Abuse claim Beechwood children’s home residents awarded compensation – BBC News
‘Former residents at a children’s care home have been awarded compensation after claims they were sexually abused.’
BBC News, 3rd May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: compensation
Train driver traumatised by death on tracks fights loss of compensation – The Independent
‘It was around midday on 31 March 2012 that Nik Douglas’s life changed forever. The 37-year-old train driver was travelling through Northallerton station on the way to Newcastle when he saw a man in his sixties standing alone on the platform. He thought nothing of the lone figure, turning instead to check the opposite platform. By the time Mr Douglas looked back again, the man was crouching on the tracks in front of his train. But because of a recent change in the law, Mr Douglas could be the last person in the country to receive compensation for such trauma.’
The Independent, 5th May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Settlements approved for families of 10 children made seriously ill by Godstone Farm E. coli outbreak – The Independent
‘Families of the 10 young children most seriously affected by Britain’s worst E. coli farm outbreak were approved settlements today, closing the door on an incident that the parents described as “a living nightmare for all”.’
The Independent, 1st May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Quarter of billion in court fines written off – Daily Telegraph
‘Millions of pounds in fines and victim compensation cancelled because offenders can no longer be traced.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Delayed flights may cost airlines billions after test case rulings – The Guardian
‘Airline passengers could be entitled to billions of pounds’ worth of compensation, depending on the outcome of two flight delay cases at the court of appeal next month.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Triple killer wins £800 after belongings are damaged in prison move – The Guardian
‘A triple killer has won £800 in compensation after some of his belongings, including nose hair clippers, cranberry juice and an alarm clock, were lost or broken in prison.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court overturns “unlawful” Legal Ombudsman decision to cut firm’s fees – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has struck down an “unlawful and irrational” Legal Ombudsman (LeO) decision to reduce a law firm’s fee and compensate its client for distress and inconvenience.’
Legal Futures, 22nd April 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Dodgy directors’: Tougher sanctions could see them paying compensation – The Independent
‘The Government is to introduce a law imposing tougher penalties on “rogue and reckless” company directors that could see them paying compensation to victims.’
The Independent, 19th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jimmy Savile: Adverts advise victims on compensation – BBC News
‘People who say they were sexually abused by Jimmy Savile are being advised how they can claim compensation through adverts in newspapers.’
BBC News, 22nd April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Claimant groups: 85% of injured workers not compensated – Law Society’s Gazette
‘More than 85% of people injured or made ill at work do not recover any compensation, a new report has stated.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th April 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Supermarket staff could win millions in equal pay cases – The Guardian
‘Supermarkets may have to pay millions of pounds in higher wages and back pay to store staff, mainly women, if test cases for equal pay being brought by 400 workers are successful.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Milly Dowler’s killer Levi Bellfield awarded £4,500 over prison attack – Daily Telegraph
‘The Ministry of Justice is ‘hugely disappointed’ that the triple murderer will receive taxpayer funded compensation.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court reduces Ombudsman-awarded compensation due to local authority “financial pressures” – OUT-LAW.com
‘A recent High Court decision risks “emasculating” the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO), an expert has said, after the judge allowed the authority to pay only one fifth of the compensation awarded against it.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st April 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
Christian preacher wins £13,000 in compensation after being held for ’15 hours without food or water’ – The Independent
‘A Christian preacher who was held by police for 15 hours without water or food has won £13,000 in compensation for wrongful imprisonment.’
The Independent, 31st March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
HMRC to appeal against high court award to Barclay brothers of £1.2bn – The Guardian
‘HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has insisted it will appeal against a high court decision to award Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay’s Littlewoods catalogue shopping business £1.2bn in a top-up settlement relating to a long-running legacy VAT dispute.’
The Guardian, 28th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge refuses whiplash damages as he criticises Britain’s ‘compensation culture’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Britain’s compensation culture is a “national phenomenon,” a High Court judge said as he refused to grant damages to two women to “stem the tide” of fake insurance claims.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Data protection and compensation: the “irreversible march” towards revolutionary change – Panopticon
‘At 11KBW’s Information Law conference this past Tuesday, I talked a bit about the progress of the draft EU Data Protection Regulation. I omitted to mention last week’s development (my reason: I was on holiday in Venice, where data protection seemed less pressing). In a plenary session on 12 March, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in support of the Commission’s current draft of the Regulation. This is all explain in this Memo from the European Commission. Here are some key points.’
Panopticon, 21st March 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Barry George takes compensation claim to Europe – Daily Telegraph
‘ Barry George, the man wrongly accused of murdering TV presenter Jill Dando, is taking his £1 million compensation claim to the European Court of Human Rights. Mr George, 53, is seeking compensation for loss of earnings and wrongful imprisonment, after spending eight years in jail for a crime he did not commit.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Council told to pay out £8k+ and instruct barrister over race track noise – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Local Government Ombudsman has told a local authority to pay out more than £8,000 after residents of a village suffered excess noise for several years from a motor racing track nearby.’
Local Governemnt Lawyer, 13th March 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Plastic surgeon’s career in tatters after transsexual patient falsely claims he botched ear operation – Daily Telegraph
‘A plastic surgeon who brought liposuction to UK had his career almost ruined due to false claims by a transsexual who claimed he botched his ear operation. Dr Brian Mayou, founder of the Cadogan Clinic, 120 Sloane Street, Belgravia, became the target of a one-man campaign of abusive emails, calls, texts and online postings claiming he was a paedophile.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
