Accidents in Public Places

• Average Settlements in Personal Injury Cases

• The level of the damages awarded as compensation for personal injuries has risen slightly in the last year, with typical rates now being as follows: minor whiplash (full recovery within 2 years), between 2,500 and 4,600; loss of a...

• Councils Pay Out Millions for Trips and Slips

• Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed that Councils across the east of England have paid out 6 million over the last six years in compensation for pavement trips and slips. This figure excludes legal fees. Hertfordshire...

• Injuries Due to Accidents in Public - Two Minute Guide

• If you suffer an accident in a public place due to someone else s negligence e.g. by tripping on a broken paving stone, you may be entitled to claim damages. You will need to prove that you were owed a duty of care by someone, that that person was...

• Personal Injury Victims Value Solicitors

• The majority of personal injury victims feel more confident with legal representation than they do if relying solely on insurers, according to Law Society research. Three quarters of personal injury victims do not feel confident about bringing a claim on...

• Product Fatal Accidents - Who is a Spouse?

• The Fatal Accidents Act 1976 allows dependants to claim for the loss they suffer as a result of the death of the person on whom they are dependant, for example where a spouse dies in an accident. This raises the question of the meaning of the word spouse...

• The Compensation Act 2006

• Laws regulating unscrupulous claims companies and aiming to reduce the fear of litigation for those engaged in what are deemed to be 'desirable activities' are dealt with under the Compensation Act 2006, which regulaties so called 'claims firms' and deals...