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 Mercury Legal Online | Jun 3, 2013 | Compensation, News
Chris Martin and will.i.am have agreed to contribute songs to a new tinnitus charity album, aimed at raising awareness of the hearing condition. Both Martin and will.i.am have talked openly after their suffering from tinnitus – a constant ringing in the ear, caused by...
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...