Category: compensation

Glaister and others v Appleby-in-Westmorland Town Council – WLR Daily

Posted December 10th, 2009 in compensation, duty of care, horses, law reports, local government, personal injuries by sally

Glaister and others v Appleby-in-Westmorland Town Council [2009] EWCA Civ 1325; [2009] WLR (D) 359

 “A local council did not owe a duty of care to claimants to arrange public liability insurance to cover the risk of injury occurring at a long-established horse fair taking place on land part of which it owned, nor to ensure safe segregation and supervision of tethered horses.”

WLR Daily, 10th December 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

MPs lobby to exclude solicitors from asbestos compensation scheme – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted December 10th, 2009 in bills, compensation, industrial injuries, news, solicitors by sally

“MPs are lobbying prime minister Gordon Brown to exclude solicitors from any government-run scheme to compensate workers for asbestos-related pleural plaques.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 10th December 2009

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Bath Spa: Council paid £4m compensation for delay – BBC News

Posted December 9th, 2009 in building law, compensation, contracts, delay, news by sally

“Bath and North East Somerset Council was paid at least £4.17m in compensation for the delayed Bath Spa Project, its accounts have revealed.”

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BBC News, 9th December 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judges block horse injury claim – BBC News

Posted December 9th, 2009 in compensation, duty of care, horses, local government, news, personal injuries by sally

“A County Durham man left with brain damage after being kicked by a horse at a Cumbrian fair, has been blocked from claiming compensation.”

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BBC News, 9th December 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Shops ‘unfair’ over shoplifting cases – The Independent

Posted December 9th, 2009 in compensation, news, theft, unfair commercial practices by sally

“Tesco, Boots and a host of high street giants are using a ‘deceitful’ and ‘unfair’ system to seek hundreds of pounds in compensation payouts from petty shoplifters, a report claimed today.”

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The Independent, 9th December 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Shanks v Unilever plc and others – WLR Daily

Posted December 7th, 2009 in assignment, compensation, law reports, patents by sally

Shanks v Unilever plc and others [2009] EWHC 3164 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 354

“The words ‘that person’ in s 41(2) of the Patents Act 1977 referred to a notional non-connected counterparty operating in the appropriate market at the appropriate time.”

WLR Daily, 4th December 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

R (Adams) v Secretary of State for Justice – WLR Daily

Posted December 4th, 2009 in compensation, evidence, law reports, miscarriage of justice by sally

R (Adams) v Secretary of State for Justice [2009] EWCA Civ 1291; [2009] WLR (D) 350

“A convicted person seeking compensation as a result of reversal of his conviction on the basis of new or newly discovered facts establishing beyond reasonable doubt that there had been a miscarriage of justice had to show that the facts had been unknown to the convicted person during the trial process or an in-time appeal. Incompetence by legal representatives in deploying those facts at trial was not envisaged as something going seriously wrong in the conduct of the trial such as to constitute a miscarriage of justice.”

WLR Daily, 3rd December 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Woman told to repay £5 of fraud – BBC News

Posted December 3rd, 2009 in compensation, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman who stole £41,000 from her 95-year-old war hero great-uncle has been ordered to pay back just £5.”

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BBC News, 2nd December 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government delay forces rail passengers to wait for better compensation rights – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 3rd, 2009 in compensation, consumer protection, EC law, railways by sally

“Millions of British rail passengers will be denied the right to claim a cash refund if their train is late because of the Government’s refusal to implement new EU consumer protection laws.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd December 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Train drivers win injury payout – BBC News

Posted December 2nd, 2009 in compensation, health & safety, industrial injuries, news, railways by sally

“Three train drivers who claimed that an industrial injury left their hands permanently disabled have been awarded more than £22,000 in compensation.”

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BBC News, 30th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hospital payout for birth blunder – BBC News

Posted November 30th, 2009 in birth, compensation, hospitals, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“An eight-year-old boy affected by behavioural problems as a result of a hospital blunder during his birth has won £1.4m in damages.”

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BBC News, 30th November 2009

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Why are payouts so unfair? – The Guardian

Posted November 25th, 2009 in compensation, firearms, harassment, news, police by sally

“The £100,000 compensation awarded to the family of Jean Charles de Menezes pales beside the £4m being claimed in a current sexual harrassment case. Why the huge difference?”

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The Guardian, 25th November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Epileptic mother wins £4m damages after fit in hospital birth – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 25th, 2009 in birth, compensation, hospitals, news, personal injuries by sally

“An epileptic mother-to-be and her unborn baby, both of whom almost drowned when she suffered a fit whilst unattended in a hospital bath, have won more than £4 million in High Court damages.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Simpler, cheaper compensation procedure proposed in new Bill – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 24th, 2009 in compensation, insolvency, news by sally

“Making it easier and less expensive to claim compensation from insolvent defendants is the aim of a new Bill put before Parliament today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 23rd November 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Police pay compensation to De Menezes family – The Guardian

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in compensation, firearms, news, police by sally

“The family of Jean Charles de Menezes have revealed they have agreed a compensation deal with the Metropolitan police.”

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The Guardian, 23rd November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sturgeon and others v Condor Flugdienst GmbH (Case C-402/07); Böck and another v Air France SA (Case C-432/07) – WLR Daily

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in airlines, carriage by air, compensation, delay, EC law, law reports by sally

Sturgeon and others v Condor Flugdienst GmbH (Case C-402/07); Böck and another v Air France SA (Case C-432/07) [2009] WLR (D) 338

“Airline passengers whose flights were delayed by more than three hours were entitled to compensation.”

WLR Daily, 20th November 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Brown delays action on compensating British victims of terror attacks abroad – The Guardian

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in compensation, news, terrorism, victims by sally

“Gordon Brown made a last-minute U-turn on a promise to compensate British victims of terrorism abroad in the Queen’s speech after being told the Murdoch press might mount a similar campaign for injured soldiers, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 22nd November 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Family of Jean Charles de Menezes ‘could get just £100,000 compensation’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in compensation, firearms, news, police by sally

“The family of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian electrician mistakenly shot dead by anti-terrorist officers at Stockwell Tube station, could receive just a third of the £300,000 they have requested for compensation.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd November 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Girl wins brain damage settlement – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2009 in birth, compensation, hospitals, negligence, news, personal injuries by sally

“A girl left severely disabled following her birth at a Norfolk hospital has won a multi-million pound compensation payout at the High Court.”

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BBC News, 4th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Claims management regulation fees determination – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 4th, 2009 in claims management, compensation, consultations by sally

“A consultation aimed at people authorised to provide regulated claims management services in England and Wales under the Compensation Act 2006.”

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Ministry of Justice, 3rd November 2009

Source: www.justice.gov.uk