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Don’t Slip Up…Claim Compensation for a Trip
Jul 8th
The harsh winter we have had in Britain this year has seen an influx to our hospitals of people injured by slips and falls. Some hospitals reported an increase of up to 50% in the treatment of fractures during the period. The recent abundance of snow and ice has made conditions under foot treacherous, causing even the most sure-footed ones amongst look like bambi on ice. Not withstanding the recent arctic conditions, even the least clumsy of us has at one time or another suffered the indignity of descending onto our backsides at an unexpected moment. Most of us simply More >
The Rise of the Compensation Culture
Jun 22nd
A few years ago, if someone had tripped over an uneven paving stone they probably would simply have cursed the offending stone and hobbled home, trying to remember to be more aware of their surroundings in future. Nowadays that same event is more likely to result in taking out a compensation claim against the company responsible for laying the paving slabs.
But why do so many people now resort to taking action, where in the past they would have done nothing other than berate themselves for their misfortune?
Some think that Britain is never far behind America, which is renowned for seeking More >
Woman Receives Compensation In Personal Injury Claim
Jun 11th
A woman has received compensation of more than £20,000 in a personal injury claim after she fell and broke a bone in her wrist, after tripping on a pavement.
The claimant, who is a “very fit and active elderly lady”, had been walking along her local high street, which had a wide pavement that was built with square modern paving slabs. As she made her way along the high street, she caught her toe and a raised slab and fell to the floor.
She naturally put her hands out to break her fall and as a result fractured the scaphoid bone More >
