http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/ Wilson Nesbitt Solicitors - Public Place Injuries News RSS feed en-gb email@wilson-nesbitt.co.uk info@flamegreen.com 30 http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/1011/14082008/northern_ireland_rape_victims_will_not_have_compensation_cut.html The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has said no victims of rape will have compensation if it emerged they were drunk at the time of the attack it has been reported.In the UK, 14 rape victims had their compensation payouts cut by up to 25 per cent and cuts could be made in Northern Ireland under the... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:55:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/861/15072008/work-related_illness_or_injury_affects_118_million.html Injury or illness in the workplace has affected 11.8 million people in Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the last year, a new survey has found.The statistics, produced by YouGov on behalf of insurer RSA, also showed 17 per cent of those injured or ill due to work-related injury or industrial... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:26:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/834/24062008/%22worrying_situation%22_in_workplace_fire_safety.html Not all businesses in Britain and Northern Ireland are fully protected under fire safety regulation, it has been revealed.Speaking to the Workplace Law Network, fire safety consultant Alan Cox said that many of the fire certificates he has found in businesses "were not worth the paper... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:10:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/827/19062008/workplace_injuries_and_fatalities_underestimated.html Academic research has claimed that official figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) "masks" the number of workplace deaths and harm caused by workplace injuries.Professor Steve Tombs and Dr. David Whyte from the Centre for Crime and JusticeStudies (CCJS) at... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:40:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/822/18062008/road_deaths_in_northern_ireland_unacceptable.html The death toll from road traffic accidents in Northern Ireland is "unacceptably high", it has been claimed.A report carried out by the Criminal Justice Inspection has found that the quality of road traffic policing in Northern Ireland is too low, with measurable consequences.The... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:50:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/806/09062008/post-traumatic_study_due_this_month.html The 'world's largest' study on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is due to be published this month, Legal & Medical magazine reports.Moving Minds, a psychological services provider, told the publication that the study will be particularly important because it is largely... Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:04:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/800/04062008/employers_must_protect_loneworkers.html Employers, including those in Northern Ireland, have to ensure that members of staff who go out on their own are protected, the chief executive of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust told the Workplace law Network.Steven Gauge said that while businesses in the country may be concerned about staying afloat... Wed, 4 Jun 2008 11:50:27 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/793/02062008/armed_police_fire_guns_by_mistake.html The number of shots fired by officers by mistake is higher than those done on purpose, new investigations have revealed.Between January 2006 and March 2008 police in the UK opened fire 46 times by mistake and only 18 times when they were supposed to, a report from the Daily Mirror has said.All... Mon, 2 Jun 2008 13:08:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/784/27052008/hse_admin_burden_costing_%C2%A374m_a_year.html The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is campaigning to cut down the administrative burden on businesses surrounding legislation on displaying health and safety information.According to the agency, filling in and updating the required forms and posters costs businesses time and money which... Tue, 27 May 2008 16:44:07 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/779/22052008/public_liability_insurance_should_be_legal_requirement.html Companies should be forced to take out public liability insurance, according to the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba).Solicitors can represent their clients in mounting campaigns against a firm in case of injury."Public liability insurance should be a legal requirement... Thu, 22 May 2008 16:47:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/767/15052008/hse_able_to_maintain_construction_safety_standards.html The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has the resources it needs in order to effectively regulate the construction industry, it has been claimed.Dave Mitchell, technical director of the Home Builders' Federation, said that the federation is "working closely" with the HSE to... Thu, 15 May 2008 16:10:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/732/28042008/employers_must_understand_-_all_accidents_are_preventable.html The minister for health and safety Nigel Dodds and the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions have been commemorating those who have died in workplace accidents at International Workers' Memorial Day.Mr Dodds told the ceremony that it was appropriate to recognise... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:49:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/733/28042008/hse_not_doing_enough_to_shame_health_and_safety_offenders.html The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is failing to do enough to name and shame those failing to protect their employees, according to the Centre for Corporate Accountability (CCA).In 2007, the HSE only issued a press release after the resolution of a third of its cases - 167 out of a total of... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:47:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/729/25042008/jumbo_jets_worth_of_people_killed_at_work_every_fortnight.html Enough people die at work to fill a jumbo jet every two weeks, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).This is due to a failure to maintain effective health and safety standards in the workplace, the society believes."If one jumbo jet crashed every two... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:30:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/658/11032008/mands_grape_injury_claim.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland could witness a surge in the number of personal injury claim cases in future months following reports of a High Court claim case with a difference.A man is suing Marks & Spencer for £300,000 for injuries he sustained after he slipped on... Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:43:23 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/595/04022008/motorbike_victim_turns_to_the_lords.html After solicitors for a Belfast girl have failed to secure her compensation from Northern Ireland's court system, the teenager wants to appeal to the House of Lords for help.The girl, who can not be named, sustained a fracture to her leg after becoming the innocent victim of a motorcycle... Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/579/24012008/potholes_cost_a_third_of_a_million.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland have secured nearly a third of a million pounds in compensation for victims of potholes on the province's roads over the last three years.Drivers in Belfast and Northern Ireland were forced to contact their solicitors on 934 occasions in 2007,... Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:45:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/548/07012008/education_boards_in_massive_legal_payout.html The Department of Education and Northern Ireland's five education boards spent a massive amount on legal disputes last year, new figures show. According to the Belfast Telegraph, disregarding solicitors' fees, the education services in Northern Ireland spent £338,185.43 on... Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:15:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/504/11122007/death_toll_on_ni_roads_hits_100.html It seems that the number of road traffic accidents that solicitors in Northern Ireland have to deal with will not be reduced after underinvestment on the province's roads was revealed.Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy has admitted in the Northern Ireland Assembly that the... Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:45:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/481/03122007/psni_pays_out_%C2%A395m_in_compensation.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland have had to deal with eliciting more compensation from the police force per resident than anywhere else in the UK excluding London.According to the Times, solicitors have had to negotiate £9.5 million from the Police Service for Northern Ireland (PSNI) in... Mon, 3 Dec 2007 20:30:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/391/02102007/door_firm_forced_to_pay_damages.html A door firm has agreed to pay £5,350 in damages to a hospital worker after she was injured by a product that had not been fitted correctly.Workplace Law reports that in March 2006, Amy Whitcombe was injured so badly that she required physiotherapy after being crushed under a heavy door... Tue, 2 Oct 2007 13:00:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/338/29082007/ellis_outcome_could_mean_more_pi_claims.html While Susan Ellis won her case against Bristol City Council for slipping on a wet floor in her workplace, a law firm has warned that the ruling could mean that solicitors could see an increase in personal injury (PI) claims for accidents in public places, too. Ms Ellis sued the council after she... Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:00:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/323/17082007/compensation_settlements_soar_in_ni_schools.html Some £1,764,212 million was paid out by Northern Ireland's education boards in compensation claims last year, an increase of almost 70 per cent in 12 months, the Belfast Telegraph reports. These statistics refer to cases in Northern Ireland which were settled with the help of... Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:30:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/316/13082007/pi_claims_can_cripple_small_firms.html People who run small businesses should insure against personal injury claims, according to experts, for while the risk of a case is low, the costs could be financially devastating should one occur. Niche insurers One Business Solutions said that specific risks to the public surrounding a business... Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:00:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/312/09082007/council_not_negligent_over_icy_road.html After a claim against a council over icy roads was quashed, a solicitor has said that the ruling will have personal liability implications for local authorities across Britain and Northern Ireland.Rhiannon Pase had brought a case against Swansea City Council, claiming that it had been negligent,... Thu, 9 Aug 2007 11:25:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/310/08082007/pi_insurance_would_be_convenient.html The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has advised that, although small shops do not get many cases of personal injury claims against them, public liability insurance is advisable in case someone does slip or trip on their premises. Despite the fact that the number of personal injury... Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:45:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/287/24072007/apil_says_pi_reforms_should_be_fair_to_victims.html The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil) has said that although some of the government's ideas for personal injury (PI) reforms are commendable, legislation should not compromise the rights of victims of injury in Britain and Northern Ireland.The government's comments that it... Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:30:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/233/12072007/pi_may_rise_for_summer_sports.html Personal injury (PI) solicitors in Britain and Northern Ireland may have to deal with an increased number of cases this summer, as research has shown that the number of accidents which occur on adventure sport holidays is on the up. According to medical research company Dr Foster, around 20,000... Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:00:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/145/18052007/tfl_admits_flaw_in_road_safety.html A widower has forced Transport for London (TfL) to admit that the accident which claimed the life of his wife occurred on a pedestrian crossing which did not comply with safety standards.Iveta Iravanian lost her life when she was run over by a coach near Victoria station in London on February... Fri, 18 May 2007 15:00:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/43/15032007/increase_in_personal_injuries_awards.html It has been reported that there has been a considerable rise in the amount of money paid out in personal injury cases in recent years.According to figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI), personal injury awards have increased by 30 per cent during the past five years... Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:30:00 GMT