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Overwhelming Result Sees A Claimant Recover Over £26,000 More Than Expected

Since updated legal reforms came into force in 2013, Solicitors’ fees recoverable from Defendants have significantly reduced. To balance this out, Claimant law firms have been permitted to take a portion of the winnings to cover their remaining fees.   To be able to do this, the Solicitor has to establish that they have not…

300kg Glass Hits Worker

300kg of glass fell onto a work in Australia resulting in severe injuries to his head and shoulder. It is not yet know how the pane of glass came to fall on the sixty-seven-year-old man. The ambulance crew and a specialist medical team attended the scene and were fast-acting to assist the gentleman. What is…

Construction Worker Falls From Roof

A man who had fallen onto a roof at a construction site on Eskdale Terrace in Jesmond, has suffered multiple injuries that were classed as non-life threatening. The Air ambulance crew were responders to the scene and treated his injuries before he was taken by ambulance to the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) in Newcastle.  …

Workplace Accidents Abroad – It’s not just Britain!

Over the last few weeks, I have written articles on fatalities and the issues and risks employees face in the workplace. My last two articles dealt with a fatality in a greenhouse and on a building site.  This recent article on 24/7 Wall Street makes it clear that it is not just in this country…

Worker Loses Two Fingers Due To Moulding Machine

It has been reported that company William Lee Ltd has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following investigations into an accident that took place on 28th February 2018 after worker loses two fingers.   The Dronfield based engineering firm, who manufactures automotive components, was found to have had inadequate risk assessment in…

Workman Dies On-Site At University Of Birmingham

Following on from my article a few days ago detailing the death of an employee working in a greenhouse environment, it is sad to read that two employees were injured in a workplace accident on the grounds of the University of Birmingham last week (one fatally).   It is reported that the equipment being used…

Chatham Greenhouse Workplace Accident

Many people treat the coming of a new year as a new start and, for businesses, that could mean an overhaul of their procedures or a review of workplace safety. The importance of this is highlighted in an article in the Blackburn News about a Chatham Greenhouse workplace accident, which highlighted the catastrophic dangers employees…

Mr C suffered a workplace accident he came to accident injury compensation solicitors at Oakwood for advice in Manchester.

Mr C was 31 years old and he had been working when he suffered a terrible slip which caused him to be injured. He had slipped on some water which had been left on the floor in work when he visited the bathroom. His bruising pain and humiliation has been fairly extensive because of his…

Mr T from the Wirral claimed for an accident at work with Oakwood Claims for accidents in the work place are dealt with expertly by our Manchester Team who are very experienced in this field.

Your employer has a duty to protect you and tell you about health and safety issues that affect you. They also have a legal obligation to report certain accidents and incidents and to pay you sick pay if you are entitled to it.   Your employer has to carry out a risk assessment and do…

Mr W from Sunderland received ?5000.00 in compensation after he suffered a wrist injury at work which wasn?t his fault; he made a compensation claim for a fractured wrist which was handled by Oakwood Solicitors in Leeds who have an outstanding reputation for customer service and an impressive success rate.

Falls often result in either broken bones or soft tissue damage to the wrist and hand as a result of a hand being outstretched during the fall and taking the full impact. Hands and wrists can also be injured during manual work like in the case of Mr W. Mr W suffered a fracture to…