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A man who tripped over a pothole and injured his ankle has won £8,500 in damages from Brighton and Hove City Council, which was responsible for the site where the accident occurred. The accident happened in April 2010. The man, who is a street...
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A legal battle which led to a six-day trial resulted in the Court of Appeal declaring that a will was invalid , even though it had been drafted by an experienced solicitor. The case concerned a will that was written in 2007, the practical effect of which...
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The husband of a former Woolworths employee who died of an asbestos-related disease in 2010 has won compensation from the defunct retailer’s insurers. Betty Westhead had worked at the Woolworths shop in Durham for 35 years, until 1982, and it was...
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The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR), which implement the EU Agency Workers Directive, came into force on 1 October 2011. Under Regulation 5 of the AWR, agency workers have the right to the same basic terms and conditions of employment as if they had...
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A motorcyclist who suffered severe ankle injuries in a road accident has won £50,000 in damages. The man, who is in his 20s, was riding his motorcycle in South London when a car suddenly reversed out of a side road right in front of him. It appeared...
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Figures have recently been published showing the amounts of money paid out in the last five years by education authorities across the country in settlement of compensation claims brought against schools for trips, slips and falls. For example, Kent County...
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Many people fail to make a will, thus causing problems for surviving family members. However, difficulties can also arise when a person makes several wills, particularly if these contain drafting errors. A recent case concerned a woman who died having...
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A Network Rail worker who was left with permanent damage to his hands after working with vibrating tools for many years has won an undisclosed amount in compensation. Kevin Thornton, 48, worked for Network Rail and its predecessors for more than 22 years as...
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The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) and ruled that a lap dancer at a London club owned by Peter Stringfellow was not an employee ( Stringfellows Restaurants Ltd. v Quashie ) and was not therefore entitled...
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A former RAF aircraftman who was paralysed in an accident at a ‘Health and Fun Day’ has finally won his claim for compensation for his injuries more than seven years later. Robert Uren was 21 when the accident happened in July 2005. He was...
