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A prison officer injured while attending a training session has been denied personal injury compensation by a Scottish court.
On 22 September 2010, a female prison officer was struck by a 12 foot long plank of wood during a 'mock riot'.
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Product liability related issues could be could be one of the chief causes of fires in Scotland's homes; that is if figures from safety charity Electrical Safety First are anything to go by.
According to the consumer safety organisation, nearly two...- Details
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Pranks involving spears are, we feel it is safe to say, probably best avoided, and it should be no surprise that when they are not, accidents might happen and personal injury might result.
Still, you have to feel for St Mirren captain Steven...- Details
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A 23-yr-old worker suffered serious injury during an accident at work when his hand was pulled into a metalworking lathe.
The employee of Macduff Shipyards Limited based in Aberdeenshire, was working in the precision engineering department when the...- Details
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Radical changes to the Scottish court system will transform the litigation process of personal injury claims in Scotland.
The Courts Reform (Scotland) 2014 Act will alter the number of low value personal injury compensation claims heard by the...- Details
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A junior crewman required amputation surgery following an accident at work, The Scottish Daily Record reports.
The Wanderer II was dredging for scallops along the Coast of Wiay Island in the Hebrides when the accident at sea occurred.
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MSP Stuart McMillan has introduced to Holyrood a Member's Bill which, if passed, will allow medical services such as the NHS to reclaim the cost of treatment of patients with asbestos-related diseases.
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A recent study conducted by the Scottish Liberal Democrats has reported that NHS staff in Scotland have suffered more than 35,000 injuries while in the workplace.
This is the number of reported injuries which occurred between 2011 and 2013.
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