Archive for June, 2009

Published in Truckstop News July 2009.

In this month’s issue Steven Hinchliffe of the specialist Personal Injury firm Hinchliffes Solicitors will consider “ACCIDENTS ON HOLIDAY – HOME AND AWAY”.

If you were on holiday either in the UK or abroad and had an accident, as long as the “holiday package” was booked through a tour operator in the UK and what you were doing at the time of the accident was part of that package, then you may be able to claim compensation against the tour operator for your injuries and any related financial losses.

Specialist personal Injury claims solicitors, Hinchliffes Solicitors, have become founder members of an exclusive nationwide alliance of high quality solicitor firms, Quality Solicitors, whose recent successful national launch was widely reported in the press, on the web, on TV and radio.

Hinchliffes Solicitors joined the alliance as it is the UK’s first ever truly national legal brand promoting the use of real solicitor firms over “call-centre law”, soon to be provided by supermarkets and banks.   The alliance has initially selected 100 of the top solicitor firms nationwide to form the founder membership, and has chosen Hinchliffes Solicitors as recognised specialist claims solicitors providing accident claims advice to members of the public wishing to make personal injury claims.

Some basic elements need to exist for a successful accident compensation claim to be made.  The most common types of accident claims are a road accident claim or an accident at work claim.

To succeed in an accident compensation claim, the accident must have happened because someone was at fault and the victim suffered an injury.  The other party must have been aware that their actions (or lack of action) could cause injury, and which is commonly the situation when they are either another road user or an employer.

Valuing personal injury claims depends on the accident victim’s individual circumstances.  An injury compensation claim comprises:-

(1)  GENERAL DAMAGES for the pain and suffering caused by the injury and any treatment

(2)  SPECIAL DAMAGES to reimburse financial losses incurred or expenses paid

Claims solicitors aim to recover full compensation for their clients and can normally offer a free service.

It is important to remember that to receive personal injury compensation the accident victim’s opponent must be found to be either partly or fully responsible for the accident and injury.  There will always be situations where no-one is at fault, when no compensation will be awarded.

Published in Truckstop News June 2009.

In this month’s issue Steven Hinchliffe of the specialist Personal Injury firm Hinchliffes Solicitors will consider “INJURIES COMMONLY SUFFERED BY TRUCKERS IN WORK ACCIDENTS”.

This article considers the types of injuries commonly suffered by truckers every day, while at work.  Highlighting particular accident situations and their consequences may help to increase awareness of the dangers they face.

An accident can happen at any time while at work.  This may be on the road driving from one depot to another, during the loading or unloading process, or even when simply walking around a company’s premises waiting for instructions or for a vehicle to be made ready.