Accident or injury
If you have been involved in a car accident, an accident at work or public place, suffer from an industrial disease please contact us for expert local advice.
If you are unfortunate enough to suffer an accident at work, you may be able to make a personal injury claim for compensation.
There cannot be many more serious injuries than the loss of a limb whether as a direct result of a trauma or due to later medical treatment. At Gotelee Solicitors we specialise in personal injury and accident compensation claims. We are a local firm that has been established for over 130 years and is proud to offer its clients the highest level of professional service from its solicitors and staff.
We are lawyers that specialise in claims for compensation for injuries arising from exposure to asbestos, we are experienced in handling these difficult cases and act for both the person who has been exposed to the asbestos and their families.
If you have been the victim of abuse, either as a child or a vulnerable adult, you may be entitled to claim compensation for your injuries and for the emotional and psychological effects.
If you have been the victim of a violent crime and suffered an injury as a result, you have the right to claim damages against the person who injured you.
Every employer must take steps to ensure that their employees do not use defective or dangerous work equipment.
Unfortunately, it is quite common for people to develop an illness or disease after coming into contact with a harmful substance in their workplace.
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (amended in 2002) are designed to protect employees from injuries caused by Manual Handling at work.
Employers have detailed legal responsibilities to meet to protect their employees and others on site from accident and injury.
Latex allergy is an allergy to proteins that are present in natural rubber or to the chemicals used in processing the rubber.
If you have been the victim of a medical accident, mis-diagnosis, mis-treatment or surgical error, the effects can be life changing and can affect your future prospects
Occupational asthma is the name given to Asthma attacks caused or encouraged by environmental conditions in the sufferer's place of work.
A road accident could affect you in one of many ways: you could be a driver or a passenger in a car or on a motor cycle; a pedal cyclist; or a pedestrian.
As an employee, you have a right to expect your employer to protect you against hazards in your workplace.
Whether it is an injury to the spinal cord resulting in paralysis, a fracture to the spine itself or injury to the discs or muscles the impact is often immediate and the consequences far reaching.
Vibration White Finger (VWF) or Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), as it can be called, is caused by using vibrating tools for a prolonged period of time.
Although victims are usually portrayed as individuals, businesses can also be victims of crime.
Dermatitis covers many different disorders that all result in a red, itchy rash. Some types of dermatitis affect only specific parts of the body.