Following on from Friday’s blog, we here at Camps were pleased to hear that the High Court in London had ruled in favour of asbestos-related disease sufferers in six test cases against insurance companies who were refusing to pay up.  Asbestos-related disease is the biggest cause of work-related deaths in the UK, so it is not surprising that Friday’s decision has been closely followed by both the national media and… read more

Camps Solicitors are closely watching developments in the High Court in London today.  Some of Britain’s most senior judges are due to deliver a verdict in a case that could have implications for asbestos-related cancer victims and their families.The central issue in today’s case relates to when an insurance company becomes liable to pay out compensation to a worker exposed to asbestos.  Currently the insurance policy that an employer had… read more

The dangers of working with vibrating machinery were highlighted again recently after a man from greater London received a £10,000 compensation payout for Vibration White Finger caused by the machinery he used whilst at work.  The man had been using hand held power tools in his job working as a manufacturer at Charcon Tunnels for up to 5 hours every day.Vibration White Finger (VWF) or Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) as… read more

The UK is the whiplash capital of Europe, according to research by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) which blamed badly-fitted head restraints and increased tailgating as the main reasons for a 25 percent rise whiplash injuries over the past five years. Every year the UK motor insurance industry pays out £2 billion in compensation to road traffic accident victims.The ABI said more than 430,000 people claimed compensation for whiplash… read more

Camps Solicitors have become aware of the lengths that some insurance companies will go to track down claimants who they suspect may be inventing or exaggerating their symptoms.  One of Camps’ own clients has had his claim put at risk by the comments he made on a social networking site, which we became aware of after they were viewed by solicitors representing the other party in the claim.With fraudulent motoring… read more

Despite the very obvious dangers posed by working at height, some companies continue to flout health and safety regulations relating to the erection of scaffolding.  This puts not only their employees but also anyone working on the scaffolding at risk of injury.  In the latest such case an East Sussex scaffolding firm were fined £20,000 for failing to follow the regulations. The case revolved around an accident in which a… read more

New figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have shown a drop in the numbers of people killed or seriously injured whilst at work.  In the year to April, 229 people lost their lives in accidents at work in the UK, a 5% fall compared to 2006-2007.  The number of people seriously injured stood at 229,000.The figures, published last week, also reveal the impact that injuries and ill health… read more