Elgin's Dandy Lion has not had a view up the High Street to Dr Gray's Hospital since May 2018. In the meantime, his view has been blocked by wooden hoardings as Poundland first had structural problems and then a fire. We’ve had piles of metal on the site, from the “scaffolding mountain” to the beginnings of the new Poundland construction. In the various photos below, there is a similarity but there's also gradual progress. In the law relating to bereavement compensation in Scotland, there can be a superficial sameness to things but, again, under the surface, there is progress and milestones are being achieved. We’ll look at one of these progression points in this article. For fatal accident claims, in Scotland, this is one area where the law is quite different to that in England and Wales. This is particularly the case for compensation awarded for the grief and sorrow caused by deceased’s death – often referred to as compensation for “loss of society”. Those pushing Continue Reading
How to avoid the need to make a Medical Negligence Claim
The world record for longest time between a message in a bottle being sent and received is 132 years. 1886 to 2018. It was “posted” as part of research project into ocean shipping routes. The glass container was thrown overboard from a German vessel in the Indian Ocean, washing up on a remote Western Australian beach. If your letter requires someone else to take action, a delay of 100 years or more in someone reading the letter is not going to be good news for you. When you send a letter, you expect it will be received and read within a few days. We all understand that this is how the world works but what if a letter gets lost or delayed? – or is never even sent in the first place. How does this relate to claims for medical negligence? Well, it’s better to avoid having the need to make a personal injury compensation claim – including a medical negligence claim – than to have to go down that road at all. Claims are stressful and compensation levels - even Continue Reading
Why it is best to get your choice of personal injury solicitor right first time
Filmmakers have a wide variety of camera techniques at their disposal to help them tell their story to best effect. One of the most powerful tools directors can employ is the split diopter lens, which makes it possible to have two subjects at different distances in the frame simultaneously – and both in focus. In his 1951 film, Strangers on a Train, Alfred Hitchcock wanted a telephone to be in a foreground close-up while actors in the background remained in focus. This was to emphasise the importance of the incoming phone call. The limitations of camera lenses at the time meant he could not make it work. He fixed the problem by having a giant phone in the foreground and putting a regular-sized phone in Ruth Roman’s hand as she came to answer it. The camera view tilted up as she approached (moving the monster phone out of shot). The 1984 film comedy, Top Secret, spoofed that set-up, with the foreground telephone remaining in shot throughout and the army officer Continue Reading
Why the crucial road accident information to get is the registration number
If you have been injured as a result of a road traffic accident, although it is the driver of the vehicle at fault for the accident who bears the blame, it is their insurance company that will pay your compensation in most cases. As a result, you and your solicitors want to find out as quickly as possible who those insurers are and how best to contact them. There is a lot of information you can usefully gather to give to your solicitor following a road traffic accident but what do you think is the single most important piece of information? What you absolutely want to get if you can is the registration number of the vehicle which caused the accident. This applies whether you were In the “best case”, you will be well enough and quick-witted enough to get the registration number yourself. But that won’t always be the case, especially if you have been seriously hurt in the accident. In this article, we will look at three reasons why getting the registration number Continue Reading