Woman wins £18,000 compensation after pub fall
31/07/2009 - A Gloucestershire woman has won £18,000 in compensation after suffering a severe personal injur...

Hampshire company fined for worker death
30/07/2009 - A contracting company from Hampshire has been fined £60,000 in court after a worker sustained f...

Pay discrimination against women 'must end'
30/07/2009 - A campaign group has called on the government to implement legislation to end pay discrimination aga...

Swine flu 'could cause rise in compensation claims'
28/07/2009 - The spread of the swine flu pandemic could see an increase in claims for compensation against employ...

Policewoman wins discrimination claim
28/07/2009 - A Sikh policewoman has had her claims that she was discriminated against during her training upheld ...

Carpenter's death found to be asbestos-related
27/07/2009 - An inquiry into the death of a carpenter from Islington has revealed that his fatal mesothelioma was...

Worker death leads to fine for employer
24/07/2009 - A Birkenhead building company has been fined £25,000 after a workplace accident led to an emplo...

Workers ' increasingly taking action over redundancy'
24/07/2009 - More and more workers are looking to take action over unfair dismissals as a result of the recession...

Northampton Council compensate 2,300 for pothole accidents
23/07/2009 - A local authority has had to pay out hundreds of thousands of pounds in damages over the last few ye...

Teacher wins £75,000 compensation for unfair dismissal
23/07/2009 - A teacher has won his claim for compensation after an employment tribunal ruled that he had been unf...

Ucatt demands compensation laws for asbestos workers
22/07/2009 - The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (Ucatt) has called for the government to in...

Plumber with mesothelioma wins £175,000 compensation
22/07/2009 - A former hospital plumber has been awarded a compensation payout of £175,000 after he developed...

Bike racer claims for £300,000 compensation after crash
21/07/2009 - A motorbike racer has launched a claim for compensation against the manufacturer of his bike followi...

Company fined after worker is paralysed
21/07/2009 - A construction firm in the Wirral has been fined after an employee suffered life-changing personal i...

Clerk to claim for compensation for unfair dismissal
21/07/2009 - A former maintenance clerk is to claim for compensation after alleging he had been dismissed on acco...

Lawyer to claim record compensation for discrimination
20/07/2009 - A lawyer is to receive a compensation payout which could rise to £12 million after it was ruled...

Prison warden claims for compensation for bullying
17/07/2009 - A female former prison officer is claiming for compensation from the government after alleging she h...

Coroner rules worker's death was asbestos-related
17/07/2009 - An inquiry into the death of a former Merchant Navy and chemicals worker has found his fatal lung ca...

Solider wins millions in compensation after car accident
16/07/2009 - A soldier from Sheffield has been awarded a compensation payout worth several million pounds after b...

Consumers warned against 'will apathy'
16/07/2009 - A large percentage of UK consumers are currently neglecting or overlooking the need to write a will ...

Paralysed man wins £3m compensation from hospital
16/07/2009 - A Stratford man has won a compensation payout estimated at around £3 million after hospital tre...

Forging company fined after injury to worker
15/07/2009 - A forging company based in the Black Country has been fined £5,000 after an incident which saw ...

Pensioner to claim for compensation after fall
15/07/2009 - An elderly woman from Edinburgh is claiming for compensation from the local council after sustaining...

Pre-nuptial agreements 'can have value'
15/07/2009 - Demand for pre-nuptial agreements among couples is on the rise due to an increasing appreciation of ...

Elderly woman claims compensation for pavement trip
14/07/2009 - A grandmother from Portishead is to claim for compensation after sustaining personal injuries when s...

Romanian accountant sues PwC for £40m
14/07/2009 - A Romanian accountant is claiming for a record £40 million compensation from accountancy firm P...

Roadsweeper awarded £40,000 compensation for dismissal
14/07/2009 - An Edinburgh roadsweeper has been awarded a compensation payout of £40,000 after it was ruled t...

Nurse wins £15,000 compensation after breast cancer taunts
13/07/2009 - A former nursery nurse has been awarded a compensation payout of nearly £15,000 for unfair dism...

Pensioner claims for compensation after car accident
13/07/2009 - A retiree from Sussex is to claim for £150,000 compensation after suffering serious personal in...

Wembley contractor fined for worker death
10/07/2009 - Contractor PC Harrington has been fined £150,000 for the death of a worker during the company's...

Car accident victim receives £4m compensation
10/07/2009 - A cyclist from Blunsdon has received a compensation payout of £4 million after suffering life-c...

Foreign road workers win unfair dismissal claim
09/07/2009 - Six road workers from Kosovo have been awarded a £46,000 compensation payout after winning thei...

Diabetic wins back job after unfair dismissal
09/07/2009 - A diabetic man from Edinburgh has been awarded a compensation payout of £57,281 and reinstated ...

Malting company fined for worker's personal injury
08/07/2009 - A Northumberland malting firm has been fined £10,000 after an employee sustained a personal inj...

Boy wins compensation after telephone misdiagnosis
08/07/2009 - A Lincolnshire family is to receive compensation from the local primary care trust (PCT) after it fa...

Woman wins £3m in compensation for hospital error
08/07/2009 - A woman has been awarded a compensation payout of around £3 million after complications during ...

Chester woman claims for compensation after pavement fall
07/07/2009 - A professional dancer from Chester is claiming for compensation against the local council after a fa...

Woman wins compensation claim against farm over cow attack
07/07/2009 - A businesswoman from Cumbria has won a claim for compensation which could rise to £1 million af...

Lesbian couple receive £22,000 discrimination payout
07/07/2009 - A lesbian couple have won a compensation payout of more than £22,000 after an employment tribun...

Companies penalised after worker suffers injury in fall
06/07/2009 - Two companies have been hit with a combined total fine of £170,000 following a workplace accide...

Coroner rules worker's death was caused by asbestos
06/07/2009 - An inquest into the death of a former process worker has found that his fatal mesothelioma was cause...

Ayrshire meat plant owners fined for worker injury
03/07/2009 - A food company in Ayrshire has been fined £30,000 after an employee suffered serious personal i...

Watford man wins landmark employment tribunal ruling
03/07/2009 - A contractor from Watford recruited to work for a transport company has won a landmark legal ruling ...

Clerk awarded £80,000 for unfair dismissal
03/07/2009 - A former town clerk from Hampshire has been awarded a compensation payout of £79,878 after an e...

Soldier wins compensation after bridge jump accident
02/07/2009 - A soldier in the Irish Guards has won his case for a sizeable compensation payout after suffering li...

Widow of asbestos victim receives £290,000 compensation
02/07/2009 - A woman from Plymouth whose husband contracted mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos has received a...

Heiress's divorce leads to landmark pre-nup ruling
02/07/2009 - A German divorcee has won a ruling from the Court of Appeal which may represent the first step towar...

Companies fined £200,000 after employee death
01/07/2009 - Two companies in the north-west have been fined a total of £200,000 after a workplace accident ...

Road accident victim wins £2m compensation payout
01/07/2009 - A woman from Bristol has been awarded a compensation payout of more than £2 million after suffe...

Redundant workers 'increasingly turning to legal action'
01/07/2009 - An increasing number of workers are choosing to claim for compensation against employers who fail to...