Manufacturer hit with fine after employee injury
29/05/2009 - The employer of a man who sustained personal injuries from a collapsing tool rack has been fined by ...

Builder wins £270,000 compensation after falling 120ft
29/05/2009 - A builder has won a £270,000 personal injury claim after surviving a 120ft fall at his workplac...

Quarry worker receives £24,000 compensation for unfair dismissal
29/05/2009 - A tribunal has ruled in favour of a quarry worker who claimed for compensation after being accused o...

Nigerian woman to appeal to House of Lords over divorce case
28/05/2009 - An elderly Nigerian woman has won permission to appeal to the House of Lords over a divorce settleme...

Unfairly dismissed warehouse supervisor awarded £13,000
28/05/2009 - A warehouse supervisor has been awarded nearly £13,000 in compensation after a tribunal ruled t...

Teenager awarded £5.75m compensation after misdiagnosis
28/05/2009 -
A teenager has been awarded a compensation payout of £5.75 million after a childhood misdi...

Buckley woman seeks compensation after botched foot operation
27/05/2009 - A woman from North Wales has claimed for compensation from the Western Cheshire Primary Care Trust a...

Farming company fined over electrocution of worker
27/05/2009 - A soft fruit farming company in Perthshire has been hit with a £10,800 fine following the death...

Sellafield to be prosecuted after worker contamination
26/05/2009 - The Sellafield nuclear power plant in Cumbria is to be the subject of legal action after two employe...

Insurers lobby for Scottish asbestos law review
26/05/2009 - The insurance industry is to petition the Scottish Parliament to overturn the imminent introduction ...

Former NHS executive claims over 'political conspiracy'
26/05/2009 - A former NHS chief executive who was selected for redundancy is making a £760,000 claim for com...

Exmouth firefighter wins unfair dismissal case
22/05/2009 - A female firefighter from North Exmouth who claimed to have been the victim of an email campaign by ...

Parents claim for compensation after school roof collapse
22/05/2009 - A group of parents are to take legal action against a Swale school after a sports hall roof collapse...

Tilehurst labourer's death found to be caused by asbestos
22/05/2009 - An inquest into the death of a manual labourer in Tilehurst has discovered that his terminal mesothe...

Wills 'need to be rewritten' after divorce
21/05/2009 - Couples in the midst of divorce should remember to alter their wills accordingly in order to ensure ...

Havering Council fined over workplace electrical accident
21/05/2009 - The London Borough of Havering has been fined after a breach of health and safety regulations result...

'Tainted blood' hepatitis victims denied extra compensation
21/05/2009 - Haemophilia patients that were infected with hepatitis during the "tainted blood" scandal ...

Gas installer imprisoned for unsafe gas fittings
20/05/2009 - A self-employed plumber from Harrogate has been sentenced to twelve months in prison after pleading ...

Haemophiliacs 'may have been exposed to CJD' by treatment
20/05/2009 - The government has disclosed that over 800 haemophilia patients may have been infected with variant ...

Schoolboy wins compensation claim after motor accident
20/05/2009 - A Portsmouth schoolboy is to receive a substantial payout after being seriously injured in a car acc...

Inquest rules that decorator's death was asbestos-related
19/05/2009 - An investigation into the death of a retired Norfolk painter and decorator has concluded that asbest...

Collaborative law 'could help couples keep divorces private'
19/05/2009 - A law expert has recommended hiring specialist collaborative lawyers as an effective way of reducing...

City worker in £70,000 discrimination claim
19/05/2009 - A London-based banker is demanding £70,000 from a major national bank on the grounds that she w...

Asbestos victim awarded £40,000 after mesothelioma diagnosis
18/05/2009 - An Oldham engineer has been awarded compensation of £40,000 after it was revealed that asbestos...

Motorist to continue action over refused pothole claim
18/05/2009 - A Beaconsfield motorist has stated his intention to continue his pursuit for damages sustained to hi...

Scottish pensioner fights for pre-NHS negligence claim
18/05/2009 - A 73-year-old man in Scotland is attempting to establish a legal precedent for victims of clinical n...

IOSH urges construction sector to invest in safety
15/05/2009 - The number of deaths in the UK's construction sector is unnecessarily high, an expert has warned.

Company fined after worker's leg is crushed
15/05/2009 - An agricultural contractor has been fined £12,000 plus costs after an employee's leg was crushe...

Teenager wins clinical negligence claim
15/05/2009 - A teenager has won nearly £5 million in compensation after succeeding in a clinical negligence ...

RAC Foundation calls for road accident investigation group
14/05/2009 - The UK could benefit from having an investigation body dedicated solely to road accidents, experts h...

Teaching unions call for action on asbestos in schools
13/05/2009 - The government has been urged to do more to remove traces of asbestos from schools in the UK.

Disability charity commends Equalities Bill
13/05/2009 - The new Equalities Bill could prevent disabled people being discriminated against by employers, a ch...

Factory worker faces disciplinary action after defying jewellery ban
13/05/2009 - An employee at a chewing gum factory in Devon is facing disciplinary action after defying his compan...

Number of employment tribunals tipped to rise
12/05/2009 - The ongoing recession could lead to more people claiming unfair dismissal in court, according to an ...

Drivers urged to turn off mobiles before taking to the road
12/05/2009 - Road users have been urged to turn off their mobile phones before driving in order to minimise the r...

Baby boomers 'live in fear of age discrimination'
11/05/2009 - Many baby boomers are living in fear of falling victim to age discrimination, according to a new sur...

Foreign hauliers involved in more road accidents
11/05/2009 - The number of road accidents involving lorry drivers from overseas has gone up by ten per cent since...

More than 120 people injured in car accidents involving police
08/05/2009 - Police forces across the UK are likely to face claims for compensation on a regular basis because of...

Lincolnshire school fined after builder injury
08/05/2009 - A school in Lincolnshire has been prosecuted for breaching health and safety regulations after a bui...

MP praises Equalities Bill
07/05/2009 - A Labour MP has come out in favour of the government's new Equalities Bill, claiming the proposed la...

Construction firms urged to minimise personal injury risks
07/05/2009 - Construction companies have been urged to make efforts to minimise the risk of personal injury or wo...

Lawyers expect fewer divorce cases
06/05/2009 - The ongoing slump in the economy could lead to a reduction in the number of couples filing for divor...

Patient compensated after clinical error
06/05/2009 - A 54-year-old man has been awarded £4,000 in damages after a clinical blunder forced him to und...

Workers 'grin and bear recession'
06/05/2009 - Employers in the UK have been urged to consider the morale of their staff during the current economi...

Bakers warned of asthma risk
06/05/2009 - Bakeries in the UK have been advised to change their working practices to mitigate any possible heal...

Widow compensated after asbestos death
05/05/2009 - A woman in the West Midlands has been awarded a six-figure sum in compensation following the death o...

Bereaved families to pursue clinical negligence claim
05/05/2009 - Healthcare providers in Cheshire are set to face prosecution after the death of two elderly patients...

More than a million drivers 'willing to drink and drive'
05/05/2009 - Many road users in the UK could be risking prosecution due to their willingness to drink and drive.<...

Britons aim to avoid debt
01/05/2009 - Many Britons are going to greater efforts to avoid falling into debt, due to the current slump in th...

Asbestos 'kills more people than road accidents'
01/05/2009 - British workers are more likely to die from asbestos-related diseases than be killed in a road accid...