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Compensation Claims for Burn Injury Victims
Published on 17/11/2012
We all know that burns can be uncomfortable, but if they are serious they can often require skin grafting or cosmetic surgery – and the most severe burns of all can lead to permanent scarring, amputation, a loss of sense of touch, and psychological trauma. A burn injury is defined as damage to the skin… View Article
Falls at work and claims for compensation
Published on 15/11/2012
Employers are responsible for ensuring the environment in which people work is safe and that there is minimal risk of injury. Falls at work cause some of the most serious work-related injuries and the circumstances vary across many different industries ranging from falls from scaffolding or a ladder, falling down a set of stairs or… View Article
Faulty Medical Device injury claims
Published on 13/11/2012
Increasingly medical procedures involve the use of medical devices or implants. Some have revolutionised people’s lives – hip replacement joints, for example, have returned significant levels of mobility to hundreds of thousands of people worldwide who would otherwise have become increasingly disabled. However, there seems to have been a worrying trend for the increased failure… View Article
Injured During Sport? You could be entitled to compensation
Published on 11/11/2012
Many of sports finest prospects have been prevented from achieving their potential due to a career ending injury. An injury sustained playing sport can seriously jeopardise a player’s financial security and if it proves to be career ending, it can have significant emotional consequences as well. Head injuries, ligament damage, broken bones and torn muscles… View Article
Costly mistakes land the NHS with hefty legal bill
Published on 08/11/2012
It was interesting to read in the Law Society Gazette last week about the enormous legal fees paid by the NHS. Even though the NHS has run up a £3.1bn legal bill over the last 10 years, a study from the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) suggests that error in maternity care are still taking place…. View Article