Pages On: Whiplash Injuries
Suffering from Whiplash can be seriously debilitating. There is a lot of stigma around Whiplash, and regulations in the UK have changed, meaning dealing with it legally speaking is difficult unless the injury is extreme. Whiplash injuries by in large effect the neck. However, they can have consequences beyond the initial impact of injury, such as headaches and trouble sleeping. These issues can last months after the road traffic accident itself.
BA passenger sues over whiplash
Posted: 12 January 2016
Posted in: Public Transport, Whiplash Injuries
A man that had been waiting to travel on a US bound flight when a rucksack fell from an overhead locker is suing British Airways. 45-year-old Wayne Herbert, a writer from north London, said that he suffered severe whiplash injuries after a heavy bag, which was containing a laptop, fell on his head as the plane waited to take off. Mr Herbert claims that he suffered severe injuries as a result of the incident on 28 October last year. He stressed that he continues to suffer with anxiety, and believes…
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Compensation for Whiplash Injuries In Birmingham
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
We know that no one wants to be involved in an accident, like a car crash, much less have to go through a long, drawn out process of finding out if they are entitled to compensation. Our team handle thousands of whiplash compensation claims every year, and will be able to process your claim efficiently and answer any questions that you have. In line with FCA Regulations, you are entitled – if you fulfil the necessary criteria – to make a claim for injury arising from a motor accident in…
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Concerns over Government’s whiplash proposals
Posted: 19 March 2013
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has expressed concern over the Government’s proposed reforms to the system for handling whiplash claims, which will increase the number of road traffic cases heard in the small claims court. According to APIL, increasing the small claims court limit for road accident victims could overwhelm the court system and cause it to grind to a halt. Lawyers are also concerned that district judges will not be able to level the playing field between unrepresented personal injury victims and the defendants they have to…
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Fixed fees judicial review
Posted: 6 March 2013
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) have been unsuccessful in their High Court action against the Government, which sought to overturn its decision to reduce legal costs recoverable by people injured in road accidents. Following the judgment, APIL issued the following statement: “Many vulnerable victims of injury will now find it impossible to obtain independent legal representation as a result of today’s bitterly disappointing judgment in the Administrative Court.As the Government has now decided to slash lawyers’ fees in the road traffic accident…
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Whose side are insurers on?
Posted: 19 February 2013
Posted in: Whiplash Injuries
The Law Society has reacted robustly to a campaign by Aviva Insurance, which proposes to prevent consumers from seeking legal advice when pursuing a whiplash claim. Law Society president Lucy Scott-Moncrieff said: “Who do you trust to give you a fair deal? A lawyer working for you, or an insurer working for the person or company in the wrong, whose main interest is minimising what they pay you? “Would you seriously trust the other side’s insurer to give you a fair deal?” Having consulted with its membership, the Law Society…
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