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Frankly Legal

Created: 03 November 2009

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The Telegraph’s legal expert, Solicitor Advocate Frank Maguire of Thompsons Solicitors is an expert at winning compensation for clients in personal injury cases. This week he looks at the issue of paternity leave and why only just over half of...

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Road Accidents

Created: 03 November 2009

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Every day hundreds of people are injured as a result of road traffic accidents that unfortunately take place daily on our roads.  Road traffic accidents can cause serious injuries sometimes fatal.

Just today another accident has been reported that...

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Miscellaneous

Created: 02 November 2009

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Thompsons Solicitors recent success as Law Firm of the Year was achieved through three of the firm’s fundamental and guiding principles: developing and investing in it’s staff; consolidating existing client bases and constantly improving...

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Road Accidents

Created: 30 October 2009

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A Scottish Court recently awarded compensation to a cyclist who fell off his bike due to a sunken drainage channel.

The cyclist was involved in an accident when he rode his bike off the cycle path on a corner and rode into the sunken drainage...

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Compensation Claims News

Created: 30 October 2009

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The family of a US woman who died after taking part in a water drinking competition has received $16 million in compensation.  A  California court found that the radio station KDND FM and its owner were liable for the death of...

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Road Accidents

Created: 29 October 2009

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In the recent case of Adams v The Nations Insurance and Guarantee Corp Ltd, Mr Adams claimed compensation for the injuries he sustained in a road traffic accident. 

Mr Adams tore muscles in his upper back in the road traffic accident and suffered...

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Road Accidents

Created: 29 October 2009

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A gas tank driver who claims that he sneezed moments before a fatal car accident has received a 4 year jail sentence at the High Court in Edinburgh.

He had earlier been found guilty by a jury of causing death by dangerous driving.

The driver had...

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Compensation Claims News

Created: 29 October 2009

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The tenant of a rented property raised court action against his landlord after he sustained injuries to his hand. The tenant placed his hand on a glass panel of an internal door and the panel broke. The tenant sustained injury to his hand in the...

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Miscellaneous

Created: 28 October 2009

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The guardian of a 12 year old girl who was injured in an accident at Kirkcaldy Ice Rink raised court action against the Ice Rink.

The young girl who was injured in the accident twisted her ankle and fell when her skate became caught in some lose...

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Miscellaneous

Created: 28 October 2009

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The fast food giants McDonald’s have been forced to apologise for putting up a sign urging people to cross the road for McDonald’s right next to an accident black spot.  The sign which read “McDonald’s, worth crossing the road for” was...

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