Watchdog plans hefty rise in compensation maximum – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 26th, 2012 in compensation, complaints, fees, legal ombudsman, news, time limits by sally

“The Legal Ombudsman is planning a 66% rise – to £50,000 – in the maximum amount of compensation it can force lawyers to pay clients who receive poor service.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 26th March 2012

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Families win landmark ruling on £600m asbestos compensation – The Independent

Posted March 26th, 2012 in asbestos, compensation, families, health & safety, insurance, news, victims by sally

“Thousands of families whose relatives were killed by asbestos cancers will win a landmark compensation victory this week, sources have told The Independent on Sunday. The Supreme Court will rule on Wednesday that insurers who offered cover at the time victims inhaled the deadly fibres will have to pay compensation.”

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The Independent, 25th March 2012

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French porter called ‘Inspector Clouseau’ by colleagues in line for five-figure payout – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 16th, 2012 in compensation, harassment, news, race discrimination, sex discrimination by tracey

“A French porter who was called ‘Inspector Clouseau’ by colleagues at Royal College of General Practitioners is in line for a five-figure harassment payout.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2012

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Helmot v Simon: tort in a nutshell from the Channel Islands – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted March 14th, 2012 in appeals, compensation, Guernsey, indexation, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“It’s always, and only, simple propositions that matter. But often, in the law, only big judges have the confidence to utter simple things. That was what happened in Helmot v Simon [2012] UKPC 5 (7 March 2012), an appeal to the Privy Council by an optimistic defendant who sought to overturn a decision of the Court of Appeal of Guernsey, (whose judgment had been delivered by a judge by the name of Sumption).”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th March 2012

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Veterans lose nuclear weapons test damages bid – BBC News

Posted March 14th, 2012 in appeals, armed forces, compensation, news, nuclear weapons by sally

“Hundreds of ex-servicemen exposed to radiation in British nuclear weapons tests have lost a Supreme Court bid to launch damages claims against the MoD.”

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BBC News, 14th March 2012

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Steve McFadden wins damages over News of the World ‘assault’ story – The Guardian

Posted March 12th, 2012 in compensation, defamation, media, news by sally

“Steve McFadden, the actor who plays Phil Mitchell in EastEnders, has received an apology and undisclosed damages from the publisher of the now closed News of the World over an article in the paper that falsely suggested that he was guilty of violent conduct towards his former girlfriend.”

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The Guardian, 12th March 2012

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Concern at move to make success fee recovery ban retrospective – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 12th, 2012 in bills, compensation, fees, news, retrospectivity by sally

“Alarm has been raised at a move by the government that appears to give the Jackson reforms retrospective effect.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 12th March 2012

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£120,000 compensation after armed officers stopped wrong car – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 12th, 2012 in compensation, complaints, mistaken identity, news, police, psychiatric damage by sally

“The Metropolitan Police is set to pay up to £120,000 after armed officers left four innocent friends traumatised after a bungled stop and search operation.”

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Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2012

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Court orders £100,000 for ‘botched’ facelift – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 12th, 2012 in compensation, contracts, cosmetic surgery, negligence, news by sally

“A Belgian cosmetic surgery clinic has been ordered by a British court to pay £100,000 in compensation to a woman left disfigured by a ‘botched’ facelift.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2012

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Council faces £70,000 legal bill over warden health and safety sign injury – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 9th, 2012 in compensation, health & safety, local government, news, personal injuries by tracey

“A council faces having to pay out tens of thousands of pounds after a park warden fell and injured himself while putting up health and safety signs.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2012

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Blacklisted building workers hope for day in court after ruling – The Guardian

“The Consulting Association, a shadowy organisation that compiled a list of ‘troublemakers’ — with the help of the security services — for Britain’s biggest building companies was closed four years ago. Only now can its 3,200 victims go to court and hope to win.”

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The Guardian, 3rd March 2012

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Moet Hennessy manager stole £75,000 of champagne – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 28th, 2012 in compensation, news, sentencing, theft by tracey

“Romain Brunot, 30, syphoned off 400 bottles of vintage Krug and 400 bottles of Belvedere vodka, including 28 six litre bottles, over a four year period from Moet Hennessey.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2012

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Girl injured by speeding driver awarded £5m – BBC News

Posted February 23rd, 2012 in children, compensation, dangerous driving, news, personal injuries by sally

“A six-year-old West Midland girl who suffered severe brain damage in a car crash involving a speeding driver has been awarded £5m compensation.”

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BBC News, 23rd February 2012

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£1m payout to child asylum seekers – The Independent

Posted February 20th, 2012 in asylum, children, compensation, detention, news by sally

“The Home Office has paid compensation of more than £1m, plus £1m costs, in a case involving 40 child asylum seekers who were wrongly detained as adults, it has been reported.”

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The Independent, 18th February 2012

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David Cameron to ‘end compensation culture’ for whiplash – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 14th, 2012 in compensation, insurance, news, personal injuries by sally

“David Cameron will today pledge to end Britain’s ‘damaging compensation culture’ by tightening the rules on false whiplash claims that are driving up the cost of car insurance.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2012

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Dangerous, vindictive and unnecessary – The Guardian

“Ken Clarke can already refuse victims compensation for violent crimes if they are of bad character. Now he wants to ban anyone with an unspent conviction from applying.”

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The Guardian, 30th January 2012

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Compensation scheme to be overhauled – The Independent

Posted January 30th, 2012 in compensation, criminal injuries compensation, criminal records, news, victims by sally

“Victims who suffer sprained ankles, broken toes or bruised ribs would no longer be entitled to compensation under Government plans, Kenneth Clarke said today.”

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The Independent, 30th January 2012

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Ex Cleveland PC Sultan Alam awarded £400,000 damages – BBC News

“A former Cleveland Police officer who was wrongfully sent to prison has been awarded almost £400,000 after an 18-year legal fight.”

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BBC News, 26th January 2012

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Woolworths workers win fight for compensation – The Guardian

Posted January 23rd, 2012 in compensation, news, redundancy, trade unions by sally

“Former Woolworths employees have been awarded a total of up to £67.8m in compensation, the shopworkers’ union Usdaw said on Friday.”

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The Guardian, 20th January 2012

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Phone hacking: Jude Law, Lord Prescott and Sara Payne get payouts – BBC News

Posted January 20th, 2012 in compensation, interception, media, news, privacy by tracey

“Jude Law and Lord Prescott are among the latest people given payouts over phone hacking by the News of the World. Actor Law received the highest payout of £130,000 ($200,000). The ex-deputy PM got £40,000, the High Court heard. Sara Payne, mother of murdered schoolgirl Sarah, and Shaun Russell, whose wife and daughter were murdered in 1996, were given undisclosed sums.”

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BBC News, 19th January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk