Wakefield Personal Injury Blog
Controversial new road accident cost reduction rules to remain
Posted: March 6, 2013
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents 

The Law Society has said that it regretted the failure of a High Court action brought by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and Motor Accident Solicitors Society against the government, which sought to overturn its decision to reduce legal costs recoverable by people injured in road accidents. The Law Society had intervened in the […]
Read MoreHalifax company in court after employee’s arm is crushed
Posted: March 4, 2013
Posted in: Arm Injury Employer Negligence Workplace Injuries 

A Halifax firm that makes shop fitting equipment has been prosecuted after one of its employees had his arm crushed when it was drawn into an unguarded machine. The 35-year-old man from Siddal suffered extensive damage to his right arm in the workplace incident. He will never regain full use of his arm and has […]
Read MoreRoad traffic accident casualty statistics
Posted: March 4, 2013
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death 

The Department for Transport has published statistics on personal injury accidents on public roads in the year ending September 2012. The figures show that: For reported road trafffic accidents in the year ending September 2012, there were 1,760 fatalities, a 7% drop from the year ending September 2011 figure (1,883). However, the number of people […]
Read MoreGreater use of rehabilitation in personal injury claims
Posted: February 26, 2013
Posted in: Personal Injury 

Thirteen years after its launch, the Rehabilitation Code is now “a fully established part of the claims process”, according to a report by the IUA-ABI Rehabilitation Working Party. Around 97% of the claims handlers surveyed, 93% of the personal injury claimant lawyers and 88% of the insurance lawyers say they use it at least some […]
Read MoreWindow firm fined over employee’s severed finger
Posted: February 26, 2013
Posted in: Employer Negligence Finger Injuries Workplace Injuries 

A Macclesfield window manufacturer has been fined after a workplace accident saw one of its employees had a finger cut off by a rotating saw. Macclesfield Magistrates’ Court heard that the 26-year-old was positioning a piece of uPVC plastic under the circular blade while it was still running. His left hand came into contact with […]
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