Glasgow Personal Injury Blog
Claims Management Companies Providing Poor Service to Face Huge Fines
Posted: July 1, 2014
Posted in: Personal Injury
Claims management companies which provide poor service by plaguing customers with nuisance phone calls, making unsubstantiated claims and employing misleading and unlawful marketing tactics could now be punished with heavy fines. The proposal by Justice Minister Lord Faulks outlines that the biggest firms could face fines up to 20% of their annual turnover. The fines […]
Read MoreHow to Make a Personal Injury Claim in Scotland
Posted: June 27, 2014
Posted in: Personal Injury
The award of damages in a personal injury case is to put the victim in a position they would have been if the wrongful harm had not occurred. The award is not to penalize the defendant party, but to aid the victim in their recovery. This is known as by the Roman law phrase, restitutio […]
Read MoreCompensation for Ambulance Delay leading to brain damage
Posted: June 20, 2014
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Medical Negligence
A woman who had to wait over an hour and a half for an ambulance after she collapsed in north London has been awarded nearly £5million in compensation. The BBC reports that the 36-year-old genetic scientist now needs 24-hour care having sustained brain damage as a result of the emergency medical team taking more than […]
Read MoreEmployee Paralysed After Suffering Fall at Work
Posted: June 12, 2014
Posted in: Employer Negligence Falls from Heights Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries
Inex Works Ltd, a landscaping and gritting company, has pled guilty to breaching the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and fined £13,500 for failing to provide suitable safety protection for their workers. In 2010, one of Inex Works Ltd’s workers, Mr Shields, suffered permanent damage to his spine having climbed on top of a gritter […]
Read MoreGlasgow Company Sentenced After Employee’s Fall
Posted: June 6, 2014
Posted in: Arm Injury Employer Negligence Falls from Heights Leg Injuries Workplace Injuries
A firm of contractors in Glasgow was fined at Glasgow Sheriff Court earlier this week (4 June 2014) in relation to Health and Safety failings that caused an employee to fall five metres through a roof light. David Jack, aged 53 at the time of the workplace accident, was sub-contracted to work in his capacity […]
Read MorePatient Concerns Over Mistake Handling by GP Practices
Posted: May 28, 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence
A survey asking over 10,000 people about their experiences of GP practices and out of hours care in Scotland has revealed that many patients are concerned about the way practices deal with medical mistakes when they occur and find it difficult to access GP services. Although the results of the 2013/14 Health and Care Experience […]
Read MoreHealth & Safety Breaches Result in Employee’s Paralysis
Posted: May 23, 2014
Posted in: Employer Negligence Falls from Heights Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries
A construction firm has been fined and ordered to pay costs after breaches of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 resulted in a worker being left paralysed from the waist down. The employee of Habitat Construction LLP was working as a part of a property refurbishing team when he fell eight metres […]
Read MoreDangerous Skip Hijinks Caught on Video Result in Fine for Company
Posted: May 16, 2014
Posted in: Employer Negligence Falls from Heights Workplace Injuries
A skip hire firm owner has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay £1,039 costs after he put an employee’s life in danger by lifting him in a digger bucket. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted him after a member of the public videoed the incident (available to view on YouTube here) that involved […]
Read MoreCompany Held Accountable for Employees’ Permanent Nerve Damage
Posted: May 9, 2014
Posted in: Hand Injuries Industrial Deafness and Disease Workplace Injuries
A firm has been fined for failing to protect its workers from exposure to high levels of hand arm vibration (HAV) resulting in permanent vibration-related conditions and health issues. Babcock Flagship Ltd hadn’t properly assessed the vibration risks faced by staff carrying out ground maintenance at a naval base in Cornwall and failed to implement […]
Read MoreSlip and Trip Injuries in Glasgow Cost Council £400,000
Posted: May 5, 2014
Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries Pothole Injuries Public Place Accidents
Over 750 claims for slip and trip injuries have been made to Glasgow City Council over the passed two years, resulting in just under £400,000 being paid out to compensate for the accidents. The figures, obtained by the Evening Times under the Freedom of Information Act, show that a majority of those claims have been […]
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