Aug/090
Making a claim quickly
If someone owes you money and you cannot settle things in any other way, you may decide to issue a claim through the county court. People also issue claims for other reasons, including:
- Bad workmanship
- Damage to their property
- Road traffic accidents
- Personal injury
- Goods not supplied
- Faulty goods
County courts deal with all these types of claim. You will sometimes hear people talk about the ’small claims court’. What they really mean is the special procedure for handling smaller claims in a county court.
Going to court should always be the last resort. There are now a number of other ways of sorting out complaints, disputes and legal problems without court action, including arbitration, mediation and ombudsmen schemes These are often called alternative dispute resolution (ADR) schemes.
Court rules require you to think about whether alternative dispute resolution is a better way to reach an agreement before going to court.
Some claims can be made online using the recommended Reclaim Now service by clicking here…
There are time restrictions for issuing claims. If you have delayed issuing proceedings for any reason, you may wish to seek legal advice before issuing your claim.
Jun/090
Firefighter Claims Compensation over Injuries Suffered in House Blaze
Fire chiefs are facing the prospect of a £500,000 compensation bill after a firefighter suffered 35% burns and began a High Court persute over injuries received in house blaze that proved fatal for 1 woman.
The woman, from Hill Top Crescent, died in the flames and a second firefighter, Grant Baugh, also suffered serious burns when he joined Mr Tape inside the house. In the writ, the claimant Mr Tape, claims South Yorkshire Brigade had issued faulty equipment and the radio normally used to send distress messages was also not working.
Mr. Tape also claims that, against normal procedure, his fellow firefighters began hosing the burning house with water, while he and his colleague were inside, an action which only made things worse.
Jun/090
Worker Trapped in Quarry Conveyor Belt
A quarry company has had to pay compensation, fines and legal fees of almost £15,000 after an employee became trapped in conveyor belt machinery which wasn’t properly blocked off and appropriate warning signs were not in place.
He fell into the belt area, where his right arm was tangled up in the mechanism up to his shoulder. Appearing before Alnwick Magistrates Court on Monday, sister companies North East Concrete Limited and North East Plant Sales, pleaded guilty to breaches of health and safety regulations.
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