This week I was delighted to settle a claim for a lady who, at the time of the accident, was giving a driving lesson to a student. The student hesitated at a roundabout and a Lorry driver failed to apply his brakes and collided with the rear of their car. The Claimant sustained Read more…
Bethany Rhodes-Lockwood (pictured) has just settled an accident at work claim for a lady in her 50’s. Our client was lifting some heavy boxes between a trolley and a pallet when she suffered a back strain. Liability was eventually admitted by the defendant’s insurers with our client receiving £3000 in 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…
This week I have settled a case for a young lady who was unlucky enough to fall down a flight of concrete steps, sustaining significant dental and facial injuries. Liability was initially denied by the insurers who alleged that the step that caused the accident was not defective . After carrying out investigations we were Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
John Green (pictured) has just settled a case for a lady in her 30’s who suffered a dental injury. Part of the compensation award was for the cost of future dental treatment as assessed by the claimant’s dental expert. Surprisingly, the defendant’s insurers initially refused to pay the claimant for the treatment, Read more…