http://www.legalrequest.co.uk Accident Claims and Personal Injury advice Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:22:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The term “No Win No Fee” has become synonymous with personal injury and accident claim organisations over the past few years. But what does the terms actually mean, and how does it work? What is a Conditional Fee Agreement A Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) is the agreement between a law firm and ... http://www.legalrequest.co.uk/no-win-no-fee-personal-injury-claims-2/ Is it just co-incidence that the number of No Win No Fee personal injury claims have soared during the recession? The most common reasons for making a claim for compensation are road traffic accidents, back strains (back injuries from lifting) or slips trips and falls. As the economic downturn has deepened ... http://www.legalrequest.co.uk/no-win-no-fee-personal-injury-claims/ Work Accident Compensation Claim A courier company in the South of England has been fined after an employee broke a leg at its distribution centre. The company was fined a total of £35,000, after the worker suffered the injury as he neared the end of his shift in early 2008. The employee, ... http://www.legalrequest.co.uk/work-accident-compensation-claim/ Three British oil firms have been fined more than a quarter of a million pounds, after a worker was paralysed following an accident while on duty. The companies, fined a combined total of £283,332, were criticised in court for contradicting Regulation 8(1)(c) of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 ... http://www.legalrequest.co.uk/accidents-at-work-is-paralysed/ According to statistics released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), exposure to asbestos causes more than 4,000 deaths in Great Britain die each year. The main cause of death is from mesothelioma and lung cancer caused as a direct result of exposure to asbestos. The HSE predicts the number ... http://www.legalrequest.co.uk/asbestos-compensation-claim/ A promising young student has been killed after being involved in an accident while cycling in London. Dorothy Elder, 23, was hit by a double decker bus while cycling near Holborn in Central London. The accident left her needing a series of operations, but the tragic student lost her 11-day battle ... http://www.legalrequest.co.uk/road-traffic-accident-claim/ The parents of a three-year-old child who was attacked by his playmate can claim compensation from the government, a court has ruled. Jay Jones suffered head injuries and needed stitches after another toddler struck him 11 times on the head with a car jack while the pair were left unattended in ... http://www.legalrequest.co.uk/parents-can-claim-compensation-for-playground-fights/ Three UK companies have been ordered to pay a total of £283,332 after a worker was paralysed in an accident. The work accident compensation claim occurred when the claimant was working on a refurbishment project at the plant in a refinery in Cheshire. The worker was removing part of the concrete ... http://www.legalrequest.co.uk/huge-compensation-payout-after-oil-worker-is-paralysedhuge-compensation-payout-after-oil-worker-is-paralysed/ Employers across the North West of England are being urged to ensure their workers are kept safe in 2010, and improve on 2009 safety figures. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), last year more than 300 work-related incidents occurred across the North West each week – amounting to a ... http://www.legalrequest.co.uk/north-west-employers-asked-to-make-new-year-safety-resolution/ What is stress? According to the Health and Safety Executive, the formal definition of stress is: The adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them at work It is important to realise that stress NOT an illness, but a state. However if it becomes prolonged then ... http://www.legalrequest.co.uk/are-you-suffering-from-work-related-stress/