Category: personal injuries

Taylor v Chief Constable of Hampshire Police – WLR Daily

Posted May 14th, 2013 in appeals, employment, health & safety, law reports, personal injuries, police, protective equipment by sally

Taylor v Chief Constable of Hampshire Police [2013] EWCA Civ 496; [2013] WLR (D) 171

“The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 were engaged with respect to risks from sharp edges in a claim for damages for personal injury once such a risk was shown to be more than de minimis, and the employer had to provide suitable equipment to protect against that risk unless working methods could provide equal or more effective protection.”

WLR Daily, 9th May 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

WPc’s cut thumb will cost force £100,000 – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 13th, 2013 in appeals, compensation, costs, damages, health & safety, news, personal injuries, police by tracey

“Taxpayers were last night facing a legal bill of at least £100,000 after a long-standing compensation row involving a female police officer who cut her thumb while on duty.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Teachers accused: 4 recent cases – Education Law Blog

Posted May 3rd, 2013 in appeals, Christianity, criminal records, disclosure, negligence, news, personal injuries, teachers by tracey

“The following 4 recent cases all share the broad theme of claims or accusations against teachers.”

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Education Law Blog, 1st May 2013

Source: www.education11kbw.com

Turning the tide on compensation culture – Ministry of Justice

Posted May 2nd, 2013 in compensation, fees, insurance, news, personal injuries by sally

“Major law changes are turning the tide on the growing compensation culture, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said today [1 May].”

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Ministry of Justice, 1st May 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Every picture tells a story – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted May 2nd, 2013 in evidence, expert witnesses, negligence, news, personal injuries, photography by sally

“Jamie Clarke interviews expert clinical photographer and proprietor of Clinical Photography UK, Tim Zoltie on the use of photography in personal injury and clinical negligence claims.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 24th April 2013

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

Horsewoman who appeared in Queen’s Diamond Jubilee exaggerated injuries for compensation – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 29th, 2013 in compensation, fraud, health & safety, news, personal injuries, sentencing, sick leave by tracey

“A horsewoman who appeared in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee pageant exaggerated
injuries she suffered in a fall to try to win a big compensation pay-out, a
court heard.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th April 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Fraudulent claims – The net continues to close – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted April 23rd, 2013 in costs, fraud, insurance, news, personal injuries, solicitors, striking out by sally

“It seems that the courts – and in particular Central London Court – are taking an increasingly intolerant approach to fraudulent and exaggerated claims, and are visiting the consequences of such claims on the solicitors, as well as the unsuccessful claimant.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 18th April 2013

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

Cutting to the chase – New Law Journal

Posted April 22nd, 2013 in case management, costs, damages, doctors, expert witnesses, news, personal injuries by sally

“The Jackson and associated reforms in civil court procedure are largely now in place. Extended ‘tracks’ and ‘portals’, reduced fixed fees, costs budgeting and non-recoverability of success fees will force lawyers to take a close look at the costs incurred in presenting an injury claim and how most efficiently to put the claim together. The medical report is essential, providing the foundations of much of the claim.”

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New Law Journal, 19th April 2013

Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk

Home secretary orders probe over police compensation – BBC News

Posted April 19th, 2013 in compensation, news, personal injuries, police by tracey

“Home Secretary Theresa May has said she wants to know if the case of a Norfolk
police officer suing a garage owner was ‘symptomatic’ of a claims culture among
officers.”

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BBC News, 18th April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

M25 suicide case demonstrates limits of court of appeal – The Guardian

Posted April 18th, 2013 in appeals, criminal injuries compensation, grievous bodily harm, news, personal injuries, suicide, Supreme Court, tribunals by sally

“Supreme court’s backing of initial tribunal reaffirms principle that suicidal people may not realise full effects of their actions.”

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The Guardian, 18th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

£8.5m payout for boy whose brain was damaged in ‘catalogue of errors’ – The Independent

Posted April 18th, 2013 in birth, compensation, hospitals, news, personal injuries by sally

“A seven-year-old boy who suffered catastrophic brain damage after a ‘catalogue of errors’ at his birth is to receive a compensation package worth £8.5 million.”

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The Independent, 18th April 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Jones (by Caldwell) (Respondent) v First Tier Tribunal (Respondent) and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (Appellant) – Supreme Court

Posted April 18th, 2013 in criminal injuries compensation, grievous bodily harm, law reports, personal injuries, suicide, Supreme Court, tribunals by sally

Jones (by Caldwell) (Respondent) v First Tier Tribunal (Respondent) and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 19 | UKSC 2011/0123 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 17th April 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Flatman v Germany(Law Society intervening); Weddall v Barchester Health Care Ltd (Same intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted April 17th, 2013 in costs, disclosure, fees, law reports, personal injuries, solicitors by sally

Flatman v Germany(Law Society intervening); Weddall v Barchester Health Care Ltd (Same intervening) [2013] EWCA Civ 278; [2013] WLR (D) 138

“The funding of a client’s disbursements by a solicitor did not, without more, justify the making of an adverse costs order against that solicitor.”

WLR Daily, 10th April 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

April Fool’s – The Barristers’ Hub

Posted April 8th, 2013 in civil procedure rules, compensation, costs, fees, legal aid, news, personal injuries, victims by sally

“The 1st of April 2013 marks the implementation of a swathe of changes to the Civil Procedure Rules as part of the implementation of the ‘Jackson Report’ into civil procedure and funding. The aim of the report, in the words of Jackson, L. J. himself, is ‘to promote access to justice at proportionate cost’.”

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The Barristers’ Hub, 5th April 2013

Source: www.barristershub.co.uk

Kent Council Council pays £700k in compensation to pupils – BBC News

Posted April 8th, 2013 in compensation, health & safety, local government, news, personal injuries, school children by sally

“Nearly £700,000 has been paid out in compensation to pupils by Kent County Council following accidents in schools over the past five years.”

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BBC News, 6th April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police officer suing petrol station also taking action against force – The Guardian

Posted April 8th, 2013 in compensation, news, personal injuries, police, road traffic by sally

“A police officer criticised for taking legal action against a petrol station owner after she tripped on a kerb answering a 999 call is also making a claim against her own force, it has been reported.”

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The Guardian, 7th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police officer to sue garage owner after tripping on kerb – The Guardian

Posted April 2nd, 2013 in compensation, news, personal injuries, police by sally

“Police Federation says PC Kelly Jones will press ahead with lawsuit after injuring leg and wrist at petrol station.”

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The Guardian, 2nd April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

£400,000 for teacher hurt in filing cabinet – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 2nd, 2013 in accidents, compensation, news, personal injuries, teachers by sally

“The payout was the largest given to teachers last year. It was secured by the Nation Union of Teachers after the employee, from the South West, was left with chronic pain and forced to quit his job.”

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Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Rise in teachers’ injury payouts – The Guardian

Posted April 2nd, 2013 in accidents, assault, compensation, news, personal injuries, teachers by sally

“Teachers won record amounts of compensation last year after suffering accidents, injuries or assaults at school, figures show.”

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The Guardian, 29th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Compensation culture: Fact or fantasy? – Speech by the Master of the Rolls

Posted March 27th, 2013 in claims management, compensation, negligence, personal injuries, speeches, statistics by tracey

“In my Presidential address I want to examine ‘compensation culture’. This I imagine is something with which W. S. Holdsworth, notwithstanding his truly encyclopaedic knowledge of English law, would have been unfamiliar. We can let him off though. The term was apparently not coined until 1993; when it first appeared in The Times newspaper in an article by Bernard Levin entitled Addicted to welfare.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 15th March 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk