Civil servant sues for £300,000 after falling off chair – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 31st, 2010 in civil servants, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“A civil servant is suing his government department for £300,000 after he fell off a chair.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2010

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Ian Huntley sues prison service for £100,000 after razor attack – The Guardian

Posted August 2nd, 2010 in compensation, duty of care, negligence, news, prisons by sally

“Ian Huntley, the Soham murderer, is suing the prison service after he allegedly had his throat slashed with a razor blade by another inmate, it emerged last night.”

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The Guardian, 31st July 2010

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Parents of Mansfield neglect death girl lose appeals – BBC News

Posted July 30th, 2010 in appeals, child cruelty, negligence, news, sentencing by sally

“The mother and stepfather of an eight-year-old girl found hanged in her ‘squalid’ Mansfield bedroom have failed in appeals against their prison terms.”

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BBC News, 28th July 2010

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Morrison Sports Ltd and others v Scottish Power UK plc – WLR Daily

Posted July 29th, 2010 in electricity, law reports, negligence, Supreme Court, vicarious liability by sally

Morrison Sports Ltd and others v Scottish Power UK plc [2010] UKSC 37; [2010] WLR (D) 202

“A person who suffered loss as a result of a breach of statutory duty did not have a private right of action for damages when there was statutory provision for other forms of enforcement of the duty on behalf of the public.”

WLR Daily, 28th July 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Cosmetic ‘cowboys’ face wave of lawsuits – The Guardian

Posted July 19th, 2010 in cosmetic surgery, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“Lawyers who usually act for victims of NHS blunders say increasing numbers of people are seeking to take legal action over ‘cowboy’ cosmetic treatment.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2010

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Buncefield companies fined £5.35m for oil depot blaze – The Guardian

“Companies owned by oil giants BP, Shell and Total were fined a total of £5.35m today for their involvement in the Buncefield oil storage depot explosion and fire ‑ the worst of its kind since the second world war.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2010

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Today, the firms behind the Buncefield fire will be held to account. But will they be made to pay? – The Independent

“It has taken five years, but today the companies whose negligence caused the biggest fire ever seen in Europe in peacetime and almost destroyed a thriving community around the Buncefield oil depot will face justice.”

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The Independent, 16th July 2010

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Hospital trust pay-out for brain-damaged taxi driver – BBC News

Posted July 6th, 2010 in compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“A taxi driver who suffered brain damage after a hospital scan was not properly interpreted has been awarded a multimillion-pound pay-out.”

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BBC News, 5th July 2010

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‘Essex boys’ murderer wins dental pain payout – BBC News

Posted June 25th, 2010 in damages, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“A man serving a life sentence for the ‘Essex Boys’ gangland murders has won £44,500 damages from the Home Office for negligent dental care.”

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BBC News, 25th June 2010

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Cookham Wood jail breast cancer ruling quashed – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2010 in appeals, cancer, medical treatment, negligence, news, prisons by sally

“A woman’s right to claim for damages after doctors failed to diagnose her breast cancer while she was in prison in Kent has been quashed.”

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BBC News, 18th June 2010

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Parents sue Bradford hospital over daughter’s death – BBC News

Posted June 18th, 2010 in hospitals, negligence, news by sally

“The parents of a teenager who died just over 24 hours after being admitted to hospital are suing a NHS Trust.”

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BBC News, 17th June 2010

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Firm in Buncefield court case guilty of safety breaches – BBC News

Posted June 16th, 2010 in hazardous substances, health & safety, negligence, news by sally

“A company has been convicted of health and safety breaches in relation to the Buncefield oil depot explosion in Hertfordshire in December 2005.”

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BBC News, 16th June 2010

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Class action protocol drawn up for NHS litigation – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 21st, 2010 in class actions, doctors, hospitals, negligence, news by sally

“Lawyers have agreed an innovative collaboration process to handle a class action against a Liverpool hospital that is designed to save the NHS millions of pounds.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 20th May 2010

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Widower to sue Lincolnshire hospital trust over death – BBC News

Posted May 21st, 2010 in hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“The widower of a Lincolnshire woman who died after doctors missed a six-inch piece of plastic embedded in her buttock has begun legal action.”

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BBC News, 19th May 2010

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Claims against the police still difficult, and no help from human rights law – The Guardian

Posted May 18th, 2010 in appeals, human rights, judgments, malicious prosecution, negligence, news, police by sally

“Analysis of the court of appeal judgment on malicious prosecution and the right to liberty.”

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The Guardian, 17th May 2010

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Farstad Supply AS v Enviroco Ltd – WLR Daily

Farstad Supply AS v Enviroco Ltd [2010] UKSC 18; [2010] WLR (D) 113

“A requirement in a charterparty for the owner to indemnify the charterer against claims resulting from loss or damage in relation to the vessel was not limited to a requirement for the owner to reimburse claims against the charterer by third parties but precluded the owner from recovering damages from the charterer in respect of the charterer’s own negligence. It followed that where it was alleged that the charterer and a third party had jointly caused damage to the vessel whilst it was berthed in Scotland and, because of the indemnity agreement, the owner sued only the third party in the Scots courts, the third party would not be able to claim a contribution under s 3(2) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1940 from the charterer as a ‘person who, if sued, might also have been held liable’.”

WLR Daily, 6th May 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Family of man whose fatal disease was missed by doctors to sue NHS – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 7th, 2010 in hospitals, negligence, news by sally

“The family of a man who died in agony after doctors repeatedly mistook a fatal bowel infection for a groin strain are to sue the NHS.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2010

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Essex NHS trust must pay brain-damaged boy £1.75m – BBC News

Posted March 31st, 2010 in birth, compensation, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“The parents of a brain damaged boy from Essex have been awarded £1.75m compensation by the High Court.”

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BBC News, 31st March 2010

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Massive rise in cost to NHS of settling compensation cases – The Independent

Posted March 29th, 2010 in compensation, fees, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“The cost of no-win, no-fee legal claims against the National Health Service has risen 16-fold in five years. A breakdown of clinical negligence cases settled by the NHS under ‘conditional fee arrangements’ (CFA), in which solicitors get paid only if they win a case, shows that their value – in costs and damages – has risen from £6.5m in 2004-05 to £108m last year.”

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The Independent, 28th MArch 2010

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Family wins payout over mother Lavinia Bletchly’s undiagnosed cancer – The Independent

Posted March 26th, 2010 in cancer, compensation, medical treatment, negligence, news by sally

“The family of a young mother who died after doctors failed to diagnose her cancer secured a six-figure pay-out from an NHS body today.”

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The Independent, 26th March 2010

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