Although the UK has some of the safest roads in the world, the number of road traffic accidents resulting in death or serious injury each year is increasing. Driver error is to blame for most road accidents, with accidents caused by drivers failing to look properly, poor vehicle manoeuvres or loss of control. Katherine Flashman …
There’s no point pursuing a claim for accident compensation for personal injury if you’re not prepared. Here’s everything you should know and everything you need to do to maximise your chances of making a successful claim. Here’s how to make sure you have done everything possible to bring about a successful claim, and how to …
You may have read about the law regarding divorce having changed and this came into effect on Thursday. The change is basically to change divorce from a fault based action to a non fault based one. Let me explain. In the past if you wanted to get divorced you had to come up with …
Accidents in the workplace are commonplace. Katherine Flashman Kitson personal injury specialist and Director at Parnalls outlines essential steps to take if you have been injured while at work. Report the accident Any injury at work should be reported to your employer immediately and recorded in your workplace accident book. If no accident book exists, …
“We were injured in a road traffic accident. Our insurers referred us to their chosen solicitors to deal with a compensation claim. Several months down the line we are not happy with the service we are getting and the way our claim is being pursued”. “Can we change solicitors?” Short answer – yes you can. …
You may be entitled to compensation but make sure you seek specialist advice All sorts of disputes can arise regarding animals and most commonly these relate to horses or dogs both of which as being British we love. Claims involving horses can arise for all sorts of reasons. There may be a dispute regarding the …
“We were injured in a road traffic accident. Our insurers referred us to their chosen solicitors to deal with a compensation claim. Several months down the line we are not happy with the service we are getting and the way our claim is being pursued”. “Can we change solicitors?” Short answer – yes you can. …
With the best will in the world accidents can happen but what if you have an accident at someone’s house where you are a legitimate visitor, through no fault of your own. Well some accidents are not in any sense actionable. They may for example be your own fault. But what if you have an …
Lots of us have people working in our home for various reasons. It might be domestic help; a self-employed contractor etc. What, if any, liability do you as a householder bear towards them. The answer is quite a lot says Katherine Flashman Kitson, Director & Head of Litigation at Parnalls Solicitors, Launceston. You are the owner/occupier …
Early Advice Are you an employer with some sort of dispute with an employee? If so, the best advice we can give you is take early advice. Speak to us at the outset before you do anything. Taking advice at this stage can possibly solve the dispute then, stop it spiralling out of control and …
