Personal Injury Blog

Accidents at work may be the fault of a co-worker, and where this is the case, the employer will ultimately be responsible under the legal principle of vicarious liability (also known as imputed negligence).

In November last year, the court found a local education authority liable for injuries sustained by a pupil during the course of a painting lesson-

Whilst you are at work you will at some point during the day use work equipment. Your employers have certain duties in respect of that work equipment.

As the days are now drawing in artificial lighting is something that is essential for us to go about our daily business. Employers have a duty to provide suitable lighting in the workplace so that people are not at risk of injury.

You don’t have to watch the television for long before you are met with a claims management company advert. There are a lot of claims management companies and they will appear to many as no different from Solicitors.

It is impossible these days to switch on our televisions without seeing one of the many adverts showing people falling off ladders or slipping in the workplace. These are often adverts placed by claims management companies not Solicitors.

In the workplace, physically-demanding tasks, including lifting, carrying, supporting, pulling and pushing regularly causes injuries among workers. Repetitive actions such as twisting, bending and stretching may also damage the back gradually over a period of time.

Turn on any TV or radio or browse the internet and it is quite likely that you will come across an advert for a company that deals with personal injury claims.

Quite often, potential Claimants are worried that they may risk losing their job if they make a PI claim against their employer. Occasionally, the perceived threat of finding oneself unemployed means that injured parties forfeit the compensation that they deserve.

Sometimes an employer has ceased trading by the time the injured worker decides to bring a claim. This is particularly true with claims for industrial diseases, such as industrial deafness as the deafness itself may not become apparent for many years.