Case Law

Cyclist comes off bike due to excess bitumen sealant on the road and is badly injured. He successfully sued the Council who conceded that the work had not been completed

Cyclist comes into contact with loose pebbles on a laneway, skids and comes of her bike sustaining serious injuries.

Cyclist hits defect on a roundabout, comes off her bike and fractures her right leg. The Council dispute that the defect was dangerous and lack of evidence as to the

Cyclist becomes unsteady over a cattle grid and causes permanent damage to his ankle, a claim was intimated to the local council. The cyclist was rewarded damages for his injuries. 

Two cyclists are injured during a 10 mile team time trial on open roads. The incident was caused by the driver who was towing a trailer with a boat on

A cyclist collides at speed with an oncoming vehicle on a sharp corner alleging pot holes on the nearside forcing him to go wide.

Cyclist is injured at a junction by a large transit van. Both parties did not remember seeing one another but the van driver was to blame as the cyclist had

Case Law: a cyclist collides with a pedestrian who was distracted by her phone whilst crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing.

Case Law: Cyclist injured whilst filtering on the near side at traffic lights when an HGV turned left blocking her path.

Tram tracks cause cyclists to fall from their bicycles as their wheels get stuck in the track. Cyclists sue Edinburgh Trams Ltd for damages.

Case Law: Duathlon participant thrown from bicycle and injured after making contact with a road surface defect. 

Cyclist runs a red light and collides with a taxi driver sustaining injuries. Both were travelling through the junction at speed.