For a variety of reasons, a local solicitor - provided they have the necessary experience and specialism - is the best person to handle your personal injury claim. If you have suffered a personal injury accident in Moray or if you live in Moray, we can help you. If you have any questions about any element of our personal injury claims services at Moray Claims / Grigor & Young, feel free to contact us. You can send us a Free Online Enquiry via this website (it's an online method of sending us an email). Alternatively, you can phone us. Our accredited specialist personal injury solicitors – Peter and Marie – are on (Elgin) 01343 544077. We’ll help you directly if that's what seems to us to be in your best interests. But we might refer you on elsewhere, if we think that’s an option that's more in your best interests. Our priority is to make sure all people with valid claims get access to the justice they deserve through a solicitor who is best-placed to help them – in Continue Reading
Winning and losing your personal injury claim
If you live in Moray or have suffered a personal injury accident in Moray, we can help. If you have any questions about any aspect of our personal injury claims services at Moray Claims / Grigor & Young, please get in touch with us. You can send a Free Online Enquiry via this website (basically, it's an online method of sending us an email). You can also phone us. Our accredited specialist personal injury solicitors – Peter and Marie – are on (Elgin) 01343 544077. We’ll help you directly if that appears to be in your best interests. We might refer you on elsewhere if we think that’s a better option for you. Our main aim is to make sure everyone with a valid claim gets access to the justice they deserve through the solicitor who is best-placed to help them – in terms of expertise, experience and location. We don't want you, as an injured person, to end up winning and losing your personal injury claim - we just want you to experience the success part. Continue Reading
Websites, Content Marketing and Self-Help
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This post and the downloadable resource list below have been updated as at 18 November 2021, though the post has not been 'republished' at that later date). The map highlights the areas of the UK which have the five highest rates of internet use. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) were published in May 2015. One of the areas is the North East of Scotland. It has the second highest rate of internet users in the UK. 90.4% of adults are internet users. ONS also published a map showing the five areas of the UK with lowest rates of internet use. Highland and Islands is there in second place, with 16.9% of adults as non-users. But that still leaves 83.1% as internet users. So, even in the lowest areas of internet use, still more than 4 out of every 5 adults are internet users. The lesson (as if you didn’t know it already) is that you need to have a website. This article considers 3 aspects of online marketing in the Continue Reading
Why A Local Personal Injury Solicitor Is Your Best Choice
No one enjoys filling in forms. If your work involves form filling, while you may not like it, you do at least become familiar with the sections of forms you have to fill in regularly. For us, Civil Legal Aid forms and Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) forms fall into that category. The problems are greatest where you have to fill in a form which you have never seen before. Most people making a personal injury claim are 'first timers', so any forms you have to fill in will be new to you. The Legal Aid and MIB forms mentioned above are much more difficult for you to complete than for us; so are any forms generated by solicitors acting on your behalf, as the injured person. In a previous article, we have considered the factors to take into account when selecting a solicitor. Whether the solicitor's office is close to you is one of the matters we suggest you consider. In this article, we look at a specific reason why it might be a good idea to have a solicitor you can easily meet in Continue Reading
Injured By An Uninsured Driver? Things You Need To Know About Claiming
If you are injured in a road traffic accident caused by the negligence of a vehicle driver, you should be able to claim against their motor insurance because it’s compulsory to have insurance. But we all know that not everyone has insurance. You only need to read local newspapers like Moray’s Northern Scot. Reports of criminal prosecutions where someone has either driven without insurance, or caused or permitted someone else to drive without insurance, are common. In this article, we consider the procedures available for you to claim compensation if you have been injured by an uninsured driver. Continue Reading
How much compensation for a needlestick injury?
“I had finished cleaning the floor and was just doing a final check before going for my break. I noticed I had missed some scrunched up toilet paper lying on the floor in one of the cubicles. As I picked the papers up with my right hand, I suddenly felt a burning pain between my index finger and my thumb. When I looked at my hand, I could see there was a needle which had pierced my skin there. It must have been hidden in the bundle. I was stunned and felt physically sick. I was so shocked I had to sit down for 10 minutes until I got my wits back.” Needlestick injuries are one type of “sharps” injury. A sharps injury happens when a needle, blade (e.g. a scalpel) or other medical instrument penetrates the skin. It's a frightening injury because even a pinprick can have such significant consequences for your health. Who is at risk? This type of injury is an occupational hazard if you work in the health or social care sector, especially for those who directly handle sharps. In our Continue Reading
5 Reasons Why People In Moray Decide To Claim For Personal Injury
Our Personal Injury solicitors, Marie and Peter, have been handling claims on behalf of people in Moray for quite a few years now. Of the clients we have helped, probably none relished the prospect of making a compensation claim. Many had some sort of “objection” or problem in their minds, which they had to overcome before deciding to go ahead. The cynical “Compensation Culture” view is that it’s all about getting money. It has to be partly about money because that’s how the law of personal injury works but, in our experience, it’s not the whole story by any means. We’ve collected comments from injured people we have helped in Moray and this article sets out some of the most common motivating factors behind their claims. As you will see, some of the themes overlap a bit. Here are 5 reasons why people in Moray decide to claim for personal injury losses. You incur significant loss of earnings If you’ve been injured and have to take time off work in order to recover, you may not Continue Reading
The Most Important Medical Negligence Case Of The Last 30 Years?
A Lanarkshire mother’s 15-year quest to obtain compensation for injuries her son suffered during birth has ended successfully. Her claim failed twice in the Court of Session but her second and final right of appeal - to the Supreme Court – found all 7 judges to be in her favour. Her solicitor, Fred Tyler of Balfour & Manson, Edinburgh, described the Supreme Court’s decision as “almost certainly the most significant medical negligence judgement in 30 years - a momentous decision which will affect the doctor-patient relationship throughout the UK.” Was he correct to describe it as the most important medical negligence case of the last 30 years? In this article, we look at various ways in which the case of Montgomery –v- Lanarkshire Health Board is significant. Facts of the case Nadine Montgomery is diabetic and gave birth to her son, Sam, in 1999 at Bellshill Maternity Hospital in Lanarkshire. Diabetic women are more likely to have larger-than-average babies and Mrs. Montgomery Continue Reading
How Long Do I Have To Make A Personal Injury Claim?
I recently had to travel to a family funeral in Germany with my wife. We flew with KLM from Aberdeen to Cologne via Amsterdam. On the way there, we had one hour in Amsterdam Airport to catch our connecting flight. From previous experience, we knew this might be a problem. Schiphol is a sprawling airport. It is designed as a central hub with “spokes” going off from the centre and, on each spoke, there are up to 30 Gates. Gates with low numbers are close to the central hub and Gates with higher numbers are further out. On arrival at Amsterdam, we were on time. The aircraft’s parking stance was at Gate C18 and we understood we had to get to Gate D4. “C” and “D” are two different spokes, so we would have to get from one Gate to the other via the hub. When we checked the departure boards, we found that the departure Gate had been changed to D28. Travelator walkways on the spokes help to speed you on your way but, at the hub, we had to go through Security again and there Continue Reading
Pedestrian RTA Claim from Aberdeenshire Illustrates Difficulty of Contributory Negligence
The other day, I got an enquiry from a potential client about a tenancy deposit dispute. Having heard the details, I told him I didn’t think there would be any basis for making a claim. He wanted to continue to discuss the matter, so I had to tell him that I was not going to change my mind and, if he did not accept my advice, he should consider getting a second opinion from another solicitor. At that point, he told me that he had already spoken to several other firms of solicitors in Elgin about the same issue. So, I asked him what advice they had given him. He said: “The same advice that you have given me about it.” I smiled wryly as he said that and the call ended amicably. I had mixed feelings about it. Of course, I would like to feel that possible clients are coming to me with their enquiries as their “first choice” solicitor - which was clearly not the case here. More strongly, though, it struck me as ironic that several solicitors had all apparently Continue Reading
Making A Claim For A Motorcycle Accident in Moray
You get an amazing feeling of freedom when you ride a motorcycle. You have the opportunity to enjoy the freshness and beauty of the countryside without being cooped up in a car. We are lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the world as Moray and come the Spring, and more reliable road conditions, motorcyclists are to be found everywhere from the A96 to the smallest back road. Along with the pleasure of motorcycle riding, however, comes the risk of an accident. The most recent statistics show an increase in accidents involving more vulnerable vehicles, such as bicycles and motorcycles, which is a concern. If you have an accident while out on your motorcycle and suffer injury, how do you go about making a claim? Personal injury damages The most important claim is for compensation for your injuries. Motorcyclists are very exposed if there is any sort of collision and, as a result, injuries tend to be multiple, severe and, often, life-changing. We have experience Continue Reading
Slip / Trip Accidents And Why The Location Matters
If you have ever fallen over, you’ll know that embarrassment is often the overwhelming feeling, at first. After a trip or slip in a public place - such as a busy supermarket, shopping centre or street – we will tend to pick ourselves up quickly and make as fast an exit as possible, even if we are hobbling on our way. An accident of this type may be a pure accident – no one’s fault but your own – such as a trip while you are walking and updating your Facebook status at the same time. Even a momentary distraction can be enough to cause a fall. On the other hand, if your fall is due to someone else’s negligence (such as the occupier of land or a local authority), you may be able to make a claim for compensation for personal injury. This article considers slip / trip accidents and why the location matters when applying the law to the circumstances and deciding whether any personal injury claim is likely to succeed. Common accident claim locations For there to be the Continue Reading