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Road Traffic Accident

If you have been involved in a motor bike accident or other road accident and suffered personal injury – either as a driver, pedestrian, motorcycle rider/pillion or cyclist – you may be entitled to claim for your personal injury and any other losses if someone else was at fault.

Causes of accident claims include:

• Collision with another vehicle;
• Falls from trying to avoid a vehicle;
• Falls from hitting a defect in the road;
• Pedestrian being hit by a vehicle.

Road traffic accidents can result in personal injuries from cuts and bruises or minor whiplash to serious knee injury, muscle injury, brain injury or spinal injury.

In most road accident claims, the insurance company of the person who was at fault pays compensation. Even in the case of an uninsured or ‘hit and run’ driver it is possible to claim personal injury compensation through the Motor Insurers Bureau, an organisation established to compensate the victims of negligent, uninsured or untraced motorists.

Whether your injury was relatively minor or you received a serious brain or spinal injury, your claim will be allocated to our specialist team. Let our accident compensation solicitors advise you of your rights and the extent of your personal injury compensation.

Injured at Work – A Breach of Duty

All employers have a responsibility to safeguard their employees in the workplace. This is known as a 'duty of care', and involves a statutory obligation to look after your welfare.

Many of these laws are laid out in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which amongst other things requires an employer to ensure:-

• The premises is safe;
• Equipment/machinery is appropriate and well maintained;
• The correct training and supervision is provided;
• Exposure to harmful substances (such as chemicals) is controlled;
• Competent staff are employed;
• Regular risk assessments are carried out;
• There are first aid facilities available.

Should an employer fail to comply with these responsibilities, they have breached their duty of care.