If you were involved in a car accident and someone else was to blame for the accident then you are entitled to make a personal injury claim to recover compensation for the injuries you sustained and any losses that stem from that injury (such as...
Read more...The latest blog from the personal injury team looks at the legislation that has been introduced by the government recently to ban inducements in personal injury claims. The legislation has come in the form of a clause in the Criminal Justice and...
Read more...The perils of pre-med offers is the topic of the latest blog from the Bennett Griffin personal injury team. A pre-med offer is an offer to settle an injured parties claim before a medical report detailing their injuries has been obtained. These...
Read more...Damages under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934. The Estate of the Person who has died can claim for: Damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity if there was any suffering before death. Loss of income between the time...
Read more...Since April 2013 losing Claimants in personal injury claims have enjoyed the benefit of something called “Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting” (QOCS), a rule that means they are not liable to pay a Defendant’s costs in the usual way. An...
Read more...Significantly tougher punishments have been introduced for the owners of dogs that attack and sometimes kill and maim. The maximum prison sentences have increased to 14 years for fatal attacks and 5 years for attacks that cause injury. Nick...
Read more...Just to prove that serious accidents don't necessarily just happen on the road or at work or in potentially dangerous situations, Bennett Griffin has just secured a substantial 5 figure sum for an elderly woman who was injured in particularly...
Read more...If injured by a dangerous dog you may have a civil claim for compensation (Personal injury Claim) against the owner or “keeper” either on the basis of negligence or as a result of the Animals Act 1971. The relevant sections of the Animals...
Read more...Nick Hind, associate solicitor in the personal injury department of Bennett Griffin LLP, Worthing comments:- “One of the most infuriating aspects of pursuing a claim for both solicitor and client is, having identified for the client that they...
Read more...Nick Hind, associate solicitor in the personal injury department of Bennett Griffin comments:- “Road safety has been brought into tragic focus with events on the M5 in Somerset this weekend. But this awful accident aside, it was reported...
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