Amscreen employee takes legal action against Sir Alan Sugar
30/06/2009 - Sir Alan Sugar is at the centre of a £140,000 employment lawsuit after a female former employee...

Motorbike crash victim wins £1m compensation
30/06/2009 - A man has been awarded a compensation payout of £1 million after suffering brain damage when hi...

Cyclist awarded compensation after cycle path accident
29/06/2009 - A cyclist in Edinburgh has won his claim for compensation against a government agency after sufferin...

Female lorry driver wins £50,000 discrimination case
29/06/2009 - A female former lorry driver from Swindon has won her case for unfair dismissal and discrimination a...

Rugby player wins compensation after hospital error
29/06/2009 - An aspiring rugby player from the North Devon area has been awarded £80,000 in compensation aft...

Injured Iraq engineer to sue MoD
26/06/2009 - An engineer is to take legal action against his employer and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) after suf...

Welder wins compensation after workplace injury
26/06/2009 - A welder from Monmouthshire has won his claim for compensation after suffering an injury to his skul...

Disabled student claims after being 'bullied out of job'
26/06/2009 - A student from west London born with only one arm is claiming for £25,000 in compensation from ...

Company fined for on-site vehicle accident
25/06/2009 - The employer of a man who suffered a personal injury to his leg after a workplace accident has been ...

Male workers win 'landmark' equal pay case
25/06/2009 - Male council workers in the north-east who lodged a discrimination claim against their employers hav...

Motor accident victim claims for £300,000 compensation
25/06/2009 - A Horley resident is to take legal action against a drunk driver who left him with severe injuries i...

Policewoman claims for compensation after dismissal
24/06/2009 - A female police officer from Epsom is seeking compensation from Surrey Police after alleging she was...

Pensioners make legal claim after failed hip replacements
24/06/2009 - A group of pensioners are to take legal action against a Huddersfield hospital after failed hip repl...

Injury to migrant worker leads to company fine
23/06/2009 - A pet bedding company in Ashton-under-Lyne has been fined after a workplace accident resulted in a P...

Radio DJ claims for compensation after being replaced
23/06/2009 - A 61-year-old radio DJ in Scotland is to take legal action against his former employer for age discr...

Consumers 'turning to legal counsel over employment issues'
23/06/2009 - An increasing number of workers are looking to take legal advice about employment issues to ensure t...

Crane company fined after workplace fatalities
22/06/2009 - A crane company has been fined £50,000 after a workplace accident caused the death of two emplo...

New volunteer discrimination law proposed
22/06/2009 - A Conservative MP has proposed an amendment to the Equality Bill designed to protect volunteer worke...

Pensioner compensated by council after pavement trip
19/06/2009 - A Sheffield pensioner who sustained a personal injury after tripping on an uneven pavement has won h...

Unfairly dismissed waitress wins compensation case
19/06/2009 - A waitress in Scotland has been awarded a compensation payout of £7,630 after an employment tri...

Daughter of asbestos worker 'killed by industrial disease'
19/06/2009 - An inquiry into the death of a mesothelioma sufferer has ruled that she died of industrial disease e...

First corporate manslaughter case commences
18/06/2009 - A geotechnical company has been brought before a magistrates court in Gloucestershire in the country...

Unfair dismissal cases rising among savvy employees
18/06/2009 - Increasing awareness among workers of their rights as employees is leading to a rise in the number o...

Soldier wins £150,000 after suffering trench foot
18/06/2009 - A former army private from Nottinghamshire has received a compensation payout of £150,000 from ...

Ambulance drivers win £1m over pay dispute
17/06/2009 - A group of 90 drivers for a private ambulance company are to be awarded a payout potentially totalin...

Footballer wins compensation for pitch injury
17/06/2009 - An amateur footballer in Derbyshire who sustained an injury playing on an indoor pitch has been awar...

Golf club employee awarded £12,000 for workplace danger
17/06/2009 - A former professional golf coach has been awarded compensation of £11,667.49 for unfair dismiss...

NUM welcomes government verdict on miner's knee
16/06/2009 - The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has welcomed the government decision to reclassify osteoarth...

Manchester mother wins payout after restaurant fall
15/06/2009 - A woman in Manchester has been awarded a compensation payout of "tens of thousands of pounds&qu...

Widow to claim £1mn for asbestos death
15/06/2009 - A labourer who contracted mesothelioma from asbestos exposure at his workplace has received a substa...

Woman claims for compensation after partner's death
15/06/2009 - A woman from Ipswich whose partner was killed in a road accident is claiming for £400,000 in co...

Car accident victim wins legal battle against insurer
12/06/2009 - A road accident victim has won a potentially groundbreaking legal battle against insurer Churchill a...

Welsh trust see upturn in clinical negligence claims
12/06/2009 - A healthcare trust in Wales has seen the number of claims for compensation brought against it by all...

Kettering company fined for worker's personal injury
12/06/2009 - An animal feed company has been prosecuted after a worker sustained a serious personal injury in an ...

Road accident victim wins 'substantial' compensation
11/06/2009 - A Plymouth man who suffered brain damage in a road accident has won a case for compensation against ...

Care home manager wins employment tribunal case
11/06/2009 - A former care home manager who claimed that she was bullied out of her position has won her case for...

British Gas subsidiary fined after worker electrocution
11/06/2009 - A company in Windsor that operates as a division of British Gas has been hit with a £35,000 fin...

Asbestos victim wins compensation from employer
10/06/2009 - A labourer who contracted mesothelioma from asbestos exposure at his workplace has received a substa...

Pregnant office worker wins unfair dismissal claim
10/06/2009 - An employee for a management company in Paisley has been awarded £5,235 after an employment tri...

Plastics company prosecuted following worker injury
10/06/2009 - A food packaging manufacturer in Gateshead has been hit with a £3,500 fine after a workplace ac...

Welsh school workers win discrimination battle
10/06/2009 - A group of 27 female workers for two Welsh schools have been awarded a payout of £150,000 from ...

Damage to paths costs Edinburgh £2.5mn in compensation
09/06/2009 - Edinburgh Council has had to pay in excess of £2.5 million in the last decade due to compensati...

Farm hit with fine following worker death
09/06/2009 - A court has fined the owners of a farm in the Borders region £6,650 after it was ruled to be li...

Coach crash tourist claims for compensation from tour operator
08/06/2009 - A delivery assistant from Bolton is claiming for compensation from a tour operator after a coach cra...

Scientist died due to asbestos, coroner rules
08/06/2009 - A Gloucestershire scientist who died of mesothelioma contracted the disease from exposure to asbesto...

Silo maintenance firm hit with fine after fatality
08/06/2009 - A court has fined a silo maintenance company £30,000 after it ruled that it was liable for the ...

Manufacturer fined after worker suffers personal injury
05/06/2009 - A County Durham manufacturer has been hit with a fine after a court ruled that it was liable for a p...

Chef awarded £25,000 for unfair dismissal
05/06/2009 - An Edinburgh employment tribunal has awarded a chef compensation of £25,000 after it was ruled ...

Girl awarded £6 million compensation after hospital error
05/06/2009 - The family of a girl from West Mersea has been awarded a £6 million compensation payout after h...

Family to sue taxi driver after car accident death
04/06/2009 - The family of a man run over and killed by a taxi driver are to claim for compensation of more than ...

Library assistant sues council for disability discrimination
04/06/2009 - A deaf library assistant is taking legal action against Manchester City Council over allegations of ...

Construction firm pays penalty for workplace personal injury
04/06/2009 - A London construction company has been hit with an £18,000 fine after a court deemed that it wa...

Former sailor's death ruled to be asbestos related
03/06/2009 - An inquest into the death of a former sailor and warehouse worker has revealed it was caused by an a...

Hospital accrues £500,000 compensation bill for clinical errors
03/06/2009 - Clinical negligence cases have led a Wrexham hospital to make compensation payouts of nearly £5...

Construction firm fined £15,000 after worker injury
03/06/2009 - A major construction firm has been hit with a £15,000 fine after an on-site accident caused per...

Failing to write a will 'could leave partners out of pocket'
02/06/2009 - The importance of writing a will has been underlined by a report which has outlined the repercussion...

Scottish government moves to facilitate clinical negligence claims
02/06/2009 - A study has been initiated by the Scottish health secretary to deliberate the benefits of a new comp...

Charity barrister paid £65,000 for unfair dismissal
02/06/2009 - A case worker for a refugee barrister has received a total payout of more than £65,000 after an...

Company prosecuted after employee loses finger in machinery
01/06/2009 - A company in Coventry has been hit with a £75,000 fine after a personal injury sustained by a w...

Firefighter to claim £500,000 for personal injury
01/06/2009 - A firefighter is to claim for more than £500,000 in compensation after a house blaze left him w...

Union to approach solicitors over alleged unfair dismissal
01/06/2009 - A union representing the workers of an engineered materials plant in Wrexham are to seek legal counc...