Category: damages

Mosley v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2008] EWHC 1777 (QB); [2008] WLR (D); [2008] WLR (D) 259

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Mosley v News Group Newspapers Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted July 29th, 2008 in damages, law reports, media, privacy by sally

“Sado-masochistic behaviour, even where it involved adultery, was not a matter of genuine public interest justifying interference by the media in an individual’s private life. Exemplary damages were not available in a claim for infringement of privacy: a claim for compensatory damages could reflect an element of aggravation. Certain principles were applicable in the assessment of compensatory damages for infringement of privacy.”

WLR Daily, 28th July 2008

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Podcast 75: Carl Gardner on the Mosley judgment, privacy and exemplary damages – Charon QC

Posted July 26th, 2008 in damages, defamation, podcasts, privacy by sally

“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, barrister and author of the Head of Legal blog, about the judgment of Mr Justice Eady in Mosley. We examine the developing law on privacy, exemplary damages and question whether the decision was in fact a ‘landmark’ decision in some aspect, including, as a side effect, the law on consent generally after R v Brown.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 26th July 2008

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Dawn Page receives £800k payout for brain injury caused by high-fluid diet – The Times

Posted July 23rd, 2008 in damages, news, personal injuries by sally

“A mother of two has won more than £800,000 at the High Court after she claimed that a radical detox diet left her brain-damaged and epileptic.”

The Times, 23rd July 2008

‘Stressed’ paramedic wins damages – BBC News

Posted July 21st, 2008 in damages, news, paramedics, post-traumatic stress disorder by sally

“A paramedic who suffered post traumatic stress disorder after he was sent alone to attend to a collapsed drug addict has won a claim for damages.”

BBC News, 21st July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police car mechanic awarded damages after testing emergency sirens made him deaf – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 21st, 2008 in damages, news, noise, personal injuries by sally

“A police car mechanic has been awarded more than £16,000 in damages after testing emergency sirens made him deaf.”

Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Pregnant Next trainee Sarah Tanner awarded £19,000 after sacking – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 18th, 2008 in damages, news, pregnancy, sex discrimination by sally

“A pregnant trainee manager who was sacked by Next has won a £19,000 compensation payout after claiming the dismissal caused her to lose her unborn baby.”

Uzinterimpex JSC v Standard Bank plc [2008] EWCA Civ 819; [2008] WLR (D) 240

Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Uzinterimpex JSC v Standard Bank plc – WLR Daily

Posted July 17th, 2008 in conversion, damages, law reports by sally

“The general principle that damages in tort were to provide just compensation for the loss suffered in the particular circumstances of the case applied to the tort of conversion, giving rise to a duty to mitigate loss flowing from the wrongful act.”

WLR Daily, 16th July 2008

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Church’s £37,000 award to gay man – BBC News

Posted July 16th, 2008 in damages, news, sexual orientation discrimination, victimisation by sally

“A gay man who suffered ‘grotesquely discriminatory conduct’ from the Presbyterian Church in Wales has been awarded £37,000.”

BBC News, 15th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pleasing employers, letting down victims? – The Times

Posted July 16th, 2008 in asbestos, damages, industrial injuries, news by sally

“Backbench MPs are seeking to block controversial plans they believe will prevent victims of asbestos-related diseases suing their employers for damages.”

The Times, 15th July 2008

Damages for worker over needles – BBC News

Posted July 11th, 2008 in damages, health & safety, news, personal injuries by sally

“An engineer has received £2,000 in compensation from an Essex hospital where he was hit by dirty needles which flew out of a drain he was unblocking.”

Transfield Shipping Inc v Mercator Shipping Inc [2008] UKHL 48; [2008] WLR (D) 232

BBC News, 11th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Transfield Shipping Inc v Mercator Shipping Inc – WLR Daily

Posted July 11th, 2008 in charterparties, damages, law reports by sally

“Charterers were not liable in damages for a shipowner’s loss of profits on a subsequent fixture resulting from the late redelivery of the vessel.”

WLR Daily, 10th July 2008

Transfield Shipping Inc v Mercator Shipping Inc

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Transfield Shipping Inc v Mercator Shipping Inc – Times Law Reports

Posted July 10th, 2008 in charterparties, damages, law reports by sally

House of Lords

“Charterers were not liable for a shipowner’s loss of profits on a subsequent fixture resulting from the late redelivery of the vessel.”

The Times, 10th July 2008

Gray v Thames Trains Ltd and Another

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Gray v Thames Trains Ltd and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted July 9th, 2008 in accidents, damages, law reports, negligence, post-traumatic stress disorder, railways by sally

Court of Appeal

“A claimant, who, as a result of the defendant’s negligence, suffered depression which led him to kill someone, could recover damages for loss of earnings after he committed manslaughter so long as his claim was not inextricably linked to his criminal actions.”

The Times, 9th July 2008

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Woman cleared to sue Lotto rapist – BBC News

Posted July 8th, 2008 in damages, news, rape by sally

“A retired teacher has cleared the final legal hurdle standing in the way of her bid to claim compensation from a serial rapist who won £7m on the lottery.”

BBC News, 8th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court slaps UK BitTorrenters with landmark damages award – The Register

“The Central London County Court has ordered four BitTorrent users to pay a video games company £750 interim damages following a landmark victory by no win, no fee copyright lawyers.”

Spencer v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; Moore v Secretary of State for Transport and another [2008] EWCA Civ 750; [2008] WLR (D) 218

The Register, 2nd July 2008

Source: www.theregister.co.uk

Spencer v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; Moore v Secretary of State for Transport and another – WLR Daily

Posted July 3rd, 2008 in damages, EC law, law reports, limitations, personal injuries by sally

“A cause of action for damages against the Government for failure to implement Community law and provide a remedy in a personal injury case accrued as soon as some measurable damage had been suffered.”

WLR Daily, 2nd July 2008

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Caretaker wins ladder fall case – BBC News

Posted June 27th, 2008 in damages, health & safety, news, personal injuries by sally

“A school caretaker has successfully sued Hampshire County Council after he was injured falling off a stepladder.”

Gray v Thames Trains Ltd and another [2008] EWCA Civ 713; [2008] WLR (D) 210

BBC News, 27th June 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gray v Thames Trains Ltd and another – WLR Daily

Posted June 27th, 2008 in accidents, damages, law reports, post-traumatic stress disorder, railways by sally

“A claim in negligence was not defeated by public policy unless the claim or a head of claim was inextricably bound up with or linked to the claimant’s criminal conduct. Where the depression the claimant suffered as a result of the defendant’s negligence led him to kill, he could recover damages for loss of earnings after he committed manslaughter if his claim was not inextricably connected with his criminal activity.”

WLR Daily, 26th June 2008

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Woman trampled by cows sues farmer for £1 million damages – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 26th, 2008 in animals, damages, news, personal injuries by sally

“A businesswoman who was trampled by cows as she walked through a field is suing the farmer who owns the herd for £1 million.”