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School Accident Claims

All schools have a legal duty of care towards their staff and students. Regardless of the legalities, most school authorities do take the utmost care to make sure that their premises are as safe as possible for their students, teachers, and parents. For parents, their child’s safety at school takes precedence over all else. If your child is injured in an accident at school because the school failed in their duty of care, you may have legal grounds to make a school accident claim for compensation for your child’s injuries.

What Types Of Accidents At School Could You Claim Compensation For?

You can file a school accident claim for any accident that resulted in your child getting ill or injured, provided that the accident was caused by the school’s negligence.

Due to their curious nature and lack of maturity, children are more prone to getting injured while going about their various activities. If your child was injured after bumping into another child in School Accident Claimthe class or while running round on the playground that may not be sufficient grounds to file a compensation claim.

These are some of the more common school-related accidents that may warrant a compensation claim.

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    Accidents On The School Playground

    Accidents on the school playground are the most common cause of injuries that children suffer while at school. Not all of these injuries can be attributed to the school’s negligence. If your child was injured in an accidental fall while playing with friends that would typically be considered a genuine accident, with no one in particular at fault. However, if the injury was caused because of faulty or ill-maintained playground equipment or fixtures that do not have any safety measures in place, those are likely to be solid grounds to file an accident claim against the school for negligence.

    Faulty Or Unsafe Equipment In The Classroom

    Regular maintenance of equipment is paramount in a school environment. Furniture that is wobbly, frayed, or has sharp edges are all potential causes for accidents. If your child was cut by a frayed or sharp edge of a desk, or because their chair gave way, it could constitute negligence on part of the school, and you may be able to file a school accident claim for compensation.

    Laboratories are another common setting for accidents among older children. You may be able to file a claim if your child was allowed to use laboratory equipment or chemicals that were not appropriate for their age. Allowing students to use the laboratory unsupervised is also a breach of a school’s legal duty of care.


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      Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

      Who will pay the compensation?

      It is very rare for the employer concerned to actually shoulder the payment of industrial disease compensation. In the vast majority of cases compensation comes from your employer's "Employers Liability Insurance". It is a legal requirement for all UK employers to have a policy of this type.

      Furthermore, in the event that you are still employed by the defendant there are a number of legal safeguards in place to protect you from unfair dismissal or discrimination made on the basis of your claim.

      Can I claim compensation following work in Scotland, if I now live outside of Scotland?

      Yes. Many of our claimants now live abroad in locations such as France, South Africa and Australia. If you worked in Scotland before you moved overseas, you can bring a claim for compensation in the usual way.

      If a family member has died as a result of an industrial disease, can we make a claim?

      It is possible to claim compensation on behalf of a deceased family member. However, the claim must be brought within three years of the date of death. Similarly, if the claimant dies during the course of the case, the family can continue with the claim on his or her behalf.

      However, if your family member has an industrial disease and later dies from an unrelated incident, you would have three years to claim in respect of the work related illness from the date they knew or ought to have known they were suffering from the condition, not from the date of the unrelated death.

      What are the time limits for industrial disease claims?

      You can make a claim up to three years from the date the you knew or ought to have known that you were suffering from a work-related illness, or three years from the date of last exposure to any substance or process which has caused the condition (whichever is the later date).

      Given that many industrial diseases take a long time to develop, it may be that you need to make a claim decades after the firm responsible for your illness has ceased to trade. But, as long as it is within three years of diagnosis of an industrial disease, it may still be possible to claim compensation when retired or no longer work for the former employer responsible for causing your illness.

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