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Mile high stripping gets go ahead
It’s the news we’ve all been waiting for (well, if you are a German naturist of course). German naturists can start their holidays early by stripping off on the plane. An eastern German travel firm is starting a trial nudist day trip..
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Nanotechnology: Recent Developments, Risks and Opportunities
By the Lloyd’s Emerging Risks Team
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Monthly Quota
“Thompsons solicitors told me about discussions that it had with civil servants in the Department about the impact of pleural plaques. Thompsons was told: “What are you worried about? It’s no more than freckles.” Well, the..
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Landmark decision on future care costs
In a landmark court judgment, the Court of Appeal has ensured that seriously injured people relying on compensation payments for their long term care no longer face critical funding shortfalls when paying for care staff, according to Irwin..
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Advocate General of ECJ ruling on disability discrimination
The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), whose opinion is followed by the ECJ in about 80% of cases, yesterday handed down his opinion in the case of Coleman v Attridge Law and Steve Law
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LSC welcomes latest precedent in child abuse law
Many more old cases of abuse can now be brought to claim for damages as a result of the House of Lords decision which has set the latest precedent in child abuse law, according to the Legal Services Commission (LSC). The LSC paid for four of the..
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House of Lords ruling on historic abuse cases
The House of Lords has effectively extended the deadline for some abused victims seeking compensation from their abusers. In some sectors this will also affect employers of those abusers, particularly in health, social care and education, according..
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New specialist liability appointments at Cunningham Lindsey
Liability Services, Cunningham Lindsey UK’s specialist liability practice, has appointed a new team of liability experts and a Legal Services Manager. George Mercer has been appointed Operations and Development Manager, Liability Claims..
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Reinsurance renewals report reveals rate reductions
Willis has released its annual reinsurance renewals report for January 2008. Entitled “Settling or Sinking?” it highlights one of the major trends witnessed in this year’s renewals: that of a rapidly softening market. The 2008..
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Latest MRSA and C difficile infection figures
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has published its latest quarterly report on MRSA blood poisoning and C difficile (Clostridium difficile) infection figures.
The latest figures on MRSA bloodstream infections show that there were 1,072 cases..
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D&O cover advice from law firm
As the personal exposure and accountability of directors grows there is a pressing need for companies to reassure their officers that they have access to D&O cover which is clear, responsive and supportive to the individuals concerned, according..
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Effect of US plea bargains on UK D&O cover
Marsh is warning UK executives of the impact plea bargains in the US could have on their indemnity and directors’ and officers’ (D&O) insurance. Plea bargaining is increasingly commonplace in the US legal system and can appear..
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Hiscox warning over Corporate Manslaughter Act
Hiscox is calling upon companies to review their existing risk management procedures which are unlikely to provide adequate protection to new exposures introduced under the new Corporate Manslaughter Act. It is estimated that the new Act could..
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UK companies ignorant of Corporate Manslaughter Act
Thousands of British companies remain ignorant of the Corporate Manslaughter Act, which comes into force on 6 April 2008, leaving them vulnerable to very serious criminal charges and puts employees’ lives at risk, according to new research..
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Study reveals health risks from food flavouring chemical
A study commissioned by the US daily newspaper Seattle Post-Intelligencer has shown that restaurant workers could face serious potential health risks stemming from exposure to diacetyl, a food flavouring chemical in artificial butter flavours...
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New limits for unfair dismissal and redundancy payments
The limits on payments and awards made to workers in certain employment rights cases have risen from 1st February under the annual index-linked formula.
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New study on work stress and coronary heart disease
Latest research into the link between work stress and coronary heart disease (CHD) has concluded that stress at work can lead to CHD “through direct activation of neuroendocrine stress pathways and indirectly through health..
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Government launches Risk and Regulation Advisory Council
The Prime Minister has appointed the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council (RRAC) as a key part of his drive to improve the way risk to the public - from public health to pensions - is understood and managed by government.
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HSE must do more on work-related ill health
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) needs to do more to reduce work-related ill health according to the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM). In its submission to the Work and Pensions Select Committee inquiry into the operations and work of..
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Airline insurance market set for 2007 loss
According to Aon’s Airline Insurance Market News January 2008, the airline insurance market looks increasingly likely to have made a loss in 2007, with the total amount of claims outweighing the level of lead hull and liability premium paid..
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Aviation insurers face potential $300mn black hole
Aviation insurers have been left with a potential $300mn black hole in their accounts after a big jump in the cost of claims in 2007, according to analysis by Ascend, a leading provider of information and consultancy to the global aerospace..
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Aon’s 2008 Marine Insurance Market Review
The marine industry is set for a continued run of favourable insurance premiums in 2008, despite facing higher risks, according to Aon’s 2008 Marine Insurance Market Review. “The cargo and liability markets offer a win-win situation to..
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P&I market review from Willis
Willis has released its Marine Protection & Indemnity (P&I) Market Review for 2007/2008. According to the report, the 2006/07 Financial Year was one of contrasting highs and lows for the P&I Market:“The year registered the highest..
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ATRA warning over Internet searches for medical information
American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) president Sherman “Tiger” Joyce has called a new study concerning Internet searches for medical information, the “latest evidence that the personal injury bar’s brazen trolling for..
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US liability insurance premiums fall further
US commercial lines insurance premiums continued to tumble during the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the RIMS Benchmark Survey, the industry’s leading survey of policy renewal prices as reported by corporate risk managers.
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Euro MPs tighten protection against work-related cancer risks
European MPs have adopted measures to protect workers from a new generation of health threats at work. The all-party European Parliament employment committee has said it wants a Europe-wide drive against new, cancer-causing chemicals in the..
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Australian group claim over Parkinson drug
A Melbourne law firm Arnold Thomas & Becker has launched a group claim against two drug companies which market commonly prescribed dopamine agonists in Australia. The firm represents several Parkinson’s sufferers who allege that they..
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AAJ calls for change to FDA rule on drug labelling
The American Association for Justice (AAJ) has demanded that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdraw a proposed rule that it says would allow drug companies to claim immunity for failing to warn patients of potential drug hazards.
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Number of product recalls in UK hits new high
The number of product recalls in the UK has hit a new high of 190 in the last year (up from 179 in the previous year) as problems with products sourced from China mounted, according to Reynolds Porter Chamberlain. The number of recalls of dangerous..
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Lifting techniques do not prevent back pain
There is no evidence to support the use of advice or training in working techniques with or without lifting equipment for preventing back pain or consequent disability. This is according to research published in the British Medical Journal at the..
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Age discrimination becoming number one grievance
Just over a year since the age discrimination law was implemented (1 October 2006), research commissioned by human resource experts Croner, part of Wolters Kluwer UK, has shown that age is increasingly becoming the number one discrimination-related..
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Sexual assault claims and the Limitation Act 1980
A claim for damages for personal injuries caused by a sexual assault fell within s11 of the Limitation Act 1980, allowing a limitation period of three years from the date when the claimant first considered the injury sufficiently serious to justify..
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Damages and loss prior to resignation
An employee who had been constructively dismissed was not entitled in proceedings for unfair dismissal to claim damages for the consequences prior to the dismissal of the employer’s repudiatory breach of the employment contract. It was the..
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Evidence available at the time of discriminatory act
When determining whether an adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities was “likely to recur”, within the meaning of para 2(2) of Sch 1 to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, an employment..
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$6.2mn settlement for race discrimination class action
A US federal court has granted final approval for a $6.2mn partial settlement for black and Hispanic sheet metal workers who suffered discrimination by their union. The case was brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)..
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Record £5mn compensation over hospital infection
Actress Leslie Ash has been awarded a record £5mn compensation payout after contracting a hospital-acquired infection. She developed MSSA (Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus). The payment includes compensation for money she would have..
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Damages for broken bottle injury
A woman whose thumb was lacerated when she tried to open a bottle of wine has been awarded £6,000 in damages. She was trying to uncork a bottle of wine that she had purchased from her local ASDA store when the neck of the bottle shattered,..
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MIB claim over spilt diesel accident
The family of a motorcyclist who died as a result of an accident caused by diesel spilt on the road has won £110,000 in compensation from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB). It is believed to be the first claim of its kind in the UK.
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Damages for freak accident
A man whose life was ruined after he was hit on the back of the neck in a freak accident has been awarded £1mn in compensation. He was standing outside a London pub when the accident occurred. A sun lounger blew off the roof of the pub and..
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Sex discrimination over pregnancy
A senior sales executive who was told by her former boss that she would be “useless” after becoming pregnant has won her claim of sex discrimination. He later sent her a memo stating: “Feel betrayed…Tempted to dismiss and..
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Religious discrimination award in Belfast
Two Catholic hotel managers from Belfast have been awarded compensation after an employment tribunal ruled they had been victims of religious discrimination. They were dismissed after they told their bosses that they wished to begin a grievance..
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Vibration hand injury damages
A boilermaker whose hands have been permanently damaged from regular use of vibrating tools has been paid £8,400 in compensation. The man had been employed by four different companies during his working life and has been regularly exposed to..
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Spine injury victim wins £900,000
A woman who suffered catastrophic injuries as the result of the negligent management and treatment of an infection in her spine has recovered £900,000 in compensation. The woman, who is now paraplegic, is confined to a wheelchair and is wholly..
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£175,000 in compensation for hand injury
A man who suffered severe physical and psychological injuries after his hand was trapped in a machine at work has won £175,000 in compensation. He trapped his hand in an unguarded machine and sustained a serious degloving injury to the palm of..
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Train driver sues over back injury
A train driver who was forced to retire from his job after severely injuring his back at work has been awarded nearly £80,000 in compensation. He was sitting in a plastic moulded chair in the mess room, and as he moved backwards in the chair,..
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Asbestosis victim sues former employers
A man who now suffers from asbestosis has successfully sued four of his six former employers. The 79-year-old former joiner worked for a number of different firms during the 1950s and early 1960s and was regularly exposed to asbestos without warning..
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Asbestos victim wins damages
A man who was diagnosed with lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos has won provisional compensation of £20,000. The former welder, who has never smoked, had half his lung removed immediately following his diagnosis but has been told there..
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Damages for engineer injury
An engineer who was forced to retire on medical grounds after rupturing the bicep in his right arm has won £95,000 in compensation. He suffered the injury whilst tightening a bolt during the course of his employment as a blow mould engineer. He..
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£17,000 in compensation for RSI
A factory worker who was medically retired after suffering repetitive strain injury has won almost £17,000 in compensation. Her job was to bag accessories which accompanied a DVD player; this included a remote control, a battery pack, an RF..
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Broken bone in neck injury
A collier who had to be medically retired after a falling stone broke a vertebrae in his neck has been awarded £105,000 in compensation. He was struck by a falling stone on the back of the head and sustained a fractured vertebra in his cervical..
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£32,500 in damages for latex allergy
A police officer who developed an allergy to latex has been awarded £32,500 in damages. During her employment, she wore latex gloves for various tasks such as examining evidence at crime scenes. She was provided with powdered latex gloves..
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Damages for burns injury
A man who suffered a burn injury to his face and neck when sprayed in the face by hot fluid at work has won £9,250 in compensation. The burns took weeks to heal and the man suffered flashbacks and nightmares. He was left suffering blotchiness..
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Steel works injury compensation
A man who was working in a steel works when he was hit by a 1000°C metal bar on the shoulder, has received £5000 in injury compensation. The bar caused his clothes to ignite, leaving him with painful deep burn injuries. It took months for..
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Widow of mesothelioma victim wins damages
The widow of an engineer, who died of an asbestos-related disease, has received £150,000 in compensation. He was exposed to asbestos whilst lagging the exhaust systems of diesel engines with asbestos rope and asbestos blankets. He died from..
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£28,000 in compensation for dog attack
A woman who was attacked by a dog has won £28,000 in compensation. She was walking along a narrow footpath with her own dog when the defendant’s dog attacked her, biting her left arm and elbow. The owner of the dog accepted liability. The..
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Damages for salmonella heart attack victim
A teacher who was forced to give up work after suffering a heart attack brought about by salmonella food poisoning on holiday with his wife in Sicily has been awarded £130,000. He found it difficult to return to work and the physical impact of..
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MoD to pay £3mn to Porton Down veterans
The Ministry of Defence is reported to be preparing to award £3mn in compensation to 360 veterans of nerve gas experiments at Porton Down. About 90% of the ex-servicemen, who took part in what they thought were cold remedy tests at the..
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£2.7mn in compensation for birth injury
A child who was born with brain damage has been awarded £2.7mn in compensation. Despite the fact that a deceleration of the baby’s heart rate was noted, the mother was discharged. She was readmitted after 48 hours and after a further..
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Compensation for slip and trip
A cleaner who slipped in a puddle of water at the shopping centre where she worked has been awarded £3,500 in compensation. She had been asked to place warning cones around puddles, caused by a leaking roof, in order to protect the public. On..
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Back injury at work damages
A bus driver is to receive £14,000 compensation after suffering a back injury at work. While leaving the office, he slipped on a spillage on the garage floor. He twisted his back in the process and sustained a serious back injury. He underwent..
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$30mn settlement in US class action
A court in the US has granted preliminary approval to a nationwide class action settlement, resolving the claims of hundreds of thousands of people who bought Thomas & Friends toys allegedly contaminated with lead paint. The settlement is valued..
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Cyclist wins £525,000 over accident
A cyclist has received £525,000 in compensation after being hit by a car. The cyclist was forced to stop work as a result of the accident. She suffered multiple fractures. She took civil action after the police decided not to prosecute the..
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Twin receives damages over trauma
A girl whose twin sister died from meningitis after a heart attack, aged three, has been awarded £325,000 in damages. The girl was highly traumatised by the death of her twin, leaving her with a number of health issues including obsessive..
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£5.6mn for brain damage at birth
An NHS Trust has paid out £5.6mn in damages to a boy who was brain damaged at birth. He was left with cerebral palsy after being deprived of oxygen due to the failure of the hospital to deliver him by caesarean section. The Trust admitted..
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Motorcyclist claims £300,000 for accident
A motorcyclist who suffered severe traumatic brain injury in a road accident is claiming damages of £300,000. He is suing the motorist whose car collided with the motorbike for negligently failing to look left before manoeuvring his vehicle...
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Government sees pleural plaques legislation as not appropriate
The House of Commons recently held a debate on the House of Lords’ decision on pleural plaques, and the recent announcement by the Scottish Parliament that it would introduce legislation to reverse the decision. Government minister Bridget..
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