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All workers in the UK have certain rights with regard to their safety in the workplace. Indeed, if you sustain an injury or illness at your place of work because your employer has been negligent in some way then you may well be entitled to make a claim for work injury compensation.

There are many different types of injury or illness that can be claimed for, and many ways in which an employer can demonstrate negligence in their duty of care. In fact, the most common physical injuries that are sustained in UK workplaces are slips or trips, manual handling accidents and falls from height. However, conditions such as dermatitis and carpal tunnel syndrome are also becoming increasingly frequent as well. Psychological injuries such as anxiety, stress and depression also account for a substantial number of working days lost due to ill health.

Regardless of what some litigiously-minded people may tell you, if you suffer with an injury or illness at work, your first consideration should always be your health. Even if you feel that a work-related injury or illness is relatively minor, you should always seek out qualified medical attention before you make any report.

The reason you should do this (aside from making sure you’re OK) is that you must be able to prove that you have been injured in order to make any kind of claim for personal injury compensation. Obtaining immediate medical treatment will prove that you have sustained an injury attributable to your work as a note of it will be made in your medical records.

Once you have received adequate medical treatment, you need to report your accident or incident in your employer’s Accident Report Book. The account you write is important as it will be used to support any compensation claim you make. It is worth remembering that you only need to record the facts in your report (i.e. you don’t need to apportion any blame). Make sure you retain a copy your report once you have finished writing it.

If you are absent from work due to your injury or illness for longer than three days then your employer is legally obliged to report it to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). Although an HSE investigation does not in any way guarantee a successful compensation claim, it is fair to say that their findings could significantly help your cause.

If ever you do suffer with a work-related accident or illness, make sure you get in touch with us here at Fosters Solicitors. We operate on a ‘No win, no fee’ basis, so you can be sure that we will not take a penny if you lose your claim and will give you every single cent if you win. Certainly, you can rest assured that you have nothing to lose and everything to win when you make a personal injury compensation claim through us.

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There are few things that feel as liberating as riding your motorbike on a sunny afternoon. Certainly, the inherent thrill of being able to go so fast whilst all the while being relatively unprotected is what gives biking its unique appeal.

However, this is also what makes biking so potentially dangerous.

Indeed, it has been estimated that even though motorcycles account for a very small number of vehicles on the road, they are believed to be involved in around 20% of Britain’s road traffic accidents (RTAs).

Many drivers take an almost automatically negative view of bikers and believe them to be the cause of a great many accidents. However, the law makes no such assumptions. Indeed, motorbike accident claims are treated in the same way as claims involving cars. Therefore, if you are involved in an accident whilst out on your bike and you can prove that your injuries were caused by the negligence of another driver, you could well make a valid accident claim and receive compensation.

As with a car accident, you need to prove beyond reasonable doubt that you sustained an injury as a direct result of someone else’s negligence in order to make a successful claim. The real crux of this is that you need to have suffered an actual injury. To be sure, it doesn’t matter a jolt if you can prove beyond any doubt that the other driver deliberately caused the accident; your claim will mean nothing if you cannot show that an actual injury resulted from the accident.

In fact, the only way that you can make a personal injury compensation claim without having a physical injury is to try and prove that the traumatic experience of the accident resulted in you suffering psychological damage. However, this option is seldom as successful as the physical injury route.

However, even if you suffered no ill effects at all, you can still make a separate compensation claim if your bike or any other equipment belonging to you was damaged because of the accident. Again though, you must be able to show that your property suffered actual damage.

If ever you do become involved in an accident whilst on your motorbike, make sure you get in touch with us here at Fosters Solicitors. We will provide you with friendly and professional support throughout your compensation claim, as we are dedicated to ensuring you receive any monies you are entitled to for your injuries.

Furthermore, because we operate on a ‘No win, no fee’ basis, we will not take a penny if you lose your compensation claim. Similarly, you can also be sure that you will receive 100% of your awarded compensation if you win. This is because our personal injury lawyers are paid directly by the insurers; therefore you can rest assured that your compensation claim won’t cost you anything at all.

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There is no need to inform a biker that their form of travel is more susceptible to injury than a car, for instance. The chances are that they will have a long history with bikes stemming all the way back to childhood where it was learnt that coming off your bike hurts. Of course, a motorbike is an entirely different animal and can result in some truly horrific injuries. Even despite protective gear, a biker is so much more vulnerable which is why so many accidents result in fatalities. Still, this is not an argument for people giving up on their favoured mode of transport, and for many it is about lifestyle and personality.

If you have suffered a bike accident and would like to initiate a claim for compensation, then Fosters Solicitors are the best in the field. We have an intimate understanding of the law and the bike accident claim. Our personal injury solicitors have a significant amount of expertise with over 15 years of specialist experience that can result in you getting 100% of the compensation claim. Many bikers know how to be responsible on the road, but this doesn’t mean that accidents don’t happen. If you believe that your accident was as a result of somebody else’s negligence or bad driving, then talking to us could help you to understand what you could do about it. Ultimately, bikers need all of the protection they can get from the law, particularly when somebody else is to blame for their injuries.

There are many industries that result in accidents every year, but those that result in the most injuries are the ones that deal with heavy industry. Whether it is construction or petro-chemical processing, working in a potentially hazardous environment can put employees in danger. Of course, this might be par for the course, and employees will understand what they are undertaking before they even start work there. However, if you believe that there should have been a level of safety where there was not, or there was some negligence involved in the practice of your parent company, then it is your right to make accident at work compensation.

In these industries, particularly where protective safety gear is necessitated, there are many different types of health and safety regulation. It may well be that you have your own health and safety officer who is charged with keeping everybody safe. In a perfect world, this would reduce the number of injuries caused on site but in practice, there are still far too many people sustaining devastating injuries. If you decide to seek out our personal injury lawyers, then we can advise you on what the law is regarding your industry and we can give you advice on how to proceed. An accident at work could change your life, so protecting yourself against this outcome will prove to be vital. It could pay for your treatment or tide you over while you adapt to a change in lifestyle or career.

After an accident at work, many people become understandably worried about their employment status. If it wasn’t worse enough that you may have had to take time off work, or can’t even do the same job as before, there may now be a psychological component to your accident. It doesn’t have to be this way – your employer will not fire you as a result of your injuries. Neither can they fire you for initiating an accident at work claim against them. All employers have a responsibility to their employees, to keep them safe, to keep all equipment safe and usable and to minimise the risk of any accidents occurring. If however, you feel that your employer has been negligent in their duties, which has resulted in your injuries, then don’t hesitate to contact us.

We are a no win no fee solicitors which means you needn’t worry about the finances concerning your claim. Many people start an accident at work compensation claim in order to get their lives back on track, to pay for medical care and to give them something to fall back on if it turns out they can’t do the same job again. It could provide you with a vital safety-net that could help make what is already a stressful situation a bit less worrying.

Employers understand that they have requirements to fulfil by law, and they also know that if they don’t fulfil them, it could result in action like this. It is your right to initiate such a claim.

The roads can be a very dangerous place and it is when people have forgotten just how dangerous they can be when the worst happens. This is particularly true of motorway accidents. Even though most people use them with no problem, concentration is always a huge part, and all it takes is one negligent driver to cause what could be a catastrophe. Ongoing vigilance will protect you for the most part, but sometimes the unexpected does happen. Road traffic accident claims like this can be very distressing, particularly if it has resulted in a lengthy hospital stay.

It is important to Fosters Solicitors that you receive the best medical treatment before coming to us. However, when you are up to it if you want to initiate road traffic accident claims against another party then we will listen to your situation. If your crash was as a result of the negligence of another driver – either they fell asleep at the wheel or they were speeding or driving dangerously, then your claim can go ahead. We will advise you on how to get all of the evidence that is typically needed for a claim such as this, or in the event that you cannot ascertain the evidence we will advise.

Many people are not in a position to acquire such things, due to medical complications or the simple unavailability of it, but our solicitors will be able to talk you through exactly what will happen from then on in a friendly and approachable manner.

Car accident claims can be very stressful on a family, so at Fosters Solicitors we will do everything in our power to help you get through this stressful time and add your claim to your list of worries. Everybody knows that road traffic accidents can extend from being minor to being life-threatening, and it results of them might mean a requirement for ongoing treatment and care. Even broken bones can mean a lengthy spell away from work which can result in loss of earnings.

If the accident wasn’t your fault then there is no reason for you not to make a move for car accident compensation. This can help you to get back to a state of normality in your life, maintain earnings and even support yourself and your family through what could be a very trying time. Having to worry about your financial situation is not good, particularly if the crash had a more psychologically damaging dimension. Compensation claims of this nature always need to be treated delicately, and at Fosters we have the expertise and the trained staff to be able to put your mind at ease and suggest the best, fastest and most likely paths that will result in a successful compensation claim.

Even if you have only suffered whiplash, the results of such an event could result in lost earnings or create other problems for you. Seeing a specialist is always advisable, as is having proof of the incident, either from photographs, eye-witness accounts or both.

Any kind of car accident can be traumatic, but this is even more the case when it’s not your fault. If you’ve been the victim of an accident, no doubt you’ll have found that you’re the one that has to sort things out with the insurers, the mechanics and the car hire people. You’re the one that has to take time off work to deal with everything, and you’re the one that has to deal with the upset all of this causes. Meanwhile, the other party just has to wait for a letter from their insurer, particularly if they haven’t had any damage to their own vehicle. And of course, none of this takes into account any injuries sustained.

Bearing all this in mind, why should you be financially out of pocket? No win no fee solicitors such as ourselves can help you to get compensation if you’ve been in an accident that wasn’t your fault and are suffering injuries as a result of that accident. We have over 15 years’ experience of dealing with road accident claims and will work tirelessly to get you compensation which will go some way to putting things right.

Of course, we understand that no amount of car accident compensation will take the pain away or make the situation less difficult. However, it will give you the sense that there is some justice and that you are not simply being punished for something that wasn’t your fault. It will also ease the financial burden that you have encountered as a result.

If you’ve had a road traffic accident that wasn’t your fault and have suffered injuries as a result, your insurers may also have told you that you have the right to personal injury compensation. They may even have told you that they can help to settle the claim themselves. However, we advise you not to act through your insurers, but to use the services of specialist personal injury solicitors such as ourselves instead.

There is no charge for you to use our services for your road traffic accident claim, as we operate on a strictly no win no fee basis. If your case wins, you get to take home 100% of your car accident compensation. However, if your insurers are offering you the same kind of conditions, you may be wondering why you should use solicitors instead. One reason is that we are experts in personal injury law. An accident that wasn’t your fault doesn’t automatically entitle you to compensation, and knowing the law is still a requirement in order to represent the victim in the best way. We can assess the validity of your claim and advise you on the best action going forward. What’s more, the other party’s insurance company can be devious, but we know all their tactics and how best to deal with them.

As an independent third party, we have no other interest beyond getting you the best amount for your claim as possible. Your insurers meanwhile would probably try and keep your claim amount as low as possible because it is in their best interests.

If you’ve had an accident at work, you may have more to contend with than the injuries you are suffering from as a result. As well as the financial implications of paying medical bills and loss in earnings due to time off because of injuries, you may even feel that you can’t return to work in the same place, giving you further economic worries. It is even more important, therefore, to seek accident at work compensation, to ensure that you are not suffering because of someone else’s mistake.

An injury at work can be more emotionally upsetting than a car accident with an unknown party, because you feel let down by people that you know.  Even if you do feel like you can return to work afterwards it is still your right to claim compensation for the trouble, stress and pain that you have had to deal with in the meantime.

As qualified and experienced personal injury solicitors, we can represent your case for you and help you through the difficult process. Using a specialist solicitor will often also result in a higher compensation award for you, yet with no costs for you to pay. With all of our personal injury cases, you will receive 100% of everything you are awarded, because our fees are paid by the other party’s insurers. Should your case not be successful, then you still won’t have anything to pay, as we generally don’t take on a case unless we think we can win it, knowing that we won’t get paid if we don’t.