“Fifty years since the introduction of thalidomide, sold as a ‘safe’ cure for morning sickness in pregnancy, its seriously disabled victims yesterday launched a campaign for greater compensation from the German manufacturer outside the German embassy in London.”
The Guardian, 4th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Patients with an asbestos-related form of cancer who had been hoping for compensation now fear they will run out of time under new government rules on payouts.”
The Observer, 23rd March 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“A Royal Marine who lost both his legs and an arm in a Taliban landmine blast in Afghanistan has been told by the Ministry of Defence that he is not entitled to the full compensation package offered to injured troops.”
The Observer, 23rd March 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
“Soldiers’ families reacted angrily after it emerged the Ministry of Defence awarded £202,000 to an office employee who strained his back picking up a printer.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who broke an elderly woman’s hip when he pushed her over had his prison sentence halved yesterday after agreeing to get £750 from his bank towards compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Whitehall ‘seriously mismanaged’ a £4bn compensation scheme for former miners suffering from lung disease and physical injuries, a report by a committee of MPs said yesterday.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government today lodged an appeal in the case of an Algerian pilot who was wrongly accused of training some of the September 11 hijackers.”
The Guardian, 27th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The widow of a man who killed himself six years after an industrial accident should be compensated by his former employers, the House of Lords said this morning.”
The Times, 27th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A group from Wales is campaigning for the UK government to overturn a decision to stop compensating people suffering from an industrial illness.”
BBC News, 27th February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R (Raissi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 72; [2008] WLR (D) 49
“The court was entitled to decide the meaning of a ministerial policy introducing an ex gratia compensation scheme. The purpose of the policy in question was to compensate those who had spent a period in custody resulting from a serious default on the part of a police officer or some other public authority, such as the Crown Prosecution Service. It was not limited to a period in custody following a wrongful conviction or charge, but applied to a person detained for the purpose of extradition proceedings where there had been serious default by the CPS or the police.”
WLR Daily, 18th February 2008
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.
“New compensation laws will allow consumers to claim back just a few pounds from rip-off shops and websites without the need of a lawyer.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Law firms that grew rich by exploiting sick miners are to be forced to repay tens of millions of pounds that they wrongly sliced from their clients’ compensation.”
The Times, 8th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Tens of thousands of workers who lost the bulk of their retirement savings because of bad advice from the Government have won another round in their long-running battle for compensation.”
The Times, 7th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Royal Mail could be forced to pay several million pounds in compensation amid accusations that it flouted employment law in its restructuring of the Post Office network.”
The Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Hundreds of veterans who were subjected to tests at the Porton Down chemical warfare installation are to be awarded compensation totalling £3m, the defence minister Derek Twigg announced today.”
The Guardian, 31st Janaury 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two decades after being dragged into bushes and sexually assaulted as she took a daylight stroll through a Leeds park, Mrs A still suffers nightmares. Now in her late 70s, Mrs A has said that the brutality of the attack destroyed her confidence and left her with lasting psychiatric injury.”
The Times, 30th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“One woman’s quest for justice against the so-called Lotto rapist ends in victory today, with a court ruling that paves the way for thousands of sex abuse victims to sue their attackers for compensation, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 30th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal has ruled that payments towards the hiring of carers should rise in line with care workers’ salaries.”
The Times, 17th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Ministry of Defence is to offer compensation and an apology to the Porton Down victims of secret chemical testing, it was reported today.”
The Guardian, 17th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A lesbian soldier who endured lewd sexual innuendo from a senior staff sergeant who claimed he could ‘turn her straight’ could win compensation of more than £400,000, after winning her case against the Ministry of Defence.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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