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Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a relatively well known term and is traditionally linked to those who use a keyboard and computer mouse in their day jobs, or those who work on production lines. RSI is also referred to as an upper limb disorder...
A six year old boy who suffered serious brain damage after midwives monitored his mother’s heart rate instead of his own has been awarded a compensation package totalling £4.6 million. This week, the High Court approved the damages...
Two company directors have received prison sentences for their part in a conspiracy to falsify drivers’ hours records . Patrick James Boyle, 65, and Mark Anthony Boyle, 36, were directors of Boyle Transport, based in Northern Ireland. The...
Cases brought against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) by military personnel injured in the line of duty can often be drawn out, none more so it seems than the case involving former marine Steward Daglish, which went on for a whole decade. Mr...
The Government has created new powers to deal with uninsured vehicles. Official estimates suggest that up to 14 million motorists drive without insurance. This offence carries an endorsement of 6 - 8 points or a period of disqualification, together with a...
Almost a year ago, a builder suffered severe head injuries after falling from a scaffold tower on a refurbishment site in Hertfordshire. The injuries were serious and left worker John Ingram in a coma for several days. He is now blind in one eye as a...
The family of Alan Hickman, who recently died after being starved of oxygen during his stay at Russells Hall Hospital, are now taking legal action against The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Mr Hickman had been admitted to...
The widely reported incident at Legoland Windsor in March which left a stuntman paralysed is now subject to a full investigation by the Health and Safety Executive and the local Environmental Health Unit. 22 year old Jay Young was injured whilst...
Recent cases have shown a marked willingness by the courts to grant gagging orders or so-called ‘super injunctions’ to protect the privacy of celebrities. The media has reported that the High Court recently granted a permanent...
In May last year I blogged about the case of Kernott v Jones after the Court of Appeal overturned an earlier High Court decision and awarded Mr Kernott half of the property in which he has previously resided with Ms Jones. Now the case is before the...
Karen Burk was recently given no choice but to bring an end to her long battle to achieve compensation for her 13 year old daughter, who suffers from spina bifida and hydrocephalus. Together with another 140 families, she was taking court action...
When loved ones go to stay in residential or nursing homes, we put our complete trust in those charged with their care. Sadly though, that care can fall short on occasion, and sometimes with horrendous consequences. Horrendous scald accident...
