Information on making a personal injury claim
How to make a Personal Injury claim Any legal process has to be understood fully. Therefore you should instruct an experienced solicitor to represent you and help you obtain the maximum compensation you are entitled to. Here are some frequently asked questions about the personal injury compensation claim process; Who is entitled to make a [...]
THE EQUALITY ACT 2010 PAY SECRECY CLAUSE – ENFORCEABLE OR NOT? Why do employers not want employees to discuss their pay? Employers often dislike employees discussing or comparing salaries, additional perks, benefits or bonus with colleagues as it can all too frequently lead to back biting, lowering of moral and rivalry. Of course it can [...]
Haworth & Lees are pleased to announce that they have just published their latest FREE law guide for you to either download or view online as a pdf. It is a very useful guide on driving offences, sentencing and mitigation and is free for you to download. If you wish to download the free law [...]
The Equality Act 2010 – Disability Discrimination Asking questions of a prospective employee seems reasonable however according to the Daily Telegraph nearly two thirds of companies have admitted they ask candidates about their health prior to a job offer despite the practice becoming illegal from the 1st October 2010. During recruitment exercises, section 60 of [...]
Whiplash is caused by immediate impact to the soft tissue surrounding the neck and spine. These soft tissues can be torn, ripped, or stretched in opposing directions suddenly. This is similar to the action of a whip, consequently giving the term whiplash. Whiplash injuries can be sustained from sports, such as boxing, football, martial arts, [...]
If you are victim of a car accident, as a passenger in a car, a pedestrian on the road, or were hit in a rear end collision, you may be able to claim compensation, if you were wholly not at fault. Any fit persons at the scene should take pictures using their phones or cameras, [...]
FEND FOR YOURSELF – LEGAL AID -ACCESS TO JUSTICE I am writing this article, because I am worried that the basic right to justice in this country is being eroded, beyond all recognition. I have to say from the outset, that yes I am a lawyer, however in writing this article, I have no axe [...]
Defendants allege no injury caused if accident at low speed Road traffic – Low Velocity Collision (LVC) What is a LVC? When one vehicle (the bullet vehicle) collides with another vehicle (target vehicle) at the moment of impact the sudden increase in the targets vehicle’s velocity causes the occupants of that vehicle to move thereby [...]
What is “disability discrimination”?
The original legislation was the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, which has recently been updated and replaced by the Equality Act 2010. In the Equality Act 2010, a person has a disability if: they have a physical or mental impairment the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to perform normal day-to-day activities [...]
A driver has been convicted of the offence of obstructing a police officer in the execution of her duty for flashing his headlights to warn motorists of a mobile police speed trap. The offence carries a maximum sentence of 1 month imprisonment and/or upto £1000 fine. The driver was actually fined £175, ordered to pay [...]
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