Road Traffic Accident Protocol Claims – How it works!
If you have been involved in a road traffic accident, a few pieces of bite size knowledge on the Road Traffic Protocol that guide claims can be seen as useful. The protocol is used for claims that have a potential value of up to £25,000 although the majority of claims are worth less than £10,000. We as solicitors will use the rules to pursue the insurers of the driver at fault efficiently and effectively.
Workplace Kitchen Accidents – Injury Claims Advice
Kitchens are often dangerous places. I’m talking about workplace kitchens here, and they’re often very busy places indeed. I’ve worked in the catering industry myself – lots of people stressed out and rushing around working in a place full of sharp tools, hot liquids and substances; plentiful dangers all around.
So if you are injured in a workplace kitchen environment, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?
Employers liability and public liability protocol claims
The employer’s liability and public liability protocol is a set of rules used for accidents that occurred after the 31st July 2013. The claims are handled through an online portal system making it much quicker and more efficient. Another entry requirement is that the claim must be valued at between £1,000 and £25,000 which is typical as the majority of simple claims are valued at under £10,000. As a modern and increasingly common method of dealing with claims, it is handy to be clued up on it!
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Dislocated Shoulder Injury Claims Advice
It’s very easy to dislocate your shoulder, and the damage that can be done can be extensive. Slip, trip and fall injuries, as well as manual handling injuries, are common ones that involve shoulder dislocations. Bike riders being knocked off their bike in a road accident can commonly cause dislocations too.
So what can you claim for and what kind of payouts can be expected for such injuries?
Injury Lawyers advice for oil burn accidents at work
Coming in to contact with oil can do some serious damage to the skin. If you have ever been in contact with hot oil, I’m sure you’ll know what I mean. So if this happens to you in the workplace, are you entitled to make a claim for compensation? If you contact our legal team we’ll take a look at the duty your employer has and see if we can make a claim for you.
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Mechanic Injury Compensation Claims – Lawyers Advice
There are some people, much like myself, who are at low risk of being injured in the workplace. Working in an office means I’m rarely exposed to any dangers. There are those occupations where the workplace can be a far more dangerous place, and working as a mechanic is definitely one that can fall within this category.
So let’s look at some rules and regulations and where you may be able to make a claim for personal injury compensation as an injured mechanic.
Dislocated Knee Injury Compensation Claims
Even what are classed as minor knee dislocation injuries can be extremely serious indeed, leaving the victim with potentially lifelong problems. If you’re after advice about knee dislocation compensation claims, I can offer it you both as an employee of a specialist injury law firm and as a victim myself.
I dislocated my knee in 2012 rupturing both collaterals and the lateral meniscus, and suffering an avulsion fracture as the ACL pulled off the bone – so read on for my advice.
Push and Pull Injuries at Work – Advice from The Injury Lawyers
Pushing and pulling can always leave a person at risk of being injured through either muscular strains or damage, or being hit by objects that are being pushed or pulled. As with lifting, pushing and pulling in the workplace should always be subject to The Manual Handling Operations Regulations.
So what happens if you’re injured in the workplace when pushing and pulling objects? Can you make a claim for personal injury compensation?
If we think we can win a claim, we might be able to offer you a no win, no fee agreement. The principle of this means that, if the claim doesn’t win, we do not charge you any fees we have incurred.
This allows people to make a claim with the safety of not having to pay a huge legal bill if it doesn’t win. After all, we cannot accurately predict from the outset whether a claim will win or not in many cases. So how does it actually work?
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Steps to Take After a Fall on a Pothole
Pothole compensation claims are one of the more common forms of accidents we pursue as a specialist injury law firm. They can be incredibly hard to win because the law is very on the side of the local authorities and councils.
That’s why it’s important to give yourself the best chance of winning by following these simple steps which can help us to make a better assessment of the claim and can help when it comes to evidence for a case.