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The health and safety statistics for 2010 show that although construction accounts for 4% of the employees in Britain, 7% of reported injuries happen to employees in the construction sector.

If your claim is successful the insurers will pay a sum of money in settlement.  For example for a whiplash injury they might pay £2500.

You will then receive that sum in your hand and there will be no deductions for legal costs.

This article first appeared in the Law Society Journal on December 9th, 2009

The Cabinet Secretary for Justice welcomed Lord Gill’s report in the Scottish Parliament by describing it as “hard hitting” and “the first system wide review in modern times”. The writer concurs in his appreciation of the work carried out by the review team; but questions whether two major proposals would improve access to justice.