Pedestrian accident compensation
Teenager ran into road hit by car travelling within speed limit
A driver travelling below the speed limit can still be at fault As a basic principle if a car hits a pedestrian the driver of the car will be liable for the pedestrian’s injury. The pedestrian must also take care when crossing a road, and failure to take care will...
Pedestrian taking a risk pays in contributory negligence
There is a trend in Court decisions where a driver is found to blame, but the pedestrian, cyclist or motorcyclist involved is found partly to blame. That means they have contributed to their injury - contributory negligence. The theme in these cases is risk taking....
Pedestrians at risk from falling trees
The danger of falling trees and branches The danger from falling trees We look at trees as a benign benefit of nature, but when they fall the consequences can be awful. The law approaches fall trees or falling branches as it does most things, by saying those...
Pedestrian road accident
How careful must a driver be? Children playing in street – take extra care Where a pedestrian is struck by a vehicle the driver of the vehicle is usually to blame for failing to take reasonable care. As ever there are arguments of contributory negligence against the...
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Receiving interim or final compensation payment?
You may need a trust to protect benefits and local authority care.
Recent Articles
Is a personal injury trust taxed?
This information is written for those with bare trusts which hold personal injurycompensation. There are other types of trust for personal injury compensation,which are taxed differently. This solicitor practice only writes bare trusts, so wewill stick to those...
Is there a time limit for setting up a personal injury compensation trust?
No, is the answer, but if you are claiming benefits, your benefits will be reduced until you set up a trust. This question is usually asked by those who have received compensation and were not claiming benefits at that time. Some benefit claimants receive...