Employers and self-employed people, as well as people in control of premises, must legally report certain types of accident to the Incident Contact Centre of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
All of the kinds of injuries listed below need to be reported if they happen to an employee, a self-employed person or a member of [...]

Whiplash is an injury to the neck area, resulting from a strain to ligaments in the spine. It is caused by sudden movements of the neck, such as those which occur during sudden deceleration in a car accident.
Whiplash is usually a minor injury which causes some pain and impedes movement in the neck area, but [...]

Unless you have been living in a sound-proof chamber in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, you will be aware of the ‘no win no fee claims’ ads which currently crowd our airwaves.
However, while the term ‘no win no fee’ is now commonly recognised, most people still do not know precisely what it means, and [...]

You can make a personal injury claim in the UK on a no win, no fee basis. But how do these personal injury claims really work, and what are the possible outcomes?
Here is a brief outline of the claims process you will go through if you choose to make a no win, no fee personal [...]

Were injured in an accident? Are you unable to go back to your job?
If so, you may be able to get trained into a new career through your state’s vocational rehabilitation service.
Commonly known as “state rehab” your state’s service provides eligible people with various services to help them get back to work. These services can [...]

In horse and buggy days whiplash was rare. Sure, a horse could bolt and cause a whiplash type reaction on passengers. But, let’s face it—horses rarely spaced out and ran into the buggy in front of them.
Whiplash Defined
One simple definition from Mosby Medical Encyclopedia is: “an injury to the neck vertebrae or their supporting ligaments [...]

A power of attorney is a legal document. You use it to give someone the power to act for you. You are the principal. He is your agent. The person acting for you is also known as your “attorney-in-fact.”
Two types of powers of attorney are the general power of attorney and the special power of [...]

Author: Robert Kane
Marijuana users have always sought legal loopholes in countries where it is illegal to own or smoke it. Many people choose to buy marijuana seeds (which is legal in many places), then grow and smoke their own (which is not!) But every marijuana smoker has probably dreamed at one point or another of [...]