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Ten Key factors to combat the rising cost of claims handling
Following recent research, ISO has identified ten key factors that are critical in enabling organisations such as local authorities to reduce the rising costs of personal injury claims handling, and to increase the knowledge and training of claims..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Online excess liability cover from CNA
CNA Insurance, the European subsidiary of CNA Financial, has launched an online excess liability product for the contracting industry in partnership with the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA). The new product, which is the latest..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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PI Direct merges with Saturn Professional Risks
PI Direct, through the creation of a new holding company, is merging with Saturn Professional Risks. Although both PID and Saturn will continue to operate independently, the new group says it is now effectively the largest specialist professional..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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No insurer settlement for Hollinger plaintiffs
A syndicate of 12 insurers led by AIG has said that it will not settle with plaintiffs taking media publishing group Hollinger International and its directors to court over their failure to stop what a Hollinger International special committee..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Revised D&O policy from CNA
CNA Insurance has announced a revised product for directors and officers (D&O) to help reduce the risks associated with inadequate protection. CNA’s Individual Solutions policy provides personal asset coverage for directors and officers..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Hiscox and Catlin provide cover for PI Direct
PI Direct, the specialist indemnity agency, has announced that its capacity for the 2004 solicitors season is being provided by Catlin Insurance Company Limited (UK Branch) and Hiscox Insurance Company Limited, both of whom will provide 50%..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Aon warning on aviation rates
Aon has warned that aviation insurance rates for both hull and liability business, which have softened considerably in the past year, could harden again towards the end of the year. Second-quarter renewals saw liability rates down 15% year-on-year...
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Chairman for IUA’s Marine Technical Committee
The International Underwriting Association (IUA) has appointed a new chairman for its Marine Technical Committee. Len Messenger, energy underwriter, at Zurich Global Energy takes over the key post from Graham Hensman, marine underwriter at Allianz..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Equitas to pay $97mn in asbestos settlement
Equitas is to pay $97mn in the latest negotiated settlement designed to cap on its asbestos, pollution and other health-hazard-related liabilities in the US. The latest payment is to Hercules, a chemicals company in the US. The payment consists of..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Defending Road Traffic Accidents 2004
Tuesday 16th November 2004 - Crowne Plaza London St James IBC’s 6th Annual Defending Road Traffic Accidents Conference provides an established means for delegates to acquire an in-depth update on the major developments and current strategies..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Compensation culture
Surveys have shown that personal injury claims have been increasing at a rate of 12 per cent per annum. However, according to independent market analyst, Datamonitor, who estimate that the UK personal injury claims market is at the same stage as it..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Helping Local Authorities control the spiralling costs of personal injury claims
By Joe Pendle, Director of Client Services for Insurance Services Office (ISO) Ltd Every year £10bn is paid out in compensation claims, according to the Institute of Actuaries. Local authorities’ bottom lines are feeling the pinch as..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Legal aid consultation from Legal Services Commission
The Legal Services Commission (LSC) has issued a consultation document entitled “A New Focus for Civil Legal Aid - encouraging early resolution; discouraging unnecessary litigation.” The consultation proposes reforms to the funding of..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Disability Rights Commission on new Commission
A failure to have harmonised equality laws in place prior to the creation of a new Commission for Equalities and Human Rights (CEHR) would “cause rancour and division” within the new body from its inception, the Disability Rights..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Children’s charities suffer from premium increases
An investigation by the Daily Telegraph has found that some charities and schools have suffered more than a 60 per cent increase in premiums over the past year. The paper said that children’s charities have been forced to cancel activities and..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Crack down on uninsured drivers
The Government has announced a package of measures to crack down on the menace of uninsured motorists. The approach will target the estimated one million motorists on our roads driving without insurance. Figures from the Association of British..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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No cap for negligence claims versus company directors
A report in the Times says that the Government has frozen all plans to cap negligence claims against company directors until after the next general election to avoid being seen as siding with incompetent executives. The paper said it was believed..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Bullied workers like combat soldiers
A leading psychologist has told the BBC that being workers who are bullied show similar symptoms to soldiers in conflict situations. The psychologist has worked with both workers and soldiers and says that both suffer nightmares, and are jumpy, and..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Equal Opportunities Commission reports on pregnancy
The majority of employers have positive attitudes to pregnancy in the workplace, according to forthcoming research from the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC). But a lack of awareness and understanding of their legal obligations could be..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Union hotline reveals bullying at airports
A telephone hotline set up by trade union Amicus to give advice to cabin crew and ground staff at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, has received more than 150 calls in a two week period, reporting bullying and abuse. According to the union, the..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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HSE statistics on work-related ill health
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has published new statistics on work-related ill health in Great Britain. The figures, highlighted in Occupational Health Statistics Bulletin 2003/04, draw on the latest data from specialist doctors and other..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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University takes on second staff counsellor
Cambridge University has been forced to take on a second full-time counsellor, after the demand for counselling by staff increased by more than 60% in the last four years. The University said that the waiting list for counselling has grown to six..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Personality an issue in stressed doctors
Researchers at University College London have produced a study which looked at overworked and stressed doctors, and suggests that personality traits were often as much to blame as working conditions. The study, published in BMC Medicine, studied..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Communicating risk to the public
The National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) has published a report of a seminar that examined important terms used to communicate risk to the public, in particular the precautionary approach and the precautionary principle. The report examines..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Danger of trench collapses
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has pointed to the dangers faced by construction workers when working in excavations following recent fatalities caused by trench collapses. There have been three fatal incidents since April where workers have..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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HSE publishes Offshore Safety Statistics
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published provisional statistics the latest offshore safety statistics bulletin, “Offshore Safety Statistics Bulletin 2003/04.” The HSE said it confirmed an unacceptable slow decline in fatal and..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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South Africa miners bring test case
A silicosis test case has been filed in South Africa against the mining corporation Anglo American Plc. The test case has been brought by ten South African gold miners suffering from silicosis. Lawyers said that the case involves a demand for up to..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Health risks from flooding – advice from the US
The recent severe weather in the UK, and the accompanying flooding in many parts of the UK, has brought home the devastation of floods, but the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has warned that there are health risks associated with..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Atkins diet to be evaluated by NICE
The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) is to investigate the Atkins diet. According to media reports, the evaluation will be made by up to 20 doctors, nutritionists and dieticians.The move comes amidst concerns about levels of obesity..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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No avoidance of statutory cap via different claim
The Texas Supreme Court is reported to have reversed a $9mn award for mental anguish and punitive damages on a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress. The Supreme Court ruled that a plaintiff cannot avoid a statutory cap on damages..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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More trouble ahead for medical malpractice
If malpractice award size continues to increase more rapidly than inflation, with the impact spilling over to other claim payments, reserve developments and rate inadequacies, then medical malpractice insurance will continue to experience many of..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Florida’s med-mal act under attack
The parents of a six-year-old girl who suffered permanent disfigurement from a medication that was allegedly misprescribed, have filed a lawsuit against the Florida medical malpractice cap. The lawsuit, which has been filed in Miami, challenges a..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Home Depot pays $5.5 million to settle lawsuit
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced the simultaneous filing and resolution of a class-wide discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against Atlanta-based Home Depot, on behalf of employees in the company’s..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Campaign group calls for speedier compensation
Clydeside Action on Asbestos, a campaign group, has called on the Scottish Parliament to speed up compensation for victims of the disease and their families. The group said that too few claims were settled while victims were still alive. The..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Compensation for Gibraltar workers
The Gibraltar Chronicle has reported that a combined compensation payout of $120,000 has been paid to 39 Spanish workers (or their families) who suffered from asbestos poisoning fifty years ago at the MoD shipyard The payments, fronted by a number..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Travelers $502.5mn settlement approved
The proposed $502.5mn settlement of asbestos-related claims against Travelers Property Casualty has been approved by a US bankruptcy court in New York. The settlement involves more than 600,000 claimants who had accused Travelers of failing to..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Testimonies of plaintiffs’ doctors questioned
A study published in the journal Academy Radiology, aimed at university radiologists, has questioned the testimony of some doctors who served as expert witnesses in asbestos liability lawsuits. The study looked at more than 400 chest X-rays..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Tobacco firms to sue state attorneys general
It has been reported that the parent group of cigarette maker Liggett Group is to planning to sue a group of state attorneys general for allowing favourable financial terms for another tobacco company, apparently in violation of a settlement with..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Ford rollover accident settlement
Ford Motor Company has been found liable for a rollover accident involving a Ford Explorer by a Florida jury. Ford was ordered to pay compensatory damages, but an out-of-court settlement was made before punitive damages were set. A Ford spokesman..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Low level radiation not harmful
A leading expert in radiation has told the BBC that the widely held view that even low levels of radiation damage health has no basis in hard science. Professor Zbigniew Jaworowski, former chairman of a United Nations committee on radiation effects,..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Postponing delivery may prevent brain damage
Research by Nottingham University has found that postponing delivery by a few days may prevent brain damage in premature babies. The study, published in the Lancet and funded by the Medical Research Council, assessed the impact of different delivery..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Medical errors are Britain’s fourth-biggest killer
According to a report quoted in the Times, one in ten patients admitted to NHS hospitals will fall victim to medical errors. Indeed, these have now become Britain’s fourth-biggest killer. The report was produced by Dr Foster, a healthcare..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Claims Standards Council to investigate GP payments
The Claims Standards Council has said that it is investigating the actions of Paul Higgins and Co following the discovery that his solicitors firm is enticing doctors to refer personal injury claims to the firm with an inducement of £175. The..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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BMA attacks law firms’ referral cash for GPs
The British Medical Association and the Royal College of GPs have attacked the offer of money to GPs by law firms for referring patients with compensation claims. It has been reported that a number of firms have sent out hundreds of letters to GPs..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Personal injury
Up to 3 in 10 people who suffer a personal injury do not recover, for psychological reasons, as quickly as might be expected, according to a report published by the IUA (International Underwriting Association) and the ABI (Association of British..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Compensation culture Kenyan-style
People think that things are bad here, with everyone decrying the compensation culture, and suggesting that we are fast approaching the sort of culture that exists in the US. But it could be so much worse. We could be in Kenya. An insurer in Kenya..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Law Society says compensation culture is a myth
The Law Society said that it had received prominent coverage on page two of the Daily Telegraph with its view that Britain’s so-called compensation culture is in fact a myth, fuelled by media coverage. The Society was quoted in response to..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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More Tory attacks on compensation culture
The Tories have kept up their attacks on the compensation culture in the UK in a speech by Michael Howard, the leader of the Conservative Party, entitled “The distorted culture of political correctness.” In the speech, Howard said that..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Tories set up commission to review Human Rights Act
David Davis MP, Shadow Home Secretary, has announced the establishment of a Commission to conduct a review into the 1998 Human Rights Act. The Conservative Party said that the purpose of the Review will be to recommend any necessary alteration to..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Shadow Home Secretary attacks compensation culture
The Shadow Home Secretary, David Davis, has attacked the compensation culture in the UK, and in particular the role of the Human Rights Act. Writing in the Spectator magazine, in an article entitled “Victim Nation,” he pointed to the..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Horseplay is analogous to a sport
A boy was injured by a friend whilst throwing sticks at each other. The court found in favour of the boy, but reduced damages by 50% in respect of his contributory negligence. The Court of Appeal found that the youth’s horseplay was similar to..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Meaning of “transfer” in employment
“Transfer” has the same meaning under section 218(2) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 as in the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (SI 1981 No 1794), when determining whether an undertaking had been..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Proof of damage not necessary
The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal from a serving prisoner and the claimant in an action for misfeasance in public office. The court stated that proof of damage was not a necessary ingredient of the tort of misfeasance in public office. The trial..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Test for adequate words for arrest
The Court of Appeal held that when considering whether an arrested person had been properly informed of the true ground of arrest, the test whether the words used were adequate was sufficiently set out in section 28(3) and (4) of the Police and..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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No collusion in illegal contract
Where an employer failed provide payslips, to deduct tax and national insurance contributions and understated the amount of wages for a foreign national who had only a limited knowledge of English, the employee did not collude in the illegal..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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No award for panel brokers’ fees
When assessing damages for personal injuries, no award should be made in respect of panel brokers’ fees which would be charged by the Court of Protection on advice and other aspects of dealing with the investment of the damages fund of the..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Workers or professionals in organisation
The case involved allegations of race discrimination and victimisation arising out of the way in which the Medical Protection Society had advised and assisted him in relation to disciplinary and other proceedings. The Society appealed on the..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Tribunal determining cause of wage deduction
Where a tribunal is looking to determine whether claims for unlawful deduction of wages fell outside its jurisdiction, the tribunal had to determine whether there had been an overpayment of wages or whether the worker had taken part in industrial..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Compromise not affected by reversal
The Court of Appeal held that compromise of an action based on a decision of the court, which was subsequently overturned, remained binding on the parties who must be taken to have accepted the risk that the decision might be overturned or..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Beer drinking waiter wins case
A waiter in Germany has won a case for unfair dismissal after he was sacked for drinking up to 100 bottles of beer every day. The man, 50, reportedly admitted that his bosses had repeatedly warned him not to drink at work. He had worked at the pub..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Builder gets £85,000 after fall
A South Yorkshire man has been paid £85,000 compensation by a construction company, after injuring his knee in an accident at work in January 2000. The man was working as a ceilings and partition fixer, on a self-employed basis, contracted to a..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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$1mn damages in wrong IVF embryo case
A woman in the US has been awarded $1mn damages after she was implanted with the wrong embryos during IVF. The embryos were instead intended for a married couple. She did not find out until the child was nearly a year old through an anonymous..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Injury caused Erb’s Palsy
A child who developed Erb’s Palsy after receiving an injury at birth has received £60,000 in a settlement. The child is expected to suffer from future employment limitations, and the settlement took this into account, together with care,..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Caesarian without anaesthetic
A hospital trust has apologised to a woman who underwent a Caesarean section without being given anaesthetic, and has agreed to pay her £13,500 damages. The woman underwent an emergency Caesarean section after going into labour at 26 weeks. But..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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US pays £1.3mn to UK soldier
The US government has paid £1.3 mn in compensation to a former Special Air Service soldier who was badly injured when he was crushed by a US helicopter in Afghanistan.The soldier was medically discharged from the army. Media reports suggested..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Cerebral palsy baby gets £5.7mn
A baby who was left with cerebral palsy at birth has received £5.7mn. The baby was starved of oxygen when hospital staff administered a higher dosage of a drug than necessary to aid the mother with her contractions. The child is only expected..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Travel agency sued over terror attack injury
A German boy who was injured in a terrorist attack in Tunisia is to sue the travel agency that arranged the trip. The five-year-old boy was left disfigured after an al-Qaeda suicide bombing in Tunisia two years ago. The travel agency being sued is..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Four year wait for compensation
A woman who sued over a faulty bone implant in her neck has won her claim for compensation but will have to wait up to four years for compensation. The woman cracked a bone in her neck in 1997, and the faulty implant crumbled. She was awarded..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Men win US sex discrimination case
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced the settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit for $360,000 against Jillian’s on behalf of a class of male employees. Jillian’s operates a nationwide chain of family..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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£18,400 for constructive dismissal
A former accounts manager of a north Wales hotel has been awarded £18,400 compensation. The woman won her case for constructive dismissal, but lost her claim for sexual discrimination. The employment tribunal said that there had been a breach..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Compensation for Vibration White Finger
A Derbyshire worker has been paid £7,000 compensation from three separate employers after sustaining Vibration White Finger (VWF) caused through use of vibratory equipment. The symptoms were first noticed in 2000, but the man had used vibratory..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Appeal court reduces bottle attack damages
A man has won his appeal over damages paid to a masseuse that he attacked with a bottle. The masseuse was left scarred and received damages of £10,000 for her injuries. However, the amount was reduced at appeal to just £4,500. The man..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Wal-Mart allowed to appeal
A US appeals court has given Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, the right to appeal against a decision to allow a sex discrimination lawsuit to proceed as a class action. The lawsuit involves allegations of discrimination against female..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Anglers call for £20m compensation to restock Thames
The National Federation of Anglers in the South East is demanding that Thames Water pay £20mn in compensation after untreated sewage killed thousands of fish. The Federation wants the water company to replenish fish stocks, after 600,000 tonnes..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Barrel rolling too dangerous for children
Those meanie insurers have done it again, according to the papers.Yes, it’s yet another of those “We can’t enjoy ourselves because insurers won’t cover it”. This time, however, the Times did at least appear to blame..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Fantasist doctor loses case
The doctor who claimed unfair dismissal, racial and sexual discrimination, protected disclosure and breach of contract, has had all of his claims dismissed by an employment tribunal. He was suspended for being a “fantasist” after a..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Merrill Lynch defends itself against lawsuit
Stephanie Villalba, the woman suing Merrill Lynch for £7.1mn over claims of sex discrimination, has been accused of not having the right skills for her job. On the first day of the employment tribunal hearing, Merrill Lynch claimed that she was..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Time barred test case over child abuse
A woman who sued a religious order which ran a children’s home has lost her claim for compensation.The woman alleged that she had been abused in a Catholic children’s home back in the 1950’s. The test case failed, meaning that..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Unsanitary conditions at hotel caused ill health
A family is to receive a “compensation package” from a holiday firm after the children fell ill because of the unsanitary conditions at their hotel in Tunisia. The children fell ill with e-coli and suffered damaged kidneys. The eight..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Mother may sue MoD over son’s death
The Ministry of Defence may be sued over the death of a British soldier killed in Iraq.The soldier’s mother is preparing to sue the MoD for negligence for breaching its duty of care. The mother believes that her son’s death could have..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Girl to sue authority over school bullying
An education authority is suing her education authority for £20,000 compensation, alleging that she was bullied at school from the age of six. The girl, now 15, kept written details of 700 bullying incidents carried out by 32 pupils. She claims..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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Tall man fails to win case against airline
A man who sued British Airways over their seating has lost his case. The man, who is 6ft 3in tall claimed that seating on British Airways flights put him at risk of DVT. He alleges that British Airways offered him extra leg-room, but he had to put..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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OFT rejects cap on auditors' liability
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) says it has not found compelling arguments to support claims that a cap on auditors’ liability would have pro-competitive effects on the audit market. It is likely that allowing audit caps would be..
Online Published Date:  01 September 2004
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