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Created: 29 July 2015

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Margaret Fulton came to Thompsons after suffering a fall at work. She works for the NHS as an Auxiliary Nurse. Mrs Fulton suffered serious injuries to her shoulder and knee after falling against a sink whilst caring for patients. Her fall had been...

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Created: 12 May 2015

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Thompsons Solicitors were able to secure a highly successful outcome for our client who was badly injured in a fall caused by poorly maintained pavements. Our client who has asked not to be named was having a meal out in Glasgow’s Southside with...

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Created: 28 February 2013

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Specialist trade union solicitors Thompsons have secured compensation totalling £9,000 for an elderly gentleman who developed a flesh eating disease following an accident.

The gentleman was walking on a public pavement in South Lanarkshire...

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Created: 18 January 2013

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Scottish Conservative Local government spokeswoman, Margaret Mitchell MSP recently highlighted a range of examples where compensation had been paid out by Scottish Councils. Over the last five years local authorities have paid a total of £33...

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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: 13 April 2012

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A personal injury solicitor was reported as speaking out against the practice of insurance companies putting pressure on victims of personal injury to accept lower awards of compensation than they be entitled to.

In the article, the personal injury...

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Created: 20 March 2012

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The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority exist to make redress to innocent victims of crime who have become injured due to a criminal act (usually an assault).

Since the scheme was launched, no win no fee compensation lawyers have been helping...

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