Gazza’s ex in libel damages win – BBC News

Posted October 12th, 2009 in damages, defamation, news by sally

“The former wife of Paul Gascoigne has accepted undisclosed libel damages over a claim her financial demands caused his relapse into alcoholism.”

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BBC News, 9th October 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mail on Sunday pays Madonna damages over wedding photos – The Guardian

Posted October 6th, 2009 in copyright, damages, news, privacy by sally

“Madonna today accepted substantial undisclosed damages for privacy and infringement of copyright over the Mail on Sunday’s publication of ‘purloined’ photos of her wedding to Guy Ritchie.”

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The Guardian, 6th October 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Widow loses damages action over husband killed in Iraq – The Independent

Posted September 25th, 2009 in armed forces, damages, Iraq, negligence, news, war by sally

“The widow of a security consultant shot dead during an ambush in Iraq lost her High Court damages action today.”

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The Independent, 25th September 2009

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£400,000 damages for family of woman who died in childbirth – The Independent

Posted September 24th, 2009 in birth, damages, hospitals, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“The family of a woman who died in labour and never saw the son she had conceived after IVF treatment was awarded £410,000 damages today.”

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The Independent, 24th September 2009

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Peter Andre wins libel payout from the People newspaper – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2009 in damages, defamation, news by sally

“Singer Peter Andre accepts undisclosed but substantial libel damages from the People newspaper.”

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The Guardian, 31st July 2009

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Civilian engineer loses claim against MoD over blast injuries in Iraq – The Times

Posted July 24th, 2009 in damages, Iraq, news, personal injuries by sally

“A civilian engineer wounded in a bomb blast in Iraq lost a claim for damages against the Ministry of Defence and a private consultancy today. The ruling is a potential blow for other people hoping to sue for injuries sustained in a war zone.”

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The Times, 2th July 2009

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Enron Coal Services Ltd (in liquidation) v English Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd – Times Law Reports

Posted July 21st, 2009 in competition, damages, jurisdiction, law reports, striking out, tribunals by sally

Enron Coal Services Ltd (in liquidation) v English Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd

Court of Appeal

“A challenge to a finding by a regulator of infringement of a prohibition, including the prohibition on the abuse of a dominant position, should be made to the Competition Appeal Tribunal under section 46 of the Competition Act 1998. A claim for damages based on a definitive finding of infringement by a regulator was to be made under section 47A of the 1998 Act, as inserted by section 18(1) of the Enterprise Act 2002.”

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Police pay £3,000 to sex offender – BBC News

Posted July 20th, 2009 in damages, miscarriage of justice, news, sexual offences, wrongful arrest by sally

“A convicted paedophile has won more than £3,000 in damages from North Yorkshire Police for wrongful arrest.”

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BBC News, 20th July 2009

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Falsely jailed man gets £60,000 – The Indepedent

“A High Court judge has condemned the Home Office’s ‘unforgivable’ treatment of a Dutch national falsely imprisoned for 128 days, supposedly in a case of mistaken identity.”

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The Independent, 18th July 2009

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Victory for lawyer in sex bias legal fight – The Independent

Posted July 20th, 2009 in damages, news, sex discrimination by sally

“A City lawyer has won the latest round in her legal battle to secure the biggest pay-out on record for sex discrimination.”

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The Independent, 18th July 2009

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Government response to damages consultation dubbed ‘anti-climax’ by lawyers – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 17th, 2009 in consultations, damages, news by sally

“Solicitors dubbed the government’s response to the Law on Damages consultation an anti-climax this week, two years after its original deadline.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 16th July 2009

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Woman wins care negligence case – BBC News

Posted July 17th, 2009 in child abuse, damages, duty of care, news, social services by sally

“A woman has been awarded £60,000 in damages for the abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother after a London council failed to take her into care.”

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BBC News, 16th July 2009

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BBC pays damages to Muslim leader – BBC News

Posted July 16th, 2009 in damages, defamation, media, news by sally

“The BBC has agreed to pay £45,000 in damages to the head of the Muslim Council of Britain over a libellous claim in the Question Time programme.”

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BBC News, 16th July 2009

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Law on damages – consultation response – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 6th, 2009 in damages, press releases by sally

“Law on damages – consultation response.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st July 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Regulating Damages Based Agreements – consultation – Ministry of Justice

Posted July 6th, 2009 in consumer protection, damages, fees, press releases by sally

“This consultation paper seeks views on the proposals to regulate damages based agreements, a type of no win no fee, which is commonly used in Employment Tribunals in England and Wales.”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st July 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Enron Coal Services Ltd (in liquidation) v English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted July 3rd, 2009 in competition, damages, jurisdiction, law reports, striking out, tribunals by sally

Enron Coal Services Ltd (in liquidation) v English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 647; [2009] WLR (D) 224

“The jurisdiction of the Competition Appeal Tribunal under s 47A of the Competition Act 1998 was limited to the determination of follow-on claims for damages based on a finding by a regulator of infringement of a relevant prohibition. Such a finding was not only a pre-condition to the making of a s 47A(1) claim, it also determined and defined the claim’s limits and the tribunal’s jurisdiction in respect of it. The Court of Appeal had jurisdiction under s 49 of the 1998 Act to hear an appeal against a strike-out decision of the tribunal under r 40 of the Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2003, whether that decision was to strike out or not to strike out a claim.”

WLR Daily, 2nd July 2009

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.

Skip fall man set to receive £1m damages – The Independent

Posted June 30th, 2009 in damages, news, personal injuries by sally

“A man who suffered serious brain damage when he fell into a skip is set to receive over £1 million damages.”

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The Independent, 30th June 2009

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Teacher raped by boy wins damages – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in damages, news, rape, teachers by sally

“A teacher who was raped by a pupil will receive an undisclosed payment from her London school in compensation for the ‘truly horrifying’ attack.”

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BBC News, 22nd June 2009

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Copley v Lawn; Maden v Haller – WLR Daily

Posted June 22nd, 2009 in accidents, damages, insurance, law reports, negligence by sally

Copley v Lawn; Maden v Haller [2009] EWCA Civ 580; [2009] WLR (D) 200

“Where, following a road accident caused by a defendant’s negligence, the defendant’s insurers offered to provide a ‘free’ replacement car to the claimant while his own car was being repaired, the claimant could reasonably reject or ignore the offer if it did not make clear the cost of hire to the defendant for the purpose of enabling the claimant to make a realistic comparison with the cost to him of making his own hire car arrangements. If a claimant did unreasonably reject or ignore the offer, he did not forfeit his damages claim altogether but was entitled to recover at least the cost which the defendant could show he would reasonably have incurred. The general rule that the claimant could recover the market rate of hire for his loss of use prevailed, unless, and to the extent that, the defendant could show that, on the facts of a particular case, a car could have been provided more cheaply than at the market rate.”

WLR Daily, 19th June 2009

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.

Single mother given £1.2m fine for illegal downloads – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 22nd, 2009 in copyright, damages, internet, news by sally

“A single mother has been ordered to pay nearly £1.2 million in damages for illegally downloading 24 songs over the internet.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk