Farm worker’s life destroyed by unsafe system of work Paul Teale, 40, from Easingwold, North Yorkshire, was removing a bale from a 23ft (7m) high haystack when two of them fell on him in November 2012. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found the system of work used to remove bales from […]
Havant Personal Injury Solicitor, Vicki Wright, comments on the impact of alcohol in RTAs We all know that driving whilst under the influence of drink/drugs is illegal and as recently reported in The News, has led to a Portsmouth man, who was driving whilst twice over the legal limit, being jailed for causing serious injuries […]
The recent report in The Portsmouth News of a young man from Chichester who was tragically paralysed following an accident at work is stark reminder of the hazards faced in the workplace. In this particular case, a self-employed tree surgeon who was working for an independent contractor at the time on property owned by the […]
Stewart Alazia, 51, fractured his left cheekbone and skull and suffered bleeding to his brain after falling off a temporary scaffolding platform in Kensington. Mr Alazia was working to dismantle boards and other equipment on a temporary platform which was in place between two scaffolding towers. Whilst he was working he lost his balance and […]
Havant Personal Injury Solicitor, Vicki Wright, provides some practical tips if you have been involved in a car accident and have suffered an injury. It seems that almost every day, there are traffic accident reports and lane closures on the M27 in Portsmouth and Southampton, the A3 or A3(M), or problems on more local roads […]
English Heritage has accepted a Crown Censure after a 12-year-old boy was badly injured when a glass floor panel broke during a visit to a castle in Yarmouth. A Crown Censure is the maximum sanction for a government body that HSE can bring. There is no financial penalty, but a record of failing to meet […]
Buxton Building contractors have been fined for ignoring the results of an asbestos report in a secondary school. The survey had been commissioned to identity whether asbestos was present in the school basement, but once identified, work continued on the building. 3 years later, the Health and Safety executive prosecuted the building company for safety […]
Vicki Wright, Personal Injury Solicitor at Swain & Co in Havant, examines patient care following emergency admission to the Queen Alexander Hospital in Cosham. I have recently commented upon the various places you can seek treatment at in the Portsmouth area should you have the misfortune of requiring emergency treatment. It has become apparent that […]
Vicki Wright, Havant solicitor specialising in personal injury advice, comments further on medical treatment in cases where emergency care is required. It transpires that around 22,000 attend the Casualty Department at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth when in reality, they could perhaps be going elsewhere for medical treatment, for example, their doctor, the local […]
Vicki Wright, Personal Injury Solicitor at Swain & Co in Havant, reports on Health & Safety Executive hearing at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court A global packaging company, Huhtamaki UK Ltd, which is based in Gosport, Hampshire has been fined £7,000 and ordered to pay £3,088 in costs by Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court following a breach of the […]