If you have fallen from a ladder at work and your employer was fully or even partly to blame, there’s a good chance you are entitled to claim compensation. Employers are legally obliged to keep you safe at work, including taking all reasonable precautions against you having an accident. Working ...
If you’ve been injured in an accident caused by a poorly maintained pavement, you may be entitled to compensation from the Local Authority. Most pavement accidents fall under the category of ‘slip, trip and falls’ and result from issues such as broken paving slabs, potholes, and missing maintenance hole covers. ...
If you have been injured in a car accident that wasn’t your fault, you are usually entitled to compensation, whether the other driver is insured or not. If the other driver is uninsured, the Motor Insurer’s Bureau (MIB) will step in and act as their insurance company. (You still need ...
Anyone road user injured in an accident that was not their fault may be entitled to claim compensation, as long as it can be proved that another person or organisation was to blame. This includes victims of accidents caused by mud on the road if the mud was there due ...
If you have been electrocuted in an accident at work and your employer was to blame, you may be entitled to compensation. Workers regularly exposed to electricity, such as electricians and lighting technicians, stand a higher chance of sustaining a workplace injury from electric shocks and electrocution. Still, virtually all ...
If you have been involved in a car accident as a passenger and wish to make a personal injury claim for your resultant injuries, your legal position is usually a strong one. As a passenger, you can rarely be held responsible for the accident and are often entitled to recover ...
You might think that if you have an accident in your own home and get injured as a result that your chances of claiming compensation are slim at best. In most cases, you’d probably be right. However, there are several situations in which an accident at home may not be ...
You cannot be legally dismissed for suffering an injury at work. If your employer dismisses you for this reason, subject to you satisfying the requirement of a minimum period of employment, usually two years continuous employment with the employer’s company (or firm), you may be able to bring a claim ...
A pedestrian, cyclist, motorcyclist, motorist or other road user who suffers injury due to an accident that was caused by the negligent driving of a drunk driver, can bring a personal injury claim against the drunk driver and expect to recover compensation from his insurers. By virtue of the Road ...
If you are injured in a road traffic accident caused by someone driving a company vehicle, you may have the option to bring a claim against both the driver and the company. The driver can be held personally liable for their negligent actions, while the company may also be held ...
