Ingrams Legal News Archive

National database aims to cut risk of clinical negligence
10/03/2010


Clinical Negligence - 10/03/2010
The government is considering plans which would see a national database set up to record all complaints about...

Parliament looks over streamlined car accident compensation claims
10/03/2010


Personal Injury - 10/03/2010
A review into an improved compensation claims process for road traffic accidents is currently going on in par...

Diabetic man receives compensation after Taser incident
10/03/2010


Personal Injury - 10/03/2010
It has been revealed that a man in the UK became the first person to be compensated for being injured with a ...

Pensions 'are the most important work-related perk'
10/03/2010


Employment - 10/03/2010
A pension is the best employee benefit that businesses can offer apart from a good salary, it has been found....

Savvy planning by reality TV star's lawyers sees £3m fortune go to children
09/03/2010


Wills - 09/03/2010
Anyone looking to protect children's inheritance in the process of writing their will may be interested in th...

Conveyancing in demand as mortgage activity rises
09/03/2010


Conveyancing - 09/03/2010
More people in the UK are now seeking the advice of conveyancing solicitors than was the case at the start of...

Man claims compensation from council for housing ordeal
09/03/2010


Personal Injury - 09/03/2010
A man who claims he was treated badly while on a waiting list for a home is seeking compensation.

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Toilet breaks 'should form part of employment law'
09/03/2010


Employment - 09/03/2010
Regular toilet breaks should be permitted in order for employees to experience a safe and healthy working env...

Ethnicity 'is a cause of discrimination at work'
08/03/2010


Employment - 08/03/2010
A worrying number of students and recent graduates feel they are being bullied, harassed or discriminated aga...

Warning issued to universities after employment stress payout
08/03/2010


Employment - 08/03/2010
Universities have been reminded that they must adhere to employment laws relating to stress after a case in w...

Concerns raised over hospital performance assessment
08/03/2010


Clinical Negligence - 08/03/2010
Concerns have been raised over potential clinical negligence issues after it was revealed that hospitals are ...

Holidaymakers seek legal action after 'cruise from hell'
08/03/2010


Personal Injury - 08/03/2010
A group of 70 holidaymakers have sought the advice of solicitors after falling ill on a cruise which they des...

Ethnicity 'is a cause of discrimination at work'
08/03/2010


Employment - 08/03/2010
A worrying number of students and recent graduates feel they are being bullied, harassed or discriminated aga...

Woman succeeds in claim for compensation after death crash
05/03/2010


Personal Injury - 05/03/2010
A woman has successfully claimed compensation after her husband and one of her children were killed by a driv...

Divorce ruling is unfair, landowner claims
05/03/2010


Divorce - 05/03/2010
A landowner is hoping to secure a hearing at the Court of Appeal in a bid to get a divorce settlement ruling ...

New employment law 'would see civil servants lose thousands'
05/03/2010


Employment - 05/03/2010
Civil servants are at risk of losing thousands of pounds in redundancy pay if new payout caps come into effec...

Caste-based discrimination 'could exist in British workplaces'
04/03/2010


Employment - 04/03/2010
A government peer has called for more research to be done into caste-based discrimination after finding that ...

Hospital cutbacks which could cause clinical negligence revealed
04/03/2010


Clinical Negligence - 04/03/2010
A new study has discovered that patients' lives could be put at risk by cutbacks in NHS trusts.

Acco...

New training employment law missed by businesses
04/03/2010


Employment - 04/03/2010
A large number of company owners are unaware that a new employment law regarding training is to come into eff...

McDonald's faces personal injury compensation claim
03/03/2010


Personal Injury - 03/03/2010
Fast food giant McDonald's is facing a claim for personal injury compensation after a customer was badly scal...

A proper will 'is the best way to achieve your last wishes'
03/03/2010


Wills - 03/03/2010
British people have been warned that they should not leave their inheritance to chance if they have specific ...

Electrical worker wins £40k unfair dismissal compensation
03/03/2010


Employment - 03/03/2010
A former electrical worker has secured £40,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal after he was asked t...

HSE crackdown aims to prevent personal injury in construction
03/03/2010


Personal Injury - 03/03/2010
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced a major crackdown on construction sites which are found t...

Independent advice 'essential' for divorcing couples
02/03/2010


Divorce - 02/03/2010
Seeking the counsel of a solicitor specialising in family law should be viewed as essential for couples in th...

East Yorkshire patients could be at risk from lack of hospital beds
02/03/2010


Clinical Negligence - 02/03/2010
NHS patients in east Yorkshire could be at risk of clinical negligence due to a lack of hospital beds, it has...

South Yorkshire organisations prosecuted after fatal personal injury
01/03/2010


Personal Injury - 01/03/2010
Two organisations from south Yorkshire have been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an...

Yorkshire family sues after carbon monoxide deaths
01/03/2010


Personal Injury - 01/03/2010
A family from Yorkshire is seeking compensation after two children died from carbon monoxide poisoning while ...

One in ten council employees 'could be selected for redundancy'
01/03/2010


Employment - 01/03/2010
As many as one in ten local council workers could be selected for redundancy in the next five years as part o...

HSE urges farmers to stay safe after new personal injury figures
26/02/2010


Personal Injury - 26/02/2010
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned those in the agricultural industry to make sure they adhere ...

Divorcee seeks maintenance payouts 25 years after split
26/02/2010


Divorce - 26/02/2010
A woman who divorced her husband in 1985 is taking him to court in the hope of claiming continued yearly main...

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