Legal News
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Posted 15/08/2012 Ministers in Northern Ireland are considering extending the list of people who would be entitled to a bereavement award in a fatal case. If successful, Northern Ireland will...
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Posted 17/11/2010 The victim of a devastating road accident has been awarded a multi-million pound sum in personal injury compensation. Hamish McCullough, now 34, had been riding his bike near...
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Posted 05/08/2012 The Chairman for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), Sir Michael Rawlins, has said that many NHS Trusts are acting unlawfully by denying patients the...
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Posted 27/09/2009 New government proposals are being considered which would see NHS staff being compelled to confess and apologise if medical negligence leads to a patient being harmed. Under the...
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Posted 22/09/2009 The number of compensation claims made for -related diseases could be set to rise due to a mesothelioma-linked court case. Dianne Willmore, 49, is currently involved in a...
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Posted 31/10/2014 Alcohol should have a calorie content label in order to help reduce obesity, according to public health doctors. The doctors warn a large glass of wine can contain...
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Posted 02/11/2010 Food manufacturing giant Nestle has been forced to pay personal injury compensation to a former employee who had to have her leg amputated due to a workplace accident....
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Posted 06/08/2012 It has been reported today that another Winterbourne View care home scandal could happen again unless action is taken by the government. The warning has resulted as a...
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Posted 04/09/2014 Warnings over e-cigarettes are alarmist and increasing their use could save many lives according to researchers at University College London (UCL). In their view, for every million smokers who...
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Posted 03/10/2012 The start of the legal year or at least the court year was on 1 October. Pictures of judges in procession, male and female, dressed in tights and...
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Posted 17/10/2010 A fun day stunt that went wrong has led to a council employee receiving a £24,000 personal injury payout. Lorraine Mallon was dressed as a tomato for the...
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Posted 23/09/2009 The Government has announced firm plans to change the procedure for claims involving road traffic accidents to a value of
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