Personal Injuries

Your kidneys play an important role in removing waste and excess fluid and maintaining a healthy chemical balance in your blood. Therefore, kidney injuries, kidney failure or kidney cancer can have a huge impact on your physical health. Importantly, if your kidneys have been damaged or injured because of somebody else’s negligence, you may be…

Hair damage can have repercussions that are much more serious than a casual bad hair day. Damage to hair can be caused in various ways and can result in several short or long-term consequences. If your hair damage was due to professional negligence, an accident that was not your fault, or a criminal act of…

Your thumb is, perhaps, the most important digit on your hand. If you injure your thumb, your ability to grip, pinch, or grasp is likely to be reduced. This can have an impact on your dailyactivities and it could also prevent you from working. Importantly, if you’ve suffered a thumb injury caused by somebody else,…

Injuring your Achilles tendon can be very painful and have a dramatic impact on your ability to work or carry on with your usual activities. If you’ve torn, strained or ruptured your Achilles tendon in an accident that was not your fault, you may be eligible to make an Achilles tendon injury claim for compensation…

An injury to any of the muscles in your thigh can be debilitating and cause a lot of pain. They can limit your ability to work, affect your family life and prevent you from participating in your usual hobbies. Importantly, if you sustain a thigh injury in an accident that was not your fault, you…

Incidents involving sudden exposure to loud or high-pitched sounds through a telephone headset are referred to as ‘acoustic shock’. Importantly, if you've suffered acoustic shock and believe your employer or somebody else is to blame, you may be eligible to make an acoustic shock claim for compensation. We are here to assist you with explaining…

Taste and smell are two senses that are very closely related. If either is impaired or you suffer from complete loss of taste and smell, your quality of life is likely to be drastically affected. Importantly, if your senses are affected by somebody else’s negligence, you could be compensated. In this guide to loss of…

Cartilage is something that is found across the body to reduce your joints from wear and tear. It is a shock-absorbing and flexible tissue that is found around the knees, elbows, hips and other joints. Cartilage can be torn or damaged during an accident involving sudden trauma and this damage can be extremely painful and…

Your ligaments are the important bands of tissue that support your joints and connect your bones. If they are torn, ruptured, or stretched, you are likely to suffer a lot of pain and might be out of action for some time. In more serious cases, surgery might be required and you might face a long…

If your finger is amputated or partially amputated in an accident, it’s typically going to be very painful at the time. However, in the longer term, it's likely your injury will also cause problems in your personal, social and work life as well. Therefore, if you have lost a finger in an accident that wasn’t…