Personal Injury Claims
It is fairly common knowledge that under the Limitation Act of 1980 you have three years from the date of an accident to lodge a claim for compensation. This prompts the question, should you act sooner rather than later when pursuing personal injury compensation? Are there any reasons why you might delay lodging a compensation [...]
It is highly likely that Section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 will become more prominent in the future. This is a controversial element of law which revolves round “fundamental dishonesty” when pursuing legal action, in this instance a personal injury claim. There are a number of elements to consider regarding Section [...]
In many ways the personal injury claims are a means of holding various sectors and people from everyday life to account. While personal injury claims relating to potholes have been around for some time, it’s important that you know where you stand, the legality of the situation and ultimately whether you have a claim for [...]
In this article we will take a look at “ignorantia legis neminem excusat” which is Latin for ignorance of the law excuses no one. This is a very important factor when it comes to personal injury claims and the actions of both the claimant and the defendant. Many people have the idea that a personal [...]
Even though the UK personal injury claims sector has grown enormously in recent times, there is still a stigma attached to claiming compensation. We can only imagine the number of victims who have not even considered taking legal action. It is only when you sit back, to take a look from a distance, that you [...]
Over the last month or so there has been much focus on head injuries received in sports such as football, rugby, and American football. It would appear that a number of sports stars of yesteryear are seeking financial recompense for their neurological injuries. This has opened up a somewhat controversial can of worms which could [...]
While we have recently covered the challenges surrounding COVID-19, there are still understandably many questions being asked about this subject, some of which we try to here. Can you claim compensation for catching COVID-19? The answer is yes, and no. The act of catching COVID-19 is unlikely to lead to a personal injury compensation claim. [...]
Whether taking action as a consequence of a road traffic accident, injuries received in the workplace, or any other form of negligence, more people are now pursuing personal injury claims. The intricacies of UK law are challenging at the best of times. However, there are numerous other ways in which individuals have seen perfectly valid [...]
There is often concern and confusion regarding compensation for personal injury claims. How is compensation negotiated? Is there guidance for both general damages and special damages? How long should you wait for your compensation once it has been agreed? We will now take a look at the numerous issues surrounding personal injury compensation, attempting to [...]
This week we will take a look at the government’s fitness push and cycling accidents, and the growing NHS legal bill for personal injury claims. Cycling accidents and the government’s fitness push Over the last few weeks, we have seen the UK government pushing fitness in the UK as a means of tackling the obesity [...]
