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Achieving fair compensation

Accident at Work Case Histories

“There for me every step of the way”

Compensation over 3x initial offer achieved for woman injured in supermarket

Trade Union support, legal expertise help man injured at work on two occasions

Compensation after slipping injury caused by lack of proper footwear

Employee protection law invoked on behalf of cleaner injured at work

Compensation for restaurant employee forced to give up job after accident

Compensation for multiple difficulties caused by road traffic accident

Motorcyclist injured accident in Tayside benefits from our specialist knowledge

Accident at work, caused by lack of training, leaves client with knee injuries

Specialist employment help for woman made redundant despite TUPE transfer

Medical and financial support for client injured in road traffic accident

4x initial offer achieved in West of Scotland Industrial Disease case

Accident at work leaves Highland man with severe neck injuries

Catalogue of clinical errors forced patient to undergo amputation

Road Traffic Accident Case Histories

Legal funding helps client achieve 3-fold increase in compensation

Client’s life ten years on shows the difference fair compensation can make

Home rennovation accident in Edinburgh has medical, financial effect

Compensation achieved for client in complex accident at work case

Injury at work case settles for over 3.5 times original compensation offer

£9k settlement after injury caused by lack of Personal Protective Equipment

Fife client recieves six-figure sum after shoulder injury

Stuart McLean – Successful outcome after life-changing injury at work

GMB Member receives 9k after partial loss of finger

Pressure sore nightmare in hospital

Incompetent surgery left woman with major disfigurement

Exhaustive evidence gathering produces results for motor vehicle crash victim in Fife

Value added - for Clients and Referrers

Compensate referral after stalemate results in 3x increase in offer

Tripping Accident in local park

Industrial tyre falls from fork lift causing crushing injury

Faulty chair results in a fractured hip

Robert Stevenson - Successful outcome after defective overbanding causes accident

Damages recovered after sunken manhole covers cause accident

Accident at work aboard tanker vehicle in Lanarkshire

Compensation after road traffic accident on M74, Glasgow

Industrial accident in East Lothian

Damages awarded under Scottish law for accident in Romania

Motorcycle passenger injured in accident in Fife

Overtaking motorcyclist struck by car on dual carriageway near Paisley

Claim after unidentified diesel spillage causes accident near Dundee

Severe burns to scalp after highlights applied at hairdresser for girl in Glenrothes

Medical opinions key to success for Gary Mihulka

Hindsight. A wonderful thing. (...or you could carry out a risk assessment?)

Effective, encouraging, enthusiastic and providing an excellent result

Rehabilitation Code is the key to early resolution after brain injury

Severe injury after road traffic accident when not wearing seatbelt

Jurisdiction in Scotland allowed daughter to be appointed as Financial and welfare Guardian

Failure to recognise aggressive behaviour of employee results in assault

Holiday in Lanzarote ends in head injury

Coach driver causes accident in Italy

Motorcyclist sustains hip injury whilst riding in France

School pupil sustained brain injury after being run down by speeding motorist

Hit and run accident causes severe brain injury

Pre-existing knee problem made worse because of accident

Fatal accident due to road traffic accident

£125,000 for welder who badly injured his shoulder

Multiple dismissal unfair says tribunal

Unfair dismissal at work due to illness

Dismissal of employee is unjust

Hit and run accident causes severe brain injury

Court left to decide on whether animal dangerous after it caused brain injury

Container door which injured client should never have been used

Difficult case to prove liability essential for financial future

Initial injury deteriorated causing Mr P. to give up work

Passenger of car hurt as a result of driver losing control

Pedestrian receives £32,500 after being knocked down by car

Robust approach with insurance company wins pedestrian rightful compensation

Client receives almost four times the initial offer insurance company were prepared to offer

Passenger receives £22,000 after road traffic accident

Foot injury aggravated after fall at work

Back injury caused by disputed accident at work settles for £60,000

Motorcyclist receives £120,000 after road traffic accident in Dundee

Self employed Tattoo Artist receives over £65,000 after road traffic accident

Sometimes fault in an accident is a combination of factors

Slip on stairs proved to be negligence by cleaners

Delivery driver fell from truck secures £75,000 in compensation

Serious back injury after cyclist is hit in park

Series of mistakes by clinical staff led to patient’s death

Negative results from smear test meant cancer had a chance to develop before treatment

Delays in delivering baby established as cause of death

Discharging patient after misdiagnosis causes death

Misuse of forceps caused shoulder injury

Road traffic accident has fatal consequences

Accident at work causes forearm fracture in hair salon

The dangers of allowing other sides Insurer to deal with your personal injury case

Corrective surgery required to put right initial operation

Client receives £110,000 as a result of negligence during surgery

Negligent dental treatment requires substantive remedial treatment

Lack of proper guard on machinery caused bottle to smash

Preparing for court the key to obtaining biker’s losses

Expertise in motorcycle law proves the difference, even against the police report

Failure to take appropriate action caused loss of sensation and movement to legs

Misdiagnosis of pulmonary embolism causes death to husband and father

Mistakes during surgery caused injury

Asbestosis caused scarring of lungs for shipyards worker

Settlement of £300,000 for engineer exposed to asbestos

Exposure to asbestos causes mesothelioma