The small claims limit for personal injury claims is currently set at £1000. Most trivial and short-lived injuries fall in this bracket. However, the Government is again considering raising the court small claims limit from £1000 to £5000. The proposed increase will affect all personal injury claims. What would this mean for injured Claimants?
Highway Tripping Accident: Do Photographs Matter? A Case Study
Highway tripping accidents are one of the most common causes of a tripping accident claim.
In a highway tripping claim photographs are often very important evidence. Why? Because it is necessary for the Claimant to prove that, at the time of the accident, the highway was in a dangerous condition. However, the lack of measurement photographs does not mean that a claim will fail.
Supermarket Slip Accident: £14,000 Compensation Award
Beckett & Co Solicitors successfully claimed £14,000 compensation for a customer who was injured in a supermarket slip accident. Such accidents are very common. We regularly help injured customers to obtain personal injury compensation.
Supermarkets must not allow dangerous hazards which can cause injuries to customers. We help customers when supermarkets fail to ensure that their stores are safe. Read on for a real-life case study ….
Why Personal Injury Claims Calls Should be Banned
Today I heard about an amazing pot of money that is just waiting to be collected. Apparently, if you have been involved a non-fault road accident that resulted in no damage to your vehicle and no injury you can receive a pot of money that has been allocated to you: a pot of money that is simply waiting for you to claim it.
Pedestrians, Drivers, and Pokemon Go
Pokemon Go, the mobile app game, appears to have taken the UK by storm. The game has already been stated as the cause of road accidents because of distracted drivers and pedestrians.
Should Pre-Med Offers Be Banned in Personal Injury Cases?
Pre-med offers in personal injury cases are regularly made by insurance companies. Why is that a problem? Basically because a pre-med offer is an offer made before the Claimant has produced any medical evidence in support of the claim: before we as solicitors have obtained any medical evidence to confirm that our client did in fact sustain an injury.
This type of offer is commonly known as a pre-med (pre-medical) offer.