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Shoulder injury sees damages
A chain maker has been awarded more than £67,000 following an accident at work which resulted in an injury to his shoulder. The incident occurred when the member was required to weld a length of chain which had arrived at his work station in a..
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£155,194 for mesothelioma victim
The family of a retired NHS electrician has been awarded £155,194 following his death from mesothelioma. During the course of his employment he was exposed to asbestos on a daily basis as he worked in the electrical and steam plant rooms which..
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£70,000 for back injuries
A machine operator has been awarded £70,000 for the injuries he sustained to his neck and back when he slipped on oil. He slipped on an oil spillage on the floor resulting in him falling and landing heavily on his back. The oil spill came from..
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Scottish Act creates postcode lottery for pleural plaques
The Scottish Parliament has passed the Scottish Government’s Damages (Asbestos-related conditions) (Scotland) Bill, ensuring that the House of Lords judgment will not have effect in Scotland. According to the Scottish government:..
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£200,000 in compensation for mesothelioma
A man has won £200,000 in compensation after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. He was exposed to asbestos while employed as a labourer’s mate on the construction of a power station. He was responsible for mixing asbestos used to..
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£515,000 for crash victim
A man has settled his case for damages in the sum of £515,000 in respect of serious orthopaedic injuries sustained in a motorway crash. He was injured when another vehicle, driving down the wrong side of the motorway, caused a head-on..
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Compensation for scaffold fall
An electrician has been awarded £34,000 for the injuries he sustained when he fell from a scaffold on a building site. He was working from a mobile scaffold two metres from the ground repairing cabling when he was injured. As he was handing a..
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Ladder fall wins £80,000 damages
A bakery worker who was forced to give up his job after falling from a ladder has received £80,000 in compensation. He needed a hip replacement after falling 14 ft on to a concrete floor after the ladder he was using to clean machinery..
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Compensation for fall at work
A man who underwent intensive surgery following a fall at work has received £25,000 in compensation. He had an operation to remove two vertebrae from his neck after the rubber coating on a pair of pincers he was using slid off causing him to..
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£275,000 in compensation for attacked teacher
A teacher who was attacked by a pupil has received £275,000 in compensation after his school failed to warn him about the dangers. He was awarded the damages by the courts after he was attacked by a 12-year-old student in a school corridor. He..
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Damages for fatal botched operation
The family of a former miner who died after his spleen was ruptured during a routine operation has received £12,000 in compensation. He died when he failed to recover from open surgery to repair his spleen ruptured when medical staff inserted..
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Injured soldier awarded £750,000
A former female army sergeant has been awarded £750,000 in an out of court settlement for injuries and financial losses suffered in an incident in 2004. The woman was on the shooting ranges in Iraq when a former colleague accidentally shot her..
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Settlement of £425,000 for back and head injuries
A man who sustained serious back and head injuries in a fall at work has received a settlement of £425,000. His solicitor said that the accident was completely avoidable, and if the man’s employers put in place proper training and..
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220,000 in compensation for road accident
A 85-year-old man who suffered injuries to his leg in a road accident has been awarded £220,000 in compensation. The man’s leg was crushed underneath a lorry when he was crossing at a pedestrian crossing. The leg was so badly damaged..
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Fall from vehicle compensation
A man has been awarded £15,000 for the injuries he sustained in a fall from a vehicle.
He had finished unloading bags of litter, leaves and other rubbish into the three skips. As he attempted to step down from the flat bed of a Ford transit..
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Engineer awarded £20,000 for thumb injury
A maintenance engineer has been awarded £20,000 after his thumb was seriously injured whilst using an angle grinder. He was grinding down some residue tack weld when the injury occurred. The position he was able to adopt to carry out the task..
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Electrician gets damages after shock
A man who was injured in an explosion while receiving training as an electrician at a quarry has been awarded £17,750 in an out of court settlement. He was carrying out repairs on wiring at the quarry and had been given a volt pen voltage..
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Out of court settlement for trip
A woman has received £85,000 in an out of court settlement following an accident at work. She sustained fractures to the tibia and fibula and a dislocated right ankle when she fell at her employers’ premises when entering a basement area..
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Pleural thickening damages awarded
A maintenance electrician has been awarded £30,000 after developing pneumoconiosis (pleural thickening) as a result of exposure to asbestos. It was during his employment with two companies that he was exposed to asbestos dust on a regular..
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Fall at work damages of £43,600
A man working as a body worker has been awarded £43,600 after he fell and injured his back at work. He was in the process of repairing a bus over a maintenance pit when he was injured. He reached out with one hand to grab a handrail which..
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£2.86mn in damages for cerebral palsy victim
An eight-year-old boy who developed cerebral palsy after mistakes were made during his birth has been awarded £2.86m in damages.
Because of the medical blunders, the child has severe disabilities. Although the NHS Trust involved admitted..
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Mesothelioma victim awarded £105,500
The widow of a heating engineer has been awarded £105,500 following her husband’s death from mesothelioma. He was exposed to asbestos when he was required to remove the asbestos used to lag the boilers and pipework heating a prison. In..
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Passenger receives damages for crash
A man has been awarded £108,000 for the serious head and facial injuries he sustained when the car he was travelling in as a passenger crashed. The driver lost control of the vehicle, crossed to the offside of a carriageway, left the road..
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Mesothelioma widow gets £299,860
A widow has been awarded £299,860 following her husband’s death from mesothelioma. During his employment he was exposed to asbestos when he removed lagging from pipe work to carry out maintenance and repair work. Later he was involved in..
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£30,000 damages for stress
A woman who worked as a HR administrator for a university has been awarded £30,000 for the stress she suffered due to the excessive workload the university placed her under. She was promoted to the post of HR Administrator and was told that..
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Disabled claimant and local authority obligations
A severely disabled claimant was entitled as of right to damages from the tortfeasor in preference to dependence on the statutory obligations of the local authority to provide accommodation and care for her. For the purposes of disregarding damages..
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Neck injury case wins £150,000
A warehouse supervisor has been awarded £150,000 after sustaining injuries to his neck and shoulders when a dishwasher fell on him whilst he unloaded a container.
The member was in the process of unloading a container of dishwashers with his..
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£169,140 for back injury
An odd job man at a brewing company has been awarded £169,140 after sustaining a serious injury to his back when lifting a beer keg weighing 60 kg.
The man, who had received no manual handling training, was transferring the keg from one..
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Damages for faulty bicycle accident
A man has received more than £10,500 compensation after he was injured in an accident involving a faulty bicycle. He had purchased a bicycle from a shop and had only used the bicycle on short distances until he was involved in the accident. He..
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£118,000 for mesothelioma victim’s widow
The widow of an electrician has been awarded more than £118,000 following her husband’s death from mesothelioma. The member was exposed to asbestos whilst working for a number of employers carrying out repairs to electric cables and..
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Soldier’s crushed ankle damages
A soldier who suffered a crushed ankle has been awarded £9,250 in compensation.
The man was a Trooper deployed to Iraq with other members of his Regiment and was a member of a Challenger 2 tank crew. He was providing top cover when the turret..
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£70,000 for serious foot injury
A warehouse operative has been awarded £70,000 after sustaining a serious foot injury when a fridge fell onto him. At the time of the accident the member was instructing an agency truck driver where to place some fridges. The truck driver had..
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Serial age discrimination litigants uncovered
The Daily Telegraph has reported that a lawyer has discovered a number of serial litigants involving alleged age discrimination. The lawyer, an Essex-based employment law specialist, is calling for changes in employment law to make it easier for..
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Partnerships and professional indemnity insurance
Where a partner entrusted with the responsibility of dealing with all aspects of the firm’s professional indemnity insurance failed to fulfil his obligations, a liability in damages to a client, for which the firm’s professional..
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National rules on retirement not contrary to EC law
National rules allowing compulsory dismissal at retirement age and non-recruitment of persons of retirement age were not contrary to Community law provided that they were justified by legitimate social policy objectives and were appropriate and..
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Cancer risk for British carpenters born in 1940s
One in 17 British carpenters born in the 1940s will die of mesothelioma, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer. In the largest global study of its kind, funded by Cancer Research UK and the Health and Safety Executive..
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Above-inflation rise in personal injury claims costs
Insurers must brace themselves for an above-inflation increase in personal injury claims costs and make sure they update their reserves accordingly as a result of amended regulations that have come into force, according to law firm Weightmans.
The..
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Risk of venous thrombosis is increased on long haul flights
Following a review by The Lancet of the medical issues associated with commercial air travel, the European Society of Cardiology has reaffirmed its advice about the risks of venous thromboembolism (VTE), whose risk, according to The Lancet, is..
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EU judges back UK retirement age
The UK’s compulsory retirement age of 65 is not in breach of EU legislation, according to a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The case was brought by the charity Age Concern, which wanted to know whether it was legal for UK..
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RSI action demanded by CSP
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) is calling on the Government to encourage employers to do more to prevent and reduce repetitive strain injury (RSI) amongst British workers. The call comes as the latest figures from the Health and..
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Higher lung cancer risk for least educated
Europeans with the least education have a higher incidence of lung cancer compared with those with the highest education, according to a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. However, smoking history accounts for approximately half..
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UK electronics industry accused of lack of action on cancer
Unite, the UK’s largest union, has claimed that Britain’s top component companies are refusing to spend less than the cost of a couple of pints of lager per employee for new research that could highlight the cancer risks in their..
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MRSA bloodstream infections down again
The Health Protection Agency has published its latest quarterly report on MRSA bloodstream infections. The latest figures from the Agency’s mandatory surveillance of MRSA bloodstream infections show that there were 676 cases reported in..
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New European Cosmetic Regulations passed
The Cosmetics Regulation was recently passed by the European Parliament’s Plenary session. The legislation has yet to be fully adopted. The new rules will update the Cosmetics Directive and will come into effect in 2012.
According to consumer..
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Nano risks in relation to food and feed safety
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has given its scientific opinion on the potential risks arising from nanoscience and nanotechnologies in relation to food and feed safety. EFSA’s Scientific Committee (SC) has concluded that..
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Lords pleural plaques decision used for asbestosis
Plaintiff lawyers have accused the insurance industry of using the House of Lords decision on pleural plaques to avoid paying compensation to people diagnosed with asbestosis.
The decision in four asbestosis compensation claims was given by..
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US acts on diacetyl flavouring and lung disease risk
US Secretary of Labor, Hilda L Solis, has announced the withdrawal of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for occupational exposure to food flavourings containing diacetyl. The withdrawal will facilitate the Labor Department’s..
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Marsh warns over Environmental Liability Directive
Businesses in the UK will now have to pay for any significant damage that they cause to the environment following the introduction of the European Union’s Environmental Liability Directive (ELD), Marsh has warned. The ELD, which was enacted..
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IOSH calls for new HSE strategy
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has called for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to ‘beef up’ some of the strategic goals contained in its new strategy. IOSH said that while it generally welcomes the new..
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Aerospace Insurance Market Outlook 2009
Average lead premium in the aerospace insurance market continued to decline during 2008, but underwriters will be looking to increase premiums this year, according to Aon’s Aerospace Insurance Market Outlook 2009. Total like-for-like lead..
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Airline Insurance Market Outlook 2009
After five years of competitive market conditions, airlines around the world saw their lead hull and liability premium increase on average by 7% in 2008, according to Aon’s Airline Insurance Market Outlook 2009. Following the 11% decline in..
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Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau Bill published
Andrew Dismore, Labour Member of Parliament for Hendon and vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health, has published a Private Member’s Bill, the Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau (ELIB)..
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Latest work-related illness and workplace injuries statistics
The latest national statistics on self-reported work-related illness and workplace injuries in Great Britain, for the period 2007-08, have been released by the Health and Safety Executive.
The statistics show that an estimated 2.1m people were..
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Latest trends in D&O claims
A recent seminar at The Captains’ Room at Lloyd’s hosted by law firm, Weightmans, highlighted some important developments and trends in US and UK D&O claims and related litigation.
Current and emerging trends in US D&O claims..
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Corporate Manslaughter Act exposure highlighted
Aon has advised directors to extend their liability insurance cover for investigations and legal costs as a result of the Corporate Manslaughter Act. This legislation was designed to make prosecutions for deaths at work more successful by..
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New risks for law firms uncovered
New research by Legal Business magazine and Marsh has found that the economic downturn has produced new risks for Britain’s leading law firms. Four-fifths of respondents believe that recession had increased the risks facing their firm in the..
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Willis forms new FINEX division
Willis has announced the formation of FINEX Global, a new division that will incorporate all of Willis’ existing London-based Financial, Executive Risk and Professional Liability business.
The new business unit will be headed up by chief..
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Fast track personal injury service relaunched
Claims management company Accident Advice Helpline (AAH), has announced the re-launch of ‘Resolusion’, the fast track personal injury service. The move follows the acquisition of Resolusion from Elision Group.
According to AAH, the..
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League table of law firms and NHS claims
In a separate piece in The Sunday Times, a league table of clinical negligence lawyers paid the most by the NHS in the year 2007-08 was published. The top ten law firms accounted for £35.34m in costs.
According to the NHSLA, the top ten firms..
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Times investigation into NHS claims
An investigation by The Times newspaper has revealed that lawyers are earning £800 an hour from the National Health Service and taking fees of tens of millions of pounds in legal disputes. According to the paper, the money is coming from a..
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RoSPA conference on road and transport accidents
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is to focus on the two biggest causes of work-related fatalities at a major conference in May. Road accidents involving someone who is at work at the time and transport accidents which..
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Warning over court fees increase
Claimant lawyers have warned that court fees could rocket by more than 4,000% if Government proposals are given the go-ahead. Responding to a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation on civil court fees, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers..
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Claims arising from the promotion of equality on grounds of sexual orientation (Two cases)
By Chris Syder, Davies Arnold Cooper
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British Association of Rehabilitation Companies formed
A number of companies providing Rehabilitation and Case Management Services have identified the need for an Association or Body “to speak for, to protect the interests of and lobby on behalf of Rehabilitation Providers”.
Following an..
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