Asbestos exemption to ‘no-win, no-fee’ changes
“Sufferers of asbestos-related cancer will initially be exempt from government changes to ‘no-win, no-fee’ rules, a justice minister has said.”
BBC News, 24th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: compensation
Homeserve ruling: now cold-caller silence could be golden for victims – The Guardian
“Homeserve, fined £75,000 by Ofcom, is offering consumers compensation if it is the source of nuisance marketing calls.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2012
Source:www.guardian.co.uk
Victims of overseas terrorism – Ministry of Justice
“The Government has opened an ex gratia scheme to make payments to victims of terrorism who were injured in incidents outside the UK on or after 1 January 2002 and who continue to have an ongoing disability as a direct result of the injuries they sustained. From Monday 16 April 2012 victims will be able to apply for a payment under this scheme.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th April 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Former police officer wins £840,000 compensation after ‘stitch-up’ – The Guardian
“An Asian former police officer who was racially abused by colleagues at Cleveland police then set up and jailed for a crime he did not commit has accepted compensation from the force of more than £800,000.”
The Guardian, 16th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Overseas terror victims eligible for compensation, says government – The Independent
“Britons who lived in the UK for at least three years before being injured in a terror attack overseas are eligible for compensation from today, the Government said.”
The Independent, 16th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
A Perception on Deception – Part I – Zenith Chambers
“No legal practitioner will have failed to note that in recent years personal injury claims have attracted a great deal of attention in the media; similarly, the government’s1 increasing involvement due to the dramatic increase in the number of such claims and the cost to the insurance industry, especially arising out of road traffic accidents, has been palpable. Although consideration has to be given to the fact that there has been an increase in the number of cars on the roads which will have contributed to the increase in road traffic accidents and subsequent personal injury claims, there also appears to have been an escalation in the propensity to make a claim and not simply arising out of road traffic accidents. Some have argued this is potentially due to the advent of no win no fee arrangements, but there is a firm belief that there has also been a significant rise in fraudulent PI claims.”
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Zenith Chambers, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Government pay-out for man handed over to Libyan torturers – The Independent
“Ministers are preparing to pay substantial compensation to a senior military commander in the new Libyan government who was abducted and sent to Libya at the request of Colonel Gaddafi eight years ago.”
The Independent, 10th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Millions paid out to teachers for classroom assaults and accidents – The Guardian
“Assaults, accidents, injuries and discrimination in the workplace have seen teachers collectively secure millions of pounds in compensation claims, according to figures released by three teaching unions to coincide with annual conferences over the Easter holidays.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Miners’ leader guilty of stealing £150,000 from union care home – The Guardian
“A miners’ leader once feted for opposing Arthur Scargill has been convicted for stealing nearly £150,000 from his own union’s charity.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal fight over high-speed rail – BBC News
“Campaigners against the HS2 rail scheme have confirmed they will make two court bids to halt the £33bn project.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Racing circuit groundsman awarded £2m damages – The Independent
“A racing circuit groundsman who was brain-damaged in a freak work accident has been awarded more than £2 million damages.”
The Independent, 2nd April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Council left with multi-million pound bill over pothole crash – Daily Telegraph
“A council has been left with a multi-million pound compensation bill after a High Court judge ruled that it was responsible for causing a serious crash by failing to repair a pothole.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Asbestos: court ruling opens way for insurance claims – BBC News
“The UK Supreme Court has made a ruling which could allow thousands of insurance claims by families of people who died after exposure to asbestos.”
BBC News, 28th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Protecting Consumers from Scams and Rip-offs – Law Commission
“Consumers exploited by misleading and aggressive traders will have a clear and easy route to redress under reforms being proposed by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.”
Law Commission, 28th March 2012
Source: lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
Watchdog plans hefty rise in compensation maximum – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Legal Ombudsman is planning a 66% rise – to £50,000 – in the maximum amount of compensation it can force lawyers to pay clients who receive poor service.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th March 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Families win landmark ruling on £600m asbestos compensation – The Independent
“Thousands of families whose relatives were killed by asbestos cancers will win a landmark compensation victory this week, sources have told The Independent on Sunday. The Supreme Court will rule on Wednesday that insurers who offered cover at the time victims inhaled the deadly fibres will have to pay compensation.”
The Independent, 25th March 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
French porter called ‘Inspector Clouseau’ by colleagues in line for five-figure payout – Daily Telegraph
“A French porter who was called ‘Inspector Clouseau’ by colleagues at Royal College of General Practitioners is in line for a five-figure harassment payout.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Helmot v Simon: tort in a nutshell from the Channel Islands – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“It’s always, and only, simple propositions that matter. But often, in the law, only big judges have the confidence to utter simple things. That was what happened in Helmot v Simon [2012] UKPC 5 (7 March 2012), an appeal to the Privy Council by an optimistic defendant who sought to overturn a decision of the Court of Appeal of Guernsey, (whose judgment had been delivered by a judge by the name of Sumption).”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th March 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Veterans lose nuclear weapons test damages bid – BBC News
“Hundreds of ex-servicemen exposed to radiation in British nuclear weapons tests have lost a Supreme Court bid to launch damages claims against the MoD.”
BBC News, 14th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Steve McFadden wins damages over News of the World ‘assault’ story – The Guardian
“Steve McFadden, the actor who plays Phil Mitchell in EastEnders, has received an apology and undisclosed damages from the publisher of the now closed News of the World over an article in the paper that falsely suggested that he was guilty of violent conduct towards his former girlfriend.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
