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Personal Injury compensation claims on behalf of Unite members
Our highly regarded, experienced and trusted team of specialist lawyers handles over 800 personal injury claims every year. Whether it is workplace accidents (including fatal accidents and catastrophic claims), work-related diseases, road traffic accidents, medical negligence or public liability claims, we are here to help.
Joiner received £60,000 compensation for hand injury at work
A joiner and member of Unite Scotland who was employed by a housing association suffered a serious hand injury at work when he was provided with an inadequately guarded cutting instrument. Although off work for some time, he was paid in full. He returned to less onerous duties but on the same rate of pay.
As his employer’s insurers failed to respond quickly enough to the claim, we raised a court action in the National Specialist Personal Injury Court. Liability was admitted, with an offer of £45,000 compensation.
We advised the member to reject it because we were concerned that he should be appropriately compensated for the ongoing effect on his ability to carry out heavy manual work. We sought the advice of a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, which proved extremely useful as he explained to us more about the precise mechanism of the injury and the cause of any ongoing weakness. We felt we then had good ammunition to have a further round of negotiation with the employer’s insurers.
They made a slightly increased offer, which we again rejected. They then proposed settlement at £60,000, which we were very happy to recommend be accepted.
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