Personal Injury News
Fractured skull caused by fall from forklift 03/05/2012
A 64 year old man suffered a fractured skull after falling from a forklift prong in an accident at work.
Workers had developed their own way of accessing the suspended bags of recycling, using a forklift to raise them up, as there was no set process.... Read More »
Man loses big toe in escalator accident 18/05/2012
A Nottingham man as lost his big toe in a shopping mall escalator accident in March of this year.
His foot became stuck between in a gap between the top of the escalator and the top step, he was trapped for around 25 minutes and felt like the top of.... Read More »
Worker killed by overturned tractor 18/04/2012
A tractor was being used to control the direction of a tree as it was being felled. The tree went in an unexpected direction and overturned the tractor which fell on top of and instantly killed a worker who was stood beside it.
The employer was pros.... Read More »
Seven suffer burns and fractures from concrete collapse 13/04/2012
Seven construction workers were lucky to survive when more than 250 tonnes of wet concrete collapsed, a court has been told.
The Court heard that workers had been pumping concrete onto the third floor of the building for most of the day when the sca.... Read More »
Woman breaks vertebrae in fall from roof 12/04/2012
A 27 year old female employee fell from a roof while repairing guttering .
She was employed by a company who had quoted £20,000 less than a competitor for the job, even though they had no experience of working on fragile roofs.
The company wh.... Read More »
Worker loses arm in machinery accident 04/04/2012
A worker's arm had to be amputated due to an accident at work.
The man was employed to clear out an industrial chicken shed using a pressure washer powered by a tractor.
The driveshaft was not guarded and his arm was caught in the machinery and had.... Read More »
Restraint or Deprivation of Liberty? 04/04/2012
There are many acts that carers perform numerous times a day that amount to restraint, such as steadying a patient's shaking arm, putting a seatbelt on, using bedsides to prevent a patient falling out of bed.
Such acts are only lawful if the carer r.... Read More »
Holiday park fined after man injured in trench collapse 28/03/2012
A 40-year-old was badly injured in this accident at work.
He was helping to lay a drainage pipe at a holiday park South Devon, when the wall of the two metre-deep trench caved in.
He was dug out by others at the scene before the emergency services .... Read More »
Supreme Court rules in favour of families for asbestos compensation 28/03/2012
Families whose relatives have suffered or died of asbestos-related cancers have won a landmark compensation victory this week.
The Supreme Court rules that insurers who offered cover at the time victims inhaled the deadly fibres will have to pay com.... Read More »
Engineer lost part of a finger in unguarded power press. 20/03/2012
A manufacturing firm has been fined after an engineer lost part of a finger in an accident at work.
The firm was prosecuted after a development engineer, was injured while helping to run and de-bug a new production line incorporating two power .... Read More »
More Winterbourne carers plead guilty to ill-treatment of patients 16/03/12
At a hearing today at Bristol Crown Court before His Honour Judge Ford QC, a further number of care staff from Winterbourne View have pleaded guilty to a series of offences under the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005 in relation to .... Read More »
Right to die - the case of Tony Nicklinson 13/03/2012
The media have recently reported on the case of Tony Nicklinson who is paralysed with "locked in syndrome" following a stroke in 2005. He cannot assist in his own suicide and therefore would need a Doctor to end his life. He has been seeking a declar.... Read More »
25 Year old loses arm in wood chipper accident 09/03/2012
The 25-year-old council worker was feeding into a wood chipper when either his gloves or sleeve got caught and his arm was pulled into the machine in this accident at work.
By the time his colleagues managed to stop the machine he had lost the arm t.... Read More »
Reversing excavator crushes worker 08/03/2012
A construction worker had both legs broken when a 22-tonne excavator reversed over him in an accident at work, a court has heard.
The 58-year-old man from Barnsley, suffered severe crush injuries when the excavator backed into him as he erected boun.... Read More »
Post deployment troops more likely to have road accidents 06/03/2012
Research carried out by a US military insurer, USAA , has found that car accidents in which troops were at fault, increased by about 13 percent after service members returned from overseas deployments. The crashes were especially common during the fi.... Read More »
Working with Asbestos 01/03/2012
Juliette Clarke is a partner in the personal injury team at Foot Anstey and has helped many people and their families, who have suffered as a result of exposure to Asbestos. She offers this advice to those who are currently working with this dangerou.... Read More »
Youngsters call for cycle helmet law 29/02/2012
Despite many youngsters shunning cycle helmets, boys and girls aged 11-16 would welcome a law enforcing their wear. Anecdotal research carried out by the Brain Injury Group in association with Activate Sport among 100 active youngsters aged 11-16, sh.... Read More »
Asbestos victims fear the cost of justice reforms 29/02/2012
It has been reported that many victims of asbestos poisoning are demanding Justice Secretary Ken Clarke changes his "abhorrent" reforms which mean that claimants could have to pay large amounts of money for justice to be done.
Mr Clarke and the gove.... Read More »
Over £73,000 awarded to pensioner for asbestos related illness 14/02/2012
A 92-YEAR-OLD ex-miner suffering from asbestos-related cancer has been awarded over £73,000 damages by the High Court.
The man has been battling against mesothelioma – a cancer of the lining of the lungs notorious for its incurability an.... Read More »
Serious injuries after being crushed by bus 13/02/2012
A bus company engineer had to have six months off work after the bus he was working on fell and crushed him.
The unnamed man was rushed to hospital, where it was discovered that he had broken his pelvis and numerous ribs.
He had been tasked with re.... Read More »
Winterbourne carers plead guilty to charges of ill treatment of patients 09/02/2012
At a hearing today at Bristol Crown Court, a number of care staff from Winterbourne View have pleaded guilty to a series of offences under the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005 in relation to their treatment of former residents.
Th.... Read More »
Worker injured in crane accident at power plant 10/02/2012
A 13kg weight dropped 4 metres from an overhead crane, landing on and breaking an operator's foot, despite the reinforced boots provided by his employers.
Two men had been operating the 21-ton crane and needed it to change direction. They were using.... Read More »
Fall through shed roof results in serious facial injuries 06/02/2012
A farmer in Cornwall has been prosecuted following injuries sustained to a self-employed worker.
The 24 year old fell 16ft while he was helping to remove fibre cement roof sheets from a shed. He was left with a broken jaw, damaged eye socket and bro.... Read More »
Company fined following death of 26 year old man hit by crane boom 03/02/2011
A 26 year old man died after an accident at work. The Father-of-one was working on a building site, when a mini-crawler crane was in the process of lifting a skip onto the site.
The skip, containing liquid concrete, overturned and the boom of the cr.... Read More »
Major construction firm fined more than £100k after death of 23 year old 30/01/2012
The HSE have reported that a 23-year-old man died through injuries sustained in an accident at work. His head became trapped in the jaws of a grab machine being wrongly used to move a pallet of cement bags. The young man was working for construction .... Read More »
Factory worker dies after being struck by machinery 22/12/2011
A 28 year old former rugby player was killed when he was struck by a piece of machinery whist at work.
The global manufacturer was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and has been fined £180,000 after the man was killed at an A.... Read More »
Foot Anstey wins 'Regional Law Firm of the Year' award at British Legal Awards 06/12/2011
Foot Anstey has won the highly prestigious Regional Law Firm of the Year award at the British Legal Awards.
The British Legal Awards recognise the achievements of law firms, teams and individuals who have responded most successfully to the deman.... Read More »
Criminal charges made in Winterbourne View case 29/11/2011
Yesterday, Avon & Somerset Police confirmed that ten people who worked at Winterbourne View, the private hospital which was the subject of a BBC Panorama programme, will face a total of forty criminal charges for ill treatment and neglect under t.... Read More »
Report finds basic care for elderly in their homes 'breaching human rights' 23/11/2011
A home care review published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has found that basic care for the elderly in their own homes is sometimes so bad that basic human rights are being breached.
The review found that of the people who had provide.... Read More »
Robert Antrobus appointed Trustee of the Brain Injury Social Work Group 21/11/2011
Robert Antrobus, Partner and head of Foot Anstey's Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and Mental Capacity Team has just been appointed as Trustee for the Brain Injury Social Work Group (BISWG), a charity which aims to raise the standards of social .... Read More »
UKABIF award for the Brain Injury Group 14/11/2011
Foot Anstey congratulate Francis Lacy Scott of the Brain Injury Group, on receiving the UKABIF legal award for Innovation and Inspiration.
Francis is a co-founder of the Brain Injury Group which brings together the best organisations to support thos.... Read More »
Brain injured man fights for compensation after fall on unlit steps 09/11/2011
David Atherley suffered serious brain injury when he fell down six steps and hit his head on concrete.
He was staying at the on-site flat in the Clock Tower Hotel in Exeter with his partner Kris Lee-Hewings who was assistant manager at the hotel.
I.... Read More »
Security Consultants Injured Whilst Working in the Middle East 07/11/2011
Foot Anstey has extensive experience of acting for security consultants working on contracts and injured during the course of that contract in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait to name but a few.
These cases of injuries at work are by their very nature comp.... Read More »
Skiing Accidents 02/11/2011
Winter is rapidly approaching. Soon the alpine ski season will be in full swing. Many people travel abroad to take part in various winter sports. Skiing by its nature is a high risk sport but what happens if you are skiing down a slope minding your o.... Read More »
Foot Anstey achieves band one ranking in Chambers & Partners legal directory 26/10/2011
Chambers & Partners, one of the leading legal directories has awarded top tier status to the Clinical Negligence team at Foot Anstey.
Chambers & Partners employ 100 full-time researchers who interview thousands of lawyers and their clients a.... Read More »
Military amputees to get more support from the NHS 24/10/2011
The government will invest £15m into the care of those who have lost limbs during military service.
The money which is coming from a contingency fund will be fed into the NHS over a three year period from 2012 – 2015 and is aimed at brin.... Read More »
HSE initiative to replace damaged ladders repeated 21/10/2011
Falls from height remain the most common cause of workplace fatality. The HSE have advised that in 2008/2009 there were 35 people killed from falling from a height at the workplace, 4,654 employees suffering major injuries and a further 7,065 employe.... Read More »
Winterbourne View litigation granted public funding 13/10/2011
Ahead of a public meeting this afternoon to discuss the investigation into allegations of abuse the pursuit of compensation for affected families at Winterbourne View, Foot Anstey can confirm that the Legal Services Commission have committed to fundi.... Read More »
Asbestos inequality in the Justice System still exists 12/10/2011
Asbestos was an extensively used building material between the 1950's until the mid 1980's. Because of its installation and fire proofing qualities, it was used extensively in buildings built for 2000. That can include your home, factories, offices, .... Read More »
Public Meeting will discuss Winterbourne View Litigation 03/10/2011
A public meeting to discuss the investigation into allegations of abuse and the pursuit of compensation for affected families at Winterbourne View has been called by a leading South West law firm.
Specialist lawyers at Foot Anstey, who are advising .... Read More »
Injury claims on the rise for teachers in the midlands 20/09/2011
Twenty compensation payments to teachers in Coventry and Warwickshire have totaled over £237,000 in the last five years.
The most common accidents were falls, followed by moving equipment.
Andy Summers, president of the National Union of Teac.... Read More »
Parties Agree Settlement of Second Part of Multi-Party Action 16/09/2011
Media Statement
The second part of the multi-party action brought by over a hundred and sixty learning disabled adults against the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been settled by agreement.
The agreement relates to claims involving al.... Read More »
Further criticism of Castlebeck 24/08/2011
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have issued Castlebeck with a formal warning over one of their homes previously heavily criticised. Croxton Lodge in Melton Mowbray provides services for individuals with mental health needs, learning disabilities an.... Read More »
Leonard Elms Care Home in Bristol told to improve its standards 23/08/2011
Concerns have been raised over the welfare of residents at Leonard Elms Care Home in Bristol.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said the Home was "failing to meet six of the essential standards of quality and safety."
A report has warned the Care H.... Read More »
Asbestos exposure causes another death 12/08/2011
Asbestos cancer has led to the death of a former builder, an inquest was told.
The former 77 year old builder, made corrugated roofs for farm buildings and every day would came into direct contact with asbestos sheets.
He would be left covered in a.... Read More »
Castlebeck closes another home 17/08/2011
Castlebeck Care, the company that operated Winterbourne View, the hospital featured on the BBC Panorama programme, have announced today (17th August) that they are to close a further home as a result of the CQC investigations.
Arden Vale, in Solihul.... Read More »
PORT-ER's "One Life - Live It!" Exhibiton 09/08/2011
Prosthetic, Orthotics and Rehabilitation Technology – Education and Research
We are delighted to be participating and supporting PORT-ER's Annual Lifestyle Exhibition for people with limb impairments called "One Life – Live It!".
The ex.... Read More »
Mesothelioma tumour diagnosed too late 05/08/2011
A mistake at North Devon District Hospital meant that Gordon Hernaman's cancer was not diagnosed early enough.
A mark on a report had been taken as a signature by staff, suggesting the report had been examined and was then filed away. If the report .... Read More »
CQC Investigation into Castlebeck 29/07/2011
Following the investigation into Winterbourne View (a private hospital operated by Castlebeck Care Ltd and featured on BBC Panorama), the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have conducted a full review of other hospitals and residential homes for adults w.... Read More »
Winterbourne View: Lessons should have been learned from Budock Report 20/07/2011
Andrew Hannam compares the Winterbourne View and Budock Reports, finding clear similarities despite there being nearly five years between the publications.
This week saw the publication by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of their findings followin.... Read More »
Winterbourne View litigation 19/07/2011
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published its findings following an inspection of the services provided by Castlebeck Care (Teesdale) Ltd at Winterbourne View in Bristol. This inspection followed concerns raised by a recent BBC Panorama i.... Read More »
James Cracknell appeals for people to wear a helmet 21/07/2011
It is a year since James Cracknell suffered a serious brain injury after being knocked from his bicycle by a truck's wing mirror. He has noe made this video as a personal appeal to get people to protect themselves by wearing a helmet.
To view .... Read More »
Mesothelioma widow urges others to be asbestos aware 15/07/2011
A grieving widow is urging others to be more asbestos aware after her husband's death from Mesothelioma, an asbestos related cancer.
After learning of the cause of her husband's death Mrs Jennings said: "I don't think people realise that asbestos ki.... Read More »
South West Lawyers Appointed To Investigate Allegations Of Abuse 16/06/2011
Foot Anstey has been instructed by the family of a former resident of Winterbourne View care home in Hambrook near Bristol exposed in a secretly filmed BBC Panorama investigation that showed patients being physically assaulted by staff.
Foot Anstey .... Read More »
MEDIA STATEMENT 14/06/2011
Foot Anstey can confirm that partner Andrew Hannam has been instructed by the family of Terry Rooney to investigate allegations of probable physical abuse, intimidation and bullying against Mr Rooney during a period of occupation from .... Read More »
Cornwall care victims physical abuse case continues 08/06/2011
Legal action regarding physical abuse at several units in Cornwall, including Budock Hospital, a 17-bed treatment unit for adults with learning disabilities, is continuing and could result in a court case.
A High Court settlement has already awarded.... Read More »
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill - a savage blow for victims of medical accident and personal injury 22/06/2011
The Ministry of Justice yesterday (21 June 2011) announced their plans for legal aid and no win no fee agreements.
As the law stands at present, if financially eligible, a victim of medical accident may obtain public funding to investigate the incid.... Read More »
Foot Anstey joins new Brain Injury Group 07/06/2011
Foot Anstey, solicitors with offices throughout the South West has been selected to join the new Brain Injury Group - a national network of expert brain injury lawyers working alongside a wide range of specialist support services. Together they .... Read More »
Foot Anstey contribution to hydrotherapy pool at St Rose's School 17/06/2011
Foot Anstey were pleased to be able to make a contirbution to the Smile Appeal which was raising funds for a hydrtherapy pool at St Rose's school in Swindon.
The pool is now open and Foot Anstey have received a kind thank you letter and photogr.... Read More »
Brain injury awareness week 06/06/2011
Brain Injury Awareness Week 2011 took place in May 2011 and was organised by the charity Headway.
Brain injury awareness week was a great opportunity to highlight the effects that brain injuries can have on individuals and to show the great work tha.... Read More »
Asbestos - still the hidden killer 24/05/2011
A series of training courses being held in conjunction with the HSE is highlighting the fact that asbestos poisoning is still the "hidden killer"
Many people think that asbestos is only present in older buildings when in fact it can be found in buil.... Read More »
Staged road traffic accidents advice 18/05/2011
A number of regions within the UK are experiencing a high level of deliberately induced road collisions.
Organised gangs work together to cause the accident and also to provide witnesses who will swear that it was your fault.
The following is some .... Read More »
Foot Anstey host Personal Injury update 16/05/11
Foot Anstey invited acclaimed Personal Injury commentator Professor Dominic Regan to speak to them at their Plymouth office on 12 May.
As well as keeping their own staff up to date the talk was hosted for the benefit of local injury solicitors who r.... Read More »
11 Year old girl thrown from fair ground ride 16/05/11
The HSE have fined a fairground operator £10,000 plus costs after a young girl was thrown from one of their rides.
The girl suffered a serious head wound, and many cuts and bruises after the lap bar failed and she could not use the lap belt.
.... Read More »
Third national honour for Foot Anstey's personal injury team 14/04/2011
Foot Anstey's clinical negligence and serious personal injury team has been appointed to the specialist legal panel of another national organisation. Brain injury charity Headway has appointed the firm to its panel of specialist advisers to provide c.... Read More »
Proposed Reforms for Civil Litigation Funding 14/04/2011
Helen Horswell of our Exeter office has simplified the proposed reforms in the following document:
The first major change in the civil justice system for 15 years was announced on 29 March 2011 by Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke. He says "Most peo.... Read More »
Cyclist injured by hit and run driver 11/04/2011
A cyclist was left injured by a hit and run driver in Lyme Regis on Sunday 10 April.
Police are hunting for the driver who left the cyclist with a head injury and he was later taken to hospital with head pain.
The car was a red Vauxhall Astra and t.... Read More »
Foot Anstey on panel of national charity 10/02/2011
A LAW firm has become the first in Cornwall to be appointed to the specialist panel of the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA).
The clinical negligence and serious personal injury team at Foot Anstey has been chosen to provide assistance to members of.... Read More »
Well known pub chain fined over employee burns 07/04/2011
It has been reported in several publications that J D Wetherspoon have been fined £27,000 plus costs for a burns accident where an employee received burns to his face and body.
The employee was using a machine which cleans other equipment but .... Read More »
Cornwall china clay plant fined £30,000 after accident 06/04/2011
The china clay giants Imerys were fined £30,000 and costs after an employee had a serious accident at work.
One of their employees was sucked into a conveyor belt machine used to flatten the bags of clay powder. The man sustained serious head .... Read More »
Midwives Suspended after mother and baby die 28/03/11
Queen's hospital in Romford has suspended two midwives following the deaths of a mother and her baby.
The mother's family informed staff that she was cold and in pain as she went into labour, even so staff missed the signs of her ruptured womb and w.... Read More »
Supreme Court victory may open doors for Asbestos victims 10/03/2011
Following Supreme Court rulings on Asbestos related diseases, Juliette Clarke, Partner in the personal injury team at Foot Anstey has said:
"These 2 Two Supreme Court rulings may change the way that liability for asbestos related cancers, such.... Read More »
Scillies Tractor death investigated 12/04/2011
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are investigating the tragic death of a well respected farmer on Thursday 7 April.
It is believed that part of the tractor fell and crushed him whilst he was working underneath it.
It has shocked the small comm.... Read More »
Hit-and-run driver breaks cyclist's leg 10/03/2011
A 57 year old woman was knocked to the ground and then had her leg run over by a hit-and-run driver in a black car.
The lady was waiting at a junction when the car pulled up next to her, it then clipped her bike causing her to fall off and as it mov.... Read More »
Fallen electricity line causes serious injury to walker 28/02/2011
A man has been seriously injured by a fallen cable carrying 11,000 volts whilst out walking near Plymouth at the weekend.
A couple, who lived not far away, had come across the cable, after hearing a buzzing noise and reported it to Western Power Dis.... Read More »
Foot Anstey Appointed by the Spinal Injuries Association 24 January 2011
The Clinical Negligence and Serious Personal Injury team at leading South West law firm Foot Anstey has been appointed to the specialist panel of a national charity.
The Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) - the leading national charity for spinal cor.... Read More »
Stone crushes worker's leg 17/01/2011
A quarry worker's life has been significantly affected by an accident at work where his leg was broken in two places. He is still off work some 18 months later.
He was moving large blocks of stone using a forklift truck, the block had not been secur.... Read More »
Fall through roof paralyses worker 13/01/2011
The HSE imposed a fine of £5,000 after three workers fell through skylights on three separate occasions and all at the same industrial unit.
The first worker went up to clean the guttering and fell through the skylight suffering fractured ribs.... Read More »
People exposed to asbestos thwarted further in their fight for compensation 20/10/2010
Many individuals have been affected, directly or indirectly, by asbestos exposure. Between 3,000 to 4,000 people die in the UK of asbestos related diseases each year. Asbestos related deaths are set to rise with a potential peak in 2020 of 20,000 dea.... Read More »
Firm fined after employee hit by three-tonne steel tank 13/01/11
A work related injury, consisting of multiple fractures throughout the body and a head injury were caused by a process tank weighing three tonnes falling on an employee.
The tank was being lifted by a crane and a temporary lifting bracket welded ont.... Read More »
Costs Seminar held by Nick Bacon QC 05/05/2010
Costs Seminar held by Nick Bacon QC
This successful seminar took place on 5 May 2010 with attendees from various firms across the region.
Nick provided the delegates with his assessment of the recent Jackson review and the impact this may have on c.... Read More »
