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Mobile Phones, Brain Tumours and the Interphone Study
A report entitled “Mobile Phones, Brain Tumours and the Interphone Study: Where Are We Now?” has concluded that “although there remains some uncertainty, the trend in the accumulating evidence is increasingly against the hypothesis..
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Joint Union Asbestos Campaign calls for annual schools' asbestos report
The Joint Union Asbestos Campaign (JUAC) has called on the government to boost safety standards, by placing a requirement on local authorities to give parents and school workers an annual report of the asbestos risk in schools.
JUAC pointed out..
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£1million+ settlement for medical negligence
A Polish woman who suffered physical and mental disabilities in 2005 as a result of the failure of two London hospitals to diagnose and treat a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, has received a settlement of over £1 million. She sustained a..
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£105,000 settlement for road traffic victim
A man who was seriously injured when he was dragged under the wheels of a coach in South London has received £105,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement. He was wheeling his bicycle across a side street when he was hit by a coach..
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£1.25 million settlement for road injuries
A driver who was left paralysed from the waist down when his vehicle ran off the road and overturned has received £1.25 million in an out of court settlement. The man was driving an 8-tonne road-sweeper in the early morning, when he suddenly..
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Foreseeability not essential element in cause of action for harassment
Foreseeability of the injury or loss sustained by a claimant was not an essential element in the cause of action for harassment under section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
The Court of Appeal so held in a reserved judgment allowing..
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HSE figures on offshore oil and gas leaks
The number of offshore oil and gas leaks that could potentially lead to a major incident has fallen, according to new safety statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Figures show that there were 73 major or significant hydrocarbon..
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Tribunals yet to tackle issue of retirement age
A man who suffered a severe stroke and was then dismissed on grounds of incapacity has received £390,870.58 in damages, Wales’ highest ever discrimination award, and believed to be the third highest disability discrimination award in the..
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£5,350 in compensation over scar
A fork lift truck driver who was left with an eight inch scar on his arm after an accident in the workplace has received £5,350 in compensation. He also suffered bruised ribs and injuries to his leg and chest when his fork lift truck went over..
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£5 million clinical negligence compensation
Clinical negligence compensation of £5 million has been awarded to a child who sufferered from permanent brain damage as a result of complications at birth. She was starved of oxygen for a prolonged period during her delivery, meaning she..
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£14,900 in compensation for dermatitis
A London Underground station cleaner who developed a severe skin condition after his employer introduced a cleaning chemical and took away his protective gloves has received £14,900 in compensation. The cleaner lost his eyebrows, developed..
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£132,500 in compensation for scaffold fall
A 48 year-old man who suffered severe head injuries when he fell through a scaffolding platform, has received £132,500 in compensation. He was working as an electrician on the construction of a new cinema complex when the accident occurred. The..
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Egyptian fenugreek seeds blamed for E. coli outbreak
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that one lot of fenugreek seeds imported from Egypt and used to produce sprouts is the most likely common link between the outbreaks of E. coli in Germany and France, but they have not ruled..
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US calls for engineered nanomaterials to be regulated and tested
To prevent harm to public health and the environment, engineered nanomaterials must be regulated and tested prior to commercial release, according to a report issued by the US Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).
The report,..
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£100,000 in compensation for fractured wrist misdiagnosis
A man who was left to cope with a fractured wrist for a year after doctors said it was just sprained has received £100,000 in compensation. He broke his wrist after tripping and landing on his right hand. He attended a hospital where he was..
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Passive smoking link to teenage hearing loss
A study entitled, “Second-hand Smoke and Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Adolescents,” in the medical journal “Archives of Otolaryngoly - Head Neck Surgery,” has found that passive smoking may result in an increased risk of..
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London P&I Club reports highest ever free reserves
The London P&I Club has reported an overall surplus of $3.6 million for 2010/11, lifting free reserves to $145.1 million, the highest level in its history. During the year, the Club saw an unusually high number of claims in excess of $1 million...
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The Shipowners' Club reports increase in free reserves
The Shipowners’ Club, the specialist P&I insurer to the smaller vessel sector, has announced an increase of 39% in free reserves and a combined ratio of 85% for the year-end February 2011. Gross earned premiums increased to $196.8 million,..
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MoD loses case over neurological condition
An RAF Corporal who was left with a devastating degenerative neurological condition after he was exposed to dangerous toxins while working in “Victorian conditions” has won a groundbreaking decision after the Court of Appeal dismissed..
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£300,000 in compensation for medical errors
A service engineer who fell into a garage inspection pit has received £300,000 in compensation, after doctors who treated his injuries failed to diagnose a debilitating condition. The man had been carrying out a service on a spray paint booth..
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News of the World fall due to no win, no fee agreements
The solicitor who led the legal challenge against phone hacking has said that without ‘no win, no fee’ agreements the News of the World would still be appearing on newsstands, according to a report in the Guardian newspaper.
Mark Lewis..
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MDU questions viability of clinical negligence fast-track scheme
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has questioned the viability and fairness of introducing a scheme to fast-track low-value clinical negligence claims along the same lines as an existing road traffic accidents scheme. The road traffic accident scheme..
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Not enough protection against workplace religious discrimination
Judges have interpreted the law too narrowly in religion or belief discrimination claims, th e Equality and Human Rights Commission has said in its application to intervene in four cases at the European Court of Human Rights all involving religious..
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Chef wins mesothelioma damages
An Italian chef who worked with pizza ovens with asbestos seals in a restaurant has received a six figure sum in compensation from his former employers. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma. His job involved working with pizza ovens with asbestos..
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£17,500 in compensation for slip
A nurse who requires risky surgery on her spine after she slipped on a wet floor at work has received £17,500 in compensation. She will need an operation on her back after she fell heavily as she arrived in the building where she was working...
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Global Prevention of Environmental and Occupational Cancer
A report entitled “Global Prevention of Environmental and Occupational Cancer,” in the journal “Environmental Health Perspectives” has detailed the global response to the disease. Cancer has become the second leading cause of..
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Public liability arbitration clause no bar on claim
A clause in a public liability insurance policy requiring the insured to seek arbitration within nine months of a dispute arising on the insurer’s liability did not operate to bar an insured person’s claim before he had any cause of..
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£70,000 in compensation for loss of finger
A farmhand who suffered a partial amputation of his little finger and the partial loss of function in his thumb as a result of a farming accident has received a settlement of £70,000 in compensation. He was asked to assist in moving some..
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Cancer rates up for middle-aged men and women
Cancer rates in middle-aged men and women in Great Britain have gone up by nearly 20% in a generation – an increase of 17,000 cases a year – according to new figures released by Cancer Research UK. And among women in their forties and..
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Construction workers up to nine times more likely to get skin cancer
Britain’s 2.4 million construction workers should “cover up and slap on the sun block” this summer, according to the Society of Occupational Medicine. The warning comes as new research published in the scientific Journal..
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MoD pays compensation for childhood asbestos exposure
The family of a man who died from mesothelioma after he was exposed to asbestos as a child in his family home on an RAF base has received a substantial six figure sum in compensation from the Ministry of Defence. Between the ages of two and five he..
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Referral fees it's now about reputation
So where are we on the issue of referral fees? Lots of debate, discussion, invective and finger-pointing, but the truth is, very little has changed. Apart from a handful of brave and forward-thinking insurers, the insurance industry is still..
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£1.2 million in compensation for leg amputation
A man whose leg had to be amputated after doctors failed to notice how seriously he had been injured in a road accident, has received £1.2 million in compensation.
The man was 18 when the car he was a passenger in left the road and collided..
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Mesothelioma award includes payment to hospice
The family of a carpenter who was exposed to asbestos by his employers has received a substantial sum in compensation after he died from mesothelioma. The compensation settlement obtained for the family also included a payment of £5,000 to the..
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Eversheds' Financial Institutions E-Briefing: Personal Injury Bulletin
By Brendan Padfield, Partner, Eversheds
Liability
Tafa v Matsim Properties
[2011] EWHC 1302 (QB)
Commercial tenant and director of fertility clinic were negligent and in breach of statutory duty under Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare)..
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Professional Indemnity Insurance Survey: Renewals 2010
The Law Society’s ‘Professional Indemnity Insurance Survey: Renewals 2010’ has found that more firms had difficulty renewing their professional indemnity insurance in 2010 than in 2009 and more reported an increase in premiums...
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Kennedys response to MoJ consultation
Kennedys has responded to the Ministry of Justice consultation on “Solving disputes in the county courts.” On the issue of whether all employers’ liability/public liability claims are suitable for the RTA Scheme, Kennedys said that..
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Co-operative Group warning over claims management sector
The Co-operative Group has announced a number of initiatives to deal with what it called “the increasing and unwelcome obtrusiveness of the claims management sector, which is contributing heavily to spiralling claims and insurance..
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APIL calls for caution over extending RTA process
Plans to extend the streamlined process for road traffic accident cases to higher value claims must not be considered until its on-going technical problems have been completely ironed out, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has..
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Towers Watson report on UK motor insurance
Escalating claims have continued to decimate the results of many UK motor insurers, Towers Watson’s analysis of recent industry data has found. New figures published by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries show that one in four UK third..
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Car Insurance Price Index sees increases in first quarter
The average price of a comprehensive car insurance policy rose by 3.8% in the first three months of 2011, compared to 7.1% in the final quarter of 2010, according to the results of the Confused.com/Towers Watson Car Insurance Price Index for the..
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Assigned Risks Pool figures from Solicitors Regulation Authority
New enforcement measures, introduced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to improve management of the Assigned Risks Pool (ARP) insurance scheme, are paying dividends, according to the SRA.
Since the approach was introduced in July 2010,..
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Professional negligence claims fell in 2010
The number of professional negligence claims issued in the High Court fell in 2010 for the first time after the onset of the recession but cases are predicted to rise again before the end of the year according to Browne Jacobson.
According to the..
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Delay on alternative business structures licensing
The Ministry of Justice has informed the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) that parliamentary approval processes will not be completed in time for the SRA to be a designated licensing authority for alternative business structures (ABS) on 6..
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Employee's lack of knowledge over health and safety
According to a survey by personalinjurylawyers.co.uk, only a quarter of employees knew where to find their company’s first aid kit. The survey found that 73% of employees were unaware of the health and safety procedures in their workplace, and..
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TUC warning over Government's legal changes
A government shake-up of the legal system will be bad news for many of the hundreds of thousands of people harmed by their work each year, the TUC has warned. Hugh Robertson, the senior policy officer for Health and Safety at the TUC, said the..
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Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper to merge
The members of Beachcroft LLP and Davies Arnold Cooper LLP have voted in favour of the merger of their two firms. The outstanding details are being finalised by management teams from both firms and the combined firm will launch as DAC Beachcroft LLP..
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Claims Management Regulation unit annual report
The Ministry of Justice’s Claims Management Regulation unit has cancelled the authorisation of 349 businesses in the past year, compared to 35 in the previous year and assisted around 17,500 consumers with complaints or enquiries. According to..
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