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Top London hotel compensates injured staff member

Posted: 12 April 2016

Posted in: Foot Injuries, Hotel Accidents, Public Place Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

A 63-year-old employee of the five star Savoy Hotel in London has received £9,000 in compensation for an injury he received whilst in their employ. Mr Luis Castillo, from Croydon, had been working for the luxury hotel for 17 years, and was hoping to continue in his role of waiter and sommelier until his retirement. Following the accident, however, he became unable to stand for long periods of time due to the injury he had sustained to his foot.  Mr Castillo had been moving through the kitchen area carrying a tray with…

Faulty shower causes holidaymaker to slip

Posted: 4 April 2016

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Arm Injury, Hotel Accidents, Public Place Accidents

A package holidaymaker has been awarded £22,000 after sustaining injuries following a slip in her hotel bathroom.  The claimant broke her arm and tore ligaments after slipping on water leaking from a defective shower head whilst on holiday abroad. The injured party had previously reported the problem to the hotel’s management, but nothing was done to repair the fault. The holidaymaker decided to claim for compensation and appointed solicitors. Her solicitors contacted the holiday company and informed them of her intent to claim. The holiday company passed the case on to their insurers…

Improved safety required following third pond death

Posted: 9 November 2015

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A teenager from Pembroke is the third person to die in a pond in Pembrokeshire this year. Robert Mansfield had been out with his friends celebrating his 18th birthday when he drowned in the pond in July. His aunt, Sue Mansfield, has created a petition calling for severe safety changes to be made to Mill Pond to prevent further deaths.  It is currently unclear how Robert died in the pond, but an inquest into his death is due to be held on 26 November. His aunt said: “He really was…

12-year-old killed in fatal river swing fall

Posted: 2 October 2015

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A 12-year-old boy from Llangollen, Denbighshire has died following a rope swing fall in the Dee Valley. Ethan Rainey had been playing on the rope swing beside the River Dee near the Pontcysyllte aqueduct on Wednesday when the accident happened. It was heard that the boys had been looking for conkers to play with by the river when they decided to play on the rope swing. It us unknown how the fall happened, but his death is not being treated as suspicious. Emergency Services were called to the scene at…

Steward wins £5,500 compensation following pitch invasion

Posted: 30 July 2015

Posted in: Foot Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Sporting Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A safety steward has been awarded £5,500 in compensation after seriously damaging his Achilles tendon during a pitch invasion at the Millennium Stadium. 48-year-old Mark Day suffered the injury while tackling a pitch invader at an international rugby match in Cardiff in 2013. Mr Day took the Welsh Rugby Union to court, claiming that the injury has stopped him from enjoying his “social life” and competing with his local running club. The WRU rejected liability for the injury, claiming that it was only soft tissue damage and that Mr Day…

More investment needed for head injury support

Posted: 16 July 2015

Posted in: Head & Brain Injuries, Sporting Injuries

After a student from Monmouthshire was left paralysed following an injury playing rugby, a brain charity has called for more to be done within head injury support services. 19-year-old Angus Swanson was in a coma for three weeks after he collapsed at the side of the pitch during a university game against King’s College in London. He was told by doctors that he would never be able to play rugby again. Brain injury charity Headway has called for a surge of investment in support services for those that have suffered…

Injured marine’s wife fears for future

Posted: 31 May 2015

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Armed Forces Injuries, Neck Injuries, Workplace Injuries

The wife of a Marine left paralysed following a diving accident fears for the future after a losing battle for compensation. 27-year-old Spencer Vaughan, from Cwmbran in Torfaen, broke his neck diving into shallow waters in the Canary Islands in July 2009. Because the Royal Marine had been off work at the time of his injury, the High Court ruled that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) was not liable for his injuries. Mr Vaughan’s wife, Jodie, said that she is worried for their financial future when his employment comes to…

Holidaymakers win compensation

Posted: 29 March 2015

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Food Poisoning

Several families from the UK have been awarded compensation after their trips to a luxury Egyptian resort were ruined as a result of a gastric illness outbreak. A total of 73 holidaymakers were represented at Birmingham County Court and collectively received over £350,000 from their tour operator. The incident happened in 2012 when the families were staying in the four-star ‘Tropicana Sea Splash Resort’ in Sharm El-Sheikh, which has now been renamed ‘the Sea Beach Resort & Aqua Park’. The individual holidaymakers made several complaints about the resort’s food hygiene,…

Inquest into 20-year-old death

Posted: 19 March 2015

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

In inquest has been opened into the death of a 20-year-old man from Ross-on-Wye. It was heard that Ollie Floyd got trapped underwater in a lake at Newport’s Celtic Manor Resort after an agricultural spraying vehicle rolled into the lake near the Twenty Ten Course clubhouse. The provisional cause of death on 3 March is immersion. Following the accident, Mr Floyd was rushed straight to the city’s Royal Gwent Hospital in a critical condition. It was later confirmed that he had died. A 46-year-old man, also from Ross-on-Wye, had been…

Slips, trips and falls

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

Have you slipped on an icy pavement or fallen over wiring in a shop? Have you had a similar experience with a different hazard? Did it cause an injury? If you are answering yes to these questions, you could be entitled to compensation. Why not contact Personal Injury Claims Cardiff team based in Cardiff? Making a claim for compensation can be easy with expert help. How do I know if I am entitled to compensation? If you have the slightest inclination that you might be entitled to compensation for an…

Swansea council pays out £58k in personal injury claims

Posted: 25 January 2015

Posted in: Arm Injury, Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Shoulder Injuries

In the past three years alone, Swansea Council has paid out almost £60,000 to personal injury claimants. A total of seven claimants have suffered severe injuries after falling on the authority-owned property since April 2012. The figures were released following a Freedom of Information request, yet the council refused to provide information on the locations of the accidents because of commercial reasons. 2012/13 saw one claimant receive £5,585 after tripping on council property while another claimant was awarded £4,566 after slipping and injuring their shoulder and ribs. A further £8,509…

Sky swing accident at Cardiff winterwonderland

Posted: 9 December 2014

Posted in: Public Place Accidents

The sky swing ride at Cardiff’s winterwonderland had to be shut down last week after two of the chairs crashed into each other mid-air. The accident happened last Friday while people were on the ride. Passengers were left petrified after a strong gust of wind sent the empty carriages flying to the top of the 60m (198ft) ride. The operators of the ride, Sayers Amusements, said that there was absolutely no fault with the ride and that it had been working properly over the weekend.  On Monday however, 8 December,…

Hepatitis-A outbreak in Cardiff Schools

Posted: 11 October 2014

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, School Accidents

Three children in Cardiff have been diagnosed with Hepatitis A over the last week, despite having all gone to different schools. Public Health Wales is currently investigating the outbreak with concerns that others could potentially be affected. Health officials believe that one of the infected children contracted the virus outside of the UK. Hepatitis A is initially caused by an infection in the liver, causing severe fatigue, nausea, abdominal pain, headaches and fever. The virus is excreted in faeces, which is then spread through contamination, e.g. through food and water.…

Surfer suffers serious brain injury

Posted: 25 September 2014

Posted in: Head & Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Sporting Injuries

One of Britain’s top female surfers suffered a life-threatening brain injury in 2008 and continues to battle for compensation.  22-year-old Gwen Spurlock had been testing a new wave simulator at a Swansea leisure centre when the accident happened.  She received compensation from the leisure company but is still fighting to win compensation from the simulator-providers. The accident happened in 2008 when the new wave simulator through her off-balance, causing her to bash her head against the side.  After complaining of double vision immediately after the incident, she suffered a seizure…

Walker falls 20ft due to loose rock

Posted: 20 September 2014

Posted in: Head & Brain Injuries, Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents

Loose rocks have been recognised by a mountain rescue worker as an increasing problem on Snowdonia’s peaks as yet another walker has fallen as result of them. The man had been walking at the base of Tryfan’s North Ridge when a rock that he had been holding on to gave way, causing him to fall 20ft.  He suffered serious injuries to his head and leg. The accident happened on Wednesday, 17th September, with Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue called out just before 4pm. One member of the rescue team, Chris Lloyd,…

Ambulance stuck in pothole with patient for four hours

Posted: 1 August 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Pothole Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

An ambulance in Neath was stuck for four hours with a patient onboard. The ambulance had picked up the patient from a back lane in Neath when it became stuck in a “precarious position” before being hauled free four hours later. A second ambulance came to take the patient to hospital while the ambulance had to await the assistance of a tractor to haul it out. The accident happened on the way to the Morriston Hospital after an ambulance was sent for a woman that was seriously ill and required immediate…

Unsafe path kills snowdon walker

Posted: 31 July 2014

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

An inquest into the death of a man who after falling 600ft (180m), died on Mount Snowdon earlier this year, has found the unsafe path to be the problem.  A coroner wants to significantly improve the mountain’s public pathways that continue to leave “people in peril”. 21-year-old Dylan Rattray had been climbing Snowdon on the 18th of April when the accident happened.  It was heard that he fell around 600ft after the path he had been following started to fade. Having suffered multiple injuries after the fall, the deputy coroner,…

Football club admits failures following death

Posted: 26 July 2014

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Sporting Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Caersws Football Club has pleaded guilty for the safety failures that led to the death of a 12-year-old boy.  Casey Breese had been playing football with some friends when the metal goalpost fell on him and subsequently crushed him to death.  The accident happened in July 2011, after which the club initially denied charges until they changed their plea on Wednesday. Casey had been playing football with four friends when the accident happened.  He had been in goals and had tried to save the ball when the net got caught…

£800k compensation to schoolchildren

Posted: 18 July 2014

Posted in: Car Accidents, Finger Injuries, Foot Injuries, Head & Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents

New figures have revealed that in the last five years the local authorities in Wales have paid out more than £800,000 in compensation to injured schoolchildren and legal fees.  Successful claimants included one child with a severed thumb, and another that was knocked down by a vehicle driven by a teacher.  The amount paid by the councils over the last five academic years amounted to £811,834.86, covering both the cost of damages and legal fees. One council – Neath Port Talbot – paid out a total of £309,535, with one…

Cyclist sues council £50,000 for serious head injuries

Posted: 11 June 2014

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head & Brain Injuries, Knee Injury, Pothole Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A cyclist is suing Gwynedd council for £50,000 damages after his bike hit a pothole in 2009. 56-year-old Melvyn Griffiths from Blaenau Ffestiniog was left with serious head injuries and broken bones after he was thrown over the handlebars of his bike when it hit a pothole.  After his bid for damages was rejected last year, he has been granted permission to challenge this decision.  He is now due to argue his case before three of the country’s most senior judges at the Court of Appeal in London. It was…

Payouts to teachers at all time high

Posted: 27 April 2014

Posted in: Arm Injury, Head & Brain Injuries, Neck Injuries, School Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

New figures have revealed that in the last year alone, teachers have been awarded tens of millions of pounds in compensation for accidents at work.  The figures found there to have been a great increase in payouts to school staff, with the total reaching a record level.  Information produced by three of the UK’s largest unions showed that school staff were being awarded five or six-figure payouts, which totaled more than £40 million last year. The UK’s largest teachers’ union, NASUWT, said that they had secured 30% more compensation for…

Negligent football tackle career-threatening

Posted: 1 March 2014

Posted in: Knee Injury, Sporting Injuries

Championship striker Dexter Blackstock is seeking compensation following a life-threatening injury on the football pitch.  Mr Blackstock is currently seeking immense High Court damages from Cardiff City and the player that committed the negligent tackle, Seyi Olofinjana. 27-year-old Blackstock is seeking compensation of more than £50,000 for the tackle that occurred in November 2010. Blackstock was unable to play for fifteen months following the “horrific” knee injury.  He claimed that the 6’4” midfielder was “negligent” in “failing to play the ball” and “challenging (him) in a way that caused a…

Football club in court for health and safety breaches

Posted: 1 December 2013

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Sporting Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Caersws Football Club is to attend court after a goalpost fell and killed a 12-year-old boy. Nine of the football club’s officials are due to attend the hearing at Mold Crown Court next year, having been accused of breaching health and safety regulations. 12-year-old Casey Breese had been playing football with friends when the incident occurred in July 2011.  One of the metal goalposts at the Caersws recreational ground fell and struck him: the injuries from which killed him.  Caersws Football Club, based near Newton in Powys, is to be prosecuted…

Snowdonia climber loses leg

Posted: 13 October 2013

Posted in: Leg Injuries, Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents

A rock climber who had been tackling an area of Snowdonia’s mountain range has had to have his leg amputated after a large rock gave way under him, causing him to fall 500ft (150m) onto the A5 carriageway below.  The climber had been with a friend, following a route that began at Pen yr Ole Wen in the Caerneddau range in the Ogwen Valley, when at about 10:30 BST on Saturday the climber fell and the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team were alerted.  It was two passing walkers who went…

Football club faces charges over death of young boy

Posted: 8 October 2013

Posted in: Head & Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Sporting Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Managers of a Powys football club have been accused of breaching health and safety laws after a goalpost fell and killed a 12-year-old boy.  Casey Breese from Powys had been playing with some friends on a Caersws recreational ground in July 2011, when a poorly secured metal goalpost fell and struck him on the head. The case, which was brought to court by the Powys County Council, has been adjourned without a plea to Mold Crown Court on the 18th of October. The club will be prosecuted under the Health…

Wales sees £800,000 worth of compensation claims for school injuries

Posted: 12 September 2013

Posted in: Hip Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents

Recent figures have revealed that during the last five years, Wales has handed out over £800,000 worth of compensation to the families’ of children that have sustained injuries at school.  With claims ranging from children being pushed into windows (one pupil received a £10,500 payout), to hot food splashing onto pupils (one pupil received compensation of £1,000), the Conservatives’ shadow education minister Angela Burns argues that the compensation culture must stop. Although many of the claims are related to serious injuries, many are purely “ridiculous”, with the clear motive of…

Asbestos worker dies on last day of work at site

Posted: 6 August 2013

Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, School Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

James Paul (26) from Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, died on his last day of work at a school where he had been removing asbestos, his family said.  He was electrocuted when working in a suspended ceiling space at Cwmcarn High School on the 19th of July. It is believed that Mr Paul suffered cardiac arrest due to the electrocution, Gwent Coroner David Bowen heard. Mr Paul was due to be married next year to his fiancé Emily Rogers (20), together with whom he had a toddler son, Kingsley.  A statement conveyed…

Sports Injury Compensation

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Sporting Injuries

Although most of the time playing sport is extremely enjoyable and is good for the health, it sometimes leads to sports injuries. Although such injuries may simply be caused by not warming up sufficiently or by attempting something that is more than capability allows, many sports injuries are caused as a result of another individual or parties’ negligence. A Cardiff expert will be able to assist you to determine where the responsibility lies, and ultimately whether or not there is a potential compensation claim as a result of the sports…

Accidents Abroad Lawyers

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Public Place Accidents

If you have been injured in an accident whilst you were abroad, regardless of whether you are away on holiday or on business, then you could be entitled to bring a claim for compensation. Whilst money may not be able to fully compensate you for your suffering it can go some way to help you towards recovery, not least because getting injured abroad is likely to be far more stressful than at home due to the cultural and language issues that you may encounter. Claim Compensation in Cardiff for Accidents…

Women rescued after cries were heard from Snowdon

Posted: 20 June 2013

Posted in: Hip Injuries, Public Place Accidents

A 21-year-old woman is believed to have spent more than 20 hours on a ledge before a café worker heard her cries from the summit of Snowdon.  After slipping at the top of the summit and becoming seriously injured, the hiker fell onto a ledge where she is believed to have spent the whole night. With both rib and pelvic injuries, the woman from South Wales continued to scream out for help during the night until a café worker heard her the following day. At a height of 3000ft (90m), a…

Public Place Accidents in Cardiff

Posted in: Public Place Accidents

How to Claim for a Slip, Trip or Fall in Cardiff Every day a wide range of accidents occur in public places. These range from minor slips on poorly maintained pavements to major falls on spillages in shops. No matter the accident, if someone is at fault you may be entitled to compensation. Time limits are imposed on such claims, so if you have suffered, contact Personal Injury Claims Cardiff Cardiff today. If you have a successful claim, you will be awarded compensation to get your life back on track.…