‘Two of the UK’s largest bookmakers are facing compensation claims worth £1.5m over allegations that they allowed a gambling addict to bet hundreds of thousands of pounds in stolen cash.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has issued a call for evidence on the new personal injury discount rate to be set under what will soon be the Civil Liability Act.’
Litigation Futures, 10th December 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Home Office processes led to wrongful detentions and deportations of members of the Windrush generation, says a National Audit Office report.’
BBC News, 5th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority is taking legal action against Ryanair over the airline’s refusal to compensate thousands of UK customers affected by flight disruption over the summer.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office has made no attempt to inform people deported to Commonwealth countries that the Windrush taskforce exists, prompting concerns that people who were wrongly removed do not know they can have their cases looked into.’
The Independent, 28th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former postman who was wrongly convicted of attempted rape is suing West Mercia police after it emerged that the force had failed to detect another man’s DNA on the victim’s clothing.’
The Independent, 28th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A university student has accepted more than £10,000 after a dentist incorrectly fitted braces on her teeth which she wore for four years.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Google was forced to settle a claim of race discrimination by one of its contractors after he claimed he was repeatedly treated as a terror suspect while working on a covert research project to navigate shopping centres for Google Maps.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The parents of a girl sexually assaulted at the age of six by boys in her school playground have won compensation from the local authority.’
BBC News, 21st November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Speech by Lord Justice Irwin : Personal Injury Bar Association Annual Lecture.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 16th November 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A bus driver who was sacked for testing positive for cocaine has been awarded £40,000 after a tribunal ruled the drug could have got into his system when he licked his fingers after accepting notes from students.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The TV and radio star Noel Edmonds, who is expected to join ITV’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here jungle camp this week, is also likely to fire the starting gun on a £60m lawsuit against Lloyds Bank.’
The Guardian, 19th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A law firm accounts clerk who faced false allegations of sexually harassing a fellow employee has accepted damages of £20,000 after winning his claim of unfair constructive dismissal.’
Legal Futures, 16th November 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Crime victims must get new legal rights to challenge parole and police decisions, a new all party group of MPs and Lords will demand today (Tues).’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Confiscation laws will be reviewed to ensure they’re effectively depriving convicted offenders of their ill-gotten gains, the Law Commission has announced today.’
Law Commission, 7th November 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘Lawyers acting for a passenger who was racially abused on a Ryanair flight have demanded an apology and compensation from the airline, describing its response as “woeful”.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Nicola Muir considers the Law Commission’s options for reforming the valuation of residential lease extensions.’
Tanfield Chambers, 18th October 2018
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
‘Defendants in a professional negligence claim who rejected the chance to settle costs have been left nursing a bill at least three times higher than it might have been.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd November 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘More than 1,200 NHS staff have won compensation after being injured by needles potentially infected with HIV or hepatitis over the past six years.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Radio DJ Paul Gambaccini has secured a payout from prosecutors over unfounded allegations of historical sex offences.’
BBC News, 3rd November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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