Accident circumstances
At the time of the accident, Alan was employed as an electrician. His employer was based in Aberdeen, however Alan was contracted to a job in London. The main contractor for the building project had sub-contracted some of the electrical work to Alan's employer.
Whilst working in the building, he fell through one of the floors in the building which had not been properly supported. As a result, he suffered multiple injuries and in particular a serious shoulder injury.
Who was to blame?
Three companies shared the blame:-
- Alan's employer;
- The main contractor for the project;
- the sub-contractor involved in building the floor
Where to sue?
Alan had two options:-
- He could sue his employer and the other two companies in Aberdeen; or
- He could sue the main/sub-contractors and his employer in London
Where it was best to sue
The main part of Alan's claim concerned disadvanatage on the labour market due to the shoulder injury he had sustained. Awards for disadvantage on the labour market are much higher in England than in Scotland and so a decision was therefore taken to sue in London.
How we helped our client
We notified claims to his employer, the main contractor and sub-contractor. We thereafter instructed various medical reports to quantify the claim. As we had identified Alan would get a much higher award by suing in England, we then instructed lawyers in London to litigate Alan's claim.
A settlement of £180,000 was agreed, the updated value of which is £240,000.
Testimonial
Alan said, "I was delighted with the way in which my claim was dealt with and in particular for identifying that I would get a much higher award of compensation for disadvantage on the labour market in England than I would in Scotland. I was happy with the compensation I received. unspl
