“Apology follows settlement in which magazine and contributor Melanie Phillips agreed to pay Mohammad Sawalha compensation and his legal costs.”
The Guardian, 26th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A modern day Downton-esque tale of conniving colleagues came to a head yesterday, when a princess was ordered by an industrial tribunal to pay £7,500 compensation to a former maid who fell victim to a ‘below stairs’ plot by jealous colleagues.”
The Independent, 25th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A former model infected with hepatitis C after being given a blood transfusion more than 20 years ago is challenging the legality of the Government’s compensation scheme.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The husband of a woman left brain damaged by a delay in treating a tumour has said a £4.5m compensation pay-out cannot make up for what she has lost.”
BBC News, 18th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government has been defeated in the Lords over its refusal to offer people who bought ID cards a refund.”
BBC News, 17th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Compensation payments and legal costs for 16 British citizens and residents who claim they were tortured at Guantanamo Bay could leave the Government footing a bill of up to £30m.”
The Independent, 17th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government will announce today that it will pay millions of pounds in compensation to former Guantánamo Bay detainees following weeks of negotiations between lawyers for the government and the former prisoners.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The partner of murdered Rachel Nickell today said he would take his compensation claim against the Metropolitan Police to the European Court of Human Rights.”
The Independent, 16th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“There was no obligation on a local authority to implement recommendations of a local commissioner, nor was it necessary for a local authority to have cogent reasons for refusing to follow such a recommendation; but if a local authority gave reasons for rejecting a recommendation, the court was entitled to examine whether it had taken into account irrelevant considerations or failed to take account of relevant considerations, or its decision was irrational.”
WLR Daily, 10th November 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“A no win, no fee website set up to farm former coal miners’ undersettlement claims is being investigated by the government claims regulator, the Gazette has learned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A teacher of English whose voice was permanently damaged as she struggled to make herself heard in the classroom has been awarded more than £150,000 in compensation.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An NHS trust is paying out hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation to bereaved relatives and victims of its ‘appalling’ patient care.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The lead singer of rock band The Zutons, Dave McCabe, who broke a man’s nose after his girlfriend was insulted, was today ordered to do 150 hours’ unpaid work and compensate his victim.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A mother who had a disabled baby after antenatal scans at Bedford hospital failed to pick up that he had spina bifida has won a £515,000 pay-out.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Thames Water has agreed to pay £60,000 in compensation to customers after it admitted ignoring thousands of complaints following an email blunder.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government must not hinder access to justice for personal injury victims as it takes forward Lord Young’s report on the ‘compensation culture’, lawyers’ groups have warned.”
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Law Society’s Gazette, 21st October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Lord Young’s health and safety report shows that balancing the rights of defendants and claimants is a delicate business.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government pledged today to tackle the UK’s ‘damaging’ compensation culture with a shakeup of health and safety measures, including an end to ‘senseless’ rules and regulations.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lord Young has published a review into Britain’s compensation culture. These are the main recommendations made in his report Common Sense Common Safety.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Sir Paul Stephenson, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police, has privately lobbied the home secretary to make it harder for people to take legal action against his force, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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