We receive lots of enquiries from people who have been injured after they have fallen over due to defects in roads and pavements. Common injuries include fractured wrists, sprained ankles and knee injuries. We have also seen clients with head injuries, broken noses and hip fractures. These claims are usually Read more…
This week, a case has been settled by Bethany Rhodes-Lockwood for a gentleman in his 30’s who suffered chemical burns to his wrist as a result of not being provided with the correct work equipment for handling CS gas by his employer. Our client went to hospital and will make a Read more…
I know it’s a bit early for Christmas, but we do have a vacancy for a typist in our Personal Injury team, so if you would like to apply and be able to join us in time for the next festive jumper day, please apply in writing to our head Read more…
It has been another good week for some of our Personal Injury clients as several cases have settled. I will mention two of them: I have settled a claim for a lady who slipped on a wet floor in a bakery and suffered soft tissue injuries to her hip, thigh and Read more…
If you were not in your current job role, what would be your alternative career choice? “A doctor.” What has been a highlight of your career? “When I qualified in 1990!” Do you have any hobbies outside of work? “I like practising Pilates, running and taking my dog for a walk ”. What Read more…
This is a question I am asked on a fairly regular basis by enquirers who have instructed other firms to handle their claims and have ended up with no compensation or much less than they think they should have received. My answer is usually given after I have discovered what happened whilst Read more…
We have recently settled a case for the lady in her 20’s who suffered an injury to her knee. Our client had just moved into a brand new house with her family. One Saturday whilst walking home from a local park with her husband and 3 children, she tripped and Read more…
This week we settled a claim for a lady who suffered a nasty shoulder injury in a local bakery. The insurers of the opponent initially denied liability but after some persistence a formal admission was received. The insurer submitted an offer to settle at that point in the sum of £5,000.00. 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…
Injury claims arise from many different situations. Most result from common situations such as Road Traffic Accidents, Accidents at Work and Slips and Trips. This week, I thought I’d list ten real claims that we have dealt with over the years that fall into the “unusual” category:- A client was caught under a falling Read more…