Author Archives: Stuart Matthews

Legionnaire’s Disease Breaks Out in Mallorca. Make a Claim for Compensation.

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Outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in Palmanova on the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca. UK HEALTH authorities are warning of an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in Palmanova on the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca. Those who have contracted legionnaires disease can claim compensation. Mallorca (Majorca) is one of Spain’s Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean. It’s known […]

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What Holiday Disaster Have You Experienced This Year?

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Everybody looks forward to their annual holiday.  We all spend a considerable period of time and effort saving up and there is usually a great deal of anticipation. But what happens when it all goes horribly wrong?  Increasingly, people are becoming aware that it’s possible to pursue the tour company if the holiday does not […]

How do you sue for medical malpractice?

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Medical malpractice is a term generally used in the USA.  The terms that we prefer in the UK is that of clinical or medical negligence. In relation to how the prospective patient goes about making a claim for clinical negligence, first port of call is to contact an experienced solicitor who deals with this kind […]

Is there a time limit to claim for medical negligence?

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The short answer to this is, ‘Yes, 3 years’.  However, the question should really be asked, ‘When does time begin to run?’ It is not necessarily from the date that the negligent treatment took place. You may have been treated negligently, but not know it until a much later date.  Generally, therefore, the 3 years […]

6 Things you need to know if you have an accident at work

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  Remain calm – the vast majority of employers have public liability insurance to cater for this exact eventuality.  You should immediately report the incident to the first aider and follow the employers protocol Take photographic evidence of the scene of the accident including any broken machinery, missing parts, spillages. Get the names, addresses and […]

5 things you need to know if you trip in the street! legal advice if you want to claim

5 things you need to know if you trip in the street for a personal injury claim

To the best of your ability, try and identify the thing that caused you to trip up.  This is sometimes more difficult than it seems as if you knew what it was that had caused you to trip up you would have spotted it in the first place and avoided it !  However, once you […]

7 Things that you would need to know if you ever had a Road Traffic Accident

7 things you should know if you have a car accident

Remain calm and try and obtain the other party’s details – gather evidence !  including taking photographs of the car, the location of the car on the road, registration plate and any damage.  You should then exchange your name, address and insurance details, if you know them, with the other party. Get witnesses.  You should […]

What Is The Legal Definition of Medical Negligence?

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“A doctor or hospital owes a duty of care to its patients.  This duty of care is breached when the doctor or hospital failed to exercise the standard of the ordinary skilled person exercising or professing to have that special skill (Medicine).  A doctor need not possess the highest expert skill; it is well established […]