I regularly have conversations with clients about the loss they have suffered as a result of their injuries, particularly when opponents raise arguments about their claims for loss of earnings. Defendants – and this usually means insurance companies – make much of what they usually call a client’s ‘failure to mitigate’ Read more…
Last week I settled a case for a lady who had been involved in a road traffic accident. It was an unusual case as the car that she was travelling in drove into collision with a tree that had fallen into the road. The tree had been rooted in a Read more…
I have settled a case this week which highlights the risks of accepting pre-medical offers. A client was injured at work. He suffered significant damage to his dental implants and required approximately £4000.00 worth of immediate repair work as a result of the accident. His employer, in fairness, accepted liability and Read more…
An insurance policy is known in law as a ‘contract of good faith’. The insurer relies on the honesty of the person proposing to take out the insurance cover. If it later appears that the person who obtained the policy gave false information when making the proposal, then the insurer is entitled to decide Read more…
Pre-medical offer letter to client One of our clients was recently injured in a high velocity road traffic accident. It was a typical situation: a busy dual carriageway at rush hour with traffic slowing to a standstill. My client slowed his vehicle and came to a standstill. The Defendant was Read more…
This week has seen the settlement of a long-running road traffic claim, wherein our client suffered a rear end shunt on a narrow bridge in Derbyshire. The defendant’s insurers initially disputed that the collision was serious enough to cause injury, despite strong medical evidence to the contrary. Court proceedings began, resulting in a Read more…
Personal injury Lawyers may soon be celebrating the arrival of Nintendo’s smash hit “Pokémon Go”. Players are reported as having caused injuries to others already. The augmented reality game sees players capture, battle, and train Pokemon using a combination of GPS technology and a device’s camera to make it seem like they are Read more…
Last Wednesday I attended the Modern Claims Conference 2016 which was held at Old Trafford, Manchester. For a practising Claimant Personal Injury Solicitor the experience was an eye opener! The Rt Honourable Jack Straw opened proceedings with a keynote speech. He left the audience in no doubt that he believed that Read more…
In November, the Government announced planned reforms to personal injury law which would see claims with an injury value of up to £5,000.00 being handled in the Small Claims Court. The thinking behind this is that it will reduce insurance premiums for consumers. This is something that is heavily supported by the Read more…
Negotiating settlement with those who represent Defendants is often the final stage in a personal injury claim. As I explained in part 4, we had been able to value Taylor’s injuries and his additional losses. Taylor’s injuries were, mercifully, not too serious. He badly bruised both his knees and cut and Read more…