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Compensation awarded to prison officer forced to leave her profession

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Sunday, 01 May 2016

Accidents At Work

A former prison officer, working in a London young offender’s institute, has been forced to quit her job after sustaining a debilitating injury whilst at work. The officer, who has chosen to remain unnamed, was eventually awarded the sum of £14...

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Holidaymaker contract salmonella in Jamaica

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Monday, 25 April 2016

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A 33-year-old holidaymaker from Heathcote in Warwick has been awarded a considerable sum in compensation after contracting salmonella whilst on holiday in a five star hotel in Jamaica. Daryl Wiseman lost two stone in the two weeks he suffered t...

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Man jailed for causing road death

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Wednesday, 02 March 2016

Road Traffic Accidents

A Southport man has been jailed for two years and banned from driving for two years for causing the death of Lancashire man, Andrew Birch, in January of last year. Mr Birch, 46, from Scarisbrick was the passenger in a Peugeot Horizon being driv...

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Diabetic could have been saved

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Tuesday, 01 March 2016

Medical Negligence

Type 1 diabetic, 27-year-old Lisa Day, could have been saved if an ambulance had arrived sooner, a coroner has stated. Ms Day, from Saffron Walden in Essex, was with her friend Luke Halliburton when she fell ill in September of 2015. She ...

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Wall collapse seriously injures two children

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Monday, 15 February 2016

Accidents In Public Places

Two young children, a boy aged four and a girl aged seven, were badly injured when a 10 foot wall collapsed as they were walking to school with their mother during Storm Imogen. It is thought that the children were walking a little ahead of the...

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47-year-old dies as a result of undiagnosis

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Tuesday, 09 February 2016

Medical Negligence

A coroner’s inquest into the death of 47-year-old Jeanette Scully heard that she had made 58 medical visits in the five months leading up to her death. Ms Scully died from an aggressive form of cancer and was in extreme pain due to the rar...

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Dentist in “biggest recall in NHS history”

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Sunday, 31 January 2016

Medical Negligence

The 18-month suspension of Desmond D’Mello, the dentist involved in “the biggest recall in NHS history” could be extended by another few months if the High Court rules in favour of the extension by the General Dental Council (GDC). The suspensi...

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Severe loss of care home beds

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Saturday, 30 January 2016

Medical Negligence

In a report presented to the Greater Huddersfield Commissioning Group it has been revealed that one in seven care home beds have been lost last year in Kirklees despite demand for places increasing. NHS chiefs learned that out of 1750 beds, 258...

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2 dead following undiscovered fire

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Wednesday, 20 January 2016

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A serious chip pan fire that was missed by fire-fighters left two people dead at 1100 on Saturday. Neighbours of dinner lady Keli Morgan, 44, and her husband Joe Morgan, 41, had called the fire services upon smelling smoke. Fire-fighters ...

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Shoreham airshow disaster victims could be in line for payouts

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Monday, 11 January 2016

Accidents In Public Places

It has been revealed following the tragic Shoreham air show crash that injured spectators could be in line for very large compensation payments. This has come as a result of the aircraft’s owners admitting liability for the accident, which saw eleven...

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Shopping centre fined £75,000

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Thursday, 31 December 2015

Accidents In Public Places

A shopping centre in Nottingham has been fined £75K after a customer was severely injured on an escalator. 27-year-old Michael Reddington had been shopping in the West End Arcade when his foot got trapped in an escalator, resulting in the loss of his...

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Cyclist awarded £105K

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Monday, 28 December 2015

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A cyclist who was left wheelchair-bound for four months after being hit by a car has been awarded £105,000 in compensation. The 48-year-old, who remains unnamed, had been cycling on a roundabout near his home in Corfe Mullen when a car sped past him,...

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Working in cold temperatures – your rights

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Monday, 21 December 2015

Accidents At Work

As the days grow colder, working outside becomes increasingly hazardous. It is important that your employer takes extra precautions during these winter months to protect you at work. The law states that it is your employer’s responsibility to protect...

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Pensioner wins fall compensation

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Thursday, 10 December 2015

Accidents In Public Places

Supermarket giant, Sainsbury’s, has paid out a five-figure sum to pensioner Jean Annis, 79 from Alsager, following a compensation claim. Mrs Annis tripped on matting in the Sainsbury’s Local store causing four fractures to her right arm, which ...

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Banning of whiplash injury cash payouts

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Monday, 30 November 2015

Personal Injury Claims

A recent statement has announced government plans to end right to cash compensation for whiplash claims. Where whiplash claims alone cost the insurance industry £2bn a year, an average of £90 a policy, the government has come up with a plan to bring ...

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‘Human error’ caused Alton Towers crash, resulting in personal injury to 16

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Saturday, 28 November 2015

Accidents In Public Places

Staffordshire theme park, Alton Towers, have announced that the accident that occurred on 2 June of this year, seriously injuring several people, was due to human error. The park confirmed that staff had misunderstood a shutdown message and res...

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Jeremy Hunt announces plans to halve baby deaths in UK

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Monday, 16 November 2015

Medical Negligence

According to a 2011 study by the Lancet Medical Journal, it was found that England has higher figures than the rest of much of the developed world for stillbirths. As a result of this, and subsequent studies, Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to halve ...

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Experimental heart surgery causes death

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Monday, 02 November 2015

Medical Negligence

A judge at London’s High Court has awarded damages of £13,686 to the daughter of a man who died as a result of experimental heart surgery in 2007. Mr William Ewan, 86, died in Leicester’s Glenfield Hospital of complications during a key-hole op...

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Mother awarded £725,000 over birthing complications

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Sunday, 25 October 2015

Medical Negligence

The mother of a baby that was left permanently disabled following birthing complications has been awarded £725,000 in compensation. The woman, who remains anonymous, claimed that Sister Rosemary Murphy at Law Hospital’s maternity unit failed to deliv...

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Mental health patients being ‘ignored’

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Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Medical Negligence

A recent study has found that people suffering with mental health problems in England are five times as likely to be admitted to hospital as an emergency than individuals who do not. The Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation said that the majority of ...

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