Around 18 per cent and this is very worrying because of the current weather crisis that’s predicted to inflict so much damage to buildings that the industry will be forced to cough out a lot of money as pay outs.

 It also comes at a time that many homeowner are expected to, in the attempt to make improvements, cause a lot of damage that could result in claims worth up to £25 million after the Summer holiday. Oh dear!

Auckland topped Canterbury for overall claims, including ongoing claims, in 2006-2007 with $2.24m, but trailed Canterbury’s 254 new claims for the year. Nationally, the ACC paid out $8.31m more in claims for 2006-2007 than it did in 2002-2003.

One Christchurch cycling group is blaming mountain bikers for the increase. Oh dear.

He was originally offered a replacement pair of football boots and just £50 in compensation from Adidas, for an injury which meant he had to take a whole month off work and left him in terrible agony. However, with the help of the lawyer, Adidas gave him a higher payout.

Apparently, it has been said that said anyone who has a house affected will get 20% above market value, which he stressed by 2011 may be a lot less than someone may have paid five years ago. Oh dear, let the battle commence.!

A report said education bosses in Lancashire are now struggling to handle what is considered compensation claims drive among youngsters.

Many of the wounds were sustained after pupil slipped or fell in the schoolyard, had their fingers trapped or hit by swinging doors amongst others. And a total of 24 claims were successful resulting in the County Hall making payouts of £105,596 in compensation. Oh my!

“I want some repairs done to my cooker as it has backfired and burnt my knob off.”

“I wish to complain that my father hurt his ankle very badly when he put his foot in the hole in his back passage.”

“Their 18 year old son is continuously banging his balls against my fence.”

The loose bull used the SW Loop 820 as its own personal playground. However, the bull’s playtime ended when the car struck and killed it, and left the driver of the car injured.

The brown-and-white bull initially got loose on Saturday, August 8, 2009, and was successfully returned back to its owner. The next day, Sunday, the bull get loose again and was spotted charging up and down Loop 820. Not a load of bull.

The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) exposed that 64% of the drivers contacted failed to get their car checked by a dealer; therefore they could be at serious risk of not only personal injuries but a crash too.

Renault advised owners of second generation Clios, manufactured between 1998 and 2005, plus all Clio Campuses, to seek the help from authorised dealers to check the bonnet mechanisms. Oh my….scary!

The number of court summons rose to 6,000 in 2007 compared to just 2,673 in 2006 – an increase of 122%. Despite this, the institution, which was set up in 2004 by the government to prevent lengthy claims cases, said it kept 10,000 claims cases out of the courts altogether as well as awarding 8,200 other cases 181 million Euros.

7.5 million driver’s are caught out with extra charges when they try to amend the details their insurer holds about them. Oh my!

It is believed that big insurers are making £200 million yearly by including these clauses in cheap car insurance policies. Drivers are initially lured in with low annual premium prices, but are failing to draw attention to the small print, where £50 upwards is charges for vital services.