Justice for asbestos victims moves forward – Litigation Futures

Posted January 17th, 2014 in asbestos, bills, compensation, industrial injuries, news, personal injuries by sally

‘In early December, I wrote about the new HMRC policy doing nothing but stifle access to justice for asbestos victims. And my opinions on that side of things still hold true.’

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Litigation Futures, 15th January 2014

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Ombudsman and council in standoff over £60,000-plus payment – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 17th, 2014 in carers, compensation, complaints, delay, local government, married persons, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘The Local Government Ombudsman and a local authority are at loggerheads over a recommendation that the council pay out more than £60,000 to a man forced to become a full-time carer for his wife.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th January 2014

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Lawyers forced to pay out £1m in no win, no fee disputes – The Guardian

Posted January 6th, 2014 in compensation, complaints, costs, fees, legal aid, legal ombudsman, news, solicitors by sally

‘Lawyers were ordered to pay almost £1m in compensation to disappointed clients last year owing to failures in no win, no fee agreements, according to figures released by the legal ombudsman.’

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The Guardian, 6th January 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Carratù v Poste Italiane SpA – WLR Daily

Posted December 16th, 2013 in compensation, EC law, employment, fixed-term contracts, law reports by sally

Carratù v Poste Italiane SpA (Case C-361/12); [2013] WLR (D) 490

‘Clause 4(1) of the Framework agreement on fixed term work, annexed to Council Directive 1999/70/EC, could be relied on directly against a state body. The concept of “employment conditions” in clause 4(1) covered the compensation that the employer had pay to an employee on account of the unlawful insertion of a fixed-term clause into his employment contract but did not require the compensation paid in respect of the unlawful insertion of a fixed-term clause into an employment relationship to be treated in the same way as that paid in respect of the unlawful termination of a permanent employment relationship.’

WLR Daily, 12th December 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Man wrongly convicted of sexual assault is freed after 17 years in jail – The Guardian

‘A man who spent 17 years behind bars after being wrongly convicted of a sexual assault has been freed by the court of appeal after DNA evidence pointed to another man as the perpetrator.’

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The Guardian, 13th December 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Prisoners ‘damn well shouldn’t’ be given right to vote, says David Cameron – The Guardian

Posted December 16th, 2013 in compensation, EC law, elections, freedom of movement, human rights, news, prisons by sally

‘Prisoners “damn well shouldn’t” be given the right to vote, David Cameron said as he called for the powers of European court of human rights to be restricted.’

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The Guardian, 13th December 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Transsexual PC’s case against Essex Police rejected – BBC News

Posted December 16th, 2013 in compensation, employment tribunals, harassment, news, police, sex discrimination by sally

‘An employment tribunal has rejected claims of harassment and discrimination by a transsexual police officer, the BBC has learned.’

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BBC News, 16th December 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Claims management complaints service to be toughened – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 12th, 2013 in claims management, compensation, complaints, consumer protection, fines, news by sally

‘Consumers who receive a bad service from claims management companies could receive compensation following new law changes announced by Justice Minister Shailesh Vara.’

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Ministry of Justice, 10th December 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Industrial disease victims central to changes – Ministry of Justice

‘Sufferers of a deadly industrial disease are central to new plans to improve the way they claim compensation, Courts Minister Shailesh Vara announced today.’

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Ministry of Justice, 4th December 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

School abuse victims paid £350,000 by Cardiff council – BBC News

‘Seven men who say they were sexually abused while pupils at a former Cardiff school in the 1960s and 1970s have received about £350,000 in payouts since 2011, BBC Wales has learnt.’

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BBC News, 4th December 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bloy and another v Motor Insurers’ Bureau – WLR Daily

Bloy and another v Motor Insurers’ Bureau [2013] EWCA Civ 1543; [2013] WLR (D) 464

‘The law applicable to the assessment of compensation under regulation 13(2)(b) of the Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Information Centre and Compensation Body) Regulations 2003 was to be assessed by reference to the law of the part of Great Britain where the injured party resided. The limitation on the assessment of compensation under Lithuanian law was not, under English principles of private international law, a matter of substantive law governed by Lithuanian law.’

WLR Daily, 29th November 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

PCSO sues landowner after tripping over fence investigating break-in – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 28th, 2013 in compensation, news, personal injuries, police by tracey

‘Merseyside officer Pauline Harrison is taking legal action after she claims to have fallen over a 3ft high wooden fence and injured her knee.’

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Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Winterbourne View abuse victims to receive compensation – BBC News

Posted November 28th, 2013 in compensation, hospitals, learning difficulties, news, victims by tracey

‘Compensation will be paid to 19 families of vulnerable people who were abused at the Winterbourne View private hospital, near Bristol.’

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BBC News, 27th November 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Foreign Office apology for Egypt rape victim – BBC News

‘A British woman who was raped in Egypt has received an apology and £1,000 in compensation from the Foreign Office after it failed to provide proper support to her.’

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BBC News, 27th November 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

MoD pays out £100,000 to female RAF recruits injured from marching in step with the men – The Independent

Posted November 25th, 2013 in armed forces, compensation, news, personal injuries, women by tracey

‘Three female RAF recruits have each been given £100,000 by the Ministry of Defence after incurring injuries from marching in step with their male colleagues.’

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The Independent, 24th November 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Council makes £1,500 payout after failure to tackle anti-social behaviour – Local Government Lawyer

“A city council has agreed to pay a resident £1,500 after a series of errors meant she was forced to suffer anti-social behaviour from a neighbour for more than two years.”

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th November 2013

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Mother’s long fight for brain damaged son’s care – BBC News

Posted November 14th, 2013 in birth, compensation, hospitals, news, personal injuries by tracey

“A mother who has been fighting for justice for nearly three decades after her son was born disabled following errors by hospital staff, says she is still haunted by the whole episode.”

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BBC News, 14th November 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Too little too late as Daily Mail “corrects” bogus human rights splash – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 13th, 2013 in compensation, human rights, media, news by tracey

“The Daily Mail has belatedly ‘corrected’ its front page story on human rights damages, over a month after it appeared on 7 October 2013. Early last month I blogged on the original bogus article, which was so poor it generated a response from the ordinarily placid Council of Europe.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 12th November 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Legal bid over swine flu jab link to narcolepsy – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 13th, 2013 in class actions, compensation, indemnities, medical treatment, news, vaccination by tracey

“A group of 38 British people who developed narcolepsy after receiving the ‘Pandemrix’ swine flu vaccine have launched a legal claim against its manufacturer.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Injured holidaymaker entitled to compensation, but Court of Appeal upholds ‘local standards’ defence – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 12th, 2013 in appeals, compensation, health & safety, holidays, news, personal injuries by tracey

“The High Court was wrong to state that a Barbados hotel had to comply with the latest safety standards on an ongoing basis in order for a tour operator to escape liability for injury to a holidaymaker, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 11th November 2013

Source: www.out-law.com