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£195,000 in compensation for nurse over injury
A nurse has received £195,000 in compensation more than seven years after he was badly injured by a patient. He suffered a frozen shoulder and psychological trauma after an incident when a patient became violent as the nurse attempted to clean..
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25 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
£45,550 in compensation for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
A railway worker who was threatened at gunpoint by a robber has received £45,550 in compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). He was left suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The employee was..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
£150,000 settlement for cyclist
A cyclist who was left bed bound for five months after she collided with a car door has received £150,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement. She had to take six months off work while she recovered from the incident. She was..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
P&I market report from Willis
The Protection & Indemnity (P&I) market delivered a blockbuster financial performance last year, but when faced with fragile investment income and increased claims in 2011, is proposing rate and deductible increases for the 2012 renewal,..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
£5,000 in compensation for occupational asthma
A printer who developed asthma when he was exposed to dangerous fumes in the workplace has received £5,000 in compensation. He was diagnosed with the condition after he was exposed to isocyanates used in laminating machines. He had only been..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
£164,000 in compensation for roof fall accident
A man who has been left permanently disabled after he seriously damaged his arm when he fell through a roof at work has received more than £164,000 in compensation. He was installing CCTV cameras at a train station and needed to access a..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
£6,250 in compensation for knee injury
A worker who needed surgery on his knee after he fell in a pot hole in the company car park has received £6,250 in compensation. He was left with an injury to his right knee which required surgery and he was forced to take four months off work...
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
Study reveals major risk factors for cancer
More than 100,000 cancers – equivalent to one third of all those diagnosed in the UK each year – are being caused by smoking, unhealthy diets, alcohol and excess weight, according to new research by Cancer Research UK. This figure..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
Section II of CPR 45 and acceptance of Part 36 offer
In a case to which the rules in Section II of CPR 45 (“Road Traffic Accidents—Fixed Recoverable Costs”) applied costs were governed by those rules to the exclusion of other rules that made different provision for the general run of..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
£10,250 in compensation for damage to hand
A man who suffered permanent damage to his hand in a workplace accident and whose employers threatened to make him redundant when he pursued a claim for compensation has received damages of £10,250. He needed an operation to repair nerve damage..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
Compensation of £13,000 for back injury
A welder who suffered multiple injuries when he fell because a scaffolding pole had not been properly secured has received compensation of £13,000. He hurt his back, neck and right hand in the accident. He was climbing down a step to another..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
Responses to Lofstedt Review
Government Response
The Minister for Employment, Chris Grayling, said, “Good health and safety is vital to good business. Sensible and proportionate health and safety regulation can support economic growth by maintaining a healthy and..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
OECD report on mental illness at work
Mental illness is a growing problem in society and is increasingly affecting productivity and well-being in the workplace, according to a new OECD report, “Sick on the Job? Myths and Realities about Mental Health at Work.”
The report..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
Bill for state regulation of hairdressers defeated
A Private Members’ Bill to establish a compulsory state regulation of hairdressers has been defeated in the House of Commons. Tory MP and former hairdresser David Morris introduced the bill following a number of reports of instances of serious..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
ATRA releases annual Judicial Hellholes report
The American Tort Reform Association has released its annual Judicial Hellholes report, documenting abuses of the civil justice system in jurisdictions that the association says are among the most unfair and out-of-balance in the nation.
Civil..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
£4.5 million for discrimination and unfair dismissal
A Polish hospital consultant who claimed sex and race discrimination and unfair dismissal against an NHS trust and three senior staff members has been awarded record compensation of £4.5 million by an employment tribunal. She suffered mental..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
£110,000 in damages for shoulder injury
A health worker whose career was ended after she permanently injured her shoulder at work has received £110,000 in damages in an out of court settlement. She had been working at a residential care home for elderly people with dementia when the..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
Breach of disciplinary procedures damage claims dismissed
The Supreme Court has ruled that it was not open to an employee, who had been dismissed for professional misconduct, to seek damages in the High Court based on breach of the disciplinary procedures incorporated into his contract of employment...
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
Government orders review of PIP breast implant safety data
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has ordered a review of the safety data on breast implants made by French firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) which were banned last year. The move follows the recommendation of the French authorities that 30,000 women..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and Equal Pay Act 1970
Where a female employee was complaining of a difference in the exercise of a discretion conferred by a standard contract, rather than a difference in contract terms, her claim had to be made under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 rather than the..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
£750,000 in compensation for loss of legs
A railway worker who lost both legs after they were run over by a train has received £750,000 in compensation. He has been medically retired since the accident. He was on the ground helping a driver shunt a train. His legs came in contact with..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
Reclaiming health and safety for all:
Professor Ragnar E Löfstedt’s review of health and safety legislation has been published and its recommendations accepted by the Government. As a result, the Government has announced plans to begin a major cut back of health and safety..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
£60,000 damages for asbestosis and pleural thickening
A fitter who was diagnosed with asbestosis and pleural thickening has received £60,000 provisional compensation. The conditions were caused by exposure to asbestos at work for three employers during the 1960s and 70s. All three companies never..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
Surgeons call for gradual removal of PIP breast implants
Two associations representing plastic surgeons have responded to the PIP breast implant scandal. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) said, “Despite the MHRA stance that there is no need for preventative explantation..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
£8,000 in compensation for workplace fall
A civil servant has received £8,000 in compensation after needing surgery following a fall in the workplace. She needed an operation on her left knee after she tripped over the lid of a socket hatch embedded into the floor at her offices at the..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
£4.2 million in damages for brain damage
A machine operator who was left with severe brain damage after he was struck by heavy machinery at work has been awarded a lump sum of £1.75 million and additional annual payments of £135,000 for life. When capitalised, the figure is over..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
£175,000 provisional damages for RTA victim
An elderly woman who has undergone two knee replacement operations and may lose her leg after being hit by a car ten years ago, has received £175,000 in provisional damages in an out of court settlement. The “provisional damages”..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
Government announces employment tribunal proposals
Plans to lower the £84 million cost to the taxpayer, and relieve pressure on businesses, through the introduction of fees for employment tribunals have been announced by the Government. Last year, the taxpayer footed the full £84 million..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
Airline insurance market report from Aon
Overall, both premium and rates are falling in the airline insurance market, with little indication of expectation change in 2012, according to the latest Airline Insurance Market News from Aon Risk Solutions.
Healthy capacity has meant that the..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
Northern Ireland pleural plaques act
The Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 has come into operation from 14 December 2011. The purpose of the 2011 Act is to reverse the decision of the House of Lords in Johnston v NEI International Combustion Ltd and..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
£47,000 in damages for RTA back injury
A young woman who had to be dragged from the wreckage after the car she was travelling in collided with a tree, has received more than £47,000 in damages in an out of court settlement. The woman has been left with a permanent back injury after..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011
Survey shows mental ill health “swept under carpet”
The charity Mind and the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) have urged employers “to get staff talking about mental health issues in 2012 as economic woes conspire to create the perfect ingredients for a surge in mental..
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26 January 2012
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257 - 25 January 2011