By Molly Whittall in Abuse Cases on Friday, January 29, 2010
Statistics obtained by the NSPCC on the number of child sex crimes recorded in 2009 has drawn attention to the ongoing problem in England and Wales. The figures are shocking. Over 21,000 cases were recorded last year. As a solicitor dealing with child abuse compensation... read more
By Kim Harrison in Industrial Disease Claims on Thursday, January 28, 2010
Further to my most recent blog on this there are further rumours that the government is set to announce any day that victims of asbestos cancer mesothelioma where insurers cannot be traced will be compensated by a "fund of last resort" a bit like the Motor Insurers Bureau which compensates road... read more
By Mike Cassidy in Road Traffic Accident Claims on Wednesday, January 27, 2010
A study which looked at applying a safety rating to our major roads and motorways has revealed that only half of the motorways reach the top four star rating. Many motorways do not protect drivers who run off the road and other major roads score even lower ratings in the study. ... read more
By Tim Grover in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Here in the Pannone Travel Law team, we are instructed time and again by Client’s who have been the victims of skiing accidents. New research indicates that alcohol was a factor in many of the accidents that killed Britons in the Alps in 2009. Furthermore, more than half a million British... read more
By Kim Harrison in Industrial Disease Claims on Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I read with interest in the Independent on Sunday that the Government is to present a £70m package of help for asbestos victims to trade unions this week. The proposals include setting up a research centre into asbestos-linked diseases; insisting insurers fund compensation for dying victims... read more
The recent incident involving Mylene Klass wielding a knife at an intruder raises highly emotive issues, especially in light of the recent case of Munir Hussain who was imprisoned for chasing and assaulting an intruder who broke into his home and attacked him and his family. Exactly what duty... read more
By Kim Harrison in Industrial Disease Claims on Thursday, January 21, 2010
I act for sufferers of asbestos related diseases and cancers who were exposed to asbestos many years ago. When it was first manufactured asbestos was seen as a ‘wonder mineral’ that was incredibly versatile and heat resistant. Of course in today’s society we know the dangers of... read more
By Clare Campbell in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Wednesday, January 20, 2010
It's not even three weeks into the new decade (I'm still not sure what to call it? The tens, the teens?) and I am already longing for time to speed up. Christmas is over, new year's resolutions have been stylishly broken and the winter gloom has well and truly set in. So far the winter of... read more
By Simon Weilding in Holiday Accident and Travel Claims on Tuesday, January 19, 2010
We are receiving reports of holiday illness misery for many guests staying at the 234 room Voyager Beach Resort, Nyali Beach, Kenya. This all-inclusive resort close to Mombasa boasts a ‘unique nautical theme’, however from the reports we are receiving guests do appear to be all at sea at the... read more
Our client Ian was awarded almost the maximum award possible from the Criminal Injury Compensation Authority Panel after appealing earlier decisions of the CICA which refused him any payment at all. Ian was badly beaten up and left for dead by his assailant in 2004, his friend had been... read more
