by Russell Worth | Dec 18, 2014 | Claims, News, Personal Injury
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has launched its #LittleThings campaign, aiming to raise awareness of the small changes that people can make to avoid minor accidents over the festive period. The charity, which has been at the heart of...
by Russell Worth | Dec 18, 2014 | Accident at Work, Claims, Injury at Work, News
The co-owner of a 2,800 acre sporting and fishing estate in the North Yorkshire national park has been fined following the death of a 79 year old occasional worker at the end of October 2013. James Gaffney, a retired businessman, died after an all-terrain vehicle he...
by Russell Worth | Dec 17, 2014 | Accident at Work, Claims, Injury at Work, News
A fabric firm based in Rochdale has been fined £10,000 after one of its employees suffered severe chemical burns on his body. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched an investigation into the company, PW Greenhalgh and Co Ltd. after the incident occurred at its...
by Russell Worth | Dec 17, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
A veteran judge praised a mother for showing him the brighter side of human nature as he approved a £4 million compensation pay-out to her teenage son, who was left facing a lifetime of acute disability as a result of oxygen starvation during his birth. The...
by Russell Worth | Dec 16, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
Yesterday (15th December) we covered a story by BBC News, which gave details of figures showing accident and emergency (A&E) departments in the UK are struggling to hit waiting time targets this winter. Today (16th December) it has been reported that MSPs have...
by Russell Worth | Dec 15, 2014 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
Figures have shown that accident and emergency (A&E) units across the UK are finding it hard to hit waiting time targets as winter takes hold. The number of demands placed on the NHS typically increase during colder months as a result of illnesses such as flu and...
