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...
Read more...Whilst there are devises that an injured Claimant can and should use to protect themeselves against cost liability (no win no fee, after the event insurance or before the event insurance) the usual rule is that the losing party pays the winner's...
Read more...Personal injury - hairdressers - Accidents happen! Client having hair washed. Head back over basin. Sitting on chair with casters. Boiler below basin blows up. Client shot forward. Injuries included neck injury, tinnitus, vertigo and hearing...
Read more...Bennett Griffin LLP’s personal injury department has secured another notable success for a local client who suffered serious injuries after in a slipping accident in a local shop. Nick Hind, the solicitor who dealt with the case, takes up the...
Read more...Bennett Griffin LLP has just settled another pavement tripping case against the local highways authority. Bennett Griffin LLP’s resident tripping expert, David Hawkins, commented “My client tripped on an appalling patch of pavement near to...
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