Personal Injury Specialists
Getting hurt on the job throws up a lot of questions and one of the first is usually how long after an accident at work can you claim. Understandably, most people do not want to make a decision while they’re still dealing with pain, time off or a stack of medical appointments. But leaving it[…]
Getting injured on the job can be hard enough without being concerned about your work. Occasionally we get asked, can I be sacked for having an accident at work? The answer is not always simple. What matters is why you were dismissed and how your employer handled the situation. We explain what UK law has[…]
Two employees operating a forklift truck had stacked the pallets too high. As our client was loading the vehicle, the top of the stack struck a door inside the HGV, causing the pallets to topple onto him.
After approximately 18 months of fighting the claim, JK Lawyers secured a £1,500 settlement for our client without him having to go through the final court hearing.
While this was not a high-value personal injury claim, it was an extremely satisfying result because liability had been so strongly contested.
Before a trial became necessary, JK Lawyers successfully negotiated a settlement of £18,000 in compensation for our client.
Following further negotiations, we secured a settlement of £6,500 for the injured child—significantly higher than the Defendant’s original offer.
Our client was injured at a factory specialising in the production of plastic containers and moulded plastic covers.
The client was ultimately awarded almost £60,000 in compensation.
Our client was injured after tripping over a large pothole in a hospital car park.
As he rode over a triple manhole cover embedded in the road surface, his tyres lost traction.
