Lawford Kidd, Personal Injury Solicitors

A new study has revealed that teachers and lecturers have been awarded close to £300,000 in the last year, as a result of accidents in the workplace.

With Christmas just around the corner, people all across the UK are buying more than any other time of year. While most of the time people are satisfied with the goods they purchase, it is not uncommon for goods to be faulty, defective and even dangerous.

The Law Society has criticised the government following their proposal to raise the small claims limit for personal injury claims to £5,000 and stop compensation payments for road traffic accidents and other such injuries.

The society has been critical of the changes as it believes that the system will result in unfair legal action as those who are entitled to and need compensation will be unable to obtain it.

Change to Small Claims Limit

The changes, which were announced in the Autumn Statement, saw Chancellor George Osborne raise the small claims limit and scrap damages for ‘minor’ soft tissue injuries. The government proposals would also see the removal of legal costs by transferring personal injury claims of up to £5,000 to the small claims court.

Whilst the office Christmas party is supposed to be full of fun, the combination of bad weather, alcohol and space not designed for partying can lead to workplace accidents. This post looks at a number of accidents that can occur in the workplace and gives you some tips as to when you will be able to make a claim for a workplace injury.

Insurers have recently revealed that drivers of luxury cars cause more road traffic accidents than their less flashy counterparts. The Smart car, meanwhile, has lived up to its name by causing statistically the fewest accidents of all drivers. But no matter what type of car you drive, whether it’s a Micra or a Rolls-Royce, if you’re injured in a road traffic accident that wasn’t you fault, you’re entitled to compensation for the loss you’ve suffered as a result.

In this blog post, we take a look at why luxury car drivers may cause more accidents and how to make a road traffic accident claim should you be injured in an accident.

Luxury Cars and Road Traffic Accidents, UK

The data produced by MoneySuperMarket analysed over 11.3 million car insurance quotes run on the site between July 2014 and June 2015. The result showed that Lexus owners were responsible for 111 accident fault claims per 1000 drivers, compared to Smart car drivers, at the top of the table, who reported fault in only 78.6 accidents.