by Gavin Moat | Jun 11, 2013 | Claims, Compensation, Downloads, Helpful Advice
Deafness at work or ‘occupational hearing loss’ as it is also know as, occurs when a person is exposed to loud noises over a prolonged period of time. Often this is the direct result of working in a noisy factory, shipyard or manufacturing plant. As part...
by Chris Woods | Jun 5, 2013 | Claims, Compensation, Helpful Advice, News
An elderly man from Swansea has received a significant amount in compensation after suffering noise-induced hearing loss from his former employer. Mr A, who used to work as a heatweigher, began a claim with Mercury Legal after suffering problems with his hearing, so...
by Mercury Legal Online | Jun 4, 2013 | Claims, Compensation, Helpful Advice, News
A man from Basingstoke has received a significant amount in compensation with Mercury Legal, after suffering substantial hearing loss through a lack of hearing protection from the MOD. The man was in his 20s when he was exposed to excessive levels of noise through his...
by Chris Woods | May 20, 2013 | Claims, Compensation, Helpful Advice, News
The Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) is delighted to be the first Deaf organisation in the UK to launch a call-centre style webcam portal to allow Deaf people to contact its Deaf Law Centre in BSL online. The webcam portal enhances the previous system of...
by Mercury Legal Online | May 20, 2013 | Claims, Compensation, Helpful Advice, News
To coincide with Deaf Awareness Week, a survey by Royal Association for Deaf (RAD) Deaf Law Centre (DLC) has found that 85% of Deaf people would prefer to speak directly to a legal advisor who uses British Sign Language (BSL) rather than through a BSL interpreter. The...
by Gavin Moat | May 16, 2013 | Claims, Compensation, Helpful Advice, News
An elderly man from Swansea has received a significant amount in compensation after suffering noise-induced hearing loss from his former employer. Mr A, who used to work as a heatweigher, began a claim with Mercury Legal after suffering problems with his hearing, so...