Personal Injury Claims Handled
Accidents at work
Although I deal with most types of personal injury claim, the majority of my current cases comprise workplace accident claims.Among the claims that I am currently dealing with are:
Very often, work injury claims arise from accidents caused by dangerous working conditions. These can involve inadequate protective clothing and/or defective work equipment.
For a more detailed discussion of some of the legal issues arising in such claims, please click accident at work claims
Repetitive Strain Injury Claims
Repetitive strain injury (also known as RSI, or work related upper limb disorder, or WRULD) is a frequent source of new enquiries for those seeking work injury compensation.
The majority of RSI sufferers tend to be keyboard or factory workers.
In such cases the major issue tends to be whether the system of work complained of can be demonstrated as the true medical cause of the condition. Very often the defendants will try to argue that the condition has its origins outside work.
For a more detailed discussion of some of the legal issues arising in such claims, please click repetitive strain injury claims
Road Traffic Accidents
I deal with road traffic accident claims, of which the most common tend to be "rear end shunt" collisions, typically causing whiplash.
While such claims do not generally involve serious injuries, we have recently concluded a case involving a passenger in a road traffic accident, who suffered a broken neck.
For a more detailed discussion of some of the legal issues arising in such claims, please click road traffic accident claims
Holiday Accident Claims
I am running a number of holiday accident claims against British tour operators for accidents during package holidays abroad.
In order to be able to litigate such claims in the domestic courts, it is necessary for the cost of the package holiday to comprise both the flight and accommodation.
Most of the holiday accident claims that I run arise from package holidays in Spain.
For a more detailed discussion of some of the legal issues arising in such claims, please click holiday accident claims
Occupational Asthma Claims
Another category of work injury compensation claims handled are occupational or industrial asthma claims on behalf of employees, who have developed asthma as a result of inhaling harmful dust or fumes at work.
To succeed in such a claim, we need to prove that the condition was actually caused by work, and does not have its origins elsewhere.
For a more detailed discussion of some of the legal issues arising in such claims, please click industrial asthma claims
Tripping and Slipping Accidents
I also deal with claims against local authorities in respect of pavement tripping accidents, under the Highways Act 1980.
Generally speaking such claims succeed or fail depending upon whether the local authority can demonstrate an adequate system of inspection and maintenance of the defective pavement.
The position can sometimes be complicated by the involvement of contractors, or utilities firms undertaking works in the vicinity.
For a more detailed discussion of some of the legal issues arising in such claims, please click tripping and slipping accident claims