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MPs harangue Lords' pleural plaques ruling
MPs have continued their opposition to the House of Lords’ judgement on pleural plaques, calling for the decision to ...
London worker receives £550,000 payout
A former London park worker has been awarded compensation of £550,000 at an employment tribunal in Croydon, the BBC reports. ...
Mother claims for £300,000 after daughter injured at birth
A mother from Kent is applying for £300,000 in compensation following injuries sustained by her daughter four years ago, newsshopper.co.uk ...
Sales manager 'bullied at work'
A disabled sales manager has told an Ashford employment tribunal that she was bullied by her colleagues, the Daily Express ...
Worker awarded payout due to hearing loss
A man from Oxfordshire has been awarded £3,500 in compensation after suffering hearing loss while working in a factory, the ...
Scotland tops employment tribunal table
Last year, Scotland saw more employment tribunal claims than anywhere else in the UK, according to new research. ...
Retired solicitor wins £13k compensation for friend
An 89-year-old former solicitor who retired from the profession 25 years ago has successfully secured £13,560 in compensation for her ...
Stressed teacher suing for £800k
A drama teacher is suing her former employers for £800,000, claiming her students' behaviour made her ill, the Daily Record ...
Millions paid out to decorator after fall
A painter and decorator who suffered brain damage after falling through scaffolding has received a £5 million settlement. ...
Doctor ruled negligent in cancer case
Winchester District Court has held that a doctor who failed to diagnose breast cancer in a patient acted negligently. ...
Family seek money after misdiagnosed broken neck
The family of a man who sustained a broken neck in car crash that was subsequently misdiagnosed as whiplash are ...
Hospital made to pay out and apologise
A woman who lost her baby after the hospital she was in aborted it without her consent has received compensation ...
Care home fined after death
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to UK care homes following an incident in which an ...
Amputee wins £100k compensation
A man who lost part of his leg after contracting MRSA while in hospital with a broken leg has been ...
The end of pleural plaques?
Despite the bombast, the Lords’ controversial decision appears to be final Three weeks have elapsed since the insurance industry ...
Gender pay gap among directors "is unacceptable"
New figures which indicate that the gender pay gap among directors has risen 22 per cent have been described as ...
Dockyard and MoD made to pay £12k following accident
Devonport Royal Dockyard and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have been made to pay £12,000 in damages after an incident ...
Spears ordered to pay ex £57k
Pop star Britney Spears has been ordered to pay ex-husband Kevin Federline $120,000 (£57,076) in costs. ...
Employers 'not doing enough for disabled staff'
Over 90 per cent of employers in Britain may be at risk of contravening disability discrimination laws, according to new ...
Kent firm prosecuted for health and safety breaches
Bromley-based construction firm Galamast has been prosecuted for breaches in health and safety after it exposed people to asbestos, Workplace ...