‘A cancer survivor with chronic health problems is suing one of the UK’s most prestigious museums for discrimination for allegedly denying her a suitable chair to sit on when she is at work.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A bailiff who took her miniature Yorkshire terrier on debt collection jobs has lost her case for discrimination after being told she was not entitled to have an emotional support dog at work.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Just before the summer break Mrs Justice Hill handed down judgment in an application where four claimants (two living mesothelioma and two fatal mesothelioma claims) sought an order that their claims be consolidated and tried on liability together. This was sought, and granted pursuant to CPR 3.1(2)(g).’
Asbestos Law Blog, 17th September 2024
Source: asbestoslawblog.uk
‘Catherine Coyne’s death is one of 62 being investigated, external in inquests opening in Birmingham into deaths of Paterson’s patients.
BBC News, 7th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Vanessa Cashman considers the judgment of the Part 20 claim brought by D2 against D1 for a contribution towards the claim it settled with C.’
12 King's Bench Walk, 2nd July 2024
Source: clinicalnegligence.blog
‘The children of a woman killed by a man serving a whole-life sentence have described how the possibility of his release from prison on “compassionate grounds” makes their “blood boil” and would be a “national scandal”.’
The Independent, 9th April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘As MPs report on the issue, a son and daughter on how their parents’ deaths led them to campaign for a change in law.’
The Guardian, 29th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A wedding DJ has been jailed for 14 weeks for urinating on a cancer patient and then posting the footage online.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An early years specialist who was told to reapply for her job while being treated for cancer before being sacked has been awarded an £800,000 pay-out.’
BBC News, 7th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who lied about having cancer to fraudulently claim more than £22,000 in benefits was a “fraudster” with a “dishonest vein that runs through your body”, a judge has said.’
BBC News, 28th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In the case of Shaw v Maguire (Re Preliminary Issues) [2023] EWHC 2155 (KB) Master Cook considered the limitation period as a preliminary issue. In doing so, Master Cook considered whether a claimant could utilise Section 33 of the Limitation Act in Fatal Accident Act claims where limitation expired prior to the deceased’s death.’
Old Square Chambers, 25th September 2023
Source: oldsquare.co.uk
‘In this article Cressida Mawdesley-Thomas considers the judgment of HHJ Lickley KC in Ness v Carillion Capital Projects Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 1219 (KB). Ness was a successful fatal mesothelioma claim.’
Asbestos Law, 5th September 2023
Source: asbestoslawblog.uk
‘A woman who had to undergo cancer treatment after being cleared by an incorrect smear test has received compensation.’
BBC News, 12th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman died from an operable brain tumour after doctors failed to properly monitor her scan results, a health watchdog has found.’
BBC News, 10th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘When will a patient be partly at fault for not following up when their doctor negligently fails to arrange an appointment? That was the question asked of the High Court in Otu v Datta, a case concerning the death of the Claimant’s husband (“the Deceased”) from colon cancer with metastatic spread to the liver.’
QMLR, 18th July 2023
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘Victims of a rogue breast cancer surgeon have called for a change in the law after it was reported that he may be linked to up to 650 deaths.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2023
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Fresh concerns have been raised about the amount of asbestos remaining in dilapidated schools and hospitals, after new analysis found that almost 150 health and education workers were recorded as dying from cancer related to the material in recent years. According to official data, there have been 147 deaths among health and education workers since 2017. Experts believe the figure is likely to be a significant underestimate because of the way someone’s profession is recorded on death certificates.’
The Guardian, 16th April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Briggs v Drylined Homes Ltd [2023] EWHC 382 (KB) (judgment here) concerned a claim by the widow of Mr Brian Briggs, who died in 2017 after contracting mesothelioma. The Claimant brought a claim against one of her husband’s former employers, Drylined Homes Ltd (“DHL”). DHL had engaged Mr Briggs between approximately 1975 and 1979 to carry out “drylining”, namely putting up plasterboards during house construction.’
Ropewalk Chambers, 1st March 2023
Source: ropewalk.co.uk
‘The London Borough of Richmond has been allowed to defend a £6m mesothelioma claim, after the High Court set aside a default judgment made in 2021.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A teacher who lied about having cancer and falsely claimed that surgeons had removed her eye has been banned from the classroom indefinitely.’
The Independent, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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