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How To Sue An Architect & Claim Compensation For Negligence
The British obsession with home improvements and property development has provided a lucrative market for architects in recent years. Homeowners undertaking major extensions will often require the services of an architect, as will small business owners...
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A Guide To Suing A Landlord For Personal Injury
Landlords have a legal duty to ensure that their property is well maintained, and in a decent state for a tenant to live in. They have a contractual obligation to carry out repairs when necessary. Where a tenant has notified their landlord of a genuine...
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A Guide To Suing Schools For Negligence
Legal Advice On Suing A School For Negligence By law, the level of care expected of a teacher is that they act in loco parentis, or in place of a parent. A court will assess the behaviour of a teacher in the time leading up to an accident and compare...
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A Guide To Surgical Errors And Getting Assistance
Medical claims for compensation are not something to be considered lightly however general surgery, laparoscopy or keyhole surgery and cosmetic surgery often results in unintended personal injury which is usually caused as a result of medical negligence...
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The Complexities Involved in Medical Negligence Cases
The first common mistake people make is confusing medical negligence with medical malpractice. In fact, medical negligence is only one factor the patient/plaintiff must prove in order to establish medical malpractice. The accepted definition used for...
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Understanding The Limitation Act 1980
Claims for compensation for personal injury caused by medical negligence (UK) are subject to the provisions contained in The Limitation Act 1980. Whilst in general terms the ‘limitation period’ for most damages claims is six years, in the case of personal...
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Nazi Doctors: The Worst Medical Malpractice To Date
Recently, we remembered the lives of men, women and children lost in the biggest concentration camp Auschwitz in Oświęcim, Poland during the reign of Adolf Hitler and his selfish, dark, inhumane motives. It’s been 70 years since those dreadful days and...
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Throwing Light on How Industrial Disease Claims are Filed in the UK
Many people in the United Kingdom are found to be suffering due to continuous exposure to fumes, dust, chemical substances, noise and vibrations at work. If you have contracted an illness at work and if the disease is the result of your excessive exposure...
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Understanding Criminal Negligence Cases
Criminal negligence occurs when an individual, who should have seen the consequences as a reasonable person, behaves irresponsibly and causes severe harm. This brings the case out of the realm of the civil court to the criminal courts. For example, prosecutors...
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A Guide To Urinary Tract Injuries
Whilst most clinical procedures are carried out satisfactorily by healthcare professionals there are times when things go wrong. Serious damage, with life-threatening consequences, can occur as a result of negligent actions, poor skills or delayed treatment....
