Archive for July, 2009

A man who was unable to work for 5 months after being trampled by a herd of cows is to receive over £10,000 in personal injury compensation from the negligent landowner.

Inspector Chris Poole made his injury compensation claim for injuries including a punctured lung; 4 broken ribs and a severed artery, which he suffered when he was crushed by a herd of around 30 cattle while walking his dog on the Sussex Downs.

Roads present a dangerous challenge, especially when you have to cope with icy roads, bad weather and increased congestion caused by seasonal holiday traffic, not to mention the reckless behaviour of drivers who may have been drinking alcohol or distracted by a phone call.  One lapse in concentration and you could become involved in a road accident claim.

10,000 road accidents occur every day, which result in 300,000 injuries, and many of these incidents ending up with road accident claims being made against the negligent driver.  Factors leading to accidents include vehicle failure and the poor condition of the roads themselves, but 90% of accidents are as a result of human error.

To pursue an accident compensation claim following an accident at work you must prove that your injuries were caused by the negligence of another party.  This will usually be your employer, but might include workers from other companies.  Employers have a duty to ensure the safety of all the people on their premises, whether they employ them or not, and if they fail to do so then personal injury compensation could be awarded for successful accident claims.

Work accident claims are often made for injuries suffered because the work equipment provided by an employer was faulty, poorly maintained, defective or even dangerous.

Hinchliffes Solicitors, a leading firm of personal injury claims solicitors, have issued a warning to people looking for personal injury compensation to be wary of companies who state they are specialists in this area.

They have found that the current trend is for almost everyone involved in personal injury claims to assert that they are specialists.  Companies want you to use their services and will do and say almost anything to attract your business.  One definition of the word ’specialist’ is someone “who is devoted to a particular occupation or branch of study or research”.  However, they may be devoted to a particular occupation, but that does not necessarily mean they are any good at it!

Hinchliffes Solicitors, one of the leading firms of personal injury compensation solicitors, help people every day to make personal injury claims.  The firm has recently confirmed that over £5,500,000 in compensation has now been recovered for clients who have used their services to make a successful injury compensation claim.

The Principal and owner of the firm, Solicitor Steven Hinchliffe, said: “This is a great achievement and shows that our committed team of specialist solicitors and skilled support staff can provide a high quality, personal service, putting clients’ interests and wellbeing first.  Whether the injured person has suffered a relatively minor injury (such as a whiplash injury in a road accident) or a devastating and catastrophic injury (such as a head injury or loss of a limb following a work accident), our specialist personal injury solicitors have the legal know-how to achieve the best possible level of compensation for the client.”

LEGAL WELCOME

Local personal injury specialists Hinchliffes Solicitors have become founder members of a nationwide alliance of solicitor firms, QualitySolicitors.com.

The group selected 100 of the top firms nationwide to form the founder membership, and has chosen Hinchliffes Solicitors as one of them.

Steven Hinchliffe of Hinchliffes Solicitors, based at Sandys Road, said he was very pleased the firm had been invited to join the group.  He said: “We are delighted that our high-quality client-focused service has been recognised by being accepted into this exclusive organisation.“

ENDS

PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM SOLICITORS:-

If you have suffered any form of accident or contracted an industrial disease contact personal injury specialists Hinchliffes Solicitors for immediate legal advice, to find out if you are entitled to make claims for injury compensation.  All cases are conducted on a No Win - No Fee basis, where the Client keeps 100% of the compensation recovered.

Call now on 0800 138 1348 to speak direct to a personal injury lawyer or go to our Start Your Claim Now  page to submit details of your personal injury claim online.