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05/07/2010
Teenage Driver sentenced after fatal car crash
A teenager has received a sentence of 100 hours’ community service and a one year driving ban after causing a road traffic accident in which his passenger was killed.
03/07/2010
Prison for farmer who caused fatal car accident
A farmer who caused a fatal car accident when the trailer he was towing became detached from his tractor has been jailed to two years. Alister Clark, 58, pleased pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and was sentenced at the High Court in Ed
02/07/2010
Elderly couple die after bus collision on A72
A husband and wife have died after their car was involved in a crash with a bus in South Lanarkshire, near Larkhall. The accident occurred on Saturday 12 June at around 1pm, according to Strathclyde Police.
02/07/2010
Motorcycle accident victim receives £650,000 compensation
A man left disabled following a motorcycle accident has been awarded £650,000 in compensation. Antony Williams, 33, was on his way to work in Bristol when a tipper van being driven by Wayne Giles turned across his path, causing a head on collision
01/07/2010
Fatal Accident Inquiry rules digger crash death avoidable
A Fatal Accident Inquiry has found that the death of a young Ross-Shire woman could have been prevented. Christina Fraser was killed in the road traffic accident when a 30-tonne digger came loose from the back of a transporter lorry on the A9 near Invergor
01/07/2010
Compensation for fairground ride accident victim
A woman who was left wheelchair-bound after being thrown from a fairground ride in May 2006 has been awarded £35,000 personal injury compensation at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court.
01/07/2010
Biker warning after multiple crashes
Dumfries and Galloway police force have urged bikers to drive responsibly and to take responsibility for their own safety after over three motor cycle drivers were injured in road traffic accidents over the space of one week.
10/05/2010
Speeding Lorry Driver Not to Blame for Road Traffic Accident
In the recent case of Murphy v Smith News Trading and Another a Judge held that a lorry driver could not be held to blame for a road traffic accident despite speeding through a junction. The Judge refused to award compensation to the car driver who was inj
07/05/2010
Thompsons Welcome News of a Vaccine to Treat Mesothelioma
Thompsons Solicitors has welcomed the news that scientists have safely tested a potential vaccine they hope can beat mesothelioma, the deadly cancer linked to asbestos exposure.
04/05/2010
Fatal Car Crash for Learner Driver
Patricia Aitken appeared in court charged with causing the death of Suzanne Harkness, who at the time off the car accident in August last year was learning to drive.
21/08/2007
Mesothelioma the UK's third fastest increasing cancer
Renewed calls have been made for further funding from the Government for the treatment of asbestos related disease, mesothelioma.
16/07/2007
Thompsons welcome campaign victory on use of Alimta
Thompsons Solicitors today welcomed a break through on Alimta, the drug which brings new hope to the victims of mesothelioma, the asbestos related cancer that afflicts former shipyard and other industrial workers.
25/06/2007
Asbestos related Pleural Plaques appeal in the House of Lords
Reinstate Compensation for Sufferers of Asbestos Related Condition.
A long-awaited appeal to the Law Lords to reinstate compensation for sufferers of asbestos related condition pleural plaques will be heard next week.
13/06/2007
Campaign to achieve justice for families affected by Asbestos
A long-awaited appeal to the Law Lords to reinstate compensation for sufferers of asbestos related condition pleural plaques will be heard next week.
Equality needed for all mesothelioma victims
A campaign to achieve justice for asbestos families in England and Wales has been backed by MPs.
30/05/2007
Redress welcomes executive decision on Lord Advocate's Role
A campaign to achieve justice for asbestos families in England and Wales has been backed by MPs.
Solicitor advocate Frank Maguire of Thompsons Solicitors has welcomed Alex Salmond’s decision to distance Lord Advocate Eilish Angiolini from the political involvement of attending meetings of the Scottish cabinet on a regular basis.
10/05/2007
Are business leaders taking health and business seriously?
Solicitor Patrick McGuire of Thompsons believes 'NO'! "Better that 10 guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer." The famous quote from the English Jurist William Blackstone tells us that some things are so fundamental that society demands an abs
10/05/2007
Article by Frank Maguire in Scots Law Times
In this article Solicitor Advocate Frank Maguire, of Redress, discusses the changes made by the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 to those relatives qualifying for damages under S1(4) of the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976.
10/05/2007
Asbestos Victims' Rights
Solicitor Advocate Frank Maguire of Thompsons is one of Scotland’s leading experts on Mesothelioma, the cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He is also a prominent campaigner for the rights of victims of this, and other devastating industrial diseases. H
28/04/2007
Best way to stop workers' deaths
Solicitor Advocate Frank Maguire of Thompsons spelled out a three-point action plan to curb Scotland’s ‘shameful toll’ of workplace deaths.
18/04/2007
Thompsons welcomes plans to compensate all Asbestos victims
Solicitor Advocate Frank Maguire, of Redress has welcomed Government plans to streamline compensation for mesothelioma sufferers.
07/02/2007
THOMPSONS HELP SPEED IMPLEMENTATION OF MESOTHELIOMA DAMAGES BILL
The Scottish Executive has officially acknowledged the part Thompsons Solicitors and our friends in the Asbestos action groups played in the decision to speed up implementation of the Mesothelioma Damages Bill.
07/12/2006
NEW BILL HELPS MESOTHELIOMA VICTIMS CLAIM COMPENSATION
The Scottish Executive's Rights of Relatives to Damages (Mesothelioma) (Scotland) Bill, now going through Holyrood, will change the law to allow full compensation to be paid to living victims of mesothelioma.
05/09/2006
FATAL ACCIDENTS ON FARMS REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS
A recent farm vehicle safety campaign by Health and Safety Executive (HSE)involving a team of 16 Inspectors conducted spot-checks on 72 farms over a two-day period in the SW.
06/05/2006
SCOTTISH ASBESTOS CAMPAIGNERS WIN SUPPORT FOR CHANGE IN THE LAW
Asbestos campaigners were offered ministerial support yesterday for a change in the law to give victims and their families a fairer deal on compensation.
05/01/2006
4,000,000 IN UK FAIL TO ACT ON HEARING LOSS
The UK has 9,000,000 deaf and hard of hearing people, meaning that a small but significant percentage of the UK workforce is losing its hearing and failing, in some cases, to take the steps to stem the worst effects of loss of hearing acuity.
26/08/2005
CALL TO HIT COMPANY SHARE PRICE IN CORPORATE KILLING CASES
A leading Scots lawyer has called for new legislation that will devalue the shares of firms found guilty in corporate killing cases.
19/05/2005
CUMBERNAULD WOMAN WINS COMPENSATION FOR HAND INJURY
A Cumbernauld woman who suffered a serious hand injury at work was today (Thurs May 19) awarded £150,000 damages by a jury at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
19/04/2005
CALL FOR NEW LAWS TO PROTECT PEOPLE AT WORK
It’s cheaper for companies to injure one of their Scottish based employees than someone doing a similar job in England and Wales.
18/04/2005
New call for tougher laws in Scotland for Industrial Manslaughter
The Scottish Executive should seize the chance to introduce a straight forward crime of Industrial Homicide to ensure companies are brought to account when fatal accidents happen.
15/02/2005
Thompsons win landmark case against British Shipbuilders
Hundreds of former Scottish shipyard workers are amongst those who will be able to claim compensation for contracting an asbestos related illness thanks to a court judgement issued today.