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Created: 18 January 2013

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The Administrative Court in England recently decided upon the case of Airbus Operations Ltd & Another v Roberts [2012] EWHC 3631 wherein it found that the defendant was in contempt of court as a result of his misrepresentation of his injuries...

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Created: 11 December 2012

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Following the recent changes to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority’s (CICA) compensation scheme designed to compensate innocent victims of violent crime the Government has introduced their new hardship fund.

The £500,000 fund is a...

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Created: 15 November 2012

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We recently reported that the Coalition Government planned to reform the Criminal Injuries Compensation scheme to the detriment of individuals who are assaulted at work. We were then pleased to report that the Government did an 11th hour u-turn on...

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Created: 24 April 2012

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The incoming president of Apil the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers challenged the Government to face up to its responsibilities for injured people.

Karl Tonks is reported to have said to delegates at the Association of Personal Injury...

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Created: 08 March 2012

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It has been reported that £650,000 was paid in compensation to teachers after compensation claims were made on their behalf in 2011. Personal Injury Solicitors brought Personal Injury Claims for the teachers in relation to illnesses brought on by...

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Created: 23 January 2012

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An article this week released by an Access to Justice Action Group, dismissed the compensation culture claims of the government. The group’s coordinator stated that no win no fee agreements are one of the only routes low and middle-income people...

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Created: 03 January 2011

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Craig Jones recently received compensation after falling into an open manhole and sustaining severe injuries. He had been walking to work at the time of the accident.

As he had been walking he had failed to spot that the manhole had not been...

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Created: 23 December 2010

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Accident injury lawyers Thompsons has secured compensation for a woman involved in a head on collision with a cow. Jane Boylan was travelling along the A72 Biggar to Peebles road late at night when her vehicle suddenly and without warning struck a...

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Created: 08 December 2010

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A child has recently received compensation after being injured on council property. He was injured while out playing with friends near his home.

At the time of the accident he had been in a garden area which was supposed to be maintained by the...

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Created: 08 December 2010

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Solicitor Patrick McGuire has called for a ‘one strike and you’re out’ law to ensure that dogs which attack people are automatically put down.

Mr McGuire a partner with Thompsons Solicitors who specialise in personal injury cases said: “I...

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