Year: 2020
Accidents at work when at home, who is liable?
The coronavirus crisis has seen more and more of us are working from home. This raises the interesting question of what happens if you have an accident at work while at home, what duties do employers have and who would be liable if you have an accident? What are an employer’s duties? Employers have a […]
How to cope with a brain injury
Suffering a brain injury can be one of the most debilitating things that can happen to a person, whether this be because of an accident, blow to the head or medical negligence. Brain injuries can happen at any stage of your life and can have a devastating impact on yourself or those who may have […]
Making a personal injury claim during the pandemic
Suffering a life-changing injury can be devastating for the individual involved and those around them. Many situations, where the victim suffered their injury as result of somebody else’s negligence, will often result in them making a personal injury claim. This can be to cover the victim’s loss of earnings, compensate for the injury suffered and […]
What should I do if I’m worried about accidents at work during the coronavirus crisis?
The pandemic has seen many workers across the UK working from home to help maintain social distancing rules. But as lockdown restrictions are eased more and more of us are being asked to return to the workplace. It is understandable that some people may be concerned for their safety and that accidents at work could […]
Accidents at work: what are your rights?
Accidents happen, but it a perfectly reasonable assumption for employees to expect that their workplaces will be safe. After all, it is an employer’s duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees. Yet the most recent Government statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) looking at accidents at work show that […]
Should lawyers consider MBA degrees?
The two educational qualifications, Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of Legislative Law (LLB) seem so unrelated from the outset, but in today’s world, they have almost become inseparable from each other as mutually supportive disciplines. What this means is that lawyers do have a lot to gain from completing an MBA, but whether […]
New gaming regulations – a few considerations
For as long as we can remember, mankind has been entertaining himself in his free time in a whole variety of different ways. Fairly recently, however, how we spent our free time changed dramatically thanks to the invention of games consoles. Ever since the days of Pong, Frogger, Space Invaders, and other classics, we’ve found […]
Optician negligence and the effect on your eyesight
Your eyes are one of your most important organs. When they’re damaged, you can suffer severe consequences. If the damage was the result of negligence on the part of an optician or optometrist, it is perhaps even more devastating than if it was the result of illness or an accident. When this type of medical […]
What to do after a faulty product injury?
When a product – whether new or old – causes you a personal injury, you might understandably be confused about how it was allowed to happen. The UK was recently made aware of just how dangerous faulty products can be. When the new year began, Whirlpool began a nationwide recall of washing machines that had […]
What’s new for employment law in 2020?
Many people expected there to be little or no change to employment law whilst the Government dealt with Brexit. It was thought that employment law would likely fall to the bottom of the legislative agenda whilst the Government dealt with the aftermath of the 2016 referendum. However, on 6 April 2020, several significant changes to […]
