MINERS who suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee – more commonly known as miner’s knee – must act now over compensation claims they are entitled to, a Welsh MP has claimed.
Nia Griffith, MP for Llanelli, said recent legislation that signalled the government’s recognition of Miner’s Knee as an industrial disease, had allowed the going-ahead of [...]
A MAJOR new safety campaign aimed at cutting down the number of accidents and personal injury compensation claims caused by deer on roads has been launched in Scotland.
Collisions with deer are responsible for millions of pounds of personal injury claims and damage to cars in around 10,000 accidents every yearparticularly in the central area of [...]
LOCAL authorities throughout the UK are paying out increasing amounts in compensation to people that are injured following trips on pavements or accidents with potholes.
Some councils have reported paying out up to £250,000 in the past year, while the average compensation settlement for incidents of this kind is now around £8,500.
The claims are often for [...]
ALMOST everyone injured in a workplace accident have never received an apology from their boss over the matter, a new survey has found.
Research carried out by the National Accident Helpline found that 97% of employees said that their boss had not taken any personal responsibility for what had happened.
However, the survey found that 88% of [...]
THERE has been growing criticism of compensation claims in recent years, and that looks set to continue as businesses find it increasingly hard to trade in the current recession, leaving them with little or no money to pay for unforeseen circumstances.
However, workers’ compensation is there for a good reason: to ensure that staff are protected [...]
FAMILIES of 10 British servicemen who were killed when the RAF Hercules they were travelling in was shot down in Iraq are suing the Ministry of Defence over the crash.
In a move that may result in a landmark ruling, relatives of the nine RAF servicemen and one soldier have launched the action, claiming that even [...]
A woman from Wales whose face has been left permanently scarred following cosmetic surgery in Belgium is suing their UK clinic for personal injury compensation.
The 42 year old woman is bringing a case against Elyzea Cosmetic Surgery Group after having a face-lift and eye surgery in 2005.
The woman, who requests that she remains anonymous, says [...]
Victims of thalidomide will no longer be overlooked by the German government, as compensation over birth defects caused by the drug are allowed.
The drug was formerly produced by Grunenthal, a German company. A ban has been in place for 26 years, forbidding thalidomide victims from foreign countries to claim compensation. This new announcement from the [...]
Last year over £18 million was paid out by schools to teachers that were the victims of injury, discrimination, or bullying.
Payouts for injuries are at record levels, with school staff members being awarded more compensation for accidents and employment disputes than ever before.
Figures from the National Union of Teachers show that 16 teachers received compensation [...]
The father of a man murdered in May 2007 has seen his compensation claim rejected as it is felt his son contributed to his own death.
Kevin Johnson, who was 22 at the time, was stabbed outside his home in Sunderland after he confronted three unruly teenagers.
John Johnson, Kevin’s father, was told that if Kevin had [...]