Introduce more effective regulation to restrict the marketing
activities of referral agencies, such as claims management companies, and personal
injury lawyers,
in particular to control the volume of cold - call marketing practices.Create a more robust approach to medical assessments for workplace
injuries by extending the use of independent medical panels to cover all personal
injury claims, not simply whiplash - related personal
injury claims as currently envisaged under Ministry of Justice proposals.
(a) malfunction of mechanical equipment and recreational apparatus under the control of or maintained by the operator, including vehicles, other than that resulting from misuse by a user; (b) unsafe operation of mechanical equipment or recreational apparatus, including vehicles, by the operator or its employees; (c) unsafe aspects of the structure and condition of an indoor recreational facility that directly affect the safety of users when actually engaged
in a recreational
activity for which the recreational facility is designed or intended; (d) failure by the operator of an outdoor recreational facility to maintain commonly accepted conditions or standards of demarcation, signage, lighting, and monitoring of user
activity, for outdoor recreational facilities of comparable size and type; (e) unfitness for normal use, at the time of supply or rental, of equipment or apparatus supplied or rented for use
in connection with a recreational
activity; (f) conduct of the operator's employees, acting
in the course of their employment, that results
in personal
injury to or death of a user from the sources of risk referred to
in paragraphs (a) to (e); (g) breach by the operator, or by an employee of the operator, of a specific statutory duty or regulatory requirement relating to safety
in a
particular recreational
activity.
Bones and joints can suffer
injury in myriad ways — trauma, deterioration, degeneration, arthritis or damage that occurs over time due to a
particular activity.
While some
injuries obtained during
particular sports are to be expected,
in a lot of cases the
injuries could, and should have been prevented by the person operating or overseeing the
activity.