‘More Ryanair passengers have taken compensation claims for cancellations or delays to arbitration this year than any other airline, figures show.’
BBC News, 2nd November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This appeal considered the construction of the expression ‘final distribution’ in a voluntary trust deed for creditors, and whether this includes a distribution made when the creditors receive less than 100 pence in the pound and there remain (following that distribution) assets vested in the trustee, albeit the trustee is unaware of their existence.’
UKSC Blog, 31st October 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
‘Large-scale civil litigation is one of the developing contours of data protection law. Last week’s judgment in Lloyd v Google – a novel representative action based on allegedly unlawful processing activities – is one illustration. When it comes to group litigation on the back of a data breach, our best illustration thus far is the groundbreaking group action against Morrisons.’
Panopticon, 22nd October 2018
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘The Civil Liability Bill seriously undermines the oath sworn by Lord Chancellor David Gauke to defend the independence of the judiciary, claimant lawyers have argued as the bill near the end of its parliamentary journey.’
Legal Futures, 23rd October 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Morrisons has lost its challenge to a High Court ruling that it is liable for a data breach that saw thousands of its employees’ details posted online.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Victims of the NHS contaminated blood scandal have written to the health secretary asking for an immediate increase in support payments, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The son of a woman who died while trapped in a holiday home airing cupboard is suing the resort company.’
BBC News, 17th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Most of us resignedly consent to the use of cookies in order to use internet sites, vaguely aware that these collect information about our browsing habits in order to target us with advertisements. It’s annoying, but does it do us any harm? That is the question that came up before Warby J in a preliminary application for a representative claim last week.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th October 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Businesses that breach UK data protection law or misuse personal information are not automatically obliged to pay compensation to people affected by that breach, the High Court in London has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Boy, 6, awarded record £37m in NHS compensation after “catastrophic” brain damage.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) has to pay compensation to a man injured by an uninsured vehicle, even though it was on private land, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 4th October 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The NHS has agreed to pay a record £19.8m in damages for failings in the care of a woman who suffered catastrophic brain injuries when she was deprived of oxygen as a baby.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A judge has ordered a police force and council to pay £52,000 to a sex abuse victim after a convicted paedophile was housed near his children’s home.’
BBC News, 24th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s Pensions Ombudsman has introduced a fixed-amount award to compensate individuals who have suffered “distress and inconvenience” as a result of the maladministration of a pensions scheme.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th September 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘In Swift v Carpenter [2018] EWHC 2060 (QB) Mrs Justice Lambert carried out a detailed consideration of the value and cost of prosthetic legs. It is unusual for this issue to be considered at length and the judgment is worth reading for that issue alone. Gordon Exall looks at the key points to come out of the judgment.’
Zenith PI, 11th September 2018
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The chief executive of British Airways has promised to compensate customers who have had their data stolen in what he described as a sophisticated breach of the company’s security systems.’
The Guardian, 7th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Vulnerable road users (VRUs), such as pedestrians and cyclists, will be completely exempt from the government’s whiplash reforms, the Lord Chancellor announced yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 5th September 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A police force tried to reduce payouts to injured officers who had been examined during recruitment by a sex pest doctor, in an attempt to save money, the BBC has learned.
An investigation into Dr Reginald Bunting, a chief medical officer at Avon and Somerset Police, found he conducted unacceptable examinations. Victims say they were unfairly targeted when the force reviewed payouts. The force said the claims were “without merit”. A review into payouts to officers who had been forced to retire through injury while on duty was launched in 2013.’
BBC News, 6th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The families of three wrongly deported Windrush victims who died before UK officials were able to repatriate them will be able to claim compensation, the immigration minister has told the House of Commons.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A cancer patient who lost most of his penis to a flesh-eating superbug after routine surgery has won a six-figure payout.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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