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German authorities report E.coli cases
The Health Protection Agency has said the German authorities have reported a total to 841 cases of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS), and a total of 3,110 bloody diarrhoea in Germany to date. The total number of deaths from the outbreak now stands..
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AA’s Streetwatch survey reveals lack of seatbelts
One in 20 drivers at junctions could have been thrown forward or through the windscreen if they had to make an emergency stop, according to the AA’s Streetwatch survey, in which volunteers observed driver behaviour at junctions and..
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Call to improve road signs and markings to save lives
Two road and car safety organisations, European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP) and EuroNCAP, have joined forces to call on the motor industry and the highways sector to work together to ensure that technologies now available in the showroom..
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Warning over new workers and accidents
Workers are as likely to have an accident in the first six months at a workplace as during the whole of the rest of their working life, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The extra risk arises due to:
lack of experience working in..
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Government launches H&S Red Tape Challenge
The Health and Safety Executive has said that people who have fallen foul of “barmy bureaucratic decisions for health and safety reasons” are being urged get involved in a root and branch review of regulations.
Employment Minister Chris..
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Legal Aid, Sentencing And Punishment Of Offenders Bill - The Legal Responses
The Law Society
“The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill is the single biggest attack on access to justice since the legal aid system was introduced,” the Law Society has said. “Legal aid for private family law..
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Acas says quarter of employers risk unwittingly breaching law
A quarter of employers (28%) risk unwittingly breaching the law according to new research carried out by Acas. The findings were revealed by a study of organisations that had used the Acas Model Workplace - a free online tool to help businesses..
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Food Standards Agency guidance on sprouted seeds
Following further cases of E. coli in France, the Food Standards Agency has revised its guidance on the consumption of sprouted seeds such as alfalfa, mung beans (usually known as beansprouts) and fenugreek. As a precaution, the Agency is advising..
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Referral Fees – it’s all kicking off
We’ve all had them. The phone call that asks: “I understand that you’ve had an accident recently.” I’ve certainly had half a dozen this year. Calls that is, not accidents. I’ve not had an accident. Nor has anyone..
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Government signs first ever Dispute Resolution Commitment
The Government has said it will “lead by example” by committing to using better, quicker and more efficient ways of resolving legal disputes. Britain’s largest employer has signed the first ever Dispute Resolution Commitment (DRC)..
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Indirect religious discrimination By Sarah Barratt, Berwin Leighton Paisner
Two recent tribunal cases, Cherfi v G4S Security Services Ltd and Dhinsa v Serco and another, heard in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) and the Employment Tribunal (ET) respectively, show that employers can objectively justify a policy which..
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Older workers neglected over training and performance management
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has released a new survey demonstrating that older workers are often neglected when it comes to training and performance management. The CIPD said it “highlights the need for..
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Equality and Human Rights Commission on religious discrimination
A review of research evidence commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has indicated there are different perceptions about the legal protections for religion or belief and about the level of discrimination towards different religions..
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ALM on “risky” liability sector
Michael Deeny, a director and former chairman of the Association of Lloyd’s Members (ALM), has warned that the profitable returns from two of the major liability syndicates at Lloyd’s should not cover up the fact the liability sector is..
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Six in ten workers across the UK have been bullied
A UNISON survey has revealed that six in ten workers across the UK have been bullied, or witnessed bullying, over the past six months. The union is warning that Government cuts are fuelling workplace bullying and silencing workers fearful of their..
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Statistics on worker fatalities from HSE
New official statistics show the number of workers killed in Britain last year has increased. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released provisional data for the year April 2010 to March 2011, which shows the number of workers killed was 171..
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GPs liable for negligence for late referral
General practitioners were liable in negligence for the late referral of an infant to hospital where, if she had received effective treatment in time, she would probably have made a full recovery from an infection which in fact caused permanent..
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H&S requirements for young people’s adventure activities
Outdoor activity providers, sports clubs and teachers are among those being asked for their views on proposals to change the health and safety requirements for young people’s adventure activities, according to the Health and Safety Executive..
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Elite Insurance resigns from Association of British Insurers
Elite Insurance has confirmed that it will be resigning from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) with immediate effect. Elite said it believes that the ABI has not stepped up to the mark in their response to the proposed Jackson reforms and..
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£60,000 in compensation for crush death
The family of a dad of three who was crushed to death in a workplace accident has received £60,000 in compensation in an out-of-court settlement. The man died when a metal rope gave way and sent 1,600lbs of aluminium car parts crashing down on..
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US state civil justice reforms increase in 2011
The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) has pronounced 2011 as the “most productive year for enactment of meaningful state civil justice reforms in recent memory.” Most state legislatures in the US have either adjourned or are..
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£20,000 damages for workplace injury
A machine operator at a car manufacturer has received £20,000 compensation after an unsafe storage system led to a workplace injury, which was then aggravated by falling through a rotten floorboard in the factory toilets.
He was forced to take..
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US Supreme Court decision on generic drug companies
The US Supreme Court decision in Pliva v. Mensing has been described by the American Association for Justice (AAJ) as “a disastrous outcome for patient safety, giving generic drug companies legal immunity when they ignore harmful side-effects..
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Six-figure compensation over missed ectopic pregnancy
A woman whose ectopic pregnancy was missed by a hospital has received a six-figure sum of compensation. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a pregnancy develops in the wrong place, outside the uterus. Most ectopic pregnancies occur in one of the..
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ASH releases “Tobacconomics” report
A new report from Action on Smoking and Health has said that companies trying to block new health regulations are also misleading shareholders. The report “Tobacconomics - How Big Tobacco uses dodgy data to ‘throw sand in the..
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Cancer Research calls for EU tobacco product packaging change
Cancer Research UK has renewed its call for the European Union (EU) to adopt standardised, plain packaging with graphic pictures of health warnings on all tobacco products. Cancer Research UK pointed to a new report, “Spotlight on the..
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£6,000 in damages for occupational deafness
A man who was exposed to dangerous levels of noise by a council has received £6,000 in damages after suffering from occupational deafness. His hearing became damaged while working for a borough council during the 1960s and 1970s. He worked as a..
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Elite Insurance decides not to enter the Solicitors’ PII market
Elite Insurance, a national provider of legal expenses and other financial insurance products, has announced that it will not be entering the Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) market this year as was initially suggested. This..
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Figures on road accidents in Scotland in 2010
Provisional figures published by the Scottish Government have revealed that 208 people were killed in reported road accidents in Scotland in 2010, 4% fewer than in 2009, and 1,960 people were seriously injured, 14% fewer than the previous year. A..
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£90,000 in compensation for HGV fire injuries
An HGV driver who was badly burnt after the heated seat in his truck burst into flames has received £90,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement. The London based long distance lorry driver was delivering goods from his company’s..
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DUAL Corporate Risks appoints PI underwriter
Specialist underwriting agency DUAL Corporate Risks has appointed Christopher Blake as a Professional Indemnity underwriter in the company’s National Business Unit. His appointment at DUAL Corporate Risks is in line with the company’s..
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Group legal action over DePuy ASR hip replacement components
Hundreds of patients, who have suffered early failure rates after being fitted with DePuy ASR hip replacement components, have joined a group legal action against the manufacturer. Leigh Day & Co has been holding free legal advice clinics around..
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Builder receives £90,000 in compensation for fall
A builder who injured his back in a fall has received £90,000 in compensation in a settlement. As he was assisting a colleague with putting up some guttering, the scaffolding that he was standing on moved because it had not be affixed..
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Airplane back injury wins £44,000 in compensation
A woman who was left with a permanent back injury after her airplane “flat-bed” seat malfunctioned and sprung upwards into her back has been awarded over £44,000 in compensation. She had put her seat into its “flat-bed”..
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£5,000 in compensation for trip death
The family of an elderly lady who died from a heart attack a day after tripping over a vacuum cleaner cable strewn across her living room floor by a heating engineer has received £5,000 in compensation. She tripped on the cable, fracturing her..
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Compensation for injuries on holiday
A holidaymaker who suffered serious injuries when another skier collided into him has received £20,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement. He was on holiday in the French Alps with his wife and friends when a man ploughed into him..
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Surveyors do not owe duty of care to buy-to-let investor
The Court of Appeal has unanimously agreed that surveyors did not owe a duty of care to a buy-to-let investor in the case of Scullion v Bank of Scotland Plc (t/a Colleys). While closing off an avenue of claims against the profession, surveyors may..
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£29,000 in compensation for broken back in RTA
A teenager whose back was broken in a car accident has received £29,000 in compensation. The driver of the car she was a passenger in lost control of the vehicle causing it to crash through a fence and plunge into a river. She suffered a..
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Compensation for motorbike accidents
A motorcyclist who suffered severe injuries after colliding with a car has received an out of court settlement of £158,035. He was overtaking a slow moving line of traffic and as he approached a left-hand junction, a car suddenly pulled out..
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£195,000 compensation for disability discrimination
A former sportsman has won compensation totalling nearly £195,000 under disability discrimination legislation after he was sacked from his job and cut off from further access to his company’s private health insurance scheme.
The former..
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FDA updates safety information on silicone gel-filled breast implants
The US Food and Drug Administration has updated the clinical and scientific information for silicone gel-filled breast implants, including preliminary safety data from studies conducted by the manufacturers as a condition of their November 2006..
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£22,000 damages against individual for unfair dismissal
A woman who was unfairly dismissed has been awarded about £22,000 in compensation. She was employed by a local estate agency firm. She became pregnant and confirmed this to the director of the firm. She was immediately told that she was being..
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Compensation for cyclist injuries
A cyclist who was injured when another cyclist collided with him has received £35,000 in compensation. He was cycling with a friend when his friend’s cycle collided with his own. He was thrown from his cycle, sustaining wrist injuries..
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£4.3 million compensation for brain injuries
A woman who was left with severe mental health issues has received compensation of £4.3 million. She suffered the brain injuries after being admitted to hospital as a baby. It reportedly took doctors two days to come up with a definitive..
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£25,000 damages for crush injuries
A factory worker who was narrowly saved from being burnt alive when he was trapped by a filing cabinet as fires broke out around him has received £25,000 in compensation. He worked as a forge helper for an open die forgemaster company.
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