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Accident at Work

Created: 05 March 2013

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Thompsons award winning trade union lawyers has secured compensation totalling almost £6,000 for an Greggs employee injured at work.

Sharon Watson was left needing surgery on her hand after she slipped on a wet floor. Ms Watson was cleaning the...

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Industrial Disease

Created: 04 March 2013

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This month a safety limit on volume levels for all new personal music players such as iPods has been introduced to warn users of the dangers of listening to their music at an unsafe volume.

All personal music players and mobile phones sold within...

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Asbestos News

Created: 28 February 2013

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A Wokingham business has been fined £28,000 and ordered to pay £22,631 in costs for failing to alert two subcontractors of the presence of asbestos in the workplace.

Gardener Mechanical Services Ltd had been contracted to carry out a mechanical...

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Thompsons Press Releases

Created: 27 February 2013

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Scottish Government court reform bill consultation launched

A Scottish Government consultation on court reform has today (Wednesday) been launched by Justice Minister Kenny McAskill MSP. The long awaited proposals are expected to pave the way for...

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Asbestos News

Created: 27 February 2013

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Staffordhire council and building contractors fined for asbestos exposure during refurbishment Staffordshire City Council and a firm of building contractors hired to undertake refurbishment work in a local school have been fined £27,000...

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Asbestos News

Created: 26 February 2013

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Marks & Spencer fined over failure to properly investigate asbestos complaints High street firm, Marks & Spencer, has been fined one million pounds after failing to properly investigate asbestos complaints. A judge has found that the lack...

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Road Accidents

Created: 13 February 2013

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A Unite member who was left brain damaged after being knocked from his bike by a car has been awarded £150,000 compensation.

The victim was cycling to work in November 2010 when he was hit by a car causing him to fall from his bike. He suffered...

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Thompsons Press Releases

Created: 01 February 2013

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Thompsons Solicitors is giving its full backing to calls by MPs for a criminal inquiry into toxic hip implants. Claims have been made that hip replacement manufacturer DePuy, which is a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, continued to market metal on...

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Accident at Work

Created: 30 January 2013

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Leading accident injury solicitors Thompsons has successfully secured compensation for an MOD employee injured at work.

Gabriel Chambers sustained a back injury following an accident in August 2011. Mrs Chambers was employed by the MOD and on the...

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Road Accidents

Created: 29 January 2013

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Award winning accident injury lawyers Thompsons have secured £3,500 for a cyclists hit by a van at a junction in Girvan.

The van driver pulled out of the junction without noticing the 57 year old cyclist causing him to fall from his bike...

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