Seventy-five per cent of healthcare professionals believe that the way in which whiplash claims are evaluated and paid is open to corruption, reports the Law Gazette. In a survey conducted by three leading insurers and rehabilitation provider HCML, 90% of the respondents believe that whiplash claim... [More]

Wales has attained the dubious distinction of being the most dangerous country in Britain, it has been claimed. The Health and Safety Executive says that the area sees more serious and fatal injuries per 100,000 workers than either England or Wales, according to new statistics released yesterday. ... [More]

New figures indicate that councils in England and Wales have paid out £75 million in personal injury compensation in the last five years. Whilst this may be met with disdain from some quarters, particularly in the context of the increasing dismay over the price of car insurance, one commentat... [More]

The outcry over the rising cost of car insurance may be abating after UK prices over the last quarter were shown to have either dropped or stablised.From July to September, according to AA data, the average price of fully comprehensive cover for a 12 month period dropped by 0.3%. Although in practic... [More]

A man who suffered internal injuries when a colleague blasted compressed air up his bottom has seen his claim for compensation halted. Gareth Durrant, a former employee of Willerby Holiday Homes in Hull, reached a settlement with the caravan manufacturer for the industrial injury he sustained in a ... [More]