Carol Fish

By Carol Fish Director and Head of Serious & Catastrophic Injury Department The government has warned employers that disabled people should not be considered a burden or prevented from enjoying fulfilling careers. The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show that a record number of people have been supported by the Access to Work scheme, with 36,240 having received the grant in the last 12 months. Government…

By Carol Fish Director and Head of Serious Injury Department When a child is injured at school can the school be held liable and as a result compensation claimed? In the recent case of Pook v Rossall School 2018 EWHC 522 (QB) this very point was raised. This case involved a pupil who having been encouraged to run to her sports lesson, slipped on some mud and fell injuring her elbow.…

By Carol Fish Director & Head of Personal Injury A musician has been awarded £64,000 compensation after suffering injuries to his hip in a road accident. The collision happened when he was riding his scooter on a main road and was attempting to turn right on to a minor road.  He was hit by a 4×4 vehicle entering the main road from the minor road. He fell and landed heavily…

By Carol Fish Head of Personal Injury As it stands there is no specific requirement under UK law for compulsory motor insurance on private land and indeed many private land owners do not insure vehicles that they do not use on a road or public place for example, a quad bike on a farm. In a recent case an individual was rendered tetraplegic when he was struck by a vehicle…

By Carol Fish Head of Personal Injury Working parents who lose a child will soon be entitled to claim parental leave. The new Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Act will give all employed parents the right to two weeks’ leave if they lose a child under the age of 18 or suffer a stillbirth from 24 weeks of pregnancy. Employed parents will also be able to claim pay for this period, subject to meeting…