Official delays stop Baha Mousa’s father entering Britain – The Independent
“Family of hotel worker tortured to death in Army’s Basra detention camp are excluded from compensation talks.”
The Independent, 29th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: compensation
Church of England faces compensation bill over women bishops – Daily Telegraph
“The Church of England could face paying out millions of pounds in compensation to opponents of women bishops who quit their posts over the issue.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Forest Gate anti-terror raid brothers to get £60,000 compensation – Daily Telegraph
“The two brothers at the centre of the Forest Gate anti-terror raid will receive £60,000 in compensation from Scotland Yard, it emerged last night.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Compensation claims a step closer – BBC News
“Opportunities for consumers to take on businesses they believe have treated them unfairly and seek compensation in the courts could be stepped up.”
BBC News, 13th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law firms rake in £700m in fees for coal miners’ claims – Legal Week
“Legal fees for firms advising on the ongoing compensation claims for sick coal miners have hit more than £700m.”
Legal Week, 12th June 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
Injured soldier wins pay review – BBC News
“The compensation paid to a soldier badly injured in Afghanistan will be reviewed, the government has said.”
BBC News, 11th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Injured soldier fights pay award – BBC News
“A soldier who was badly injured in Afghanistan will have his case for more compensation heard in a public debate at the House of Commons later.”
BBC News, 11th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Solicitor Jim Beresford makes £30m from sick miners’ compensation scheme – The Times
“A solicitor who specialises in claiming compensation for sick coalminers has banked a personal profit of more than £30 million from the government-funded scheme.”
The Times, 9th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
High Court begins hearing asbestos test case – The Times
“Families of workers who have died from the fatal asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma, launched a crucial High Court battle yesterday with insurers who say they are not liable to pay compensation.”
The Times, 4th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Asbestos compensation case begins – BBC News
“A legal battle over compensation for asbestos victims is due to begin.”
BBC News, 3rd June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Families seek compensation ruling for deaths linked to asbestos – The Guardian
“Redress for the families of thousands of workers killed by the fatal asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma hinges on the outcome of a nine-week high court battle which starts tomorrow.”
The Guardian, 2nd June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Briton wins compensation after holiday ‘surrounded by Germans’ – Daily Telegraph
“David Barnish, 47, was awarded £750 compensation by a court after his family found their luxury hotel had been booked out by Germans.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Soldier denied payout in ‘wrong type of bomb’ case – Daily Telegraph
“A soldier left disabled by an explosion in Iraq is being refused a compensation payout because his injuries were caused by the ‘wrong type of bomb’, it has been claimed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pay-out after baby misdiagnosed – BBC News
“The parents of a baby who died after medics failed to diagnose meningitis have been awarded compensation.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Algerian demands ‘long-awaited’ apology from Jack Straw over arrest – The Times
“The Ministry of Justice has been refused permission to appeal against a ruling that it should compensate an Algerian man wrongly jailed for five months on suspicion of training one of the September 11 hijackers.”
The Times, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Rock shareholders begin legal bid – BBC News
“Shareholders in nationalised bank Northern Rock are launching a court challenge over compensation they are due to receive.”
BBC News, 8th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Payout to injured baby’s parents – BBC News
“A couple whose baby daughter suffered brain damage in a crash caused by a dangerous driver have received £800,000 in compensation.”
BBC News, 6th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail inmates win £120,000 payout over abuse claims – The Guardian
“The Prison Service yesterday agreed to pay more than £120,000 to prisoners who said they had suffered beatings and racial discrimination by prison officers, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 25th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
