Compensation culture Reviews

Working at a solicitors that specialies in Personal Injury claims and having had a car accident myself I can see this argument from all persepctives. I do think the compensation culture is a bit crazy and there are some people that are all too quick to make a claim, however, I do feel that most cf the claims made are ...  Read the complete review

I'm reading this Declan Swan article with absolute disgusted incredulity. You and people like you ... you revulse me! Bastards! You make me SICK! Declan Swan is a young boy who recieved compensation for an injury - IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY! So what if he was in a TV advert?! Fuck you! Leave this young innocent boy alone! I don't have all the money in ...  Read the complete review

Britain has gone mad concerning the compensation culture. It just seems that everyone is willing, without any remorse or guilt, to sue anyone for the slightest of reasons. In some cases family members are making claims against each other for the simple reason of making easy money. There are even criminal organisation who are ...  Read the complete review

After reading a number of reviews on compensation culture, I thought I would throw my hat into the ring, primarily from a legal perspective, and moreover my own views; which ultimately is what doo you is about. Working for a law firm dealing in personal injury and employment tribunal representation I hope to give some insight on how this works, ...  Read the complete review

With the news that Maxine Carr, the girlfriend of the Soham killer Ian Huntley, has requested breast enhancements on the NHS to boost her self-esteem, in the same county where one in three women struggle to get breast cancer drugs because they cost too much for that particular trust, isn't about time we got our priorities right when it comes to ...  Read the complete review

I apologise in advance that tis is a very short review on the subject, but when i stumbled across the category i had to get this off my chest. A couple who live near me, and shall remain nameless, disgusted me, and others a few years back. I believe that it says all that needs said on the subject. When acting like a cretin, and ...  Read the complete review

-- Do we live in a culture of compensation? -- It only sounds like it... due to the fact of extreme high media coverage of every turn of high media profiled cases. In fact there has been no more cases per a 1000 people than there were 20 years ago. It just sounds like it. Obviously, there are more publicised cases that have ...  Read the complete review

THE FALL “You should have claimed compensation” is what I was told when I had to take several weeks off work due to an accident in a shop where I fell down some steps. I must admit it had never occurred to me to do this, but it set me thinking. The fall had not been my fault, it was a new shop and the steps were not marked as ...  Read the complete review

“Have you been injured or involved in an accident that wasn’t your fault? You could claim thousands in compensation on a no-win-no-fee basis. What are you waiting for? Call now.” What I intend to discuss here are not the genuine claims for recompense where someone is clearly at fault but those circumstances where compensation is ...  Read the complete review

I felt I should join in the debate which I feel that cannot be won, from the outset I would like to say that I am pro compensation due to a recent incident I was involved in, however, I like many people just get annoyed about how some folks abuse the system just like people have abused other financial rewarding systems for decades - benefit fraud, ...  Read the complete review

Always a risk to talk about claiming for compensation as you always get somebody who will oppose your view. However I will tell you my experiences with compensation and why I think in circumstances it is a good thing and then not in others. Now first I better explain what compensation actually is for those of you who don’t know. It is ...  Read the complete review

Compensation eh ! Tax payers Money they say .Ive paid Tax all my life .Went to work no matter the weather as i was a postwoman up at 3.30am everyday.I paid my dues and made a few people happy at Christmas delivering their goods on time. I was an oasis though and fertile was my middle name. So i decided to get sterilized. no worry every month ...  Read the complete review

Sadly, a lot of people do get hurt because of other people or companies doing stuff that they ought not to do. These victims should be entitled to compensation - as much to ensure that the culprit learns from their mistake (and sadly a lot of companies will not change unless they feel it in their pocket) as to ensure the victim doesn't lose ...  Read the complete review

Offers some compensation but at what price? - Advantages: Genuine loss is recognised, Only way to assure future for victims, Encourages better practice? - Disadvantages: Exagerated, fake cases sometimes win, We all pay in the end, Only the lawyers always win

I wasn't going to put my head above the water to be shot at on this one actually. The truth is, I've just left the Personal Injury (PI) sales market after working in it for the past two and a half years. The experiences I have had are mixed. I started out with The Accident Group (TAG). When I first joined them in ...  Read the complete review

Does Prince Charles have the right to communicate with Ministers Of The Crown on issues that concern him? Such as our growing comensation culture. The recent disclosure from Whitehall that our future monarch writes letters as often as once a fortnight has triggered a debate about whether he has the right to get involved in the running of ...  Read the complete review

Do you consider yourself a helpful person??? I have always been willing to help people, even going out of my way to try to make other peoples lives easier for them. People don't even need to ask and I will be there trying to help them. Is it worth helping people these days? Sure it feels good to be able to make life easier for others ...  Read the complete review

I am currently having a last ditch attempt to sue a health authority for negligence shown at the birth of my son more than 25 years ago, the purpose is to receive substantial compensation for his brain damage. What good will suing do? Why do I want to do it? For nine years I kept telling doctors there was something wrong with my ...  Read the complete review

I have heard on the news that a woman has just walked away from a lapdancing club with a £60,000 pay-out. An industrial tribunal was ordered the Spearmint Rhino Club, in London's West End, to cough up sixty grand to a head waitress who claimed she had suffered sexual discrimination and hurt feelings. Samantha McGaw, 27, ...  Read the complete review

The term “claims culture” is a relatively new phrase and already overused and ill defined. Unfortunately, people use the term indiscriminately and ring fence legal professionals with unqualified salesmen. The problem is that the unqualified salesmen shout loudest and the public always hear the loudest voice. You cannot turn on the ...  Read the complete review