This week, the Justice Secretary Chris Grayling announced proposals to increase the upper limit of the small claims track from £1,000 to £5,000. This is in response to, amongst other things raised, whiplash claims. What does this mean? Well, let us take it through a fictional story: Say you have been injured in a road […]
Three people have been taken to hospital following a dog attack involving two dogs in Barton, Oxford. A 30 year old man has been questioned by police following arrest on suspicion of having a dangerous dog that was not under control. The incident occurred on Saturday 15th December 2012 where one elderly man and two […]
A plumber suffered life threatening injuries as a result of a construction site accident. The 64 year old man was working on a construction site when he fell three metres whilst working on the refurbishment of an accommodation block at an outdoor activities centre in Carmarthenshire. He lost consciousness and sustained a bleed on his […]
A study suggests that intensive treatment for whiplash injury is not better than standard care. The study was published in the Lancet looked at the treatment of more than 2,700 people with mild to moderate whiplash injury. Additional benefits were not seen for those who had more intensive treatment, which included a rapid return to […]
The environment agency has been prosecuted after a fatal accident at work saw a 43 year old employee drown. There was a catalogue of errors which resulted in Simon Wenn drowning whilst dredging an icy Cambridgeshire watercourse. Mr Wenn and a colleague were working on the maintenance of the Counter Drain at Mepal. He was […]
A two year old boy has had an electric shock from a fibre optic Christmas tree as he was hanging decorations on it. Billy Allard was flung across the room and needed hospital treatment for burns to his hands and nose when the fake tree gave him a 240 volt shock. The tree was purchased […]
Significant failures of safety by a plumbing company may have led to two workers being exposed to asbestos fibres during a major refurbishment project in Aberystwyth. The workers were a site manager and a subcontractor, and they were not provided with information about the presence of asbestos while working on the project between November 2010 […]
Two construction companies have been prosecuted after a construction site accident sees a worker sustain life changing injuries after falling more than six metres. The contract worker, Ian Howells, and a colleague were attempting to move a heavy floor grinder on the fifth floor plant room undergoing construction at Edgbaston cricket ground when he stepped […]
Ministers have unveiled plans to reduce the number of whiplash injury claims in England and Wales. Whiplash injury claims are being blamed for rising car insurance premiums. The Justice Secretary Chris Grayling will launch a consultation to make it easier for insurers to challenge whiplash claims following road traffic accidents. Independent medical experts could be […]