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Scottish teaching union on stress cases
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), the largest teaching union in Scotland, has revealed that an EIS member has received a record six figure settlement as a result of an occupational stress case. The settlement, which was agreed out of..
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HSE figures on violent incidents at work
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reported that the number of violent incidents at work shows a downward trend over the last decade, with incidents remaining fairly constant over the last five years, according to its report “Violence..
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£7,500 in compensation for broken ankle
A nuclear plant worker who raised health and safety concerns to bosses about a manual handling exercise and then went on to break her ankle as she moved heavy boxes has received £7,500 in compensation. She broke her right ankle after she was..
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£3,500 in compensation for sexual assault
A woman has received £3,500 in compensation after she was sexually assaulted at a hospital when she was helping a patient in the shower. The assault left her suffering psychological distress. The patient had a history of assaulting members of..
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Lawyers advise legal advice over PIP
Law firms are advising women affected by the scandal surrounding breast implants manufactured by the French firm Poly Implant Prosthesis (PIP) to take immediate legal advice.
Russell Jones and Walker said it believed that most women with PIP..
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Cameron announces measures to tackle compensation culture
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a series of measures to back enterprise by “tackling the compensation culture and freeing small and medium enterprises from the stranglehold of health and safety red tape.”
In a speech, Cameron..
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£70,000 in compensation for arm injury
A man who badly damaged his arm after moving a pipe in a power station has received £70,000 in compensation. He suffered a ruptured bicep tendon meaning his bicep is now four inches further up his arm after he and his colleagues were..
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£57,500 settlement for bike injury
A man who suffered severe facial injuries when the front end of the bike he was riding collapsed beneath him, has been awarded £57,500 in an out of court settlement. The man had been cycling when the front wheel and suspension of his bike..
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CJC Working Group on Technical Aspects of Jackson Implementation: Options for proportionality, Part 36 Offers and Qualified One Way Costs Shifting.
The Civil Justice Council has published the outcome of discussions of the CJC Working Group on Technical Aspects of Jackson Implementation: Options for proportionality, Part 36 Offers and Qualified One Way Costs Shifting. The Working Group was..
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Cost of motor insurance: Transport Committee Follow Up Report
A report on the cost of motor insurance was published by the House of Commons Select Committee on Transport in March 2011 which looked at the reasons for the very significant increases in quoted premiums in recent years. The Committee said that in..
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Compensation of £127,750 for mesothelioma
A shipyard worker who developed mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos whilst working in Merseyside shipyards has received compensation of £127,750. His work involved removing asbestos from ships’ boilers. He was never provided with..
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£933,000 for race discrimination
A former NHS manager has been granted a compensation sum of nearly £1 million after an employment tribunal ruled he had been a victim of race discrimination. He took legal action against the NHS Foundation Trust after he was suspended then left..
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£23,650 in damages for asbestosis
A joiner who was diagnosed with asbestosis after being exposed to asbestos whilst working for two shipbuilding companies has won £23,650 in compensation. Neither of the employers had provided appropriate protection against asbestos or warned..
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£60,000 for asbestosis and pleural thickening
A fitter has received £60,000 provisional compensation after he was diagnosed with asbestosis and pleural thickening. The conditions were caused by exposure to asbestos at work for three employers during the 1960s and 70s. All three companies..
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Definition of an employee in unfair dismissal claim
An ordained minister who was appointed on a stipend, given accommodation and a pension, and who was to be taxed under Schedule E with holiday and sick pay entitlement, and subject to the possibility of disciplinary action, was an employee who could..
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Airline insurance market review from Aon
With preliminary data now available for the 2011/12 airline insurance programmes, the picture that is emerging is of a relatively stable market where individual price changes are pretty much in line with exposure and loss changes, according to the..
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£350,000 in compensation for mesothelioma
A man who was diagnosed with mesothelioma has received £350,000 in compensation. He was exposed to asbestos in a number of different positions from when he left school in the 1960’s up to and including the early 1980’s. He initially..
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Work at Height Regulations review recommendations
The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has responded to the recommendation to review the Work at Height Regulations by 2013, as set out in the recent government report by Professor Löfstedt on the review into existing Health..
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Maritime union warning over Costa Concordia disaster
Maritime professionals’ union Nautilus International has said that the incident involving the Italian-flagged cruise ship Costa Concordia is the latest in a series that have highlighted its long-standing concerns over safety.
“The..
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£21,596 in compensation for RTA
A woman who was involved in a car accident and was left needing spinal surgery, has received £21,596 in compensation. She suffered a slipped disc in her spine after her car was hit from behind by a 4 x 4 whilst she was waiting at a roundabout...
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Nurses in occupational exposure link to spontaneous abortion
A recent study has suggested that certain occupational exposures common to nurses are related to risks of spontaneous abortion. The study, “Occupational exposures among nurses and risk of spontaneous abortion” was led by researchers from..
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Towers Watson reports 5.1% increase in US tort costs in 2010
The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion and resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico were the key drivers in the 5.1% increase in US tort costs in 2010, according to the 2011 Update on US Tort Cost Trends from Towers Watson. Without..
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Costa Concordia owners announce compensation proposal
The owners of the Costa Concordia have announced a compensation proposal for Costa Concordia guests who have returned home which it said it is the result of negotiations between Costa and consumer associations protecting passengers’ interests,..
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£8,000 in damages for injured fingers
A man who permanently damaged his fingers at work and waited almost three years to claim compensation has received more than £8,000 in damages. He suffered from tendon damage to his little and ring fingers after using an unsafe drill. The two..
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£6.5million for brain damage at birth
A boy who suffered brain damage when midwives sent him home despite blood tests showing he had “dangerously low” blood sugar levels at birth has been awarded £6.5 million to fund his future care. He was born following a normal..
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£3 million in compensation for hit and run victim
A young man who suffered life-threatening brain injuries after he was left for dead by a hit and run driver has been awarded almost £3 million in compensation at the High Court to fund his future rehabilitation and care. He was flung 15ft..
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Class action lawsuit launched over Concordia disaster
A class action lawsuit has been launched against Costa Cruises and its US-based owner Carnival Group following the Costa Concordia disaster. Consumer group Codacons, in collaboration with two U.S. law firms, Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik and Proner..
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IOSH responds to Löfstedt review
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has responded to the Löfstedt review by saying that it “generally welcomes the findings of the review, which reports that the health and safety system is broadly ‘fit for..
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£57,000 in damages for fall
A street cleaner has been awarded £57,000 in compensation after a newsagent left trade waste in a public bin causing her to fall and seriously injure her shoulder and neck. Her feet became entangled on plastic newspaper strapping which had been..
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Application of the defence of “ex turpi”
In looking to the possible application of the defence of “ex turpi” in a claim of negligence arising out of a road traffic accident it could be crucial to ask whether the injury in issue was truly a consequence of the claimant’s..
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Damages of £10,000 for back injury
A toolsetter for a car parts manufacturer who suffered a back injury after an accident at work has received £10,000 in compensation. He suffered a slipped disc as he was fitting a four foot long beam to reinforce a car bumper. The beam became..
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£4million in compensation for bike accident
A tennis coach who was paralysed after being thrown from his bike by a Land Rover has been awarded £4million in compensation. The accident put him in a coma for three weeks. He spent six months at the National Hospital for Neurosurgery and..
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UK product recall figures for 2011 from RPC
UK product recalls have jumped by 27% from 229 in 2010 to a record 291 in 2011, the second year in a row to see record breaking increases, according to Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC). When comprehensive recall figures were first collated by RPC..
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Economic burden of occupational injury and illness in the US
The medical and indirect costs of occupational injuries and illnesses are sizable, at least as large as the cost of cancer, according to a research paper from the University of California. The paper concluded that workers’ compensation covers..
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RPC highlights 2012 concerns in medical sector
In its Annual Insurance Briefing 2012, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has highlighted two area of concern in the medical field. The annual briefing said, “We continue to see malpractice claimants adding claims for psychiatric (as well as..
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£12,000 in compensation for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
A plater who suffered permanent damage to his hands after he was exposed to vibrating tools at work has received £12,000 in compensation. He developed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) after working with..
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Survey reveals British attitudes to claiming compensation
New research from RSA has revealed British attitudes to claiming compensation, with one in five Brits saying they are as likely to sue a charity or a place of worship, as they would a nightclub, even if the accident was their own fault. The research..
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Kennedys warns of dangers in Jackson implementation delay
Kennedys Law has urged the government not to let the delayed timetable for implementation of Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals on reform of civil litigation to become an opportunity for those who oppose their introduction to water-down the..
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Government to defer civil litigation reforms until April 2013
The Law Society has welcomed the government’s decision to defer civil litigation reforms until April 2013. Part two of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, which incorporates the changes proposed in the Jackson..
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Accident prevention indicators in Public Health Outcomes Framework
The inclusion of four explicit accident prevention indicators in the new Public Health Outcomes Framework has been welcomed by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). However, the Society said that the challenge now is to ensure..
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Transport Committee report on cost of motor insurance
MPs have called on the insurance industry to “abandon sharp practices in the management of car accident claims to curb the runaway cost of motor insurance premiums.” The cross party Transport Committee has also called for the Government..
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Responses to Transport Select Committee report
Association of British Insurers
Nick Starling, Director of General Insurance at the ABI, said, “We are pleased that the Transport Select Committee has recognised that spiralling personal injury claims are the real reason car insurance..
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Let’s stop demonising Health and Safety
The Government has announced what it describes as “the most radical reform to the employment law system for decades.” Business Secretary Vince Cable announced the reform during a speech to EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation,..
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SRA on implementation of referral fee ban
Regulators and other interested parties must work together to ensure the Government’s proposed ban on referral fees in personal injury cases will operate consistently and effectively in the public interest, according to Solicitors Regulation..
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Law Society and SRA intervene in professional indemnity case
The Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have been granted leave to intervene by the High Court in their respective roles as representative body and regulator in a case that could have a major impact on professional indemnity..
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DUAL Ireland appoints financial lines underwriter
Specialist underwriting agency DUAL Ireland has expanded its Dublin-based team with the appointed of Martha Gorman as Development Underwriter for financial lines. She joins from Marsh where she was a commercial broker focusing on financial..
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HSE to revoke seven Statutory Instruments
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is proposing to revoke seven Statutory Instruments (SIs) - six Regulations and one Order - that have been identified as being redundant or that have been overtaken by more up to date Regulations, and has issued..
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Fitch Ratings supports banning of referral fees for insurers
Banning UK motor insurers from receiving any type of referral fees would be positive for the industry, as it would represent a more meaningful step towards combating the rise in fraudulent claims and the increasing cost of bodily injury claims,..
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Report says less savings from Government legal aid reforms
The Government will save less than half of the £270 million it predicts through the proposed reforms to legal aid, and planned cuts will actually result in additional costs for the taxpayer by shifting the burden on to other areas of the public..
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Travelers launches professional indemnity for publishing sector
Travelers has announced the launch of a new professional indemnity product offering aimed at the publishing and general media sectors. Travelers Insurance Company Ltd. is a leader in providing solutions for the Media and Entertainment sector,..
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Law Society calls for investigation into motor insurance
The Law Society’s chief executive Desmond Hudson has said that the insurance industry is increasing motor insurance premiums and has called for a full investigation into insurers’ practices. The call comes after MPs raised concerns over..
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Let's stop demonisingHealth and Safety
In a recent House of Commons debate on health and safety regulation, the Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions, Chris Grayling said that Britain has the best record in Europe for the prevention of death and serious injury in the..
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26 February 2012
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