If you have been injured, or your vehicle or property has been damaged, in a hit and run accident, you may be entitled to claim compensation. Even where the driver responsible cannot be traced, it is still possible to make a hit and run compensation claim from the government-backed Untraced Drivers’ Agreement.
Usually personal injury claims following road traffic accidents are settled by the insurance company of the party you hold responsible. When an untraced driver is responsible, a claim can be submitted to the government-backed scheme. In appropriate circumstances they will pay you compensation if you have been injured or your property or vehicle has been damage. This scheme is funded by UK insurers using part of our car insurance premiums.
We have helped a number of clients who have who have suffered an injury as a result of an accident which was not their fault and have successfully secured thousands of pounds for them.
Suffering an injury can have serious implications on you and your livelihood. Our injury solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in injury department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that passengers scalded by hot drinks during a flight can hold the airline liable for damages following a case brought by a young girl seeking compensation from now insolvent Austrian airline Niki Luftfahrt when coffee served to her father tipped over during a flight.
The airline contended that it was not liable since the incident was not covered by the Montreal Convention, which governs compensation for the victims of air disasters, for delays and damage or loss of luggage.
The airline said it should only be liable for accidents involving hazards associated with flight. It was not clear if the cup tipped due to a defect in the tray or because of the vibration of the aircraft.
The convention does not define the word “accident”.
The court said the Montreal Convention’s aim of balancing the interests of airlines and passengers meant damages should not be restricted to flight-related hazards.
It is now for the Austrian court, where the girl’s case was filed, to use the CJEU ruling to settle the dispute between the airline and the passenger.
We have helped a number of clients who have who have suffered an injury as a result of an accident which was not their fault and have successfully secured thousands of pounds for them.
Suffering an injury can have serious implications on you and your livelihood. Our injury solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in injury department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.
In recent years historical abuse cases perpetrated by well-known people have hit the headlines, including Jimmy Saville, Harvey Weinstein and Prince Andrew’s friend, Jeffrey Epstein. However, historic sexual abuse cases often involve abuse over a number of years within a family, at a school, in residential care homes or the church.
We have helped a number of clients who have been victims of historic sexual abuse and have successfully secured thousands of pounds for them. The compensation obtained was recognition that the abuser committed a criminal act and helped clients to achieve some type of closure.
Suffering abuse can have serious implications on you and your livelihood. Our injury solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in injury department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.
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Good SAM is a community of Good Samaritans, happy to assist if they are the closest person to an emergency. They are trained in first aid and may have additional skills. Many are off duty doctors, nurses, paramedics and other members of the emergency services.
If you are trained in first aid, you can download the GoodSAM Responder App. You’ll then be alerted when you are in the immediate vicinity of a cardiac arrest.
By connecting a community of appropriately trained and accredited volunteers, the GoodSAM app has the potential to save lives by providing quality CPR in the first few minutes following cardiac arrest.
Suffering an accident can have serious implications on you and your livelihood. Our injury solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in injury department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.
ACL stands for Anterior Cruciate Ligament. That’s the tough band of tissue that sits at the front of the knee joint, connecting the thighbone (femur) to the shinbone (tibia). It provides control and stability to the knee. Sometimes, during an accident, it can tear and the joint will then give way. Normally you will feel a sudden pain and the knee will usually begin to swell generally in a few hours.
You might not be able to bear weight on the affected leg, and could feel unstable either when playing sport or, if the injury is more serious, during normal day-to-day activities.
Specific exercises may strengthen the knee however, one might also need surgery. A number of methods can be used to reconstruct an anterior cruciate ligament. The most common method is to use a tendon from elsewhere in your body to replace the ACL, such as part of your hamstring tendons or your quadriceps tendon.
At Wrigley Claydon, we have over 40 years’ experience of helping our clients receive the compensation they deserve following accidents where they have suffered personal injury and financial loss. We have dealt with a number of injury cases where we have obtained compensation for those clients who have suffered cruciate ligament damage.
Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in injury department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.
The Glasgow coma scale (GCS) is a tool used to assess and calculate a patient’s level of consciousness. It was developed in 1974 by two neurosurgeons in Glasgow and is continued to be used today.
The GCS was initially used to assess the level of consciousness in patients after head injury, but the scale is now used in many acutely unwell patients. In hospitals it is also used to monitor patients in intensive care units.
It uses a three -point scoring system: best eye opening (maximum 4 points), best verbal response (maximum 5 points), and best motor response (maximum 6 points). These scores are added together to provide a total score between 3 and 15
Suffering an accident can have serious implications on you and your livelihood. Our injury solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in our injury department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.
Birmingham has been ranked as England’s “Crash for Cash” capital by research carried out by Aviva.
Crash for Cash scams are run by fraudsters who manufacture collisions, sometimes with innocent road users, hoping to profit from fraudulent insurance claims.
The research also showed that Oldham was in the top 10 hotspots.
If you have been in an accident and you are suspicious, make sure you take the following steps:
Don’t admit liability for anything at the scene
Don’t challenge the other driver directly with your suspicions
Make written notes of what happened. Take descriptions of the other driver/passengers along with what is said
Take photographs of the scene and damage to the vehicles. Do it discreetly if you can
Insist on calling the police
Check for independent witnesses, but be aware that gangs can plant witnesses as part of the scam
Report the incident to your insurer as soon as possible and tell them about your suspicions
Report the incident to the Insurance Fraud Bureau, either through their website www.insurancefraudbureau.org by calling their Cheatline on 0800 422 0421.
If you have been injured in an accident that was not your fault, we can help you obtain genuine compensation that you deserve. Please speak to Shalish Mehta, a solicitor in our civil and commercial litigation department.
If you are pregnant and drive a vehicle, you may want to take heed of the recent research conducted by a Canadian Institute. The recent study of more than 500,000 women over six years investigated the risk of accidents both before and during pregnancy.
Their research concluded that regrettably, pregnancy led to an increase in the chances of the pregnant woman having a vehicle accident. According to the research, women are 42% more likely to be involved in an accident while pregnant, especially during the second trimester.
Predominantly the cause was fatigue and nausea. Surges in hormones and lack of sleep can mean that pregnant women are less alert at the wheel, or distracted from the road by aches, pains or sickness. Interestingly, by the third trimester, the risk begins to decrease. Experts put this down to more visible changes with the body, and an increased awareness that they need to treat their body with care. Dr. Redelmeier, a population epidemiologist at the University of Toronto noted, “In that second trimester, women are feeling really good. It contributes to that false sense of security. They’re rushing around to get things done before the baby comes.”
Unfortunately we have acted for a number of women who were pregnant at that time they were involved in a road traffic accident. The pain that the pregnant woman experienced was nothing compared to the psychological trauma they underwent until they had an emergency scan and were certain that their unborn child was unharmed by the accident. However, not all women are this lucky, as car crashes are the leading cause of foetal death linked to trauma in mothers. Car accidents while pregnant can cause intense physical, emotional and psychological damage – and can often be avoided.
Of course, not all of these accidents were the fault of the pregnant woman, and the study doesn’t mean that pregnant women shouldn’t drive. As Dr. Redelmeier notes, even at their worst, women are statistically better drivers than men of the same age. It is the responsibility of everyone on the road to ensure accidents like this don’t happen.
However if you are pregnant, it is important to be aware of the results of this study, and take extra measures to protect yourself and your unborn child when you ‘squeeze’ behind the wheel of your vehicle. If you begin to feel drowsy or nauseous while driving, pull over as soon as you can, and never force yourself to drive anywhere if you’re not feeling alert enough to do so. Continue to wear your seat belt, and drive extra cautiously to prevent collisions with other drivers.
If you have been unfortunate enough to be involved in an accident while pregnant, car accident compensation Manchester solicitors Wrigley Claydon can help. Call our personal injury team on 0161 624 6811 or use our ‘Make a Claim’ form.
By respecting the duty of confidentiality, an NHS Trust has found itself defending a clinical negligence claim in the form of a Breach of Duty of Care.
St. George’s Healthcare NHS Trust had been treating the Claimant’s father under a hospital order. The father was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease, an inherited condition that damages certain nerve cells in the brain but denied the hospital permission to inform his pregnant daughter. The daughter/Claimant went on to be diagnosed with the disease and claim for psychiatric damage and additional expense claiming that if she had known earlier she would have undergone the test and if positive would have terminated the pregnancy on the basis that she was owed a duty of care in negligence and that her right to a private and family life was infringed, contrary to the Human Rights Act article 8.
It was not disputed by the Claimant that the Defendant’s duty of care was towards the father and they were obliged to respect the confidentiality of his medical information.
The Claimant was seeking to impose liability for the omission and failure to inform her of her father’s condition but there was no relationship between the Claimant and the Defendant that meant she should be told. Nor had the Defendant assumed a responsibility for the care of the Claimant. The Particulars of the Claim did not therefore show a breach of article 8 and the Claim was stuck out.
Breach of Duty, Duty of Care and Clinical Negligence claims can be difficult areas to navigate for those seeking to claim damages or those accused. At Wrigley Claydon, our personal injury and civil litigation teams are highly experienced in such matters and can advise and represent you in these complex cases.
Please contact us on 0161 624 6811 / 01706 815 712 or use our online contact form and we will get back to you.
Following the case of Vnuk v Triglav in Slovenia in autumn 2014, motor insurance law is set to change in regards to vehicles driven solely on private property which may now need to be covered by motor insurance.
The case saw the claimant, farm worker Mr Vnuk, sustain injury when he fell from a ladder after it was hit by a tractor reversing a trailer into the barn to collect the hay bales that Mr Vnuk was organising. Mr Vnuk sought compensation for his injuries from the driver’s insurers but was unsuccessful. They argued that the tractor was insured for use as a road vehicle, and not as a machine on the farm, as outlined in the European Directive of Motor Insurance. The case was appealed and referred to the European Court of Justice to determine if the duty to insure “the use of vehicles” under European Law was relevant in this instance.
The CJEU ruled motor vehicle “use” covers “any use of a vehicle that is consistent with the normal function of that vehicle”. A tractor manoeuvring on a farm yard was deemed to meet this definition.
In the UK the European Directive is interpreted by the Road Traffic Act 1988. Here it states third party motor insurance is limited to “the use of the vehicle on a road or other public place”. There is no requirement to insure your vehicle if it is used only on private land, such as the tractor on the farm yard in the Vnuk case. Should an accident occur on private land, those injured are excluded from the compensation guarantee.
The ruling by the CJEU means that UK motor insurance law must now implement the new definition and no longer be limited to situations where the vehicle is being used on a road or other public place. There must be a policy of insurance in place to cover any vehicle for any use providing that the use is consistent with the normal function of the vehicle.
If you are an employee, like Mr Vnuk, or a member of the public and have sustained injury by a vehicle on private or public land, our personal injury solicitors can offer you impartial advice and help you seek compensation.
Call us on 0161 624 6811 or use our online contact form and one of our team will get back to you.
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