Bristol Personal Injury Blog
Inadequate end of life support
Posted: 10th April 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence
Researchers at the London School of Economics have stated that more than 100,000 people a year who require end of life care are just not getting it. Their recently published report describes the current system as sadly lacking and in need of a “major overhaul”. Terminally ill patients are being left suffering with insufficient pain relief and […]
Read MoreMigrant sues government over medication triggering psychosis
Posted: 1st April 2015
Posted in: Medical Negligence
A Nigerian migrant is suing the government over the claim that her psychosis was triggered by medication given to her at an immigration removal centre. The 36-year-old, known as GB, was prescribed an anti-malaria drug during her time at the Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre after she outstayed her visa. A High Court judge has […]
Read MoreFormer partner suing NHS trust for £1million
Posted: 26th March 2015
Posted in: Birth Injury Head and Brain Injuries Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death
The former partner of a woman who fell into a coma after giving birth to a son, who later died, is suing the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust for £1million. 46-year-old Christian Cooper remains in a ‘minimally responsive state’ and lives in a nursing home after suffering the heart attack at the Royal Berkshire Hospital […]
Read MoreDid You Contract an Illness Due to Your Working Environment?
Posted: 20th March 2015
Posted in: Employer Negligence Industrial Deafness and Disease Workplace Injuries
Bristol’s history as a centre of trade and industry is an interesting aspect to our local culture. Whilst not quite at the levels that it once was, there are still some very active businesses who work in older traditional type industries. We would like to think that all of them adhere to the best health […]
Read MoreWaterpark owners fined following death
Posted: 15th March 2015
Posted in: Public Place Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death
The company that runs a water park in Gloucestershire, where a teenager drowned in 2010, has been ordered to pay £240,000 in costs and fines. 15-year-old Kajil Devi, from London, died after slipping and falling into the water at Cotswold Country Park and Beach in 2010. The company in charge of the water park, WM […]
Read MoreWe Support and Advocate the THINK! Cyclist Campaign
Posted: 10th March 2015
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents
At we always have our client’s welfare at the forefront of everything that we do. Despite being accident claims solicitors** we’d rather nobody in the city was injured, but are pleased to say that we are here to help should that happen to you. Recently we launched our new page highlighting how we work in […]
Read MoreMan wins compensation over faulty gym equipment
Posted: 7th March 2015
Posted in: Gym & Leisure Centre Accidents Head and Brain Injuries Public Place Accidents
A man has been awarded £1.3million in compensation after faulty gym equipment left him blind in one eye and partially sighted in the other. 46-year-old Muaro Carneiro had been using the equipment at David Lloyd Leisure, founded by the former British tennis star, when a fitness resistance band came free from its fasting and hit […]
Read MoreWe Can Now Help With New Work Injury and Asbestos Claims
Posted: 5th March 2015
Posted in: Asbestos Exposure Workplace Injuries
As we reported in our last blog post, our online marketing manager had some very exciting plans for the website including plans on new content updates. We are very pleased to say that those plans went live today with new pages on the website concerning how to make an asbestosis claim in Bristol, plus a […]
Read MoreInjuries abroad proving expensive for uninsured brits
Posted: 3rd March 2015
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad Head and Brain Injuries Leg Injuries
A new study has found that the most expensive places for an uninsured Brit to suffer an injury are the US and Canada. The study looked at winter sports particularly, with treatment for a broken leg costing £26,000 (USD$40,000) in the US and £15,000 (CAD$28,000) in Canada. After America and Canada, Austria and Switzerland came […]
Read MoreLondon cyclists involved in 23,000 accidents
Posted: 25th February 2015
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents
Recently released figures have uncovered that cyclists in London have been involved in just under 23,000 accidents in the last five years. The figures, gathered by the Department for Transport (DfT), found that cyclists had been involved in 22,988 accidents, with 80 resulting in deaths. The information highlighted that the most common accident spot was the Elephant […]
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