Girl awarded £14m compensation after car crash left her paralysed – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2013 in accidents, compensation, news, personal injuries by sally

“A teenager, left paralysed from the neck down following a car crash, has been awarded £14m – one of the largest compensation payments made to a minor.”

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The Guardian, 26th June 2013

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Prisoners could be awarded thousands in compensation over right to vote – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 27th, 2013 in bills, compensation, elections, human rights, news, prisons by sally

“Prisoners could be in line for thousands of pounds each in backdated compensation over the government’s refusal to give them the right to vote, MPs and peers have been warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2013

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Colin Witcher discusses below some of the key provisions of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (“ERRA”) in respect of Employment Law which come into force tomorrow, Tuesday 25 June 2013 – One Inner Temple Lane

“The ERRA is an important piece of legislation, covering maters such as unfair dismissal, health and safety and copyright.”

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One Inner Temple Lane, 24th June 2013

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A1P1 and property rights in the Supreme Court again – UK Human Rights Blog

“This is the tale of how a solicitor from Harrow ended up litigating about his off-street parking in the Supreme Court – and reached for Article 1 of Protocol 1 (A1P1) of ECHR, by way of a second string to his bow. Not his choice, as he had won in the Court of Appeal on other grounds. But his failure on the point reminds us that in the majority of cases A1P1 is a difficult argument to bring home.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 25th June 2013

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Emptage v Financial Services Compensation Scheme Ltd – WLR Daily

Emptage v Financial Services Compensation Scheme Ltd: [2013] EWCA Civ 729; [2013] WLR (D) 242

“Where a broker had negligently advised a client to take out an interest-only mortgage and make an investment in foreign property in the expectation that the investment would pay off the entirety of the mortgage, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme Ltd was required to take into account both elements of the advice when assessing the client’s compensation for the broker’s breach of duty as a mortgage adviser under the scheme’s rules.”

WLR Daily, 18th June 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Cusack (Respondent) v London Borough of Harrow (Appellant) – Supreme Court

Cusack (Respondent) v London Borough of Harrow (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 40 | UKSC 2012/0006 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 19th June 2013

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Iraq damages cases: Supreme Court rules families can sue – BBC News

Posted June 19th, 2013 in appeals, armed forces, compensation, duty of care, human rights, Iraq, negligence, news by sally

“The families of soldiers killed in Iraq can pursue damages against the government under the Human Rights Act, the Supreme Court has ruled.”

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BBC News, 19th June 2013

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Iraq damages cases: Supreme Court judges to rule – BBC News

Posted June 19th, 2013 in appeals, armed forces, compensation, duty of care, human rights, Iraq, negligence, news by sally

“Supreme Court judges will rule later on whether relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq can sue the government for damages under the Human Rights Act.”

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BBC News, 19th June 2013

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Serious Personal Injury Litigation – A Quantum Update – Byrom Street Chambers

Posted June 18th, 2013 in compensation, damages, news, personal injuries by sally

“Arguments concerning the indexation of periodical payments orders triggered many more cases than usual being tried out on numerous heads of damage. Further cases have followed after the issue of indexation was decided. James Rowley QC brings together the judgments so that trends in awards in the most serious litigation can be identified.”

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Byrom Street Chambers, 30th May 2013

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Teaching assistant wins case after being sacked over contact with her paedophile son – Daily Telegraph

“A teaching assistant who was sacked from a primary school after refusing to sever ties with her sex offender son has been awarded £28,300 in compensation.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2013

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Airline compensation: law firm flies to aid of delayed passengers – The Guardian

“A Cheshire solicitors has recovered more than £300,000 for 700 passengers with their no-win no-fee service.”

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The Guardian, 15th June 2013

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Jobseekers try to overturn law denying them benefit rebates – The Guardian

“Iain Duncan Smith and parliament have conspired to undermine the basic rights of hundreds of thousands of jobseekers by enacting retrospective emergency legislation, according to the contents of a legal filing sent to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).”

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The Guardian, 11th June 2013

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UK to expect more colonial-era compensation claims – The Guardian

Posted June 10th, 2013 in colonies, compensation, human rights, Kenya, news, torture by sally

“Following news of payments over Mau Mau insurgency, more claims likely from Kenya, Cyprus and other former colonies.”

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The Guardian, 6th June 2013

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West Midlands Police pay out to bereaved mum Abby Podmore – BBC News

Posted June 6th, 2013 in compensation, homicide, news, police, wrongful arrest by sally

“A mother arrested on suspicion of murder after her son died of natural causes has accepted an undisclosed settlement from the police.”

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BBC News, 6th June 2013

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Kenyan Mau Mau veterans to get £14m torture settlement from Britain – The Independent

Posted June 6th, 2013 in compensation, Kenya, news, torture by sally

“Britain will offer compensation to victims of the torture and brutality it meted out to thousands of Kenyans detained during the Mau Mau uprising, according to reports.”

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The Independent, 5th June 2013

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Leicester Royal Infirmary sorry over 100-year-old’s death – BBC News

“A ‘catastrophic error’ led to a 100-year-old great-grandmother dying from dehydration, a hospital has admitted.”

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BBC News, 5th June 2013

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Man jailed for sprinkling pubic hair on curry to avoid payment – The Independent

Posted June 5th, 2013 in compensation, food hygiene, fraud, news, sentencing, video recordings by sally

“A man who sprinkled his own pubic hair over a half-eaten curry in an attempt to avoid paying for it has been jailed.”

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The Independent, 5th June 2013

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Regina v Jawad – WLR Daily

Regina v Jawad [2013] EWCA Crim 644; [2013] WLR (D) 209

“There was no mandatory duty to take the confiscation order made under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 into account when deciding on a compensation order, but the question of compensation might have been relevant to disproportion, if compensation meant that money restored to the loser would have been counted again in the confiscation order, so it was necessary to consider both issues together.”

WLR Daily, 3rd May 2013

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Police force pays £8,000 compensation to staff member who tripped over pile of paper – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 3rd, 2013 in compensation, health & safety, news, personal injuries, police, statistics by sally

“A police force paid out £8,000 in compensation to a member of staff who was hurt tripping over a pile of paper in a corridor, it has emerged.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2013

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Only the Innocent Need Apply for Compensation for a Miscarriage of Justice – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly

Posted May 30th, 2013 in bills, compensation, miscarriage of justice, news by sally

“The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, art.14(6) requires state parties to compensate those who have suffered ‘a miscarriage of justice’. Although the UK ratified the Covenant in 1976, for more than a decade compensation for miscarriages of justice continued to be paid by the Home Office only on an ex gratia basis. Payment was first put onto a statutory basis in 1988.”

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Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 1st June 2013

Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk