Accidents at Work

Accidents at Work

An employer is under a duty to take reasonable care of its employees’ health and safety and has a duty to ensure the safety of its employees. This requires the employer to assess the potential risk of injury against the harm it would cause to employees and the cost of putting safety precautions in place. To satisfy their duty an employer must generally provide:

Brain Injuries

Our specialist team takes pride in dealing with severe head injuries and brain injury cases with care and professionalism. We are very aware of the burden these claims place upon an injured person’s family.

Catastrophic Injuries

Our specialist team takes pride in dealing with very serious injury cases with care and professionalism. We are very aware of the burden these claims place upon an injured person’s family. Serious injuries could include:

Children's Injuries

Claims can be brought by children for injuries they sustain. Most common child injuries occur in:

Cosmetic injury claims

Regrettably, many cosmetic treatments go wrong, which most commonly result in hair loss, problems with sight, scarring, embarrassment and on occasion, significant pain and discomfort. The type of industry these injuries most commonly occur in are Beauty therapy treatment such as chemical hair removal, hairdressers, laser hair removal, piercings and tattoos.

Criminal Injury

You can claim compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) if you have been physically or psychologically injured as a result of an act of violent crime.

Fatal Accidents

It is possible to bring a claim for compensation arising out of a wrongful act that causes the death of a spouse or family member.

Fatal injury claims

QualitySolicitors can advise you how to seek compensation when a fatal injury has been caused by the negligence of another person or company.

Injuries Caused by Animals

If you have sustained injuries caused by an animal then you may be able to bring a claim for compensation under the Animals Act 1971.

Inquests

An inquest in to a fatal injury caused by some form of negligence can be a traumatic experience. Dunn & Baker Solicitors can advise you how to seek compensation depending on the decision of the inquest.

Life-changing injuries

Seeking compensation for an injury that has life changing consequences is where QualitySolicitors can help. With some of the best lawyers in the UK we advise on how to make a claim.

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Road Traffic Accidents

A road user owes a duty to take reasonable care to avoid doing or omitting to do anything that they can reasonably foresee would cause injury to others. The duty requires a road user to drive with ordinary care and skill, i.e. the care and skill of the average motorist.

Road Traffic Accidents

A road user owes a duty to take reasonable care to avoid doing or omitting to do anything that they can reasonably foresee would cause injury to others. The duty requires a road user to drive with ordinary care and skill, ie the care and skill of the average motorist.

Sexual Abuse Claims

We understand the sensitive nature of these types of claim and the emotional and psychological impact they have upon victims and their families.

Spinal injuries

Trips, Slips and Falls

The starting point when bringing a claim for a slip, trip or fall is to identify where the accident occurred.

Types of claims

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Work place injuries and disease

Having an accident at work may show that your employer has failed to carry out their responsibilities properly. QualitySolicitors can help you with a claim if health and safety laws have not been followed.