2009 August | Personal Injury Blog

26.08.2009

1 in 5 young motorists are uninsured on UK roads, according to MIB

Posted by Neil Worrall

243,000 drivers aged 17-20 are driving on UK roads without insurance This shocking figure released by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, the body representing insurance companies, equates to roughly 1 in 5 drivers aged under 21 driving round without insurance, compared with only 1 in 20 drivers in other age groups. The figures, uncovered by the BBC’s Newsbeat program, reveal a worryingly high number of younger drivers are taking to the roads with… read more

24.08.2009

Crack down on foreign lorry drivers in bid to reduce road accidents

Posted by Neil Worrall

MP’s urge action over unsafe vehicles on UK roads Foreign drivers unfamiliar with UK roads and driving vehicles that are not roadworthy are responsible for too many accidents on Britain’s roads, according to MP’s from the Commons Transport Committee. The MP’s were quoting statistics from the body responsible for ensuring all vehicles entering the UK are roadworthy, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA), which found that 47% of foreign-registered vehicles it… read more

20.08.2009

Appeal in steelworks birth defects compensation case

Posted by Neil Worrall

Corby council to deny toxic chemicals were to blame The council at the centre of the steelworks birth defects case has voted to appeal against a High Court ruling that it was to blame for exposing the mothers of 16 children to toxic chemicals during their pregnancies. Corby Borough Council voted last night by a margin of 21 to 8 in favour of appealing the judgement, which was likely to lead… read more

19.08.2009

More can mean less – when it comes to cycling accidents at least

Posted by Neil Worrall

Report finds higher numbers of cyclists reduces accident risk If more people took up cycling on the roads, the number of road accidents involving cyclists would fall, according to a study of the safest cycling locations in Britain. The study revealed that in areas where there are more cyclists on the road, there is generally a lower accident rate and vice versa in areas where few people cycle, the chances of… read more

18.08.2009

Spotlight on cyclists in London – as more cycling accidents take place

Posted by Neil Worrall

Seven fatal cycling accidents involving bikes and lorries this year Accident rates amongst motorcyclists and cyclists in London remain high, despite several initiatives aimed to cut the numbers of people killed or injured in collisions with buses, lorries and other road vehicles. The latest crash happened only this morning and led to the closure of London Bridge, one of the main North-South routes in Central London. In an accident on King William… read more

14.08.2009

Clearing the air – the unlikely risks from chemical fumes at work

Posted by Neil Worrall

Workplace injury compensation - chemical fumes As we have mentioned in a press release - (Woman gassed by Cillit Bang fumes makes compensation claim) on our site today, one of the slightly less obvious ways some can get injured at work is to come into contact with chemical vapours, often in unusual circumstances or from unlikely sources such as cleaning products. For the vast majority of the time, these products are… read more

05.08.2009

Asbestos exposure in school leads to £240,000 in compensation

Posted by Neil Worrall

Knowsley woman wins High Court battle for mesothelioma compensation A woman from Liverpool has been awarded nearly a quarter of a million pounds compensation after she developed the asbestos related cancer Mesothelioma. The woman, Mrs W, had been exposed to brown asbestos in the ceiling tiles of the secondary school she attended in the 1970’s. As a result of this exposure as a child, she went on to develop the incurable… read more

Archive for August, 2009

1 in 5 young motorists are uninsured on UK roads, according to MIB

Crack down on foreign lorry drivers in bid to reduce road accidents

Appeal in steelworks birth defects compensation case

More can mean less – when it comes to cycling accidents at least

Spotlight on cyclists in London – as more cycling accidents take place

Clearing the air – the unlikely risks from chemical fumes at work

Asbestos exposure in school leads to £240,000 in compensation