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Expert Author: Saurav Dutt | Summary Europe’s leading body for health and safety professionals, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), has suggested in new research that accidents at work can be reduced significantly by greater investment in safety professionals. The findings discovered that a culture of safety was prevalent in firms and companies where senior management at all levels had sufficient health and safety training and could lead by example. Expert Author: Saurav Dutt | Summary Personal injury has been on the proverbial reform menu for quite sometime and no official news from Whitehall has been forthcoming as to what shape the reforms will take. Although voices of frustration have been mounting for well over a year, no indication of when even a sliver of information will be announces has been forthcoming. Expert Author: Saurav Dutt | Summary Of all the crises that managers must deal with in the workplace, accidents and medical emergencies are by far the most common. While many of these are unavoidable, a significant number result because of dangerous procedures and worker error. All it takes for an employer to reduce the number of accidents at work, is to use a common sense approach to prevent accidents. Research often suggests that among the most significant factors in injuries are employee errors, procedural inefficiencies and a lack of appropriate training. Expert Author: Saurav Dutt | Summary Too often, a whiplash injury claim is disregarded. It is often considered minor but victims should realise that the long-term consequences of the injury can mean that a whiplash claim can bring considerable accident compensation, despite what accident claim solicitors might say to the contrary. Overlooking the consequences of a whiplash injury could lead to long-term unhappiness. Expert Author: Saurav Dutt | Summary Councils are paying more compensation for accident claims, than ever before. Trips and slips caused by uneven paving stones have cost one council in excess of GBP 2.5 million pounds over the last four years. With the average claim around GBP 1800, the resources of local authorities are seriously being drained. Expert Author: Saurav Dutt | Summary New technology has been slowly introduced to help combat the pain of whiplash injuries in car accidents and also to address the high number of whiplash claims in their wake. A new set of technologies is being tested by Insurer funded research centre Thatcham and they believe that it is potentially so groundbreaking that it could save insurers millions of pounds every year by cutting down on whiplash claims. Expert Author: Jonathan L Walker | Summary If you have suffered an injury which wasn’t your fault, you could well be entitled to make a personal injury claim. If you are looking to make a claim, there are often many issues which you need to consider. These are all dependant on the type of injury you have suffered and the cause of the accident. For example if you were injured in a road accident, your claim could be affected if the person who was at fault doesn’t have adequate insurance. Here are some common questions which people ask when they are claiming for a personal injury. Expert Author: Mick Mickelsen | Summary In almost every criminal case a defendant will be offered a ‘plea bargain’ and, indeed, most criminal cases ultimately do not go to trial. Whether to accept a plea bargain offer depends upon a variety of factors and is almost always dependent upon the facts of the individual case. Nevertheless, generally the two most important considerations in determining whether to accept a plea bargain offer is making sure you understand ALL the consequences of any plea bargain and making sure you have confidence that your lawyer is acting ONLY with your best interest in mind. Expert Author: Clint Broden | Summary The Supreme Court heard arguments with respect to execution by lethal injection constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Lethal injection has become the standard method of execution in the United States, Nevada being the only exception by relying on the electric chair. Almost all jurisdictions which employ lethal injection rely on a "three drug cocktail." First a drug is administered that renders the condemned prisoner unconscious; second, a drug is administered that paralyzes the prisoner; and third, road salt is injected into the blood stream to stop the heart. Expert Author: Clint Broden | Summary The most common justification I hear for the death penalty is that it deters crime. When I consider the hundreds of death penalty cases with which I am familiar, and the dozen or so which I have worked on personally, I am always puzzled by this position. I ask myself, "Have the people that advocate this proposition taken a close look at death penalty defendants?" Expert Author: Mick Mickelsen | Summary Recently in the media there have been numerous stories about the exoneration of inmates from the Texas prison system. Texas has had more exonerations than any other state and Dallas more exonerations than any other city. Most of these exonerations have come about as a result of the noble efforts of the Texas Innocence Project. This nonprofit organization has sought cases in which an inmate's credible claims of innocence could be corroborated by DNA testing that was not available at the time of the offense. Expert Author: Nicholas Copernicus | Summary A partnership agreement is a legal document, which outlines and governs how a partnership will be managed. Having one will prevent any disagreements later on down the road by clearly outlining each person's responsibilities and objectives. Not having one will most likely eventually lead to conflicts, confusion, and possibly even lawsuits. To often partnerships fail because of choosing to negligently ignore creating a legal agreement. Expert Author: Sofia Abasolo | Summary A new report from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies worryingly suggests that at least twice as many people die from fatal accidents at work than are victims of homicide. In a statement regarding the results, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jenny Willott said: "It is deeply worrying that fatal accidents at work are being brushed under the carpet. This report suggests that health and safety inspections and investigations simply aren’t carried out often enough, which has had devastating consequences... Expert Author: Sofia Abasolo | Summary Amendments India’s Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 have meant that there will be more compensation for those making accident claims, new reports have shown. According to the latest official statistics from the Indian government, over 100,000 people were killed in road accidents in India in 2006 and nearly half a million were injured. That means one accident per minute and a fatal one every five minutes. Expert Author: Sofia Abasolo | Summary Cancer-stricken Susan Hurrell sought legal aid to take one of the UK’s biggest insurance companies to court for damages. But she was refused because no-one was prepared to represent her on a no-win-no-fee basis. But now the dying grandmother is celebrating after winning a five-figure windfall to safeguard her family’s future. Expert Author: Sofia Abasolo | Summary In February, Canada’s Minor Injury Regulation - which put a cap on pain and suffering compensation for minor soft-tissue injuries such as whiplash claims -- was struck down in a Court of Queen's Bench ruling. The decision was praised by lawyers and consumer advocates, but led to warnings from the insurance industry that it would lead to significantly higher premiums. Expert Author: Danielle Fletcher | Summary Over recent months the British Police Force has found itself dealing with a number of claims for compensation due to discrimination in the workplace on grounds of race and ethnicity. One Police officer has submitted a claim for GBP 500,000 pounds because he believes he was discriminated against and denied a promotion unfairly. Expert Author: Paul W Ralph | Summary The general guideline in the state of California is that either an employer or an employee can lawfully end their employment relationship at any time and for any or no reason. Most employees will be in an "at-will employment" situation if they do not have either a written or verbally specific employment contract. Without a contract, an employer is free to let an employee go without any fear of repercussions. Although the law may seem to be in favor of an employer when an employee is terminated, firing or "laying off" of an employee could be illegal and could potentially be followed up by claims of damages in numerous situations. Expert Author: Elfy Anders | Summary New laws introduced in May 2008 is said to have broaden the scope within which compensation claims can be made. The law banned some 31 practices and widened the rules under which consumers can seek compensation; most importantly it outlaws and makes illegal information which if given deceives the average consumer into making a transaction they wouldn’t have taken. Expert Author: Elfy Anders | Summary Hundreds of workers forced to retire due to government regulations allowing employers to sack people at the age of 65 might be able to claim compensation thanks to a discrimination test case going to European Court of Justice in Luxemburg on July 2 and a final decision will be made by the end of this year.
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