Delivery Drivers foot injury prevents return to work Jonathan Stittle has recently settled a claim for a man who was making a delivery to a house in the course of his employment when he suffered a very painful and nasty foot injury. The Case Many years before, the Local Authority Read more…
In 2015 18,844 cyclists were injured including 3,339 who were killed or seriously injured (ROSPA). These figures only include cyclists killed or injured in road accidents that were reported to the police. Many cyclist casualties are not reported to the police, even when the cyclist is injured badly enough to Read more…
According to the Department for Transport, there were a total of 140,086 road traffic accidents involving personal injury reported to the police in 2015. Of those accidents, 1,618 resulted in at least one fatality. There are many reasons behind these accidents but what are the most common causes? Driving under Read more…
According to a study from Direct Line, trampolines are now the main reason for children under the age of 14 sustaining serious injuries and the study also revealed that more and more such cases are resulting in litigation. Trampoline parks typically exist in a former warehouse in an industrial estate Read more…
Holiday trip results in fractured elbow Whilst staying at a holiday park in the South of England with her children, our client fell over the edge of a kerb due to lack of adequate lighting and as a result suffered a fractured elbow. The client is a nurse and as Read more…
In April we looked at an contributory negligence arising from the failure to wear a helmet whilst riding a pushbike. We now deal with the issue of not wearing seat belts in vehicles and how damage claims are reduced if they are not worn by a victim. The 2 sides to contributory negligence There are Read more…
Why being a witness can still mean you’re eligible to claim The Accident This week, John Green has taken instructions from a gentleman who was witness to a frightening accident to his wife. They were in a large supermarket close to their home when a very large shelving unit fell Read more…
Partner and personal injury expert, Jonathan Stittle, has just settled two interesting claims; a case awarding £5000 and one for £16,500. A fractured foot after attempt to run client over – Pay out £5,000 The Case The first case was rather unique in that it involved a young man in Read more…
Jonathan Stittle has recently settled a rather unusual case where a local cyclist was knocked off his bike by a driver turning left who failed to check their nearside wing mirror before making the turn that led to the collision. Our client, a man in his 30’s, was fortunately Read more…
Recently, Eleanor Buckley, settled a claim for a young lady who was a passenger involved in a fatal accident. The car, containing three other people, was involved in a head on collision. The driver of the car in which she was sat attempted to overtake the vehicle in front of Read more…