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No Win No Fee Accident Claims
No Win No Fee
services came into effect in 1998 when Legal Aid was abandoned and was replaced by the Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). This means that solicitors are only paid if they win the case.
At Accident Consult, we are experts in advising you on your no win no fee claims for compensation.
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Accident at work compensation - A question of justice One pet hobby of the �educated press� seems to be the lynching of the �compensation claim culture�. However, a serious reflection on the issues reveals just how necessary no win, no fee claims are to a fair and socially responsible society. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the issues surrounding accident at work compensation.
Since the Government virtually abolished legal aid in personal injury claims, for many the services of a no win, no fee solicitor have represented the only chance of accident at work compensation.
There are 1.6 million work injuries in Britain each year. The cost to the economy is huge, running up to billions of pounds and millions of working days lost to work accident or injury each year.
But let�s for a minute forget the statistics and focus on the human element, for this is what highlights the importance of accident at work compensation.
Take the case of a 39-year-old mother of three from Greater Manchester. Back in 1992 she was looking forward to getting married when a guillotine at the wallpaper factory where she was working malfunctioned. The work accident severed both of the woman�s hands from the wrist.
Fortunately for her, breakthroughs in medical science allowed the surgeons at Manchester�s Withington Hospital to reattach both hands. Of course, since the serious personal injury she has never recovered the same level of mobility and feeling in her hands as she had before the accident. As a result she is unable to perform most basic manual tasks without great difficulty.
But this is not her greatest concern. In the aftermath of the accident, paramount in her mind were concerns that speak to us all � ones of humanity. In an interview with The Sun[insert italics] she revealed that when she was expecting twins her greatest fear was that she might not be able to care for them in a normal way. She worried about the logistics of changing their nappies, feeding them, carrying them, holding their hands. As it is, she has turned out to be a strong and stoic mother, amply blessed with the love and intelligence she needed to cope.
In the interview, she said of receiving her accident at work compensation, �I�ve been able to buy a cottage and I have money in the bank. But it�s not a fortune. Money can�t buy you happiness. I know more than most that health is wealth � I want them [her children] to be happy and healthy.�
And there, in that quote, is the point missed by many of the high-minded critics of �compensation claim culture�. Most no win, no fee claims are about compensating people for their pain, personal injury and financial loss, freeing them for the simple pursuit of everyday happiness, not lining their pockets with gold.
The necessity of accident at work compensation becomes even more pertinent when you look at what happens to the lives of people who are denied it. Take the recent case of a 28-year-old man from East Sussex, for example.
He was working as a self-employed window cleaner when he fell 30ft from a ladder in a work accident. He suffered serious personal injuries which will leave him wheelchair bound for the rest of his life.
Due to a misunderstanding between the window cleaner and his insurance company the insurance policy for which he paid �310 a year did not cover the man for accident at work compensation, only any employees he had working for him.
Judging from the fact, he did not have, nor indeed ever had any employees working for him, it is clear that he must have taken out the policy in good faith. As yet, he could have a valid case for a no win, no fee claim against his insurance company and is in the process of being advised by his personal injury solicitor.
Right now, the man is being forced to live in a hotel, while the council try to find him suitable disabled person accommodation. As a result he is haemorrhaging money at an anxiety-inducing rate. These things inevitably take a toll on physical and emotional health and can even be a contributing factor to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
The extent of the man�s injuries meant that he had no choice but to report his accident. Yet it is estimated that around 96% of work accidents involving self-employed people go unreported, while around only 40% of work accidents in large and small businesses are reported.
It is a damning indictment of employer negligence that the Health and Safety Commission estimate that approximately 70% of accidents at work could be eliminated if employers implemented correct health and safety measures.
This inevitably leads to questions not just of accident at work compensation but also of criminal negligence.
The campaigning group Families Against Corporate Killers (FACK) are currently lobbying for stronger legislation so that negligent employers who are responsible for serious and fatal work accidents can be more easily prosecuted.
But for those who suffer personal injury in work accidents, work accident compensation remains the primary concern. As a friend of mine recently replied when I asked him how he was recovering from a back injury after a fall at work, �Waiting. Waiting for news on my compensation claim. I need the money so I can see a good physio. I�d just like to be able to carry my son again.�
He is not alone in just wanting to lead a normal, happy life.
This article may be published on another website free of charge, on the condition that a link is provided from this article to our website: http://www.youclaim.co.uk/accident-at-work-claims-historical-mining-accidents.htm--
John Patterson, YouClaim are the leading online personal injury compensation claim people with a 97% claim success rate. Call 0800 10 757 95 or visit http://www.youclaim.co.uk/accident-at-work-claims-historical-mining-accidents.htm for more details. The sun not only brings with it smiling faces, children playing out of doors, trips to the seaside and a wonderful excuse to eat copious amounts of ice-cream but also the risk of skin cancer.
While it is the aim of many English roses to get a tan that David Dickinson would give up his best bargain for, unless appropriate sun protection is used they could be at risk of sustaining serious burn injuries. Cases of skin cancer have doubled in the UK over the past 20 years although the disease is being recognised more quickly as 'five year' survival rates are increasing.
It is important for people to have a good understanding of the damage that the sun can do. Many people will opt for a lower SPF in their sun cream as they believe that this will help them to get a tan, however, they forget that the SPF is designed to protect their skin from the sun's harmful rays. Some sun safety experts believe that provided sun cream is applied properly -an eggcup full at least half hour before going out in the sun then the same amount every 2-3 hours - a sun cream of more than factor 15 should not be necessary even in tropical climates.
But, sun cream alone will not provide ultimate protection from the sun and it is important to stick to the shade and keep covered up during the hottest part of the day (between 11.00am and 2.00pm).
One way to gain extra protection is to wear protective clothing. This is particularly popular in Australia where the sun reaches very high temperatures and regular summer clothing just won't do the job. There are a variety of companies such as Coolibar [http://www.coolibar.com] who feature SPF clothing, sun hats and swimwear designed not only to provide you with the highest UV protection available but also keep you cool, comfortable and stylish.
UVB rays not only damage unprotected skin but they can also damage unprotected eyes. Some scientists are of the school of thought that daily exposure to UVB in very bright sunlight over a period of many years may cause cataracts. For the best eye protection look for sun glasses that provide at least 98% protection form both UVA and UVB rays; be cautious as many fashion sun glasses will not provide this level of protection.
While it is highly unlikely that you could make a compensation claim for skin cancer or eye damage caused by exposure to sunlight, unless you were forced to work out of doors without adequate protection, you may be able to contact no win no fee solicitors and make a product liability claim if you sustained personal injury while wearing specially designed clothing which failed to maximise your protection. So, just remember that the next time you're planning a jolly jaunt in the summer sun, that a trip to your local personal injury solicitors may not be far away.
This article may be published on another website free of charge, on the condition that a link is provided from this article to our website: http://www.the-claim-solicitors.co.uk/no-win-no-fee/no-win-no-fee-holiday-accident-case-study.htm--
Katy Lassetter, Online personal injury compensation claim specialists, with a 97% claim success rate. Call 0800 197 32 32 or visit http://www.the-claim-solicitors.co.uk/no-win-no-fee/no-win-no-fee-holiday-accident-case-study.htm for more details. |
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