Did you have an accident at work that was not your fault?
These are words the "lay" are so familar with seeing on our everyday television adverts that reassure us that if we have had an accident at work or in a public place, we are entitled to compensation. However, to anyone with legal knowledge, this is not the case as a claim is always balance out with the question of whether the claimant took reasonable steps to prevent the accident.
Finally in his latest report Lord Young addresses the misleading associacted with health and saftey law and both insurers and claimant personal injury lawyers have showed support for "stricter controls on the volume and content of adverts".
In the report in the news journal, Nick Starling, Director of General Insurance and Health for ABI stated "
We are very pleased that the report reccomends a crackdown on irresponsible claims management firms. Not only do they help fuel public belief that behind every accident is a claim, but they add costs to the legal system, that ultimately are bourne by all insurance customers".
