A man who was left paralysed following a car crash has been awarded a record £11.15 million personal injury compensation payout. The award to Wasim Mohammed is thought to be the highest ever personal injury compensation settlement in the UK. Wasim Mohammed from Walsall, near Birmingham, is to receive a personal injury compensation payout worth a total of £11.15 million, reports the Birmingham Mail, after suffering terrible injuries in the road traffic accident (RTA) in 2006. Mr ...
As expected councils are beginning to experience increasing numbers of personal injury claims following the extended bad winter, with so many roads and pavements up and down the country left ungritted in ice and snow. Now many poor road surfaces have been compounded by an eruption of pot holes around the UK, according to the Automobile Association (AA). Few areas of the country have been unaffected by accidents due to icy roads and pavements and now the number of claims being launched due to pot holes is also expected to be high this ...
The Injury Lawyers, a specialist personal injury firm, has defended UK motorists for making increasing numbers of whiplash claims for accident compensation. UK wide personal injury claims lawyers, The Injury Lawyers, have launched a staunch defence of their industry following accusations that increased whiplash claims are driving up UK car insurance costs. It follows accusations from car insurers that no win no fee claims lawyers are depriving insurers of profits, as reported at the Personal Injury Bureau.Co.Uk news page earlier this month. According to the Automobile Association (AA), car insurance premiums, which have ...
Toyota’s product liability and personal injury safety crisis looks set to continue with reports of personal injury claims being filed against the car making giant in the UK, US and Asian markets against the backdrop of its multiple product recalls affecting millions of vehicles. Issues in the UK include Toyota owners reporting problems with accelerator pedals sticking, according to media reports, with several cases confirmed by Toyota. Meantime the car making giant has announced a number of measures aimed at keeping customers safe and rebuilding its reputation. Work began last Wednesday 10 February at ...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is advising employers and drivers about the dangers of not taking reasonable care for the safety of others after a council employee was killed. Dudley Metropolitan Council was fined £30,000 and ordered to pay £20,000 in costs after pleading guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act. Michael Lilley, a council employee and driver of the vehicle, pleaded guilty to two breaches of Section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act and was fined £750 and ordered to ...
