| Personal Injury - Accident Types
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| | note, youremployer cannot terminate your
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| Personal Injury - Accident Types
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| | employment if you make apersonal injury
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| | compensation claims. If youare in any
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| RTA - Road Traffic Accidents
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| | recommend that you consult usimmediately.
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| Accidents at Work
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| | DISEASES AT WORK
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| | The working environment can affect people
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| Accidents in a Public Place
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| | result. Although these diseases may not
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| Slips, Trips or Falls
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| | maydevelop much later. Although in
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| Product Liability - Faulty Goods
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| | general terms apersonal injury
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| | compensation claims has tobe issued
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| General Accident
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| | within three years from the date of the
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| | cause of injury or illness,this time
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| Road Traffic Accidents
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| | limit may be lengthened if you were not
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| ...account for a large proportion of all
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| | aware of the cause of yoursymptoms until
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| accidents andpersonal injury compensation
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| | some time later.If you suspect that your
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| claims in the
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| | symptoms are related towork place injury,
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| UK and drivers of vehicles are required
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| | please consult us as soon as possible.
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| to have some level of insurance cover.
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| These being: Fully Comprehensive, Third
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| | MACHINERY AT WORK
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| Party Fire and Theft or Third Partyonly.
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| | There are many factors that contribute to
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| These policies provide protection for
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| | accidents involving machinery inthe work
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| anyone (including members of thesame
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| | place which can lead to a
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| family) who may be involved in an
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| | legitimatepersonal injury compensation
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| accident, who suffer personal injury as
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| | claim. Forexample poorly maintained
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| aresult of the driver's negligence and
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| | equipment, or badly trained staff can.
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| may need to place apersonal injury
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| | However youraccident occurred, please
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| compensation claim whetheror not the
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| | consult us and will be happy to advise
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| driver's negligence has led to a police
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| | you.
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| prosecution. If it isdiscovered that a
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| negligent driver had inadequate or no
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| | LIFTING AT WORK
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| insurance at the time ofthe accident, you
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| | If you suffer any injury as a result of
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| may still be able to bring apersonal
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| | liftingwhilst at work, it may be that
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| injury compensation claim forthrough the
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| | this was caused by your employer's
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| MIB (Motor Insurers
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| | failure toprovide adequate training or
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| | proper manual handling equipment. Your
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| | employer hasan obligation to ensure that
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| Road Traffic Accidents - DRIVER
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| | the work place is safe and free from
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| A driver can make apersonal injury
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| | hazards.
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| compensation claims forloss and injuries
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| | Unfortunately many times this is in
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| if someone else was to blame for the
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| | dispute, however if you decide to file
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| accident. This is mostoften another
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| | apersonal injury compensation claim then
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| driver although under some circumstances
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| | youshould seek expert advice.
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| the accident may havebeen caused by the
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| | SLIPS & FALLS AT WORK
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| negligent actions of another party. For
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| | If you were not responsible for injuries
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| example if the roadswere not gritted such
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| | suffered as a result of a slip orfall at
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| that they remained icy and in a hazardous
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| | work, it may be that your accident was
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| condition, apersonal injury compensation
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| | caused by your employer's failureto
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| claimsmay befiled against the party
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| | comply with current safety standards in
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| responsible for maintaining the roads. If
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| | respect of hazards in the work place.
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| the accidentinvolved a pedestrian or
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| | If this is the case you can make
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| cyclist who were later shown to be at
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| | apersonal injury compensation claims
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| fault, apersonal injury compensation
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| | Youremployer has an obligation to ensure
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| claim couldstill made even though the
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| | that the work place is safe and free
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| offending party may not posses adequate
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| | fromhazards.
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| or anyinsurance cover. However, in these
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| circumstances we may advise that it is
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| | PUBLIC PLACE
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| notworth bringing suchpersonal injury
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| | Land and / or property owners have an
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| compensation claim.
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| | obligation to ensure the safety of
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| | allvisitors. In most cases insurance
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| Road Traffic Accidents - PASSENGER
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| | cover will be in place to ensure that
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| A passenger involved in an accident in
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| | aninjured party will be able to make
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| almost all circumstances can bring
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| | apersonal injury compensation claim in
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| asuccessfulpersonal injury compensation
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| | theevent of injury occurring.
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| claims fordamages where they have
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| suffered injuries. Passengers are
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| | SLIPS, TRIPS & FALLS
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| generally regarded asblameless casualties
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| | If your accident was caused by a defect
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| who have suffered as a result of someone
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| | on a path or pavement, for examplean
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| else's negligence.
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| | obstacle or pothole you may be able to
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| However, failure to comply with the law
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| | bring apersonal injury compensation claim
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| relating to the wearing of seat beltsmay
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| | againstthose responsible for maintaining
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| affect the level of damages obtained in
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| | the path or pavement.
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| any award.
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| | Although slips and falls can often be the
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| | cause of some of the most
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| Road Traffic Accidents - CYCLIST
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| | painfulinjuries, if you were to some
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| If a cyclist is involved in an accident
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| | degree responsible for causing your
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| where a third party is at fault,
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| | injuries, itis unlikely that you will be
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| apersonal injury compensation claims may
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| | able to make apersonal injury
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| bebrought against the offending third
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| | compensation claim.
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| party. In addition to obtaining
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| compensationfor your injuries, you may
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| | SHOPS, STORES & RESTAURANTS
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| also be able to recover losses in respect
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| | Store owners and managers have an
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| of damageto your bicycle and clothing as
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| | obligation to ensure that their
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| well as loss of earnings by starting
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| | premisesare free from slipping hazards.
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| apersonal injury compensation claim.
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| | If a floor is wet whether from a recent
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| | spillageor cleaning routine, signs must
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| Road Traffic Accidents - PEDESTRIANS
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| | be erected to alert customers and
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| A pedestrian may be able to recover
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| | visitors tothe hazard. If you have
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| compensation through apersonal injury
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| | suffered an accident due in your local
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| compensation claim for theirinjuries if
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| | supermarket orshopping centre then you
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| they can show that their injuries were
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| | may be entitle to make apersonal injury
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| caused entirely or to somedegree by a
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| | compensation claim
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| third party. If as a pedestrian involved
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| in an accident you are heldpartly to
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| | PRODUCT LIABILITY - FAULTY GOODS
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| blame, you may still be entitled so some
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| | These are cases arising out of a
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| level of compensation. The
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| | situation where products are defective
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| Claims Master Group will be happy to
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| | andcause injury as a result of the
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| advise you on anypersonal injury
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| | defect. If you have been injured as a
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| compensation claim.
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| | result ofpurchasing a standard consumer
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| | product which is defective, then you may
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| Road Traffic Accidents - INVOLVING
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| | be ableto make apersonal injury
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| ANIMALS
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| | compensation claim from themanufacturer
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| Regrettably, animals that stray onto the
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| | supplier as well as individuals/companies
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| road can cause accidents. Owners
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| | through whom the goodsmay have passed.
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| oflivestock such as cattle or horses are
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| duty bound to the safety of road users
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| | OTHER ACCIDENTS
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| bymaintaining adequate levels of security
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| | This category will include cases not
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| in respect of their livestock. If it
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| | listedabove. For example sports
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| canbe shown that the owner of an animal
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| | injurycases, where an injury occurs 'on
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| involved in an accident neglected
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| | the field of play' due to the reckless
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| theirduty to maintain a safe environment
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| | actionsof an opponent, or the failure of
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| for road users, apersonal injury
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| | an official to apply the rules of the
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| compensation claims fordamages may be
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| | game inthe way in which they should be
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| brought against them.
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| | applied. We will advise on any concerns
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| | orqueries you have in regards to putting
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| ACCIDENT IN THE WORKPLACE
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| | forward a personal injury
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| If you are involved in an accident at
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| | compensationclaim
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| work, it will be necessary for you toshow
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| that your injuries were caused by the
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| negligence of your employer
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| | ****************************If you need
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| beforepursuing apersonal injury
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| | advice or would just like to speak to
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| compensation claim. Youremployer is also
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| | someone, please don't hesitateto give
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| responsible for the actions of work
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| | Claims Master Group a call on 08000 71 22
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| colleagues who causeaccidents involving
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| injury. Please remember that you have an
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| | The
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| obligation to makeyour employer aware of
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| | Personal Injury, Accident Claim,
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| any accidents, which occur whilst at
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| | No Win No Fee,
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| work. Thisinformation should be properly
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| | Road Traffic Accident specialists.
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| recorded in the Accident Book. Please
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