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Created: 02 July 2010

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A husband and wife have died after their car was involved in a bus accidents in South Lanarkshire, near Larkhall. The road traffic accident occurred on Saturday 12 June at around 1pm, according to Strathclyde Police. The crash happened near the...

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Created: 02 July 2010

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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...

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Created: 01 July 2010

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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.

Jessica Oseland, 28, from Bilston near Wolverhampton, was thrown...

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Created: 01 July 2010

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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.

It is thought that due...

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Created: 01 July 2010

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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...

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Created: 10 May 2010

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  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...

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Created: 07 May 2010

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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.

Frank Maguire, Thompsons senior partner and a leading campaigner for...

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Created: 04 May 2010

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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.

Ms Harkness was having a driving lesson in the borders when the car accident...

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Created: 05 February 2010

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A driver is currently on trial at the High Court in Glasgow charged with causing the death of  17 year old Anthony Reilly in a Road Traffic Accident in May 2008.

20 year old Darren Jackson crashed his BMW in Bargeddie after meeting with friends in...

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Created: 03 February 2010

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In the recent case of Skillen V NIG Limited in Livingston Sheriff Court, Skillen claimed compensation from the insurers of a third party vehicle for injuries and losses she sustained in a road traffic accident. The insurers of the third party...

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