IAM RoadSmart has expressed concern that cars with growing levels of autonomy could make motorists lazy and over reliant on gadgets – with far reaching implications for the potential reduction of people killed and seriously injured on the roads. A recent report from the House of Lord’s Science and Technology Committee acknowledged that autonomous cars bring many advantages, […]

Changes to the Discount Rate applied to personal injury compensation payments in England and Wales have been announced by the Lord Chancellor. What is the Discount Rate? When victims of life-changing injuries accept lump sum compensation payments, the actual amount they receive is adjusted according to the interest they can expect to earn by investing it. In […]

New figures have revealed that over £84 million has been awarded in compensation to claimants or their families under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS). Diffuse mesothelioma is a cancer linked to asbestos exposure. It is usually fatal, and most patients die within 12 months of their diagnosis. In 2014, the disease caused the death of […]

The Department for Transport has published statistics revealing the number of personal injury road traffic accidents reported to the police in Britain during the year ending September 2016. The figures show that there were a total of 25,160 people killed or seriously injured (KSI casualties) on the roads, which is a rise of 6% over the previous […]

The European Commission has launched a new initiative that aims to provide further protection for the health and safety of workers across Europe. Commitment to Tackling Work-Related Cancer According to the Commission, the new initiative will help to better protect workers against work-related cancer, will help businesses, in particular SME’s and micro-enterprises, meet existing legislative requirements, and will put a […]