RIDDOR stands for the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013. It requires employers and certain other duty holders to report specified workplace accidents, occupational diseases, and dangerous occurrences to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). It is enforced by the HSE and failure to comply is a criminal offence.
Manual handling injuries — including back, shoulder, and wrist injuries caused by lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling — are among the most common types of workplace injury in the UK. If your employer failed to properly assess or reduce manual handling risks, you may be entitled to compensation.
Falls from height are the leading cause of fatal injuries in Great Britain’s workplaces. If you have been injured in a fall at work — from a ladder, scaffold, roof, mezzanine, or any elevated surface — your employer may be liable to pay you compensation.
Personal injury claims can take months or years to settle. In the meantime, you may be off work, facing medical bills, requiring paid care, or needing to adapt your home. An interim payment is a payment made to you before your claim finally settles — a payment on account of the compensation you are expected to receive — so that you do not have to wait for the full settlement process to access funds you genuinely need.
This guide explains what interim payments are, when you can get one, how much you can receive, and how the process works.
Millions of people travel by bus and train every day in England and Wales. The vast majority of journeys are uneventful — but accidents do happen. Whether you were injured in a collision, thrown forward by sudden braking, fell on a wet bus step, or slipped on a train platform, you may be entitled to compensation from the transport operator responsible.
This guide explains who is legally responsible, what you can claim, and how to pursue your rights as a passenger — on a No Win, No Fee basis.
Being struck by a vehicle as a pedestrian is one of the most traumatic and physically devastating types of road accident. Without any protective barrier between you and the vehicle, even a low-speed impact can result in serious injury. If you or a family member has been injured as a pedestrian due to a driver’s negligence — or due to a poorly maintained road or pavement — you are entitled to claim compensation.
