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It is important to try to avoid making it easier for an insurance company to avoid paying a claim. Where a claim includes a claim for loss of earnings, the insurers will often refuse to pay a claim where a claimant is unable to provide proper evidence of their pre-accident earnings and loss suffered as…
E-scooters have become increasingly popular during the past ten years. They are now a familiar sight on roads, pavements, in pedestrianised shopping areas and on public footpaths. Many people who use electric scooters mistakenly believe that they can legally be used on public roads, pavements, footpaths and other public spaces including car parks and shopping…
I have recovered compensation for a number of claimants who have sustained dog bite injuries. The Animals Act 1971 imposes a strict liability on a keeper of an animal for damage done by that animal. The keeper is defined as a person who owns the animal or has the animal in his possession. In dog…
Settlement Offers in Personal Injury Claims The Civil Procedure Rules which govern the way personal injury claims are litigated allow the parties to a claim to put forward offers of settlement. The Rules allow a claimant or defendant to put forward an offer of settlement of a personal injury claim prior to a court hearing…
Care Award Claims In many personal injury claims, a claimant would have sustained injuries that prevent them from carrying out activities that they were able to undertake before they were injured. A claimant may not be able to do the cooking, shopping, housework and may have difficulty with other basic activities such as toileting and…
PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF ROAD TRAFFIC OVERTAKING ACCIDENTS IN BEXLEYHEATH I have dealt with a huge number of successful personal injury claims arising out of road traffic accidents. In many cases, liability is admitted at an early stage because the circumstances of the accident clearly show that the injured claimant wasn’t responsible for…
Personal Injury Compensation Claims for Pedestrians in Bexleyheath, Kent, London & South East I have dealt with a large number of compensation claims involving pedestrians injured as a result of accidents involving cars, vans, buses and motorcycles. I have recovered compensation for adults and children who have been injured whilst crossing roads at pedestrian…
Personal Injury Compensation Claims Relating to Bus Accidents in Bexleyheath, Kent, London & South East I have dealt with many successful compensation claims relating to bus accidents. Bus accidents arise for a number of reasons. In many cases, a bus driver won’t be responsible for the accident and the claim has to be brought…
Personal Injury Tripping Accident Compensation Claims in Bexleyheath, Kent, London & South East There is no automatic right to compensation for personal injuries and other losses sustained as a result of a tripping accident. Where the accident occurs on a publicly maintained pavement or road, the local authority responsible for maintaining the pavement or…
Personal Injury Compensation claims relating to the use of Ladders and Stepladders I have dealt with a large number of personal injury claims arising out of the use of ladders and stepladders at work. The Work at Height Regulations 2005 states that every employer shall ensure that a ladder is used for work…