The principle of a No Win, No Fee agreement should always be that the accident victim pays nothing if the claim doesn’t win. But there are some lawyers out there who will land you with a bill if the case is lost, and thanks to some legal fee reforms from last year, you may have to pay upfront fees as well.

So here is an explanation of what you should look for and what solicitors may still charge you if the claim doesn’t win.

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This unusual story comes from sources at The Daily Mirror and tells of the horrific facial and limb injuries a 74 year old lady suffered when she fell after slipping on a kerb she had difficulty seeing. The street in Lincolnshire has been revamped with colourful paving both on the road and the pathway, making the kerb allegedly difficult to spot.

North East Lincolnshire Council are now receiving calls to make the area safer and more than 50 people have been said to have signed an online petition.

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April 2013 saw some huge changes in the personal injury claiming world. We have the government and their buddies in the insurance industry to thank for it when they caved to pressure from the multi-billion pound insurance giants to stop accident victims being able to recover all of their legal fees from the insurers.

Not exactly fair now is it? Why should the victim have to pay to claim? Well, that’s what happens nowadays I’m afraid. But what you need to know about is that some firms are going to take more from you than you ought to be paying.

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Whilst uncommon, we have taken on and won claims for personal injury compensation where people have been hit by swinging gates. The force of a gate swinging open can be quite a dangerous thing to be hit by, and the injuries can be fairly serious.

If this has happened to you, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation? Let’s take a look at some examples together with the law to find out.

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But this story takes the biscuit…

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The family living inside were lucky to have escaped injury but were freed by fire crews along with the injured passenger in the vehicle, which was blocking the family’s escape route.

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Mr Harper sustained multiple fractures and serious soft tissue injuries and haemorrhages when he fell through the gap when he was being helped off of the vehicle at his home address having just been released from a stay in hospital

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When it comes to manual handling in the workplace, it isn’t just about training in correct lifting techniques, providing equipment and enough people for a lift, and making sure lifts are performed safely; there are other factors to take in to account as well.

As the title of this blog may suggest, let’s look at slips when performing manual handling activities in the workplace. Is your employer negligent? When can you make a claim for personal injury compensation if you slip when performing a manual handling activity?

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Medical negligence claims are inherently hard to win. The line between what is accepted as an ‘inherent risk’ or an ‘unavoidable scenario’ and negligent care can be thin. Most surgical procedures carry with them inherent risks, and some injuries and conditions are not easy to identify as quickly as we might hope.

But when it comes to waiting for care or waiting for a diagnosis, what is classed as too long? When delays result in complications or problems, what can be done?

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Pothole claims can be very hard to win – that’s why you need the best legal advice!

This story comes from the BBC and covers a cyclist who has made a claim for personal injury compensation having rode over a pothole and been injured as a result. Cyclists are one of the most vulnerable victims of pothole accidents, and the injuries the victim can end up with can be fairly serious.

The case here of the cyclist in the BBC news article is testament to this – he broke his collarbone and hit his head hard when he fell victim to a pothole. So why has this case been rejected by the council?
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