Scottish Compensation has released the findings from a study into the most common accidents that lead to compensation claims against businesses. The research shows that workplace slips, trips and falls as these make up more than a third of personal injuries. 36% of workplace injuries are categorised as slips, trips and falls, so businesses are [...]
A retired manager who worked at a hospital in Birmingham has been awarded a £307,550 compensation payout and will receive a further £24,000 every year for the rest of his life because he claims he suffered stress at his job. The former NHS employee, who retired in 1996 and whose work was mainly office-based, filed [...]
A former police officer has been told that he does not qualify for a lump-sum payment in compensation after an incident which left him with post-traumatic stress disorder. South Wales Police dog handler Mark Pugh, 50, became severely depressed and suicidal after he was attacked by a mob of fans at the trouble-hit FA Cup [...]
A woman from Warwickshire who is seeking a compensation claim against her late father’s workplace has been told that she is not eligible for compensation as a result of a legal loophole. Judith Tomlinson, 58, from Baginton near Coventry, has mesothelioma, a fatal asbestos-related cancer. She strongly believes that her father’s work overalls and company [...]
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 [...]
Legal professionals have warned that swine flu victims could sue their employers for tens of thousands of pounds if they can prove that they contracted the illness at the workplace. Firms could face costly personal injury claims if they fail to adequately protect their workers from the H1N1 virus. Therefore employers are being urged not [...]
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) have called for a change in the Dangerous Dogs Act, in order to protect workers who are vulnerable from attacks by dogs. The calls from the CWU come after Angela Smith MP advised that the law should be updated so that workers can claim for compensation if they are attacked [...]
The current financial crisis has led to a large increase in the number of compensation claims being lodged in the UK. Road accidents and public liability claims have soared in recent months, as a result of damage to roads caused by the winter’s cold weather. The public themselves have not been helping the situation either, [...]
A TEACHER who claims she was poisoned by a pupil is making a £700,000 compensation claim against her former employers. Shaaira Alexis is suing after she drank blackboard cleaning fluid placed in her water bottle by a schoolgirl, the High Court in London has been told. Although Miss Alexis, 52, made a full recovery, she [...]
THE head of a NHS trust that was at the centre of the UK’s infection outbreak in which 90 people died has failed to win a compensation claim over losing her job. Rose Gibb is said to be reviewing her legal options after a compensation claim for £175,000 was rejected by Mr Justice Treacy. She [...]