“A Kosovan man shot in the jaw by a British soldier has been awarded £2.4 million compensation after suing the Ministry of Defence.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A man who suffered brain damage at his birth in 1970 is to receive a compensation package which could add up to more than £5m.”
BBC News, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who suffered brain damage at birth 37 years ago today settled his medical negligence claim for a compensation package which could be worth more than £5 million.”
The Independent, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man has been awarded £79,000 after his home, which he rented out for a film starring Bond actor Daniel Craig, was damaged by a production company.”
BBC News, 28th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A rugby player has settled his claim for damages after suffering a serious eye injury which left him partially sighted.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Stan Collymore today won more than £1.5 million in damages from financial advisers who invested money he made from his footballing career.”
The Independent, 20th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A policeman who was forced out of his job 22 years ago, after being falsely labelled mentally unstable, is still battling for compensation, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Friends of Madeleine McCann’s parents are expected to accept libel damages of £375,000 today.”
The Times, 16th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Chancery Division
“A judicial error in the application of European Community law would not create liability for damages unless it was a manifest infringement of the applicable law.”
The Times, 7th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Stephen Cooper v Attorney General [2008] EWHC 2285 (QB); [2008] WLR (D) 303
“A judicial error in the application of European Community law must be a manifest infringement of the applicable law in order to create liability for damages.”
WLR Daily, 2nd October 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.
“A British photographer has been ordered to pay damages to Mohamed Al Fayed for taking pictures of his son Dodi Fayed kissing Princess Diana on his yacht.”
BBC News, 19th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The government’s response to the Law Commission report on the amount of interest courts should award on debts and damages in court proceedings. ‘Pre-judgment interest’ refers to the interest awarded from the day when payment fell due until judgment is entered or payment made (whichever is earlier).”
Ministry of Justice, 16th September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A distributor which lost a consignment of PlayStation memory cards must compensate Sony at the sale price of the cards and not their cost to manufacture, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Sony Computer Entertainment UK Ltd and Another v Cinram Logistics UK Ltd
Court of Appeal
“A manufacturer and seller of goods who lost them through the fault of another before he could make delivery and earn the price could recover that price as damages for their loss.”
The Times, 10th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“A county court judge has awarded a disgruntled Fasthosts customer almost £1,500 in damages and costs, after the Gloucester firm failed to meet its uptime and customer service guarantees.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A Muslim police worker who was ‘maliciously’ reported to the anti-terrorist squad by colleagues after the July 7 bombings has been awarded almost £14,000 compensation.”
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Field Common Ltd v Elmbridge Borough Council [2008] EWHC 2079 (Ch); [2008] WLR (D) 298
“The correct approach to the assessment of damages on a landowner’s claim against a council in respect of its tenants’ trespasses was the hypothetical negotiation approach, based on what the council would have paid on a hypothetical negotiation between the claimant and the council for the grant to the council of the necessary rights.”
WLR Daily, 1st September 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.
“A war widow has won £20,000 damages after a botched plumbing job left her trapped beneath a heavy electric heater for more than 24 hours.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A British woman who put a game on a file-sharing network has been ordered to pay damages to the game’s creator.”
BBC News, 19th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A manufacturer and seller of goods who lost them through the fault of another before he could make delivery and earn the price could recover that price as damages for their loss.”
WLR Daily, 11th August 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.
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