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In our previous blog, we told the story of a woman who is claiming £4.2million in compensation after her career was devastated as a result of a tripping accident at a London pub. Carmen Mazo, a HR consultant claims that her award of £156,871 isn’t even close to reflecting the loss she has suffered as a result of her accident - indicating that she would be making around £700 per day were it not for her fall. Ms Mazo suffered a wrist injury which has left her with prominent and significant scarring as well as psychological issues affecting not only her work but also her social life and confidence. This is an interesting case and one which has highlighted a need to provide those who have suffered accidents with an outline of how compensation is calculated, and how much they could be entitled to after suffering an injury.

A HR representative who sustained a fractured wrist after tripping over a rope outside of a pub in London.

Following the incident, Carmen Mazo, suffered an injury as a result of her fall in the Notting Hill area. As well as suffering pain due to the incident, she also claims that the accident destroyed her career and resulted in her having unsightly scars and post-traumatic arthritis. Furthermore she also claimed that the incident had a devastating impact on her mental health and social life.

The legal action currently being sought by Mazo comes despite the claimant having already taken legal action. In 2013, Mazo was awarded £156,871 at Central London county court after she sued the pub’s operators and they admitted liability for the accident. However, she has been given permission to appeal against the amount she was awarded as she believes that she is entitled to a significantly larger sum.

January is slowly but surely drawing to a close, but during the month of good intentions, many of us have taken the opportunity to lose weight and get fit. However, whether you have succeeded or failed, there are many illnesses and injuries that can arise as a result of a new health and fitness plan. Hitting the gym may have resulted in an injury as a result of faulty equipment or poor advice, you may have taken dietary supplements that are unsafe or even undergone a cosmetic procedure that did not turn out as planned and caused you injury. This post looks at some of the most common injuries and illnesses arising out of the best of intentions, and when you might be able to make a claim.

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health's (IOSH) No Time to Lose occupational cancer campaign has continued to gather support, this time from the Al Hammadi Hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Only launched late in 2015, currently in excess of than 50 businesses and more than 100 organisations have thrown their support behind the crucial campaign, which is designed to tackle occupational cancer through raising awareness and offering free practical materials to help organisations.

Certain Scottish school children in Inverness have been asked by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) to help identify construction site hazards, with the aim being to increase awareness of potential dangers on building sites.

The children were/will be shown an image of a construction site – which was created by IOSH's Highlands and Islands branch as part of the Safe Highlanders 2015 Event – and were/will be asked to point out various dangers using magnetic symbols.