Finding the Best UK Personal Injury Lawyers
For personal injury victims, receiving compensation for the harm and losses they have suffered can have a huge impact on their quality of life. Injuries can lead to significant medical expenses, loss of income, and other financial burdens. Compensation awarded through personal injury claims can cover these costs, alleviating the financial stress that often accompanies serious […]
Comprehensive Guide to Personal Injury Law
Personal injury law helps victims of accidents and negligence obtain fair compensation for their injuries, ensuring those who have suffered harm due to the actions or inactions of others are financially supported for medical expenses, lost earnings, and suffering. Beyond compensating victims, personal injury law also acts as a deterrent by holding individuals and organisations […]
Back Injury Claims & Compensation
Even a relatively minor back injury can be debilitating, while more serious back injuries can cause devastating long-term complications. Coming to terms with the impact of a back injury on your life can be hard enough, although knowing that an injury could have been avoided, but for the carelessness, recklessness or wrongdoing on the part […]
Industrial Injury Claim Guide
If you’ve been injured at work, an injury claim can give you much-needed financial support to compensate you for the pain and losses you’ve suffered as a result of your injuries. But making an industrial injury claim against your employer can quickly become complicated, not least due to the complexities around proving negligence, liability and the […]
Brain Injury Claim & Compensation
If you or a loved one have suffered a brain injury as a result of a medical mistake, or for an accident or incident for which someone else was to blame, you should immediately seek expert legal advice from a solicitor specialising in these types of claims. Brain injuries can have a catastrophic impact on […]
Spinal Injury Claim Guide
If you have suffered a spinal injury as a result of someone else’s wrongdoing, you may be able to claim compensation. These types of injuries can have a significant impact on your quality of life and, in the most serious cases, can cause permanent disability. Below we look at what constitutes a spinal injury claim, […]
Motorcycle Accident Claim & Compensation
If you have been involved in a motorcycle accident that was not your fault, and have suffered injury and losses as a result of this, you may be entitled to claim compensation. In some cases, especially if your injuries were serious enough for you to take time off work, a compensation claim could run into […]
Road Traffic Accident Claim & Compensation
With hundreds of road traffic accidents on UK roads each day, there are thousands of compensation claims being brought every year by innocent drivers, passenger, cyclists and pedestrians as the result of another road-user’s wrongdoing. Still, bringing a road traffic accident claim can be complex, with various legal, evidential and practical hurdles that must be […]
Head Injury Claim & Compensation Guide
If you or a loved one have sustained a head injury as a result of someone else’s wrongdoing, you may be entitled to claim compensation. However, head injury claims can be highly complex cases, requiring an experienced personal injury solicitor to help you recover the right amount of compensation, especially in the context of serious […]
Dental Negligence Compensation Claim
While the UK is a leader in the quality of its dental services, mistakes can still be made. Painful dental injury can occur due to delayed, incorrect or substandard treatment. In serious cases, dental mistakes can result in the need for further treatment and even ongoing or irreversible symptoms. As with any claim for medical […]
Accident & Injury At Work Compensation
While no-one expects to be injured at work, accidents can and do happen. Many workplace accidents are often avoidable, resulting from some negligence or breach of statutory duty on the part of the employer for which an employee can claim compensation. An injury at work could be a physical injury, disease or illness, a psychological […]
Cauda Equina Red Flags
Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare neurological condition and spinal emergency that can be easily missed by medical professionals, where a late or misdiagnosis can result in a patient suffering from permanent damage. Still, the fact that CES is rare does not necessarily excuse any failure to diagnose or urgently treat this condition, especially […]
Claim For Chemical Peel Gone Wrong
Chemical peels are a popular cosmetic treatment now widely used in the UK to improve the appearance of facial skin or other parts of the body, such as the neck or hands. However, occasionally things can go wrong, leaving the patient with severe burns, scarring or other long-lasting or permanent damage. If you have suffered […]
Can You Make a Whiplash Claim?
If you have suffered from whiplash following an accident which was not your fault, you may be able to claim compensation. Whiplash injuries can cause pain, discomfort and can leave you out of pocket through medical expenses and time off work. Making a whiplash claim can help to compensate you for the suffering and costs […]
Can You Claim for Vibration White Finger?
If you’re suffering from Vibration White Finger due to your employer’s negligence, you may be able to bring a claim for personal injury at work. What is Vibration White Finger? Vibration white finger (VWF), sometimes known as hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), is a permanent and painful condition affecting the nerves, joints and muscles of the […]
NHS Medical Negligence Compensation Claims
The purpose of the NHS is to provide access to quality healthcare for everyone, from prescriptions and routine screenings, to emergency services, surgeries and end-of-life care. But given the breadth of services offered, and the increasing pressure put on NHS resources from a growing patient population in the UK, it is not surprising that things […]
Death by Medical Negligence Payouts
Sadly, when healthcare professionals get it wrong, this can result in the death of a patient. While no amount of compensation can make up for the loss of loved one, bringing a death by medical negligence claim can help establish what went wrong, and provide financial support to the deceased’s family. It can also give […]
Assault Compensation: How Much Could You Get?
If you’ve sustained an injury as a result of an assault for which you were not to blame, you may be entitled to claim compensation from the government-funded Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). The following practical guide for victims of assault looks at the different aspects of claiming assault compensation from the CICA, from how […]
PTSD Compensation Claims Guide
If you are suffering mentally from the after-effects of an accident or other traumatic event that was someone else’s fault, you may be able to claim compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The following PTSD compensation claims guide looks at the circumstances in which you can claim for PTSD, the different types of PTSD claim, […]
Criminal Injuries Compensation CICA Claims
If you have been the victim of a violent crime resulting in injury, you may be eligible to claim criminal injuries compensation. The following guide to the criminal injuries compensation authority (CICA) examines in detail how CICA criminal injury claims work — from what constitutes a criminal injury and who qualifies for compensation, to how […]