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1. Work Accidents

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Work Accident News Updates Work accidents happen every day in the UK and around the World, and many will go unreported as workers are too scared to start a compensation claim against their place ...

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2. Farm Accidents

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Farm Accident News Updates Farming is one of the most dangerous industries to work in, and each year many are injured or killed in farm accidents.  If you have been injured in a ...

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3. 2012 record year for teachers’ compensation payouts

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A teaching union has reported record amounts paid out in criminal injury compensation, unfair dismissal and workplace accident compensation last year as a result of incidents at school. The NASUWT won ...

Created on 29 April 2013

4. Man receives £5,000 criminal injury compensation following nightclub attack

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... as paying £5,000 compensation to his victim, the defendant was sentenced to 11 months in a Young Offenders Institute, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to carry out 210 hours of unpaid work in the next ...

Created on 29 April 2013

5. A postman has won £7,300 in compensation following collision with Royal Mail Van

(Work Accidents)

... I could easily have been killed by oncoming traffic. “Thankfully my helmet remained on my head which is what I believe saved me from an even more serious injury. “When I returned to work in January, ...

Created on 24 April 2013

6. Airport Baggage Handler Wins Accident at Work Claim

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The man from Braintree in Essex had worked for Swissport, the air cargo company, for over 10 years when the driver of a buggy crashed into the luggage trolley where he was working, sending him flying backwards ...

Created on 23 April 2013

7. Fall at work leaves man blind in one eye

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A worker suffered serious head injuries which left him blind in one eye following a fall through a fragile barn roof. The 31-year-old man was carrying out repairs to the roof when a corrugated panel ...

Created on 02 April 2013

8. Study reveals more cyclists being injured by open car doors

(Cycling Accidents)

... with just 55 cyclists who were seriously injured two years earlier. 17 per cent of people are now commuting to work and the government believes this resurgence is down to a number of factors including ...

Created on 22 March 2013

9. Man suffers head and shoulder injuries in work injury at construction site

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A contractor at a London construction site has suffered head and shoulder injuries following an accident at work where he was crushed by machinery.  The man was taken to hospital. It has been reported ...

Created on 20 February 2013

10. Mum-of-two wins 7 figure sum following medical negligence glaim

(Personal Injury)

... had to give up work and is now confined to a wheelchair. The seven-figure sum was awarded after the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust admitted responsibility. “I was told that ...

Created on 04 February 2013

11. £9,000 Dental negligence compensation awarded to Manchester man

(Personal Injury)

... negligent dental work, you may be eligible for compensation. Claimant Law are a specialist personal injury team who have a proven track record in medical negligence cases. Call us today for a free no-obligation ...

Created on 04 January 2013

12. Family look to make compensation claim after fatal farm accident in Shropshire

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A family based in the UK are looking to make a compensation claim after they lost their father and husband in a fatal accident. The 48-year-old was killed whilst operating machinery at a farm in Shropshire ...

Created on 18 December 2012

13. Postman wins thousands in compensation for "slippery" boots

(Work Accidents)

A postman from Hampshire has been awarded thousands of pounds in compensation because his work boots provided to him by the Royal Mail were "slippery". The man, who is from Fareham, was out completing ...

Created on 18 December 2012

14. Fast-food worker wins £3k in compensation after unfair dismissal

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... additional mention of liability." "The parties have agreed not to disclose any more information apart from that the issue has now been resolved." Part of the settlement is that the worker will get ...

Created on 18 December 2012

15. Former Premier League striker Peter Ndlovu involved in serious car accident

(Car Accidents)

... and coaches that worked with the player during his career have passed on their condolences including former Birmingham co-owner David Gold who Tweeted, "Peter Ndlovu is one of the nicest footballers I ...

Created on 18 December 2012

16. Drunk driver who crashed car gives warning message to fellow road users

(Car Accidents)

... I owned, I still had them after that period of time for about 12 months and then I put them into liquidation because I had lost so much money,'' he said. "So everything I was working up to for 11 years ...

Created on 11 December 2012

17. Drunk driver who crashed car gives warning message to fellow road users

(Car Accidents)

... I owned, I still had them after that period of time for about 12 months and then I put them into liquidation because I had lost so much money,'' he said. "So everything I was working up to for 11 years ...

Created on 11 December 2012

18. Demolition company fined after worker is seriously injured

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A North West based demolition company has been fined thousands of pounds after one of its workers was crushed in an accident. The company was removing a two-tier stand when part of it collapsed and fell ...

Created on 10 December 2012

19. Theatre worker seeks £300,000 in compensation after back injury

(Work Accidents)

A man who injured his back whilst moving speakers for a theatre company is seeking £300,000 in compensation. The worker, who was employed by the Natural Theatre Company in Bath at the time of the accident ...

Created on 10 December 2012

20. Man sacked after endangering colleagues life at work

(Work Accidents)

... Plc after he was accused of breaching strict health and safety guidelines. The pallet was stuck at the top of a tall fork lift truck which he had been driving and the worker was told in the tribunal ...

Created on 28 November 2012