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Making a Slip/Trip Personal Injury Claim
A common occurrence that regularly results in a Personal Injury Claim is the slipping/tripping accident. Compensation for tripping accidents is frequently sought from local authorities (who, in most cases, have a legal obligation to inspect, maintain and repair roads and pathways).
Unfortunately, changes in public spending priorities sometimes result in many roads and pathways being neglected, people are frequently injured by tripping on cracked or uneven road and pavement surfaces. Injuries range from cuts, bruises, fractured limbs and head injuries, injuries caused by neglected road and pavement surfaces could end in a ‘No Win No Fee’ Personal Injury Claim for compensation.
- Tripped over broken paving stones causing you injury?
- Injured in a public place?
- Slipped on a wet floor?
Claiming Compensation Due To A Road Traffic Accident
A Road Traffic Accident can leave innocent victims with injuries ranging from minor cuts and bruises to whiplash and in many cases much more serious injuries. Whatever the type of accident you may have been involved in, if it was somebody else’s fault, you may be entitled to make a compensation claim with Bakers Personal Injury Solicitors. Many people who have fallen victim to a road traffic accident to not make a claim for compensation because they believe it is complicated and expensive, this is simply not the case.
There are of course many types of road traffic accident; you may have been driving a vehicle, which was involved in an accident caused by another driver, causing you injury and/or damage to your car.
Maybe you were not even in a vehicle, thousands of pedestrians and cyclists are involved in a road traffic accident each year, injured (sometimes fatally) whilst crossing the road, there are laws in place to ensure that drivers are handling there vehicle in a responsible manner and paying full attention to the road ahead.
You may have been a passenger in a vehicle, which was involved in a road traffic accident, the driver of the vehicle you were in (or another driver) may have been responsible for the accident, and you could be entitled to make a claim for compensation. It is worth noting that in cases such as this, the claimant should not worry if a friend or family member was to blame as all compensation claims would be handled through the respective insurance companies.
Making An Accident At Work Claim
If you have been injured at work, you could be entitled to make an ‘Accident at Work’ claim for compensation, you could be awarded compensation for suffering due to injuries caused, loss of earnings, medical treatment and recovery time. Making an ‘Accident at Work’ claim can also compensate you for any long-term suffering you may experience as a direct cause of your accident.
Employers owe employees the right to work in risk free environments, offering adequate training (especially when using machinery). If you feel your employers have acted negligently and you have suffered injury due to their lack of due care and attention, don’t delay; it’s time to contact Bakers Personal Injury Solicitors to arrange your ‘Accident at Work’ claim for compensation.
Health & Safety legislation has significantly increased the level of protection available to employees over past years, there are laws designed to prevent accidents (which apply to most areas of work). These laws include regulations about handling/carrying loads and regulations about the availability and use of safety equipment. Failure to comply with written law is know as “breach of statutory duty” and can often lead to an ‘Accident at Work’ claim.
There is also common law, made by Judge’s decisions; a basic common law obligation is the duty of employers to take reasonable care of their employees. If an employer instructs you to perform a task, which directly causes you to suffer an injury, you may be able to make an ‘Accident at Work’ claim.
Other Types of Claim
We not only undertake claims for personal accidents but we will undertake disease work including claims for NIHL (noise-induced hearing loss), dermatitis and asbestos.
There are of course many reasons why somebody may wish to make a personal injury claim, our team of experts are waiting to help you make your claim for compensation. Simply visit our contact us page and complete the online claim application form and a member of our team will contact you to discuss your claim.
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