Bridgend teenager disabled at birth is awarded £6.5m – BBC News
“A teenager who was left profoundly disabled at birth is to receive £6.5m.”
BBC News, 25th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: personal injuries
Disabled man given £2m payout from NHS for injuries suffered at birth – Daily Telegraph
“A severely disabled man who can only communicate by tapping a computer keyboard with his nose has received a £2 million payout for injuries he suffered at birth.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Liverpool hospital payout for birth paralysis girl – BBC News
“A girl from Merseyside whose arm was paralysed during childbirth has been awarded a six-figure payout.”
BBC News, 19th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Review of Civil Litigation Costs: final report – Judiciary of England and Wales
Review of Civil Litigation Costs: final report (PDF)
Judiciary of England and Wales, 14th January 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Jack Straw: review of civil litigation costs – Ministry of Justice
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw has thanked Sir Rupert Jackson for his comprehensive report on costs in civil litigation.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th January 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Jackson report published today – Law Society’s Gazette
“Claimant personal injury lawyers and after-the-event (ATE) insurers were nervously awaiting the publication of the Jackson report as the Gazette went to press.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th January 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
MoD ‘pays more in compensation to chicken farmer than injured soldier’ – Daily Telegraph
“The Ministry of Defence has been condemned amid claims it paid less compensation to an injured soldier than to a farmer whose chickens were disturbed by RAF jets.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government to pay £20m and apologise to victims of thalidomide – The Times
“The Government is set to pay millions of pounds to thalidomide victims and to apologise for their suffering.”
TheTimes, 21st December 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Glaister and others v Appleby-in-Westmorland Town Council – WLR Daily
Glaister and others v Appleby-in-Westmorland Town Council [2009] EWCA Civ 1325; [2009] WLR (D) 359
“A local council did not owe a duty of care to claimants to arrange public liability insurance to cover the risk of injury occurring at a long-established horse fair taking place on land part of which it owned, nor to ensure safe segregation and supervision of tethered horses.”
WLR Daily, 10th December 2009
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.
Judges block horse injury claim – BBC News
“A County Durham man left with brain damage after being kicked by a horse at a Cumbrian fair, has been blocked from claiming compensation.”
BBC News, 9th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parents sue pushchair maker over ‘injury warnings’ – BBC News
“A group of parents is suing pushchair maker Maclaren claiming it knew its products had injured children and ignored warnings others could get hurt.”
BBC News, 9th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hospital payout for birth blunder – BBC News
“An eight-year-old boy affected by behavioural problems as a result of a hospital blunder during his birth has won £1.4m in damages.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman wins £3m birth injury award – BBC News
“A woman is to receive about £3m in compensation for injuries that were caused to her when she was born 37 years ago.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Epileptic mother wins £4m damages after fit in hospital birth – Daily Telegraph
“An epileptic mother-to-be and her unborn baby, both of whom almost drowned when she suffered a fit whilst unattended in a hospital bath, have won more than £4 million in High Court damages.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paralysed RAF man suing for £6m – BBC News
“A former RAF employee from Cornwall has begun legal action against the Ministry of Defence (MoD), claiming £6m after breaking his neck during a fun day.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sienkiewicz (administratrix of the estate of Enid Costello decd) v Greif (UK) Ltd – WLR Daily
“A claimant bringing an action in tort for exposure to asbestos dust resulting in mesothelioma was required to establish that the tortious exposure had materially increased the risk of contracting the disease.”
WLR Daily, 10th November 2009
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.
Injured motorist sues Highways Agency over black ice – Daily Telegraph
“A motorist who spent two days on a life support machine after crashing on black ice is suing the Highways Agency for failing to grit the road properly.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Girl wins brain damage settlement – BBC News
“A girl left severely disabled following her birth at a Norfolk hospital has won a multi-million pound compensation payout at the High Court.”
BBC News, 4th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council sued over student’s fall – BBC News
“A man seriously injured after a fall during a night out when he was a student is suing a council for damages.”
BBC News, 29th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court blocks MoD attempt to cut compensation for wounded soldiers – The Guardian
“The court of appeal has dismissed an attempt by the Ministry of Defence to cut compensation to two wounded soldiers in a ruling welcomed as a ‘tremendous win’ by their supporters.”
The Guardian, 12th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
