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Spinal Injuries Association in High Court challenge No Win No Fee reform
The Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) has mounted a High Court challenge to Government plans to reform No Win No Fee agreements, saying Ministers have failed to consider properly the devastating impact its proposals could have on disabled..
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£75,000 in compensation for pleural plaques and asbestosis
A man who developed a lung disease after being exposed to asbestos has received £75,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement. The man was diagnosed with extensive pleural plaques and asbestosis. He was employed as an electrician and..
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£265,000 compensation for RTA injuries
A van driver who was seriously injured in a head-on collision has received £265,000 compensation in an out of court settlement. He suffered massive chest injuries when a car driving on the wrong side of the road collided with his van. The..
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NHSLA reports increase in clinical claims
The National Health Service Litigation Authority (NHSLA) has published its “Report and Accounts 2010–2011” which revealed that after large increases in previous years, new claims volumes for newly reported clinical claims rose by..
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TUC responds to Independent Review of Health and Safety Legislation
The TUC has responded to the consultation on the Independent Review of Health and Safety Legislation. The TUC said it does not support regulation for the sake of it. “We believe that, to be effective it must be simple, clear and proportionate...
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£500,000 in damages for man hit by taxi
A man who suffered a head injury and needed a total hip and ankle replacement after being struck by a taxi, has received £500,000 in damages in an out of court settlement. He was walking down an unlit side road when he was struck from behind by..
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£40,000 in compensation for carer attacked at work
A former care worker who was left traumatised after being attacked at work has been awarded more than £40,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement. She was working at a specialist care unit providing care for adults with learning and..
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Conference announced on tackling the “Whiplash Culture”
Health & Case Management Ltd [HCML] and a group of professors and clinicians have called for a new consensus in tackling the “Whiplash Culture” and treatment in the UK, calling on the industry to agree on how diagnosis, claims and..
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£8,000 in compensation for two back injuries
A man who was injured in the workplace twice in a fortnight has received £8,000 in compensation. He had received no manual handling training in his job as a trainee furnace man. His job involved carrying 40 heavy bags of graphite per shift,..
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£1.3 million out of court settlement for spinal cord injury
A woman who sustained a spinal cord injury when she was knocked down by a motorbike has received £1.3 million in an out of court settlement. She was crossing the road as she made her way to work when she was hit by the speeding motorcycle. She..
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£6,000 in compensation for crushed foot
A coach driver has received £6,000 in compensation after his foot was crushed in a workplace accident. He was forced to take two months off work following the accident. As he opened the bus’ hanger door, it fell from its hinges and landed..
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£309,500 in compensation for RTA
A business woman who was forced to give up her career after she was involved in a car accident has received £309,500 in compensation in an out of court settlement. She suffered severe injuries to her neck after her car was hit at speed from..
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ABI report into broken compensation system
The ABI has published a report highlighting how the compensation system is failing too many genuine claimants, and the high price being paid by consumers, taxpayers and businesses.
The growth in spurious and exaggerated personal injury claims and..
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HPA review into links between landfill emissions and health
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has carried out a review of recent research into the suggested links between emissions from landfill sites and effects on health. This review encompasses the results of a number of epidemiological studies, detailed..
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APIL warning over watering down health and safety regulations
Workers could be exposed to unnecessary risk of injury if Britain’s health and safety regulations are watered down, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has warned in its response to the Department for Work and Pensions’..
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New estimates on radiation exposure and cancer risk
New estimates on the risk of developing some types of cancer after exposure to ionising radiation have been published by the Health Protection Agency’s Advisory Group on Ionising Radiation (AGIR).
AGIR reviewed the latest scientific evidence..
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£25,000 in damages for woman knocked over in supermarket
An elderly woman who was injured when she was knocked to the floor in her local supermarket has received £25,000 in compensation. She had just finished her shopping and was standing by the checkout when a member of staff who was rushing, walked..
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£6,000 in damages over false cancer diagnosis
A mother of two who was told she had just months to live after she was wrongly diagnosed with a fatal type of cancer has received £6,000 in damages for the emotional trauma caused. She was told that she had an inoperable cancerous tumour on her..
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£64,500 in damages for slip at work
A man who was still unable to walk properly 18 months after injuring his foot when he slipped at work has received £64,500 in damages. He was working as a warehouseman for a food distribution company when he landed awkwardly after slipping on a..
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SRA takes strong measures over Assigned Risks Pool
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is stepping up its efforts in taking strong enforcement measures against firms in the Assigned Risks Pool (ARP) insurance scheme that are failing to pay their premiums.
Since the strategy was introduced in..
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Mesothelioma compensation settlements
The widow of a man who died from mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos throughout his career has received £198,000 in an out of court settlement. He worked as an engineer’s mate with a steel company and then an oil refinery. In..
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£4,000 compensation for septic insect bite
A woman who suffered a septic insect bite at work when her employers failed to keep her offices clean has received compensation of £4,000. She was forced to take four weeks off work after she was bitten by an unidentified insect whilst working..
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Law Society offers professional indemnity SafetyNet scheme
The Law Society is to again offer a scheme to assist law firms who are experiencing difficulty securing professional indemnity insurance (PII) renewal terms. As was the case last year, the SafetyNet scheme will provide assistance to firms seeking to..
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Difficult 2011 professional indemnity renewal for solicitors, says JLT
JLT Specialty Limited (JLT) has warned that the 2011 professional indemnity renewal for solicitors is expected to be difficult with deteriorating claims experience particularly in the conveyancing sector leading to limited insurance capacity.
Mike..
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Patients win damages over hip surgery complications
Five hospital patients have settled claims totalling more than £750,000 after they suffered serious complications following hip surgery. The operations were carried out by a consultant orthopaedic surgeon between 2005-2007. One patient..
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£70,000 in damages for pedestrian hit by car
A pedestrian, who was left seriously injured when he was struck by a car whilst crossing a road, has received £70,000 in damages in an out of court settlement.
The man had been waved across the road by a driver who had slowed down to allow him..
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Government establishes Independent Review of Health and Safety Legislation
The Government has established an Independent Review of Health and Safety Legislation. The review will consider the opportunities for reducing the burden of health and safety legislation on UK businesses while maintaining the progress made in..
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RoSPA responds to Independent Review of Health and Safety Legislation
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has urged the Löfstedt Review team to take a broad and evidence-based approach to its task and look for practical solutions which could help all businesses, including small firms, to..
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£26,500 in damages for woman hit by car in car park
An elderly woman who was injured when she was struck by a car outside her local supermarket, has been awarded £26,500 in damages. She was crossing empty disabled parking bays in the car park of her local supermarket when a car suddenly appeared..
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New casualty risk specialist at Bond Pearce
David Brown has joined Bond Pearce as a senior associate specialising in casualty risks. He joins Bond Pearce after 12 years working in the City for BLM and DWF. He is a specialist in defending catastrophic injury claims, including brain injury,..
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£26,500 damages for mother of fatal RTA victim
A woman who lost her 17 year-old son in a fatal road traffic accident over three years ago has received £26,500 damages in an out of court settlement. She was unaware she was entitled to a bereavement award until shortly before the limitation..
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AJAG on ABI’s paper on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
By AJAG Co-ordinator Andrew Dismore
The Association of British Insurers’ (ABI) is in overdrive in its well-financed campaign to blame the public, lawyers and the government for rises in insurance premiums: everyone but themselves. But there..
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Acas annual report sees increase in disputes
Acas has seen a significant increase in demand for their help resolving large-scale disputes in the past year. The conciliation service’s 2010/11 annual report shows it dealt with 1,054 collective disputes over the period, up 15% from 2009/10...
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Aon sees stable airline insurance market
Despite the recent losses and increased average prices in August as a result of the low level of activity, lead hull and liability prices in the airline insurance market appear to be remaining stable in 2011 so far, according to the latest issue of..
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£31,500 in compensation for back injury
A carer who was forced to take early retirement after she severely damaged her back when her employers refused to invest in new equipment has received £31,500 in compensation. She strained her back whilst attempting to lift a 17-stone patient..
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£50,000 in damages for RTA
A man, who fractured his neck when the vehicle he was a passenger in collided with a stationary car, has received £50,000 in damages. The man, who was a front-seat passenger at the time of the collision, was taken by ambulance to hospital where..
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AJAG in analysis of impact of Jackson reforms on small businesses
The Access to Justice Action Group (AJAG) has published its analysis of the impact of the Government’s civil justice plans (the “Jackson reforms”) on small businesses.
AJAG co-ordinator Andrew Dismore said: “The..
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Popcorn workers’ lung: diacetyl in the U.K.?
By Malcolm Keen, Berrymans Lace Mawer
This article considers the development of diacetyl-related claims and whether the U.S. experience of such litigation offers any guidance to the U.K.
Background
Diacetyl is a chemical which occurs naturally in..
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Possible link between EMFs, pregnancy and asthma
Research published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine may show a possible link between exposure to magnetic fields during pregnancy and the risk of children developing asthma later in life.
The study, “Maternal Exposure to..
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HSE paper on RIDDOR amendment
The Health and Safety Executive has prepared a paper for its Board on the outcome of the consultation on the Common Sense, Common Safety proposal to amend the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR).
The..
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Tackling The Compensation Culture: The Legal Aid, Sentencing And Punishment Of Offenders Bill - Improving The System For All
By The Association of British Insurers (ABI)
The ABI has released a paper looking at the compensation culture and the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill. It described the current compensation system as too slow, too expensive,..
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Department of Transport releases Road Casualty statistics
The Department of Transport has released “Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: Quarterly Provisional Estimates Q1 2011” which presents statistics on personal injury accidents in the year ending March 2011.
There were 1,870 people..
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£3,000 damages over noxious fumes
A caretaker who was exposed to noxious fumes by his employers, causing him to pass out and injure his ribs has received £3,000 in an out of court settlement. He broke his ribs when he passed out and struck his side on a sink after starting to..
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DWP survey on sickness absence and health and well-being at work.
The Department for Work and Pensions has published research which presents the findings from a quantitative survey that was designed to collect robust evidence on: sickness absence; attitudes to health and work; and the promotion of health and..
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Pilot scheme “could end debate around the ‘whiplash culture’”
Chameleon is set to roll out its third party assistance broker and insurance service on fault and non-fault claims, following the first results from an on-going pilot which has resulted in significant cost savings in Road Traffic Accident personal..
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New Civil Justice Council working party on Jackson reforms
The head of policy development at Berrymans Lace Mawer (BLM), Alistair Kinley, is to lead a new Civil Justice Council (CJC) working party responsible for identifying practical solutions in three areas of costs policy which were first examined in..
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Equality in comparison of terms in contracts
Once an employment tribunal had found that there were terms in women’s contracts and terms in men’s contracts that were susceptible to comparison and that each of the terms was a distinct provision with sufficient content to make it..
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Organisations join ABI’s call for reform of compensation system
Some of the leading high street retailers, including Argos, ASDA, Ford, and Whitbread PLC, Lloyd’s, business organisations, and risk management bodies have joined forces with the Association of British Insurers (ABI) in calling for reform to..
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TUC calls for action on dust levels in workplace
The TUC has called for urgent action to reduce dust levels in the workplace, a hazard which the TUC said is responsible for thousands of deaths in the UK every year. In new guidance which is being sent out to all union safety reps, the TUC outlines..
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IOSH welcomes government views on H&S myths
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has said that the UK Government has seen sense in calling for an end to the “epidemic of excuses” wrongly citing health and safety. According to IOSH, Employment Minister Chris..
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IOSH responds to Independent Review of Health and Safety Legislation
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has responded to Professor Ragnar Löfstedt’s call for evidence in the review of health and safety legislation that there is no scope for cuts. But the Institution also suggested..
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