“An NHS hospital trust has agreed to pay £27,500 compensation in an out-of-court settlement with a mother of three for aborting her unborn baby against her will and ignoring her attempts to withdraw her consent.”
The Guardian, 30th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Millions of pounds are set to be paid out by the Government to prisoners kept in jail beyond their release dates.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Almost 300,000 miners with a disabling chest disease have received less money in compensation than it cost the Government to administer their claim, a report discloses today.”
The Times, 18th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“An estimated 125,000 people who lost their retirement savings when their companies went bust could receive higher payouts from the government, it was announced today.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Education authorities are launching a crackdown on injury claims over fears of a burgeoning compensation culture in school playgrounds.”
The Times, 17th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Compensation scheme withdrawal is lawful
R (Niazi) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department
Queen’s Bench Division
“The withdrawal, without notice or consultation, of the ex gratia scheme for compensation for miscarriages of justice was not unlawful.”
The Times, 9th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“A judge today limited the compensation claim of a Paddington train crash survivor who said he had been turned into a killer by post-traumatic stress disorder.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An award of £5,000 compensation rather than the two years’ commission sought by the agent pursuant to reg 17(6) of the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 had been adequate where the principal’s business had been in decline.”
WLR Daily, 4th July 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“The compensation to which commercial agents are entitled on the termination of agency relationships can be significantly less than many agents currently expect, following a landmark ruling by the House of Lords today.”
OUT-LAW News, 4th July 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Prison Service paid £2.5 in compensation to prisoners in England and Wales last year, figures show.”
BBC News, 15th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Seven firms of solicitors joined together today to launch a High Court challenge to the abolition of a discretionary compensation scheme for victims of miscarriages of justice.”
The Times, 10th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Separate loss-of-profit compensation for disturbance to land is too remote
Welford and Others v. EDF Energy Networks (LPN) Ltd.
Court of Appeal
“Separate compensation for loss of profit for disturbance was too remote if compensation had been awarded for diminution in the market value of land.”
The Times, 8th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“The Legal Complaints Service (LCS) is to canvas thousands of former miners directly to determine whether solicitors wrongly deducted fees from their compensation claims.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd May 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
R (Dost Mohammed) v. Secretary of State for Defence [2007] EWCA Civ 983
“The scheme adopted by the British Government in 2000 to make an ex gratia single payment of £10,000 to each surviving member of five specified categories of persons who had been imprisoned by the Japanese during the Second World War, or their surviving spouses, did not unlawfully discriminate on grounds of race against a Pakistani citizen who had been captured while serving in the Indian army and who could not meet the criteria set out in the scheme.”
WLR Daily, 1st May 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“A businesswoman told to choose between her job and having a baby won more than £8,000 compensation yesterday after taking legal action with the help of a group of law students.”
The Guardian, 26th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A group of school dinner ladies who claimed they were victimised by their local council after bringing equal pay claims has won their case at the House of Lords.”
The Times, 25th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A scheme for sick miners has been exploited by a few unscrupulous solicitors, a report has claimed.”
BBC News, 25th April 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“‘Ambulance-chasing’ companies who exploit accident victims over compensation claims will be brought under new tough controls coming into force on Monday.”
The Times, 21st April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“British victims of terrorist atrocities abroad yesterday voiced their frustration and anger at the lack of help from the government. Survivors of bombings in Bali, Egypt and Turkey spoke out on the eve of the second reading of a private member’s bill which hopes to introduce a system that would allow the families of those killed or injured to be paid compensation.”
The Guardian, 20th April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Absence of lawyer is regretted
Regina (Consumer Council for Postal Services) v. Postal Services Commission and Another
Court of Appeal
“The Royal Mail was entitled to refuse compensation to a customer who was in default of credit terms without reasonable excuse. The fact and extent of the customer’s default was ascertained by reference to a particular point rather than a period of time.”
The Times, 20th April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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