Leeds Personal Injury Blog

Investigation into resident’s death at care home

Posted: April 3, 2013

Posted in: Hip Injuries Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

The former owners of a Buckinghamshire care home have been sentenced for serious safety failings after a frail 76-year-old woman died following a fall from a hoist.  Aylesbury Crown Court was told that Mrs Barbara Kilty, who had been resident at the home for more than three years, slipped from her wheelchair after she was […]

Improving young driver safety

Posted: March 26, 2013

Posted in: Car Accidents Road Traffic Accidents Whiplash Injuries 

The Government has unveiled new proposals on improving the safety and reducing risks to young drivers at a summit for the motor insurance industry, hosted by the Department for Transport. A green paper looking at a range of options for improving the safety of newly-qualified drivers will be published later in the spring. The proposals […]

Sole trader sentenced for tipper death failings

Posted: March 19, 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence Road Traffic Accidents Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

A Berkshire haulier has been fined for safety failings after a long-serving employee was run over and killed by a tipper lorry at his Reading head office. Brian Gutteridge was crossing a road from the main office to a car park when the vehicle struck him. He died at the site as a result of […]

Tradesmen still at risk from asbestos

Posted: March 13, 2013

Posted in: Asbestos Exposure Employer Negligence 

The frequency of asbestos cases being reported to the Health and Safety Executive demonstrates that adequate measures are still not being taken to protect workers from the illnesses associated with exposure to asbestos. Asbestos kills thousands each year Asbestos is the single greatest cause of work-related deaths in the UK. It is responsible for more […]

Drivers urged to take longer to look for motorcyclists

Posted: March 12, 2013

Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents 

Car drivers are being urged to see the person behind the helmet and take longer to look for motorcyclists in the latest THINK! motorcycle safety campaign. The £1.3 million campaign, timed to coincide with the anticipated Spring increase in motorcyclists’ return to the roads, encourages drivers to take longer to look for motorcyclists and think […]

Council in court for ignoring asbestos threat in school

Posted: March 6, 2013

Posted in: Asbestos Exposure Employer Negligence Public Place Accidents School Accidents 

Thurrock Council has been fined after admitting to failures in how it managed asbestos across its schools. Basildon Crown Court heard that despite being made aware of asbestos concerns in a boiler room at a Junior School, no action was taken. A specialist contractor tasked with carrying out an asbestos survey by the council in […]

Road traffic portal fees research

Posted: February 26, 2013

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents 

The Law Society has restated its request for government to publish the study it commissioned from an academic, regarding costs in personal injury cases – particularly those concerning road traffic accident claims. The Ministry of Justice has rejected the Society’s request, considered under Freedom of Information (FOI) provisions, to disclose the full report which the […]

Confusing road signs can cause accidents

Posted: February 19, 2013

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents 

New research released from motor insurance expert Confused.com has revealed that the vast majority of Brits don’t understand the road signs they come across on a daily basis. Further to this, over three-quarters (76%) think that distraction caused by road signs can be dangerous; a concerning statistic given that nearly half of those surveyed (46%) […]

Construction vehicles a threat to cyclist safety

Posted: February 12, 2013

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents Workplace Injuries 

Transport for London (TfL) has published the findings of the first independent review into construction logistics and cyclist safety. This was commissioned by TfL following the worrying number of collisions involving construction vehicles and cyclists in recent years. Between 2008 and 2011, 56% of the cycling fatalities in London have involved large commercial vehicles, including […]

Employers fail to ensure safety of workers

Posted: February 10, 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence Falls from Heights Workplace Injuries 

The safety of workers across the country is still being put at risk by employers who fail to carry out the necessary risk assessments, or implement the most basic of safety measures, to ensure their well-being. Falls from height One area where worker safety is most under threat is carrying out work at height.  According to […]