Compensation in Personal Injury cases is made up of two different types of loss, “General Damages” and “Special Damages”. General Damages General Damages relate to compensation received for pain, suffering and loss of amenity which have arisen from your physical and/or psychological suffering due to the accident. Simply speaking, it Read more…
Anyone who watches Britain’s most popular Soap opera will be aware that the street has experienced yet another catastrophe, when the roof collapsed at the Underworld factory. As the storyline has unfolded, it has become apparent that Underworld owner Carla Connor had known for weeks that the structure of the Read more…
I have been reminded again this week of the challenges faced by self-employed people who wish to recover their loss of earnings after they have been injured. My experience is that, unless you have clear and persuasive written evidence, Defendants and their insurers will refuse to meet claims for loss of earnings from self-employed Read more…
Compensation, known as damages, is awarded when someone has been injured in an accident as a result of someone else’s negligence. Damages in Personal Injuries are split between General damages and Special Damages. General damages are to compensate an individual for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity they have suffered as a Read more…
I have just settled a claim for a young man who suffered a nasty injury to his left leg whilst our riding his Jet Ski with a friend at a local country park. The engine of his friend’s Jet Ski failed whilst he was driving at full speed as a result of 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…
I have recently settled a claim on behalf of a client against a well-known supermarket. The client worked at the store and slipped over due to water which had leaked from a freezer. The client sustained a fracture to her shoulder which affected her significantly. Despite an initial denial of 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…
An important thing to understand about personal injury law is that compensation awarded is not based on the accident or the injury itself – it is awarded for the impact that it has on the victim’s life. Obviously, the nature of the injury and how it occurred is integral to our Read more…
I was delighted to settle a claim this week for the children of a local woman who died four years ago as a result of her inhaling metal dust in a factory. It was also something of a local history lesson as I learned from my clients and witnesses how Read more…