Case Studies

1.  Mr C and Mr L were Fire-Fighters who were called out to an abandoned warehouse after arsonists had set a fork lift truck alight.  As they approached the fork lift truck one of the tyres exploded and they were thrown to the ground.  They had not been provided with suitable hearing protection and suffered tinnitus as well as physical and psychological injuries.

 After a lengthy legal battle spanning nearly five years, the Defendant Fire Service finally conceded liability and the claims settled in the sums of £65,000.00 and £37,500.00 respectively.

 She suffered significant injuries to her head which resulted in medical reports being obtained from Consultants in Plastic Surgery, Trichology and Psychiatry and the claim ultimately settled after the commencement of Court proceedings for £24,500.00. 

 3.  The Claimant, Mrs S, tripped over raised tarmac outside a supermarket and fractured her hip.  Due to her age this meant she was restricted in her daily routine and required care and assistance around the home for some time.  The insurers of the area where the Claimant fell accepted fault for the accident and the claim was ultimately settled in the sum of £22,500.00. 

4.  Miss S attended the Defendant's beauty salon shortly before going on holiday in order to have her eyelashes tinted.  The tint was incorrectly applied resulting in the Claimant suffering a burning sensation in her eyes and damage to her tear ducts.  Her holiday was ruined and she remained in pain for some time.

 The Salon's insurers accepted the accident was their fault and the Claimant received £8,000.00 by way of compensation. 

5.   We acted for a client who was involved in a road traffic accident which involved four vehicles.  The Defendant failed to stop and fled the scene.  The Police prosecuted the Defendant however, the criminal prosecution was unsuccessful.  The Defendant repeatedly denied causing the accident or indeed being in the vicinity of the accident when it occurred.  Court proceedings were commenced against the Defendant and we were successful in recovering total damages of £7,300.00. 

 6.  We acted for a Claimant who was involved in a road traffic accident which involved the Defendant colliding into the Claimant's stationary vehicle which in a queue of traffic. Whilst the Defendant admitted that a collision occurred, the Defendant denied that the impact was of sufficient force to cause injury to the Claimant and a "low velocity impact" defence was put forward by the Defendant.  Court proceedings were commenced against the Defendant and we were successful in recovering £2,311.07 damages. The matter was settled out of Court.

7.  In another matter we acted for a client who was involved in an accident at work when she tripped.  We secured an early admission of liability and successfully recovered £7,500.00 by way of damages.  The case was settled out of Court.