Redress, part of Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for justice for ordinary men and women and has built a top class reputation for its skill in handling personal injury claims. We support victims of illness and injury and it is company policy that they never represent insurance firms or employers.

Here are few examples of successful injury claims where we have won redress for victims of accidents.

Claimant:Nilesh Ladwa
Claim: Edinburgh Horse Riding Accident
Award: £12,500 in compensation

An Edinburgh riding school has been ordered to pay damages to a pupil who was thrown from his horse on an executive day out.

Claimant:Jane Home
Claim: Ayrshire Accident on a boat
Award: £5,000 in compensation

Ms Home fell down a flight of stairs on the Greenock ferry. The accident occurred in circumstances where she had a very clear and strong case for compensation.

Claimant: Lee Flanagan
Claim: Accident in a Edinburgh nightclub claim
Award: £3,2510 in compensation

Lee Flanagan suffered an accident in an Edinburgh nightclub. She initially tried to deal with the matter on her own the insurers for the night club simply said that it was all her own fault.

Claimant: The Smith Family
Claim: West Lothian Road traffic accident Bo-ness
Award: £29,000 plus in compensation

The Smith Family Bo-ness, West Lothian Road traffic accident Three generations of the one family were involved in a very serious road traffic accident as a result of a head on collision.

Claimant: John Pitch
Claim: East Lothian Accident at work back injury
Award: £4,000 in compensation

Accident at work Mr Pitch was employed by a company which made and fabricated computer workstations for industry. Mr Pitch sustained an injury to his back.

Claimant: Donna Eastbrook
Claim: Road traffic bus crash accident abroad France
Award: £18,000 in compensation

Donna was on a school coach trip with Largs Academy to France. In France the coach was involved in a serious road traffic accident which resulted in the coach landing on its side and all of the pupils receiving injuries to different degrees.

Claimant: Carol Summers
Claim: Road traffic accident Motherwell
Award: £10,000 interim payment

TEACHER Carol Summers was one year into her first job when she was involved in a horrific three-car road accident in which one driver died. The 25-year-old was seriously injured in the smash, which was not her fault, and had to sign off work for almost nine months.

Claimant: John Clements
Claim: Needle-stick injury
Award: interim payment awarded

PARAMEDIC John Clements received a needle-stick injury when he attended a drug user who had taken an overdose. John, who was due to get married, was tested for hepatitis and HIV, and had to endure months of worry and trauma while he waited for the results.

Claimant: Linda Smith
Claim: Motorbike road traffic accident Stirlingshire
Award: £6,500 in compensation

Linda was a pillion passenger on the motorbike being driven by her partner. The insurers took the usual prejudiced attitude towards parties injured while travelling on a motorbike. A Court action was raised on Ms. Smith’s behalf and the case quickly settled with Ms. Smith receiving £6,500 in compensation.

Claimant: Mary Cadbury
Claim: Road traffic accident Fife
Award: £25,000 in compensation

Ms Cadbury was a back seat passenger in her son’s motor vehicle when it was involved in a road traffic accident.  The accident occurred on an icy morning and Ms Cadbury’s son admitted that he was travelling too fast for the conditions. 

Claimant: James Burns
Claim: Accident at work West Lothian
Award: £35,000 in compensation

James job involved unloading new cars from locomotive transporters. Mr Burns fell and fractured the bone in the top of his leg (the femur).  At first the employers refused to pay Mr  Burns compensation because they said that they had done nothing wrong.