Mitigation of Loss
Posted in Personal Injury on 5th Jan 2022
Does an injured person have to agree to medical examination or a course of treatment after an accident?
If you are claiming damages from a responsible third party for an accident, you will be entitled to claim compensation from that party for losses that you incur because of the breach of the duty of care, they owe to you.
You may have had an accident at work, in a car, in a shop or on the street.
How will the court assess the damages to which you are entitled and what do you have to do to prove your losses?
It is normal practice for both your solicitor...
Tenants’ Rights Under The Landlord and Tenant...
Posted in Housing Disrepair on 3rd Dec 2021
Tenants’ Rights
With there being over 4.40 million rented properties reported in the UK in by Statista, it is very important as a Tenant you are aware of your obligations and rights under Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
Before the above the law was introduced there were no assured shorthold tenancy agreement, only regulated tenancies. Regulated tenancies had “fair” rents which were set out by the rent officers. These were often “50%” of market value and left landlords without a profit on their investment or funds to carry out any repairs required...
Has covid affected your business?
Posted in Professional Negligence on 19th Oct 2021
Business interruption cover
Many owners whose businesses have been adversely affected by Covid 19 have suffered because of their insurers refusing to pay out under the terms of their business interruption insurance element of their commercial insurance cover.
In January 2021 the Supreme Court ruled that insurers must pay us for certain business interruption claims, particularly those arising from the lockdowns experienced in 2020.
If you have been refusing payment for your claim Carbon will offer the following service for free: -
1) We will review...
