage they’re deemed responsible.

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Third party capture is a term often used in the legal industry, particularly within personal injury departments, to describe the method used by the defendant’s insurers who try and settle any personal injury claim directly with the injured party. It has been proven time and time again that settling a claim this way can lead to the injured party losing out!

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Personal injuries are not always physical injuries more and more people are seeking to claim compensation for a physiological injury, such as, stress related injuries induced by a person’s working environment.

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We all know how curious children can be, and at such a young age they often don’t realise the risk of their own actions when exploring and looking for fun, and this can easily have serious consequences possibly leading to a personal injury claim. Even if land is private, the occupier (this is the owner or person in control of the land) still has the responsibility to ensure the land is either safe should a child trespass or ensure that the security around the lands makes it impossible for a child to enter.

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