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How technology can change the way we view personal injury
Find out more about how technology can help injured individuals with rehabilitation and ensure injury is avoided, as well as the complex legal issues that technology may pose to those in the field of personal injury and medical negligence.
Avoidance
Technology has the ability to help people avoid injury altogether, if used correctly.
In this section, we have pulled together all our team’s knowledge on areas of tech and the law which could help to prevent injury.
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Read more >>Causation
Unfortunately, technology also has the ability to cause injury.
Here our team covers topics where tech could cause injury and what this means for people who are looking to make a claim.
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Read more >>Rehabilitation
One benefit of technology is that it can help people do things they might not otherwise. This is why it’s such a boon for the rehabilitation sector.
Here our team investigates ways in which technology can be used to help people who have suffered an injury.
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