by Russell Worth | Mar 7, 2017 | Accident Claims, Brain Injuries, Head Injuries, Personal Injury
An estate agents company from Wiltshire has been fined £200,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £2,500 after a member of the public whom they were showing around a house, fell 30 feet down a well. Swindon Magistrates Court heard how while looking around a house, a...
by Russell Worth | Mar 7, 2017 | Accident at Work, Industrial Disease, Personal Injury
Catering, by its very nature, has a huge range of potential dangers; dangerous working environments including some that are very hot, others that are very cold, the use of sharp knives and potentially dangerous chemicals and procedures in employees’ daily roles all...
by Russell Worth | Feb 7, 2017 | Industrial Disease, Personal Injury
Hairdressing might not appear to be one of the most dangerous occupations out there, but you’d be surprised at how many injuries can be inflicted during the process of helping you look beautiful. While cuts from scissors and burns from heat-treatment devices can...
by Russell Worth | Jan 31, 2017 | Accident at Work, Brain Injuries, Head Injuries, Personal Injury
In cartoons when someone gets hit on the head they likely develop a lump that looks – depending on the cartoon – a bit like a golf ball. As surprising as it may seem, that is potentially the best outcome from a knock to the head; it shows that any swelling is...
by Russell Worth | Jan 31, 2017 | Accident Claims, Back Injury, Personal Injury, Spinal Injury Compensation
The spinal cord is essentially a bundle of nerves that runs from the brain down through the spine to the lower lumbar area, just below your ribs. The cord forms part of the central nervous system that sends information around the body to and from the brain. There are...
by Russell Worth | Jan 10, 2017 | Accident Claims, News, Personal Injury
An Essex property management firm has been fined £120,000 and ordered to pay costs of £45,000 after a resident of one of its properties died after becoming trapped in a lift. Bolton Crown Court heard how Craig Jones, a 29 year old resident of Marsden House in Bolton...