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Bullying claim wins £44,000 in compensation
A sales rep has won £44,000 in compensation at an employment tribunal on the grounds of bullying. He was repeatedly called homosexual by colleagues purely on the basis that he does not like football. After he made a complaint to bosses about..
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Marine liability market remains flat, says Marsh
The marine liability market remains flat and while there has been a great deal of talk over current market trends, it remains just talk, with very little actual movement, according to Marsh.
A Marsh Insight, Marine Market Monitor, revealed that the..
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Huge reduction in biscuit-related injuries
It’s a heart-warming success story of how health and safety has reduced injuries and in some cases, eliminated injury altogether: Biscuit-related injuries in the UK are down to a record low. The UK..
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£9,000 in compensation for sex discrimination
A driving test examiner has received £9,000 in compensation after winning her claim of sex discrimination against the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA). Despite holding a large goods vehicle (LGV) licence since 1993, she was not permitted to take..
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Sexual abuse and the issue of vicarious liability
In a case in which a Roman Catholic parish priest was said to have abused a young girl, and the question arose, as to potential vicarious liability, whether he was an employee, independent contractor, or in some other manner to be considered akin to..
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£6,000 in compensation for eye injury
A factory worker who had caustic acid sprayed in his eyes and feared he was blinded when a pipe burst on the factory floor has received almost £6,000 in compensation. A colleague accidently stepped on a pipe full of a hot caustic cleaning..
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Asbestos-related litigation: UK Overview
By Rod Freeman, Christian Wells, Heather Gagen and Alex Woods, Hogan Lovells
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“Particular circumstances” in Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
“Particular circumstances” in paragraph 18 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2001, which provided that a claims officer could waive the two-year time limit within which claims for compensation in respect of criminal injury..
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More than £419,000 in compensation for RTA
A man who was badly injured in a car crash at work has received more than £419,000 in compensation. He is in constant pain in his right shoulder and arm since the accident when a work colleague crashed the van they were travelling in into a..
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£122,000 in damages for crushed foot
A man whose foot was crushed by a huge metal beam has received more than £122,000 in damages. He and a colleague were galvanising the beam and had been told by bosses to place it on haunches on uneven ground. The beam toppled over onto his leg...
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Fall at work gets £25,000 compensation
A school caretaker who was injured when he fell from a stepladder at work has been awarded £25,000 compensation. The man, who was 64 at the time of the accident, had to take medical retirement after suffering tendon damage to his neck and left..
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Cancer Research UK survey reveals smoking and cancer link ignorance
Cancer Research UK has revealed what it described as “the shocking level of ignorance about smoking and cancer among the UK public” in a survey. When asked to select cancers linked to smoking, more than 80% of people did not know..
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Workplace injury leads to £9,500 in compensation
A mechanical fitter who was badly injured when he was struck by 15 kilos of unsecured cabling has received £9,500 in compensation. He suffered a hairline fracture and ligament damage to his right shoulder as well as a neck injury when a large..
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Government announcement welcomed by Law Society
The Law Society has welcomed the Government announcement detailing implementation arrangements for Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offender Act.
Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, President of the Law Society said, “It’s good..
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Underhill publishes review of the employment tribunal rules
Justice Underhill has presented his findings from his review of the employment tribunal rules to the Government and has made a number of recommendations that aim to streamline the process, improve understanding and cut costs.
These include:
An..
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JLT launches sole practitioners’ professional indemnity insurance service
JLT has launched its sole practitioners’ professional indemnity insurance (PI) service through an exclusive relationship with AmTrust Europe Limited (AmTrust). Mike Perry, Partner, JLT Specialty Limited (JLT), said, “PI is a necessary..
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UNISON calls for action on assaults on public sector workers
UNISON has called it “an outrage” that public sector workers continue to be assaulted whilst carrying out their duties, and urgent action is needed to prevent and deter these attacks.
Following a parliamentary debate on attacks against..
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Office workers who ‘over-work’ risk their mental and physical health
Office workers are risking their mental and physical health by working more than two hours extra every night, according to a new Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) survey. It found that around two-thirds (64%) of the 2,000 UK office..
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£7,000 in compensation for car park fall
A disabled woman who has been left virtually housebound after she fell into a gully at the edge of a disabled parking bay has received £7,000 in compensation. She uses a stick to walk and has a disabled badge after four major operations on her..
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£11,000 in compensation for serious knee injury
A council groundsman who suffered a serious knee injury at work, and hasn’t been able to return to his job, has received £11,000 in compensation. He needed surgery on his right knee after he suffered ligament damage having tripped on a..
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Judith Hackitt reappointed as Chair of Health and Safety Executive
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has announced the re-appointment of Judith Hackitt as the Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). She was first appointed as Chair of the then Health and Safety Commission in October 2007, for a..
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Ministry of Justice publishes Annual Tribunals Statistics 2011-12
The Ministry of Justice has published the Annual Tribunals Statistics 2011-12, a report which presents information on Tribunals activity for the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012.
There were 739,600 receipts or claims to all tribunals during..
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Growing demand for Acas’ early dispute resolution service
More employers and employees are accessing help earlier to avoid employment tribunals, according to figures released by Acas. The latest annual report figures highlight that demand for Acas’ early dispute resolution service, Pre-Claim..
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Aon to provide PI package linked to CQS and Lexcel
The Law Society has announced that Aon will provide a professional indemnity insurance (PII) package to legal practices with the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme or Lexcel quality marks. CQS and Lexcel firms who use the service may..
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Lawyers urge action on rising road casualty figures
The government has been urged to do more to combat rising road casualty figures and place greater emphasis on implementing road safety measures. Martin James, a road traffic collisions specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that the most..
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Compensation for constructive dismissal
The ex-chief of the UK Border Force has been awarded a six-figure sum of compensation on the grounds of constructive dismissal. He took the government department to an employment tribunal after accusing home secretary Theresa May of undermining his..
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£50,000 in out of court settlement for back injury
A taxi driver whose career was ended due to a back injury he suffered when his cab collided with another vehicle has received £50,000 in an out of court settlement. He had no time to react when an oncoming car suddenly turned and cut directly..
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New resource to reduce number of falls in hospitals
Physiotherapy staff can now benefit from a new set of online resources aimed at reducing the number of falls in hospitals. The resources come out of the ‘FallSafe’ project, a two-year multidisciplinary initiative developed by the Royal..
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Compensation cuts will deny access to justice, says APIL
Ken Clarke’s decision to end compensation payments for some crime victims has been branded “unwarranted, unfair and unjust” by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). APIL is unhappy that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)..
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£220,000 in compensation for mesothelioma
A man who managed hotels during his career has been awarded £220,000 in compensation after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. He had spent the majority of his career working in old buildings which often contained asbestos lagging. He travelled..
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National Health Service Litigation Authority Annual Report
The National Health Service Litigation Authority (NHSLA) has published its Report and Accounts for 2011-12. The number of new claims received in the year rose by 6%, a significant increase but a substantially lower one than in 2010-11 and lower..
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Free stress management tool from CIPD and HSE
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has launched a free stress management tool, developed with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), designed to help equip managers with the skills to manage positively and prevent stress in..
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Hospice wins £5,000 over mesothelioma care
The family of a factory worker who died from mesothelioma has obtained compensation for the benefit of the hospice which cared for him during his final days.
He was exposed to asbestos working at a car factory between 1951 and 1981. He started out..
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Fenn Report recommends review of RTA process
The Ministry of Justice has released a report entitled “Evaluating the low value Road Traffic Accident process”, by Professor Paul Fenn, the Head of the Economics and Finance Division and Professor of Insurance Studies at Nottingham..
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Ministry of Justice publishes Judicial and Court Statistics 2011
The Ministry of Justice has published Judicial and Court Statistics 2011 which reveals that there was a 4% fall compared to 2010 in civil (non-family) cases commencing in the county courts. Within the total of 1,553,983 cases started in..
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Ministry of Justice: Latest Court Statistics Quarterly
The latest Court Statistics Quarterly, covering the period from January to March 2012, has been released by the Ministry of Justice. The bulletin presents statistics on activity in the county, family, magistrates’ and Crown courts of England..
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Health and Safety Executive statistics on fatal injuries
New official statistics show the number of workers fatally injured in Britain last year remains largely unchanged. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released provisional data for April 2011 to March 2012, which shows 173 workers were killed..
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Transport for London statistics on personal injury RTAs in Greater London
Transport for London has released initial analysis of personal injury road traffic collisions and casualties in Greater London in 2011 compared with 2010 and the average for 2005-2009, the baseline period as set out in Department of..
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DoT report: ‘Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: Main Results 2011’
The Department of Transport has released a report: “Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: Main Results 2011” which presents statistics on personal injury accidents in 2011 on public roads (including footways) in Great Britain, which..
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Statistics on professional negligence actions against solicitors
Law-Now, the information service from CMS Cameron McKenna, has examined the latest statistics published in the Judicial and Courts Statistics Report into professional negligence actions launched against solicitors. The statistics show some decrease..
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Bollington Insurance Brokers moves into medical devices area
Bollington Insurance Brokers Limited is to expand into the life sciences sector specifically aimed at the medical devices area. A twelve strong team will now lead the expansion into the medical devices sector whilst the company embarks on an..
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Research highlights link between piece rates and workplace injury
There is a strong link between piece rates and workplace injury, according to researchers. In a paper published in the Journal of Population Economics, researchers said, “While piece rates are routinely associated with higher productivity and..
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Argo International appoints new Liability Claims Manager
Argo International, member of Argo Group, has appointed Judith Fumero as Liability Claims Manager. She brings over two decades of claims experience to the team, joining Argo International from Xchanging Claims Services, where she was Chief Adjuster..
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Regime of qualified one way costs shifting to be introduced
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Jonathan Djanogly, has set out further details of the provisions under part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 relating to civil litigation funding and costs,..
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Think tank report into age discrimination in workplace
People aged 50 or above who lose their jobs are more likely to remain out of work for longer periods of time than all other age groups, according to research produced by think tank Policy Exchange, which also found that older workers are still being..
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Night shift work increases risk for breast cancer
A new study in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine has concluded that frequent night shift work increases the risk for breast cancer and suggests a higher risk with longer duration of intense night shifts. The study, by researchers..
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£150,000 in damages for RTA
A man who was hit by a car whilst crossing the road near his home has received £150,000 in damages. He sustained serious leg injuries after he was hit by a car as he was making his way home. He broke his leg in two places, with one bone being..
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