Being involved in an accident can be devastating in terms of the impact it has on your life and your independence. One case that was reported in the press recently provides a perfect demonstration of the challenges that you can face after a serious accident and how a compensation claim can provide for your long term care. read more

Claiming compensation when forced to take a less rewarding job after an accident
“Loss of congenial employment” is probably not a phrase that many people will have heard of. But if you are making a compensation claim for a personal injury that has lead to a change of employment then any “loss of congenial employment” could have a bearing on the amount of money you are awarded if your accident… read more

Herbalist given suspended sentence after selling cancer-causing pills
A medicinal herbalist has been given a 2 year suspended sentence after selling pills that left one of her customers with kidney failure and cancer.  The supposedly safe pills she had sold were analysed and found to contain the cancer-causing chemical aristolochic acid.  The case has raised concerns about the potential risks of alternative medicines, and their potential to cause severe injuries… read more

Local authority part liable for road traffic accident
A local authority who fails to maintain roadside verges may be partly liable for injuries in a road traffic accident, that’s the latest news from an appeal case in West Sussex.

The accident in question involved a woman who had lost control of her car in frosty conditions early one morning on an A road in the area.  On a narrow… read more

3 fatal accidents at work involving slips, trips and falls in North West last year
1,751 people were seriously injured during accidents at work in the North West last year, according to figures released by the Health and Safety Executive as it stepped up its “Shattered Lives” campaign.  The new campaign is aimed at preventing deaths and serious injuries in the workplace that are estimated to cost £800 million each… read more

First road traffic collision training centre in country
A new emergency services training centre designed specifically to improve the response to road traffic accidents has been opened in North Lincolnshire.  The Road Traffic Collision Training Centre, based in Flixborough near Scunthorpe is the first of its kind in the country and provides Police, Fire and Ambulance service personnel the opportunity to hone their skills working on reconstructions of dramatic road… read more

Department for Transport launches consultation to lower HGV speed limits
The Department for Transport has released details of a proposal to cut motorway speed limits for some classes of vehicles, including buses, minibuses, coaches and HGV’s over 3.5 tonnes.

As well as cutting the speeds at which these vehicles can travel along the motorways, it is also proposed that HGV’s between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes, buses, minibuses and… read more