With Bradley Wiggins’ recent Tour de France and Olympic Time Trial wins, and Team GB’s cycling team having a fantastic home Olympics, cycling is becoming more and more popular as both a leisure activity and a means of transport. As its popularity increases, there will no doubt be more legal ramifications.
As such, Prolegal have kindly taken some time to answer a few of the more common cycling questions relating to the law.
A 33-year-old worker has suffered serious injuries, including a broken back, after falling from the roof of a two-storey house in Leeds. The injuries left the worker in hospital for 15 days and he will continue to be affected by his injuries for the rest of his life.
The incident happened when the worker was on the roof to install a flue liner down a chimney. The worker had put a ladder up to the roof and when he stepped onto it, the ladder gave way and he fell to the ground two storeys below.
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A police officer who was injured in a motorcycle accident whilst on duty has been awarded £370,000 in an insurance settlement to compensate him for his injuries and his loss of earnings as he cannot return to work.
Steve Ball, 43, was injured in a head-on collision with another motorcyclist, an experience he described as “terrifying”, in Harrogate 26 July 2006. (more…)
Many people are confused about the difference between an accident and negligence. The boundary between a blameless accident and an accident that gives rise to a claim for compensation can be seen as blurred. The law, however, does make a distinction. If you have been injured in an accident that was not your fault and you want to know if you are entitled to personal injury compensation, you are advised to contact a personal injury lawyer. A personal injury lawyer is an expert at detecting when an accident becomes negligence at law. (more…)
In most traffic accident claims, the insurance companies will often deal with each other and cases will rarely result in court action. The insurance company of the person who caused the accident will be responsible for the damage to the third party. While it may be difficult to work out who caused the accident, the insurance companies will use experts to attempt to determine this. These experts will include personal injury solicitors. (more…)
If you have suffered an accident or injury, you will probably be looking to claim compensation. In our blog we cover recent cases in the news about personal injury claims, as well as basic guides to your most common questions, such as what to do following an accident, who you can sue for compensation, what you can claim compensation for and how much you can claim.
For sporting injuries, skiing accidents, car accidents, injuries at work, accidents abroad, or slips, trips and falls, have a browse to see if we’ve got your question covered.
