Costs for NHS negligence have increased dramatically by almost a quarter in just one year. The NHS spent around £800 million last year after a sharp rise in those seeking compensation. The NHS’s Litigation Authority shows that maternity services are those most targeted for compensation claims. Poor maternity care in London is costing the NHS [...]
A disabled student is set to receive £9,000 in compensation from the US fashion chain Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) because of the discrimination she suffered due to her prosthetic arm. Riam Dean, 22, from Greenford in Middlesex, resigned from her job at the Central London store after her prosthesis was deemed unsavoury by its “visual [...]
The biological father of Baby Peter has lodged a compensation claim against Haringey Council for failing to protect his son. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is seeking £200,000 in compensation, although he could be able to claim twice as much according to legal experts. He has taken early retirement from work [...]
Personal injury claims have increased even though the number of people hurt in road traffic accidents has dropped by 8%, recent studies have shown. Compensation claims have risen dramatically from £8.8 billion in 2006 to £9.6 billion this year. There has been some speculation that the lower casualties are a result of the current economic [...]
A woman in Scotland has launched a legal bid to sue her local authority after enduring years of bullying at school, claiming that not enough was done to help or protect her from her abusers. Rhona Wands, now 22, has alleged that teachers and management at Fife Council ignored her torment at Markinch Primary School [...]
According to recent research, the number of children injured in road accidents during the morning rush hour has decreased significantly, from 344 between January to June 2008 to 228 in the same months this year. It has been suggested that this may be due to the current recession. David Green, the chief executive of MTA, [...]
After previous campaigns by the British public, Justice Secretary Jack Straw has announced that British people suffering personal injury in terrorist attacks abroad will receive compensation, once changes are made to the law in the coming month. At present, those wounded or even killed overseas are not able to claim any compensation for their losses. [...]
A mother is hoping to receive compensation after her son sustained severe facial injuries when he was impaled on a metal fence whilst playing outside his home in East London. “Alfie came running home with his mouth hanging off,” said Clare Metson. “His lip had come away and was hanging like a flap. I could [...]
A fossil hunter is pursuing a compensation claim after he became badly injured in a seaside rock fall. Dave McGowan, 41, was looking for and collecting fossils with his girlfriend along the shoreline at Seatown, near Bridport in Dorset, when rocks fell from the cliff above. The incident left his leg and ankle broken but [...]
Car insurance premiums are rising at their fastest rate in a decade, according to a survey by the AA British Insurance Premium Index. Premiums have risen by 11% over the past year and 3.5% in the last three months. Between April and June, the average quote for an annual comprehensive car insurance policy rose to [...]