“Four trade-unionists who were accused of racism after drawing a satirical cartoon of the three wise monkeys who ‘see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’ have won a four-and-a-half year legal battle.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A damages claim by Manchester United and Wales footballer Ryan Giggs against the Sun newspaper has been thrown out by a High Court judge.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“1.1 Recommendation ten. In paragraph 5.3 of chapter 10 of the Costs Review Final Report (‘FR’) I recommended that in personal injuries litigation the level of general damages for pain suffering and loss of amenity be increased by 10%. In paragraph 5.6 I recommended that general damages for nuisance, defamation and any other tort which causes suffering to individuals be increased by 10%. This recommendation is one out of a hundred and nine recommendations in the FR, all of which are collected on pages 463-471. It is recommendation ten in the list.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 29th February 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Two teenage girls who were raped on a character-building trip to Belize are suing for damages, but their school is denying liability because the victims allegedly invited the attacker into their jungle cabin.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Charlotte Church and her parents have settled their phone-hacking claim against the publisher of the News of the World, News International, in an agreement worth £600,000 in damages and costs, the high court has heard.”
The Guardian, 27th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The owners of a stately home once described as ‘the finest’ Georgian house in England are mounting a claim for more than £100 million after claiming it has been devastated by mining substance.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Supreme Court decision refusing a dismissed employee compensation for the way he was sacked provides a further prompt to review the interaction of employment legislation with common law remedies, says Catriona Stirling.”
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Cloisters, February 2012
Source: www.cloisters.com
“Former miners’ leader Arthur Scargill has been awarded £13,000 in damages after he sued a trust fund of the union he led for 20 years. Mr Scargill, 74, sued the National Union of Mineworkers Yorkshire Area Trust Fund (YATF) over a range of expenses he claimed he was owed when he worked for them in a £26,000-a-year role after he retired as NUM national president.”
The Independent, 21st February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service and Met Police paid a family more than £600,000 ($943,000) in damages and costs after a child witness was identified to a gang.”
BBC News, 15th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“This is the second of two blogs on the recent Supreme Court case of Rabone and another v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust [2012] UKSC 2.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Elderly victims of mesothelioma could be entitled to substantial compensation, following a landmark ruling on damages for pain and suffering.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th February 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“If you need reminding of what it feels like when the candy-floss of human rights is abruptly snatched away, take a flight. Full body scanners and other security checks are nothing to the array of potential outrages awaiting passengers boarding an aircraft. Air passengers in general surrender their rights at the point of ticket purchase.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Fifteen more phone-hacking claims against the News of the World have been settled, with substantial damages awarded to well-known figures and members of the public, but more than 50 cases are still outstanding.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Lancashire detective exposed by the Times for writing an anonymous blog about crime issues is to sue the newspaper for damages after it emerged that a reporter initially identified him by hacking into his emails.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that a mental health hospital had an ‘operational’ obligation under article 2 of the European Court of Human Rights (the right to life) to protect a voluntary patient from suicide. This is the first time the reach of the article 2 obligation to protect life has been expanded to a voluntary patient; that is, a patient who was not detained under the Mental Health Act.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“In a claim for damages for the tort of negligence the cause of action accrues at the date that damage occurs, even if is no-one knows about it at the time. The problem with this principle is vividly illustrated by the famous decision of the House of Lords in Pirelli v Oscar Faber & Partners [1983] 2 AC 1 where the defendant engineers were retained by the claimants to design a chimney at their factory. The chimney was lined with a new material Lytag and completed in July 1969. By April 1970 cracks had appeared at the top of the chimney but the claimants did not become aware of them until November 1977. They made repairs and issued a writ in October 1978. Overturning the decision below the Lords held that the claim was statute barred because the damage had occurred in April 1970, and thus the cause of action was complete more than six years before the claim was issued and, as it happened, more than six years before the claimants knew they had a claim.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 25th January 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“A former Cleveland Police officer who was wrongfully sent to prison has been awarded almost £400,000 after an 18-year legal fight.”
BBC News, 26th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Lord Justice Jackson yesterday urged caution over setting limits on the percentage of damages that lawyers will be able to take in commercial cases under his reforms.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th January 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Four siblings who were sexually abused by their father and uncle have received what is believed to be a record £1m in damages from a social work department that failed to protect them as children.”
The Guardian, 21st January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Daily Telegraph has paid a British composer a five-figure sum after wrongly reporting that his magistrates court trial for assault was continuing.”
The Guardian, 16th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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