‘A new law will be introduced on Wednesday to clear the names of the hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongly convicted in the Post Office scandal.’
BBC News, 13th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than 30 current and former Metropolitan Police officers are suing the force “for personal injury and losses following their role in the Grenfell Tower fire”, it says.’
BBC News, 10th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Former sub-postmaster Jo Hamilton says she feels “survivor’s guilt” after settling with the Post Office over the Horizon IT scandal for an undisclosed sum.’
BBC News, 5th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nearly 70 healthcare workers with long Covid will take their fight to the High Court later to sue the NHS and other employers for compensation.’
BBC News, 5th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Victims of the contaminated blood scandal have urged the government to set out a compensation scheme, for those affected, in next week’s Budget.’
BBC News, 28th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A paranoid schizophrenic who killed three pensioners will be allowed to continue his legal challenge over his treatment from authorities before the deaths, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
The Independent, 20th February 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Whiplash claimants, insurers and their lawyers will be watching the Supreme Court closely tomorrow when it hears the appeal on how to value so-called mixed injury claims.’
Legal Futures, 19th February 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An at-fault driver is liable for losses agreed in advance between a claimant and her hire car company, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th February 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A judge has given the go-ahead to a mass legal action against Facebook owner Meta, potentially worth £3bn.’
BBC News, 15th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who described the time in her life after a pelvic mesh implant as “soul destroying” said proposed government compensation was “disappointingly low”.’
BBC News, 15th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has called on North Northamptonshire Council to pay nearly £15,000 after the local authority’s failings led to a child missing out on education for two years.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th February 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A small group of former sub-postmasters whose convictions were overturned have finally been told they will receive full compensation.’
BBC News, 12th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The home secretary, James Cleverly, has apologised and arranged for compensation to be paid to a human rights activist after officials unlawfully detained him at Gatwick airport on his return to the UK from a UN meeting in Switzerland.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Dozens of former Metamorph staff laid off when the group went under are collectively entitled to £570,000 in compensation, a tribunal has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th February 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Campaigners have accused the UK government of betraying them after a review of redress for victims of health scandals excluded families who may have been affected by the hormone pregnancy test Primodos.’
The guardian, 7th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Families of children left disabled by an epilepsy drug and women injured by pelvic mesh implants should be given urgent financial help, England’s patient safety commissioner has said.’
BBC News, 7th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The vexed question of how to protect the public without unfairly burdening regulated solicitors is at the centre of a review of consumer protection announced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th February 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A mother and her two young children were forced to eat their Christmas dinner on the floor after water flooded their flat and they were moved into temporary accommodation. The housing ombudsman has ordered their landlord, Yorkshire Housing, to pay nearly £4000 to the family after it found they were guilty of severe maladministration over the handling of the leak, damp and mould.’
The Independent, 6th February 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A member of the Windrush generation who was wrongly denied entry to the UK and sent to Jamaica has been granted a judicial review of his case.’
The Independent, 4th February 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘When Ismael found himself sleeping rough at York station in the late October cold he struggled to understand how an opportunity to pick berries 7,000 miles from his home had so quickly ended there.’
The Guardian, 26th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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