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Another case settled by our expert injury claims team.

In this case, our client was injured by a large gate that shut on their arm. The gate was defective, meaning our client was exposed to a clearly foreseeable risk of injury that sadly materialised when they were injured.

As we often say, it could have been worse. A large gate closing on someone’s hand could have caused irreversible nerve damage from a crushing injury, or could have permanently debilitated the hand.
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A resident of a council-owned property noticed a leak in her bathroom sink and found that the basin had a large crack across it. She asked the Council to have a look at it and see what could be done to fix it.

A plumber was reportedly sent out to check the bathroom sink, and a little work was carried out on the unit. However, when the claimant pointed out the crack that ran all the way across the sink basin, the plumber ran his fingers along it and identified it as a ‘surface crack’ and suggested there was no need for repair and that no one will be sent out to fix it.

This error led to the claimant suffering injury thereafter.
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Senior medical experts are demanding a public enquiry be opened to investigate the use of vaginal mesh implants in the U.K.

The Guardian reports that a “significant proportion of patients have been left with traumatic complications”. We ourselves are involved in the legal actions for the use of vaginal mesh implants where things have gone wrong, so we’re no stranger to the issues at hand.

However, as problems continue to arise, the calls for more investigation and more action continue to grow.
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Back in 2015, a teenager named Dustin Hood drank 3 and a half cans of Monster Energy drinks within 24 hours.

These supersized cans held 680ml each, meaning he drank in total over two litres of high caffeine fizzy drink. The total caffeine content is the same as drinking 14 regular cans of Coca Cola or 7 cups of coffee in 24 hours. For an adolescent teen like Hood, it’s not recommended to exceed more than 100 mg of caffeine a day yet he drank over 700mg in a day.
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Personal injury compensation is awarded to someone who has been involved in an accident that was not their fault. Those that have been injured due to someone else’s negligence can generally recover two things: general damages, and special damages.

General damages are to compensate for any pain, suffering, or loss amenity due to the injury. Special damages covers expenses and future losses that a person will incur directly because of the incident. This can include travel expenses, clothing, loss of earnings etc…

This financial settlement is meant to help those who have suffered an injury to get their life back on track, or as near as, before the injury happened. So how do we calculate a claim for a broken arm, for example?
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For serious injury cases and complex compensation claims we can normally offer home visits for clients.

We know how important a face to face meeting is – in fact, it’s as important for us as it is for you, and it can be really useful for us to get to know you as it helps us moving forward with the case. We’re not just some faceless bunch of lawyers – we’re your valued support network.

So if you have been involved in a serious incident and you want a home visit from a real qualified lawyer, read on.
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Data breaches that cause distress (which is common) falls within our remit here at The Injury Lawyers, and we have been advising victims of the University of Greenwich data breach, and have taken on cases for some of those affected.

We already represent victims for data breach compensation claims, including the University of Greenwich leak, so we are happy to help anyone who is a victim. The breach saw hundreds (although potentially thousands) of students affected when documentation was uploaded on the university website that included highly confidential and sensitive information.
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Looking for a compensation lawyer, but sceptical about who to go with or whether you should even claim?

There is a lot of negative stigma around the idea of making a claim and around compensation lawyers, but the facts are these: not all what you hear is true; when you need us, you need us; and you have a basic human right to claim.

As a firm of specialist compensation lawyers let me tell you a little bit more about who we are and what we do for our clients.
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Well, by coming to this site, we’re confident you have already found one!

But let me back this statement up by letting you in on some industry secrets that can help you to know when you have found the best injury lawyer within the UK. There are a lot of firms out there and we often work very differently from each other. Fees, service levels, quality, experience, and how the basics of the claim are run can vary significantly.

So let us tell you how we work at The Injury Lawyers because we think this is what makes for the best injury lawyers. And we’ll tell you what to compare it to as well.
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Whilst it is very difficult to determine exactly how long a personal injury claim can last, we can do things to speed the process up and offer our clients a rapid claim settlement as best as we can.

For most straightforward cases there is a set procedure in place, and we can use our efficient systems and ways of working to get a case settled faster. We are expert injury lawyers who only help people make injury claims – this makes our process not only faster but more effective in producing positive outcomes.

Read our 5-step guide to help speed up your claim!
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