Sexual harassment in the workplace has been tolerated by employers for too long. However, although levels of harassment are said to have reached epidemic levels, attitudes are changing and many employees are no longer prepared to suffer in silence.
Many people do not realise that if they are assaulted by someone who is working at the time the assault takes place then their attacker's employer is likely to be legally liable for the assault and could be required to pay you compensation.
We are highly experienced in dealing with trampoline accident claims and have an excellent record of achieving results on behalf of adults and children who have been injured. In this case study we look at the case of a 5 year old girl who suffered a nasty injury at a birthday party at a trampoline park.
Given advances in technology it was only a matter of time before the science-fiction of driverless vehicles became reality. This has led to questions about what happens if you are injured by a driverless car.
The report published by Baroness Newlove raises a number of issues with the Ministry of Justice’s Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). However, as I lawyer specialising in securing compensation for those who have suffered abuse and/or assault, I have had these same concerns for a number of years.
We are often asked, 'Can I sue the police for injury?' As this case study illustrates, you can sue the police if you are injured while in custody if it can be shown that they did not act correctly.
Stress at work compensation claims are complex and usually involve difficult issues of law. It is therefore important to seek expert guidance from a firm of solicitors (not one of the unqualified claims companies that have sprung up in recent years) who have a track record of success.
Our client was a front seat passenger in a car which was being driven by her friend. They had been for a day out shopping in Plymouth and were travelling home to Cornwall when a van crossed over in front of their car. Our client’s friend had no choice but to swerve to try to avoid colliding directly with the van.
Our client had worked at a secondary school for almost 10 years when she became unwell. In the middle of 2015 she needed several weeks off work to have surgery.
Injury lawyer Elizabeth Duncan has recently succeeded in recovering compensation in a stress at work claim for a General Practitioner. The GP had suffered bullying at work to the extent that she suffered debilitating psychological symptoms.
