Personal Injury Blog

Around this time of year many students are heading off to university for the first time and others are returning after the summer holidays. Whilst a considerable number of first year students will be staying in university accommodation many others will be renting from private landlords.

The summer holidays are here and most families look forward to days out with their children and holidays abroad. When children are taking part in activities it does not cross parents’ minds that they may be in danger in any way and are merely just having fun.

Many people are intimidated about bringing a claim against and potentially suing, large companies such as supermarket giants Tesco and Asda for example. It is presumed that they will instruct high paid lawyers to vigorously defend any cases on their behalf.

Schools have a duty of care to ensure that children are looked after, adequately supervised and do not come to any harm. Children are by their very nature inquisitive and what could be a perfectly safe piece of play equipment could be dangerous if play is not supervised or if it is used by children too young or small.

There’s nothing that says ‘I live in the twenty-first century’ quite like a mobile phone. In the last decade, the proliferation of these items has been overwhelming, so much so that every man, woman and their dog seem to be walking down their high street with a handset stuck to their ear.

A seat belt, sometimes called safety belts, is a safety harness designed to secure the occupant of a vehicle against harmful movement that may result from a collision or a sudden stop. As part of an overall automobile passive safety system, seat belts are intended to reduce injuries.

Joe Smith of Bartletts Solicitors advises on how to make a personal injury claim after you have been made redundant or left your employer. Redundancy itself is a form of dismissal and the first thing to check is whether it is a true redundancy situation.

Now that summer is here many of us will be using airports as we head off to foreign climes. This means that airports are busy for both passengers and those working within the aviation industry.

Many people are not aware that there is a special procedure for claiming compensation for a ‘protected party’. It applies to children because of their age or someone who does not have the mental capacity.

Employers have a duty to protect and safeguard all of its employees by providing staff with personal protective equipment (PPE) wherever it may be necessary. For those of us working in an office environment this may not be relevant however people working on building sites or with dangerous chemicals then PPE is very important in preventing injury or reducing the risk of harm.