A new set of rights for victims of misleading and aggressive commercial practices came into force on 1st October 2014. Whilst it has been an offence for businesses to use these kinds of tactics since 2008, there has been no recompense for consumers who feel they have been victims. The Consumer Protection Regulations 2014 give…
One in four adults has suffered a recent personal injury or accident, but only 20 per cent have made a claim. Following an accident, you may want and be entitled to make a personal injury compensation claim through an personal injury claims solicitor. As many as one in four adults have suffered from a personal…
Our client slipped on cobbled stones. The cobbled stones had not been maintained properly by the local authority and consequently weeds and moss had grown and the cobbled stones had become dislodged. Our client suffered with ruptured tendons to both legs which led to restricted mobility and absence from work. As Oldham personal injury lawyers…
Our client was a cyclist who unfortunately was struck by a lorry sustaining serious injuries to the foot, toes, ankle, ribs, upper arm and shoulder. We recovered £60,000 for our client. Road traffic accidents are the most common claims that our Oldham personal injury solicitors are asked to handle. With more and more drivers on the roads…
In a recent case, our client was doing what thousands of us do every day – joining a dual carriage way from a slip road. Unfortunately on this day, an accident occurred that initially may have appeared to have been our client’s fault. However as we outline below, just because you are the one joining…
In this case, our client was walking into a restaurant with a highly polished floor. Due to the rain outside, and customers bringing water in, the floor was wet, causing our client to slip and sustain several serious injuries. We successfully recovered £14,500 for our client. Wet or slippery surfaces can be incredibly dangerous. In…
Unpaid debt can cause a multitude of problems, whether you are owed money as a business or an individual. It can cause cash-flow problems, which is especially problematic if you are a business with a tight budget, and even cause problems with banks. Using a solicitor with experience in debt recovery can therefore be a cost…
Speed bumps are intended to keep us safer on the roads. However, in this recent local authority negligence case, a badly installed speed bump was the cause of a painful injury. Usually a speed bump is built from the edge of the pavement on one side of the road across to the edge of pavement on…
A police officer recently received an out of court payment of £500 when he was bitten on the behind by a police dog. Subsequently, another police officer successfully made a claim and received an out of court settlement of £1,200 after also being bitten by a police dog. It is not fully known how many people per…
Recent figures posted by a major insurance company indicated that in 2012 they received £21 million from solicitors. This money, it has been reported, was in exchange for giving those solicitors accident claims. This means that you might have paid your insurance premium but if you then had a car accident, your insurance company could have sold your…