Seeking Professional Legal Advice after an Accident

Article by
Dave Koon Koon

I have recently come across an increasing number of employers who are trying to settle claims for personal injury, directly with their employees, without once mentioning to the employee that they should seek independent legal advice.

We have seen this scenario before by way of ‘third party capture’ where the Defendant’s insurance company contacts the injured party directly offering to pay them off before they seek legal advice and in either scenario accepting the offer directly from the Defendant or their insurer, without seeking legal advice, leaves the injured party at a very serious risk of being under compensated.

In addition to not being adequately compensated my concern is that the injured party may be losing out on the chance of seeking funding for the rehabilitation or medical treatment they may need and usually the need for rehabilitation or medical treatment is only highlighted once the injured party is examined by a medico legal expert.

I have managed to secure funding for a wide range of medical treatments which can vary from physiotherapy, osteopathy, cognitive behavioural therapy, counselling sessions, dental treatment, ophthalmic care, scar revision surgery and various other surgical procedures.

If my clients had accepted the offers made by the Defendant, without first receiving legal advice, they would not have been able to afford the cost of the medical treatment that they required and their recovery would have possibly taken much longer.

If you have been involved in an accident at work or an accident in a public place please contact me on 01992 422 128 or at dave@gardenhousesolicitors.co.uk for further advice and assistance.     

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Injured Whilst Shopping



Article by
Dave Koon Koon



Great start to the week as I have just settled another claim.

My client was injured whilst shopping at a DIY store in Stevenage. She was looking at a product displayed at the end of an aisle and whilst observing the product she stepped onto a wooden plank that had fallen off the side of the display.

The wooden plank had exposed screws and my client did not see these as her attention was focused on the product being displayed. On stepping onto the wooden plank a screw punctured her foot causing her injury and she required medical attention as a result.

Liability was admitted as the Defendant clearly should have had a better system in place to identify that its display was broken and posed a hazard to shoppers.

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Responsible Dog Ownership

Article by
Dave Koon Koon

The BBC has reported today that according to the PDSA ‘nearly one in three UK dog owners has reported being bitten or attacked by a dog’ and that 1.3 million dogs in Britain are exhibiting what is described as ‘problem behaviour’.

An explanation for this is a lack of adequate obedience training at an early age or at all and the deliberate training of dogs to be aggressive.

The survey referred to in the PDSA Report was conducted by YouGov researchers and highlights that 61% of dogs had not attended training sessions within six months of life and it would appear that the problem with aggressive dogs could be halted with obedience training done at an early age. The solution here is obviously educating dog owners about their responsibilities not only to their dogs but to members of the public in general and the Good Citizen Dog Training Scheme promoted by the Kennel Club is one of the schemes that promotes responsible dog ownership.

Parsloe Athletic U15's Season Update

Article by
Dave Koon Koon

I was lucky enough to be at a Parsloe Athletic U15’s game for a goal fest on 28 October 2012. The game ended in a 6-6 draw but the teams were evenly matched and Parsloe Athletic U15's never gave up looking for that deciding goal, even up to the final whistle. The boys should be proud of the way they played and it was the best game of football I’d seen that weekend, especially after watching the Stoke v Sunderland highlights earlier that morning.

Parsloe Athletic U15s are currently 7^th in the Mid Herts Rural Minors League, U15s Division 1 and with two away games coming up they’re hoping to get those 6 points that will push them higher up the table.

All the team at Garden House Solicitors continue to be very proud of the boys and in particular the way they have gone from strength to strength over the years, moving into higher divisions throughout.

The boys even had time to take a team photograph for us before their game and before they got muddy.  I for one am looking forward to the next home game, but this time I will definitely take a scarf and some gloves.

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Will Writing Solicitors Hertford

Article by
Sharon Brown

Many people continuously put off making a Will - whether it's through lack of time or not wanting to consider their own mortality.  The vast majority of my clients who are making Wills tell me they have been meaning to get round to it for years.   

 

I pride myself on making the will writing process as painless as possible.  Many of my clients are surprised at how easy it actually is, and question why they ever put it off in the first place. 

 

Making a Will does not mean you are tempting fate or that you are going to pass away in the imminent future.  However, it does mean that you no longer have to worry about doing it, and that you can have the peace of mind knowing you have made things as simple as possible for those you eventually leave behind.

 

Please don't put off making a Will any longer.  Call me on 01992 422128 or email sharon@gardenhousesolicitors.co.uk to arrange a mutually conveneint appointment.  You can visit me in the office or I can visit you at home, and evening or weekend appointments can be arranged.

 

I look forward to meeting you soon!

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From Little Acorns Big Trees Grow

Article by
Ruth Allen

Garden House was established in April 2006 and I am very proud to say I was there at the beginning together with 2 other members of staff.   I set up the accounts system using a tried and tested Legal Accounts Package which I had used before called Lawbyte.  I worked an evening a week as I had a full time job in Stevenage at that time. It was obvious then that the firm would grow but who could imagine how big it would grow to and how quickly?

Six and a half years later we now have 11 employees and we are still growing. I am now Practice Manager and Amanda Carron assists with the accounts and I work 3 days a week.  It is a superb firm to work for with a great atmosphere and a good mix of people. We are like one big happy family.

In 2006 we were an acorn and in 2012 we are a Big Tree but with plenty more growing to do.

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