Social worker seeking compensation for personal injury during team building...
A social worker from Fife Council is claiming compensation after he fell from monkey bars and injured himself while participating in a team building exercise. Stuart Grant was one of 16 employees who...
View ArticleBritish secret service to pay compensation to female agent over victimisation
An employment tribunal has ruled that a female British secret service agent who was pestered for sex was unlawfully victimised. Despite her superior officer being cleared of harassing her, the agent is...
View ArticleMcDonalds pays compensation in the US over false halal claims
The Muslim community in Michigan has received $700,000 compensation from McDonalds after it was alleged the food served in one of its halal restaurants had not been prepared in the correct way. In...
View ArticleTwo police officers compensated by attackers
Two police officers who were assaulted while making arrests have been awarded compensation. The compensation will be paid by their assaulters. The police officers were making the arrests in March last...
View ArticleCompensation for Northern Irish lecturer due to humiliation
A lecturer who worked for North West Regional College in Londonderry has been awarded compensation for suffering humiliation at the hands of her employers. Fiona McGeady brought a complaint against her...
View ArticleFormer head teacher in unfair dismissal claim
The former head teacher of Howell’s School is currently embroiled in an unfair dismissal claim. Bernie Routledge was suspended from the private all girls’ boarding school after it was alleged he had...
View ArticleMobile home owners compensated on the Isle of Wight
A company which owns a mobile home site on the Isle of Wight has been ordered to pay £300,000 in compensation to residents. Leisure Park Retail Estates pleaded guilty to eleven charges of various...
View ArticleBarnet Council’s poor redundancy handling results in compensation payouts
Errors in handling the redundancy process by Barnet Council have resulted in compensation payouts for the staff involved. The compensation payments come after an employment tribunal hearing ruled that...
View ArticleFamily of man killed in a train accident to sue
The family of a man who was crushed to death while working as a volunteer on a steam railway are to sue. At North Yorkshire Coroner’s Court, Robert Lund’s death was found to be the result of a tragic...
View ArticleDoctor who abused female patients to pay £38,000 compensation to victims
A doctor who is currently serving 11 years in prison for indecently assaulting female patients has been ordered to pay his victims compensation. Gousul Islam, 70, a former GP, was sent to prison at the...
View ArticlePaying Lawyers When the Case is Won: All About No Win No Fee
When you’re looking into taking out a compensation claim, you often hear about solicitors and personal injury claim firms who deal with cases on a no win no fee basis. This is known as a conditional...
View ArticleMotorcyclist compensation battle ends in victory
A Nutley-based motorcyclist has won his compensation battle after he was injured in a road traffic accident. Owain Sullivan was knocked from his motorbike on the A22 near Horney Corner in 2009. A...
View ArticleFormer RAF man wins compensation for ‘fun day’ injuries
An ex-RAF man who has been left paralysed after diving into an inflatable pool while participating in a ‘fun day’ has won compensation. Robert Uren, who was 21 at the time of the accident in 2005, was...
View ArticleLevel crossing deaths result in damages for victims’ son
A man whose parents were killed in an accident at a level crossing has received substantial compensation. In 2009, Angus Mackay and his wife, along with Mr Mackay’s brother, died when their car...
View ArticleReveal magazine compensates EastEnders actress Jessie Wallace
National Magazine Company has compensated EastEnders actress Jessie Wallace after an untrue article about her was published in one of its magazines. The article, which was published in Reveal, claimed...
View ArticleWrongly convicted American prisoner receives £8.8m payout
A man who was wrongly convicted of murder, and spent 13 years in prison as a result, has been awarded compensation. David Ayers, 56, was wrongly convicted of killing 76-year-old Dorothy Brown in 1999....
View ArticleWelsh sex abuse victim seeks compensation from local authority
A man who was abused by his father has launched a compensation claim against Pembrokeshire County Council. The victim, who is now 30-years-old and known only as Steven, has uncovered 11 boxes of...
View ArticleManchester City footballer Courtney Meppen-Walter sued over car crash deaths
Footballer Courtney Meppen-Walter is to be sued by the family of two people who were killed when the footballer’s car crashed into their vehicle. The collision, which happened in September 2012,...
View ArticlePoliceman compensated after hit and run
A policeman who was knocked from his bike as he cycled to work in a hit and run incident has been compensated. Oliver Fletcher suffered fractures to his wrist, cracked ribs and a shoulder injury when...
View ArticleDublin City Council pays family five-figure sum in compensation
A couple have received €76,000 (£64,000) in compensation after they were boarded up inside their home by Dublin City Council. Tristan Ua Ceithearnaigh, 46, his partner Elisa Udtohan, 25, and their...
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