Do you know what a thagomizer is? The thagomizer is an arrangement of 4 to 10 spikes on the tails of dinosaurs such as the Stegosaurus. The pointy bits provided a defensive weapon against predators. Stegosaurus was a herbivore. With a toothless beak and small teeth, it was not designed to eat flesh. Legendary cartoonist, Gary Larson, coined the term ‘thagomizer’ in his 1982 image of a caveman giving a PowerPoint presentation to colleagues and telling them it was so-called “after the late Thag Simmons”. Poor Thag. ‘Thagomizer’ has come to be adopted as an informal anatomical term. It’s used on the Stegosaurus display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.. Clearly, Stegosaurus had a mighty sting in the tail, if required. Personal injury claims can have a sting in the tail too, if you don’t watch out. The cruel defence is one of ‘delay’. Wait too long and your claim will become unenforceable and lost forever. As we have discussed elsewhere, the Continue Reading
Help with recovery from injury as part of your personal injury claim
We have acted for clients who have had more than one personal injury claim through our firm at different times. We’ve even had one client who had three ongoing personal injury claims at the same time. But we always say to clients that you would never "go into business" making personal injury claims because the return you get in terms of compensation never makes up for the pain and suffering and general hassle that is associated with every personal injury claim for compensation. Recovering your health is much more important than any compensation you might receive. It is much better to make more of a physical and mental recovery from your injuries and get less compensation than it is to make less of a recovery and get (perhaps) somewhat more compensation. Given the importance in this equation of rehabilitation and making as good a recovery as possible, what help can we give you and can others give you in maximising your health improvements following an accident and Continue Reading
Personal Injury Claims in Scotland | Start Here
Our blog shares clear, practical guidance on personal injury claims in Scotland — including fault, compensation, timescales, and dealing with insurers. Many of the articles answer questions we’re regularly asked by people who are unsure whether to claim, are dealing directly with insurers, or want to understand their rights before deciding what to do next. Start here: key guides Popular questions Common situations Back to the main blog page Editor’s note: This guide stays at the top of the list of blog posts to help new readers find key information. Continue Reading
Why it is key that it is no problem to see your PI solicitor in person (if you want to see them in person!)
If you have had an accident and you live in Moray, it should be easy to have a face-to-face meeting with your solicitor, if you wish. (i.e. It's key that you won’t have any difficulty having a face-to-face meeting with your solicitor if you want to meet with them face-to-face). Since the Pandemic of the early 2020s, as well as the possibility of exchanging information with your solicitor by letter or email or having a ‘meeting’ with them by telephone, there are many available options which do not require you to the physical presence of your solicitor – e.g. online video platforms. such as Zoom or Teams. Is it crucial to meet with your solicitor face-to-face? It's probably not crucial. However, we know from experience that even meeting via online video does not give us all the verbal and non-verbal cues which we get if we are in the personal presence of the person to whom we are speaking. An in-person meeting is probably always better because there is less chance of Continue Reading
