“A police car mechanic has been awarded more than £16,000 in damages after testing emergency sirens made him deaf.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A homeowner has been hit by a claim for compensation after a postwoman said she slipped and fell on a step outside his house.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An engineer has received £2,000 in compensation from an Essex hospital where he was hit by dirty needles which flew out of a drain he was unblocking.”
BBC News, 11th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A v Hoare (No 2) [2008] EWHC 1573 (QB); [2008] WLR (D) 230
“In considering the factors relevant to the exercise of the court’s discretion under s 33 of the Limitation Act 1980 to extend the limitation period beyond that specified in s 11 of the Act, the reasons for the delay in issuing proceedings, and its potentially prejudicial effect, mattered more than the length of the delay, and it was reasonable to delay on account of the defendant’s impecuniosity.”
WLR Daily, 9th July 2008
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“A student has been awarded more than £7,000 compensation after breaking her ankle when a heel on one of her new shoes snapped at the start of a night out.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A cause of action for damages against the Government for failure to implement Community law and provide a remedy in a personal injury case accrued as soon as some measurable damage had been suffered.”
WLR Daily, 2nd July 2008
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Spencer-Franks v Kellogg Brown and Root Ltd and Another
“A door-closing device which ensured that the door of the control room on an oil rig was closed was ‘work equipment’ within regulation 2 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (SI 1998 No 2306) and, consequently, a mechanic who was injured while repairing such a device was entitled to bring proceedings under those regulations against his employer and/or the oil rig operator.”
The Times, 3rd July 2008
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“A school caretaker has successfully sued Hampshire County Council after he was injured falling off a stepladder.”
BBC News, 27th June 2008
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“A businesswoman who was trampled by cows as she walked through a field is suing the farmer who owns the herd for £1 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Local councils are having to set aside at least £16.3 million to cover cases where people sue for compensation for injuries caused by pavement falls, new research has claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gravil v Carroll and another [2008] EWCA Civ 689; [2008] WLR (D) 197
“A tortious assault by one rugby player on a member of the opposing team during a match was so closely connected with his employment by the rugby club that it was fair and just to hold the club vicariously liable for injury to the opponent.”
WLR Daily, 19th June 2008
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“A rugby club must pay damages for injuries caused when one of its semi-professional players hit an opponent during a match, the Court of Appeal ruled today.”
The Independent, 18th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A school caretaker who was injured falling off a six-foot stepladder is suing his employer for £50,000 claiming he was not trained how to use it properly.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“People who injure themselves during hazardous sporting activities can blame no one but themselves, the appeal court has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The compensation paid to a soldier badly injured in Afghanistan will be reviewed, the government has said.”
BBC News, 11th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A soldier who was badly injured in Afghanistan will have his case for more compensation heard in a public debate at the House of Commons later.”
BBC News, 11th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who suffered brain-damage when he washed out to sea during a day trip organised by his local authority has been awarded undisclosed compensation.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mason v Satelcom Ltd and Another
Court of Appeal
“The owner of a room in which a workman fell from a ladder which he happened to find there was not liable to contribute to his damages even though the ladder was under the owner’s control.”
The Times, 4th June 2008
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“A soldier left disabled by an explosion in Iraq is being refused a compensation payout because his injuries were caused by the ‘wrong type of bomb’, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Corby Group Litigation v Corby Borough Council
Court of Appeal
“The House of Lords had neither expressly nor impliedly reversed the long-standing principle that damages for personal injury could be claimed in the tort of public nuisance.”
The Times, 28th May 2008
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