Free legal advice useful as health and safety law changes?

Free legal advice might prove invaluable to Britons with personal injury claims who are unsure how potential changes to health and safety could affect them.

Conservative peer and former minister Lord Young was asked to review current laws designed to minimise accidents in public environments such as schools and the workplace and come up with proposals to keep people safe while cutting down on excessive paperwork.

If the changes come into force, free legal advice could ensure individuals are aware of their rights, as certain activities that were formerly covered under health and safety law may fall under new regulations.

The report will be publicised at next week's Conservative Party conference in Birmingham and may challenge well-publicised health and safety controversies, such as rules forbidding children from playing conkers in the playground.

People who feel local authorities have wrongly banned events on health and safety grounds may be able to claim compensation and the shake-up might raise demand for free legal advice from Britons unsure where they stand when it comes to this area of law.