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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has put the cost to the UK of accidents in the home at £45 billion a year, in hospital bills, time off work and benefits, in a report to their home safety congress in Glasgow.
The figure has almost...- Details
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A man was recently injured while out walking on a public footpath. He received a compensation payment for his injuries this week.
He had been out walking his dog on the footpath at the time of the accident. He heard two cyclists coming up the path...- Details
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Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates are pleased to announce the assumption of Derek McLean into the partnership and the appointment of Victoria Aquino, Jayne Crawford and Jennifer St. Clair as associates.
Thompsons' success has been...- Details
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A woman has recently received compensation after being struck by a car while walking on the pavement.
She had been out walking near her home when the accident occurred. As a car turned the corner in front of her it mounted the pavement and hit her....- Details
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Paul Robertson recently received compensation after suffering an injury at work. He had been working as a delivery driver for a furniture company at the time.
Mr Robertson had been delivering furniture to a customer’s home when the accident...- Details
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A woman has recently received a compensation settlement after sustaining whiplash injuries in a car accident. Her claim reached court in July 2010.
Melanie Logan had worked as a social worker but had retired and set up her own business as a tattoo...- Details
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A ward in Glasgow’s Gartnavel Hospital has been closed to new patients following the deaths of two people in an outbreak of the C-Diff super bug.
The two patients who died were among five infected by clostridium difficile at the hospital.
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A 30 year-old woman has received compensation after being injured in a cycling accident. The Londoner, who has since emigrated to Canada, made the compensation claim after the council failed to maintain the road that she had been cycling on.
The...