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Will not wearing a seat belt affect the level of accident compensation...
A recent personal injury case acts as a reminder that the onus is on the defendant to show that wearing a seat belt, when the injured party was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident,...
View ArticleCrash for Cash Car Accidents on the Increase
The Insurance Fraud Bureau estimates that around 30,000 crash for cash incidents were staged in 2009, costing insurers around £350 million. Crash for cash incidents are where the fraudster brakes...
View ArticleLorry Driver did enough to avoid road traffic accident with cyclist
In a recent case, Smith v Hammond, the Court of Appeal had to consider the liability and contributory negligence of a teenaged boy who had cycled into the road and collided with a lorry. The boy made...
View ArticleNew starters at greater risk of workplace accident
Recently published information from the Health and Safety Executive suggests that new starters and part-time employees are at the greatest risk of having an accident at work. It appears that some...
View ArticleFaulty supermarket bag leads to fractured toe
Our client visited a local supermarket in order to buy two bottles of sparkling wine. At the till, a supermarket employee put the two bottles into a plastic bag. When our client picked the bag up, both...
View ArticleAccident claim found to be fraudulent after video footage
A taxi driver in London has pleaded guilty recently to being in contempt of court after he claimed, falsely, that he had been forced into early retirement due to an accident. Insurance firm Aviva...
View ArticleDEBRIS IN CITY CENTRE STORE CAUSES ACCIDENT
Our client was in a city centre store when she tripped over some debris that had been left near the escalator, and fell onto the floor. There was a man maintaining the escalator, but no warning signs...
View ArticleINCREASE IN SLIP ACCIDENTS AMONG LOCAL SHOPPERS
Lawson-West has seen an increase in the number of slip, trip and fall accidents recently, and are currently advising a number of clients who have all been injured in a fall at a local shopping centre....
View ArticleFine after accident at the fair
A fairground operator has been fined £10,000 after an 11-year-old girl suffered a serious head wound when she was thrown from a ride at a West Midlands park. The lap bar on the ride failed, and the...
View ArticleDowler family join the fight against no win no fee reforms
In a letter to PM David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg, the family of Milly Dowler has urged them to block ‘unjust and unfair’ civil justice reforms which would ‘significantly weaken’ the ‘no win no...
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