Personal Injury Articles

  • Motor Insurance Payouts Continue to Rise

    A new insurance industry report reveals that the number of personal injury claims made to motor insurers continues to rise, in spite of fewer injuries and deaths on the roads. The report, commissioned by the Association of British...

  • Injuries Due to Accidents in Public - Two Minute Guide

    If you suffer an accident in a public place due to someone else’s negligence e.g. by tripping on a broken paving stone, you may be entitled to claim damages. You will need to prove that you were owed a duty of care by someone, that that person was...

  • Product Liability - Two Minute Guide

    If a person suffers injury caused by a defective product, they may be entitled to claim damages. This will usually be from the producer e.g. the manufacturer, although it is possible to bring a claim against a supplier e.g. a shop. A damages claim must...

  • Road Traffic Accidents - Two Minute Guide

    If you suffer injury due to a road traffic accident which is not your fault, you can make a claim for damages if another person was at fault. All road users owe a duty of care to other road users, so if an accident is caused by their negligence they can be...

  • Medical Negligence - Two Minute Guide

    If a person suffers injury due to medical (or clinical) negligence (e.g. in the course of an operation), they may be entitled to claim damages. All doctors owe their patients a duty of care and a claim may be made based on the law of tort. In the private...

  • Accidents at Work - Two Minute Guide

    If an employee is injured in an accident at work, it may be possible for them to claim damages against their employer. An employer can be liable for damages if it is shown they failed to take reasonable care to prevent injury to...

  • Right to Claim for Pleural Plaques Lost

    Sufferers of an asbestos-related condition, pleural plaques, are to be denied the right to claim compensation, even when the condition has been caused by negligence, following a landmark decision in the House of Lords. The judgment...

  • Clinical Negligence - Liability Tests

    For a case of clinical negligence to be proved, there must be a duty of care which is owed by the defendant to the person claiming damages. If such a duty of care exists, for an action to be successful, two further things must be shown. Firstly, the...