Q: On my first day in a new job my employers had no spare goggles for me to wear whilst handling acidic chemicals, or gave me chemical handling training. My manager just told me to be very careful. Unfortunately the chemical sprayed into my face and I got badly burnt. I have permanent scarring on my face and am now blind in one eye. Can my employers sack me if I make a personal injury claim against them?

Q: I am about to advertise for workers to help in my landscaping business. We have a lot of foreign nationals looking for work in this area and I am happy to take them on but I am worried about whether they are in the country legally. What checks should I do to ensure the worker is in the country legitimately and that I am not breaking the law in any way?

The lawyer who heads up one of the area's largest family and mental health legal teams has spoken out in support of what he calls ‘a grave warning' issued this week by the most senior family judge in the land.

A partner in one of the area's largest family law teams which has offices in Wrexham, Llangollen and Oswestry has qualified to undertake Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAM) and sign FM1 forms.

Q: My mother is a supervisor at a supermarket. A few weeks ago she was helping someone at the automatic check-out when she saw a man putting two bottles of whiskey straight into his bag without checking them through.

Q: I fell down a staircase at work because one of the steps at the top was broken, had been for a long while. It was a really awkward fall which resulted in me suffering a fractured thigh bone that extended into my knee joint and shattered the bone. My employers did pay me all the time I was off work, which was good, but I have been told my football playing days are over. I have also been told I will benefit from more physiotherapy sessions than I can get on the NHS. Can I claim compensation from my employer?

Q: I am owed money for building work I did nine months ago. When I chased the lady for payment her son rang me saying she had been taken ill and was in hospital. Out of consideration I waited a couple of months before writing to request settlement of my account. This time the son rang and said his mother had died and as probate had not been granted on her estate no payment could be made to me until that happened.