A study earlier this year indicated that around 22% of crashes – road traffic accidents (‘RTAs’) – are caused by drivers being distracted behind the wheel. Mobile phone use is a significant cause of such distractions, and the research also indicated that even making a hands-free call resulted in the same level of distraction. Texting drivers were revealed to be the most highly distracted, with a one third reduction in overall reaction time combined with worse lane discipline and control.

Our simple 4 step guide to making a workplace injury claim Should you be in the unfortunate position of suffering an injury at your place of work, be that a warehouse, office, construction site or factory, making a claim can be daunting. Whilst being...

Three Personal Injury Myths Busted There have always been and continues to be a lot of myths, rumours, half-truths and misunderstandings surrounding personal injury claims in the UK, be they for road traffic accidents, injuries at work or accidents i...

Claims cold call ban reversed

In a surprise recent move, widely condemned by claims management professionals including ourselves here at The Accident Claimline, the government has decided to reverse its intention to place a ban on annoying cold-calls from unscrupulous claims management companies (CMC’s).

Providing your Personal injury solicitor settles your Personal injury claim correctly at the first attempt, there should never be a need to reopen a personal injury claim. You must ensure that you make your claim within three years of ...

Cyclists in £65,000 injury claim Edinbugh City Council has received claims from 2 members of the public who were injured cycling in the Scottish capital. The claims are separate incidents that both involve injuries sustained from the bicycles getting...

UK Road Accident Injury Payouts are often 17 times higher than some other European countries A recent RAC Foundation report indicates that the level of compensation available for road traffic accident (RTA) Personal injury claimants in the UK can be ...

A follow up has been completed to provide an assurance that Northern HSC Trust has or is taking action to meet the requirements of the undertaking signed July 2016.

The Royal British Legion was fined £12,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. What they did: The Royal British Legion wealth screened 1,499,799 records in 2010, 1,478,279 records in 2012 and 2,455,670 records in 2014. This does not necessar...

Oxfam was fined £6,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. What they did Oxfam used this approach between 2003 and 2015. Since 2011, it has used this approach to find out information relating to 267,521 supporters. The ICO investigation also...

Cancer Research UK was fined £16,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. What they did Between 2010 and 2016, Cancer Research UK wealth screened 3,523,566 supporters. Between 2011 and 2016, Cancer Research UK matched 678,887 telephone num...

Battersea Dogs’ and Cats’ Home was fined £9,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. What they did Finding information about you, that you didn’t provide Between 2011 and 2015, Battersea Dogs’ and Cats’ Home used this approach to try to find ...

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity was fined £11,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. What they did Between 2011 and 2015, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity shared 910,283 records. Between 2010 and 2016, Great O...

Cancer Support UK (formerly Cancer Recovery Foundation UK) was fined £16,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. What they did Between 2010 and 2016, Cancer Support UK shared 3,075,550 donor records. This does not necessarily reflect the num...

WWF-UK was fined £9,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. What they did Between 2012 and 2015, WWF-UK shared 174,512 donor records. WWF-UK did this in 2006, 2011 and 2016. The total number of people wealth screened  was 643,531. Between 20...

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association was fined £15,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. What they did: Between 2008 and 2015, The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association wealth screened more than 1,770,221 supporters. Between 2010 and 2...

The International Fund for Animal Welfare was fined £18,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. What they did:  Between 2011 and 2015, the International Fund for Animal Welfare shared 4,948,633 donor records. This does not necessarily reflec...

Macmillan Cancer Support was fined £14,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. What they did Macmillan Cancer Support wealth screened supporters in 2009 and 2014. In 2014, it wealth screened 2,188,508 supporters. Macmillan Cancer Support has...

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was fined £12,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. What they did Between 2014 and 2015, the NSPCC used a form to collect the personal data of supporters. The form did not prov...

A former clerical officer employed by Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Eileen McMillan, has been prosecuted today at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court for accessing the sensitive medical records of 2 individuals, who were estranged family members, without...