Accidents, brain injuries and seizures
Posted in Personal Injury on 10th Feb 2021
What are the challenges to a brain injury case?
Brain injury cases can be some of the most difficult to run as a personal injury lawyer, not least because medical science is not clear on diagnoses and causation arguments can run into complex hurdles.
The classification of different types of brain injuries, especially in terms of severity and how this can interplay with conducting a brain injury case has been set out elsewhere.
It is well known that any brain injury in the moderate to severe category, under the Mayo classification and with Glasgow...
The importance of cameras in road accidents...
Posted in Personal Injury on 9th Feb 2021
Why are cameras useful?
We live in a world now full of CCTV, videos and cameras. Our every move it seems is being monitored almost incessantly by surveillance.
Apparently, the UK is one of the most CCTV monitored western countries with more speed cameras for example per square mile than anywhere else in Europe. Depending on your point of view this may be a good or bad thing.
For lawyers looking to recover damages on behalf of injured cyclists especially, it may not be such a bad thing. The more evidence there is to point to speedy and negligent...
What to do if You’re Knocked Off Your Bike?
Posted in Vulnerable Road Users on 20th Dec 2019
If you are unfortunate enough to be involved in a road accident whilst on your bike, this is a very shocking experience for anyone to endure.
The body will go into self-preservation mode instinctively and shock takes over.
Even if only minor injuries are sustained, this can still be the case.
This happened to me last year, when I sustained a relatively minor injury on my bike with a commuting motorist.
In these situations, it is very easy to forget to follow essential steps after a cycling accident has occurred.
What are the essential steps to take,...
