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8th March 2010
HSE – Myths about risk assessments and slips and trips

1st March 2010
Mesothelioma compensation for victim during his lifetime

22nd February 2010
20 mph speed limits reduce road accident casualties by 40%

15th February 2010
Fatal work accident compensation for tanker driver

1st February 2010
Improvements needed in prescribing drugs to children in hospital

25th January 2010
Slipping accidents soar during icy conditions

18th January 2010
Health & Safety Executive – Myth about throwing sweets at pantos

11th January 2010
Accident compensation for machine operator’s hand injury

4th January 2010
Accident compensation for secretary who slipped and fell

21st December 2009
Accident at work compensation for worker injured by moving vehicle

14th December 2009
Fatal accident compensation for widow

7th December 2009
Early diagnosis of cancers must improve

30th November 2009
Health & Safety Executive - Myth about school experiments

23rd November 2009
Medical negligence compensation for missed tendon injury

16th November 2009
Accident at work compensation after fall from height

9th November 2009
Medical negligence compensation for substandard nursing care

2nd November 2009
Misdiagnosis of swine flu putting patients at risk

26th October 2009
Serious head and brain injury caused by falling equipment

19th October 2009
Care Quality Commission report on NHS Trusts

12th October 2009
Compensation for shop worker who slipped and fell at work

5th October 2009
Families affected by E-Coli to take part in the Inquiry

28th September 2009
Your legal rights if you are infected with the E-Coli virus

21st September 2009
Accident compensation for serious eye injury

14th September 2009
Asbestos-related compensation for pleural thickening

7th September 2009
Successful road accident claim for head-on crash

1st September 2009
Compensation for shopper who slipped and fell entering a store

24th August 2009
Bus passenger receives accident compensation

17th August 2009
Annual HSE fatal accident at work figures

10th August 2009
Mesothelioma compensation awarded to bricklayer’s widow

3rd August 2009
Noise-induced deafness compensation awarded to mechanic

27th July 2009
Serious injury at work leaves client disabled

20th July 2009
Accident compensation for shopper who slipped on wet floor tiles

13th July 2009
HGV driver awarded road traffic accident compensation

6th July 2009
Metalworker’s widow receives mesothelioma compensation

29th June 2009
Over £100,000 injury at work compensation for amputation injury

22nd June 2009
Road traffic accident compensation for whiplash victim

15th June 2009
Cyclist seriously injured in road traffic accident

8th June 2009
Hernia injury compensation to manufacturing worker

1st June 2009
Mesothelioma compensation after prolonged exposure to asbestos

26th May 2009
Back injury at work compensation due to inadequate training

18th May 2009
Compensation for leg and head injuries in a cycling accident

11th May 2009
Widow awarded asbestos-related lung cancer compensation

5th May 2009
Assaulted at work by patient who had suffered brain damage

28th April 2009
Failed equipment causes neck injury at work

20th April 2009
Assaulted at work by violent resident

14th April 2009
Known tripping hazard ignored causing accident at work

6th April 2009
Industrial disease compensation awarded to tunneller

30th March 2009
Construction worker seeks personal injury advice after amputation

23rd March 2009
Compensation for ambulance worker seriously injured at work

16th March 2009
Mesothelioma compensation for widow of lagger

9th March 2009
Tripping accident at work causes permanent injury to employee

2nd March 2009
HSE latest fatal injury numbers indicate a reduction on previous years

23rd February 2009
Accident compensation for worker injured at work in tripping accident

16th February 2009
Client wins accident compensation from employer after criminal injuries claim rejected

9th February 2009
Accident compensation awarded to manager in manual handling accident

2nd February 2009
Mesothelioma compensation for engineer exposed to asbestos

26th January 2009
Cycling on the increase due to financial pressures

19th January 2009
Asbestosis sufferer receives compensation for exposure to asbestos

12th January 2009
Breach of regulations governing road signage leads to serious injuries

5th January 2009
Widow of boilermaker wins mesothelioma compensation claim

22nd December 2008
Vibration white finger injury caused through breach of regulations

15th December 2008
Accident at work compensation for injuries in office move

8th December 2008
Widow of man in fatal accident at work receives compensation

1st December 2008
Road maintenance worker receives compensation for road traffic accident

24th November 2008
High Court rules in favour of mesothelioma victims

17th November 2008
Serious Fork Lift Truck Injury at Work Results in Substantial Compensation

11th November 2008
Vibration White Finger Compensation For Breaches Of Regulations

3rd November 2008
Pedestrian Claims Compensation For Road Traffic Accident In Public Car Park

27th October 2008
Fatal Injuries At Work - Compensation For Family Of Man Crushed To Death

20th October 2008
Manual Handling Accident Results In Compensation For Service Engineer

13th October 2008
Daughter Awarded Mesothelioma Compensation After Father’s Tragic Death

6th October 2008
Breach of Manual Handling Regulations Results In Injury For Care Worker

29th September 2008
Widow of Deceased Mesothelioma Victim Receives Compensation

19th September 2008
Overfilled Post Bags Cause Injury To Post Van Driver

15th September 2008
Road Traffic Accident Involving Lorry Results in Leg and Other Injuries

8th September 2008
Slipping Accident Compensation Awarded To Nursing Auxiliary

1st September 2008
Manual Handling Compensation For Serious Back Injury

26th August 2008
Tripping Accident Compensation After Inspection System Fails

18th August 2008
Whiplash Accident Compensation For Holiday Road Traffic Accident

12th August 2008
Ambulance Driver Injured In Manual Handling Accident At Work

5th August 2008
Car Passenger Receives Whiplash Injury Compensation

29th July 2008
Water Authority Found Liable For Personal Injury

21st July 2008
Accident On School Property Results In Compensation For Injured Pupil

14th July 2008
Compensation For Registered General Nurse Following Successful Hospital Assault Claim

8th July 2008
Compensation For Injuries At Work Resulting From Breaches of Regulations

26th June 2008
Asbestos-Related Diseases – Justice for Affected Families

23rd June 2008
Government to publish consultation paper on compensation for Pleural Plaques

17th June 2008
Compensation For Librarian Injured at Work - No Manual Handling Training Provided

10th June 2008
Occupiers Liability Act – Personal Injury Compensation Awarded After Failure To Apply Risk Assessment Findings

19th May 2008
Slipping Accident In Kitchen Results in Injury At Work Compensation

13th May 2008
Client receives compensation after injury at work causes damage to her wrist

8th May 2008
Compensation Awarded to HGV Driver For Personal Injuries When High Winds Turned Over His Lorry

1st May 2008
Injury at Work Compensation for Welder Injured by Negligent Colleague

21st April 2008
Compensation Claim Successful For Injury At Work When A Client Slipped And Fell On Water Left On The Floor Of The Toilets

11th April 2008
Compensation Claim Advice for Employee Injured At Work Using Defective Trolley

4th April 2008
Compensation Awarded to Gardener Injured at Work Because of Inadequate Inspections

28th March 2008
Defence Collapses in Tripping Accident, Client Wins Slip, Trip and Fall Compensation Claim

17th March 2008
Injury at Work Compensation for Carer When Service User Fell and Injured our Client

11th March 2008
Injury at Work Compensation Claim

3rd March 2008
Alimta To Be Made Available On The NHS For Use In Chemotherapy for Mesothelioma Sufferers

25th February 2008
Breach of the Occupiers Liability Act results in Injury at Work Compensation Claim

20th February 2008
Telephone cable hazard causes trip and fall accident, compensation awarded for work injury

11th February 2008
Successful claim for compensation for client injured by scalding water

31st January 2008
Accident at work compensation claim for slipping on wet floor in school dining room is successful

24th January 2008
Compensation awarded to care worker injured whilst operating a hoist alone

21st January 2008
Textile worker from Tiverton suffers burn injury after falling through a hole in the floor

15th January 2008
Raised inspection cover leads to compensation of £1800

10th January 2008
Cleaning contractors pay compensation after fall whilst attending health and safety course

29th November 2007
Compensation for MOD worker injured at work because of poor maintenance

23rd November 2007
Thames Water forced to pay compensation after exposing pump worker to asbestos

16th November 2007
A Low Speed Road Traffic Accident Resulted in Whiplash Injury Compensation

8th November 2007
Corporate Manslaughter Act Set To Impact Road Traffic Accidents

1st November 2007
Customer slips and falls due to failure to clear up rain water which posed a risk, contrary to the Occupiers’ Liability Act

22nd October 2007
Compensation for client who slipped and fell due to breach of Occupiers’ Liability Act

17th October 2007
House of Lords rules against claims of compensation for pleural plaques

12th October 2007
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme to change following a review by the MOD

10th October 2007
Client injured when the fitting of a new carpet was not carried out safely

29th September 2007
Compensation of £152,000 awarded to soldier seriously injured in Afghanistan – an “insult” claims his mother

24th September 2007
Successful case of breach of PUWER regulations brought when a train driver was injured at work by flying glass particles

19th September 2007
Surgery success rates are to be made public by the NHS

14th September 2007
Renewed calls for further funding for research into Mesothelioma

10th September 2007
Alimta research study, funded by the Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Research Fund, urges more volunteers to come forward

10th September 2007
Accident at Work Compensation awarded after failure of PPE boots caused injury to LU railway worker

3rd September 2007
Rolls Royce engineer receives compensation after accepted working practices contravene written instructions and risk assessments

29th August 2007
Compensation awarded to dog owner for serious injuries inflicted by cows on a public footpath

22nd August 2007
Mesothelioma Compensation Case Settled Within Eight Weeks of Instruction

15th August 2007
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act receives Royal Assent

10th August 2007
Compensation for client who suffers from mesothelioma

25th July 2007
Successful compensation claim after accident at school injures girl guide

17th July 2007
Social worker wins compensation in assault case

11th July 2007
Compensation for driver with thumb crushed by train door

5th July 2007
Council liable after claimant falls in ditch

26th June 2007
Injury Caused by Disruptive Pupil

18th May 2007
Injured After Climbing Over Locked Gates

2nd May 2007
Accident at Work Compensation Success

26th April 2007
Workers Memorial Day

25th April 2007
Maesteg Man Awarded Substantial Compensation Following Life-Threatening Surgical Error

18th April 2007
Hospital Slipping Accident

16th April 2007
National Asbestos Campaign

12th April 2007
Slipping Accident at Work Compensation Victory

27th March 2007
Compensation Victory After Slipping Accident

19th March 2007
Manual Handling Accident

13th March 2007
Tripping Accident in the Workplace

23rd February 2007
New figures show more than 90,000 people will die from mesothelioma in the coming decades

19th February 2007
Alimta Ruling to be Discussed in Parliament

29th January 2007
Teeside Widow Seeking Husband's Former Colleagues

25th January 2007
Compensation Victory after Slip on Ice

16th January 2007
The Workplace Regulations - Slipping Accidents at Work

12th January 2007
Compensation Victory Following Asbestos Exposure

8th January 2007
Compensation Victory After Hospital Error

3rd January 2007
Insufficient Inspection Records

21st December 2006
Alimta Appeal Rejected

19th December 2006
Insufficient Training Leads to Accident at Work

12th December 2006
Slipping Accident in the House of Commons

7th December 2006
Incorrect Delivery Method Injures Newborn Child

7th December 2006
Care Home Accident - Patient Dignity Versus Employee Safety

4th December 2006
Hazards In The Workplace

28th November 2006
Compensation Victory After Workplace Asbestos Exposure

23rd November 2006
Tragic Mesothelioma Death For Former James Bond Film Set Employee

21st November 2006
Compensation Victory Following Road Traffic Accident on M53

20th November 2006
Compensation Victory After Tragic Death From Mesothelioma

13th November 2006
Stratford widow seeking husband's co-workers after tragic death from mesothelioma

13th November 2006
£4000 in compensation awarded following an accident at a zebra crossing

10th November 2006
Mesothelioma Insurance Squabble

9th November 2006
Ford Employee Awarded £100,000 in Compensation

31st October 2006
Government acts with "compassion" on asbestos victims

17th October 2006
Alimta Campaigners To Lobby Parliament

12th October 2006
Compensation Victory For Former Yorkshire Water Employee

12th October 2006
Strong Support For Mesothelioma Drug

11th October 2006
Asbestos Compensation Freeze Lifted

11th October 2006
Work Equipment Compensation Claim

6th October 2006
Manual Handling At Work

29th September 2006
Unease Over Asbestos Legal Fees

20th September 2006
Widow In Desperate Attempt To Track Burton Based Firm - Sharps Brothers and Knights

14th September 2006
Clear Answers Supports Newly Formed MRSA Charity

8th September 2006
Asbestos Victims Compensation Victory

5th September 2006
Turner and Newall Asbestos Compensation Vote

28th August 2006
Alimta Drug Campaign Debated in Parliament

11th August 2006
Successful Medical Negligence Compensation Claim

7th August 2006
Safe Work Equipment The Key To Preventing Accidents at Work

1st August 2006
MRSA and Clostridium difficle compensation difficult to obtain but not impossible

27th July 2006
Wheelchair user forced to access disabled toilet on foot

19th July 2006
Government have restored right to claim full compensation for mesothelioma

20th June 2006
Government set to restore right to claim mesothelioma compensation

20th June 2006
Did You Work With David Carter in Poole?

13th June 2006
Nurses' Emergency Lifting

2nd June 2006
How to sue the right company when work equipment breaks and injures you

26th May 2006
Accidents at Work involving Gloves

3rd May 2006
Compensation Cut for Deadly Asbestos Cancer, Mesothelioma

27th April 2006
International Workers Memorial Day

12th April 2006
Accidents at work lead to claims for compensation

4th April 2006
Teachers at risk from Asbestos Exposure

16th March 2006
Insurance Companies challenge right to compensation for Mesothelioma

9th March 2006
Staircases and hand rails at work

3rd March 2006
Compensation for Accident at Work

2nd March 2006
Football injury claim

1st March 2006
Injured making TV programme

1st March 2006
Injured at work by object falling from a height

28th February 2006
MRSA deaths up by almost a quarter

27th February 2006
Youth centre worker from County Durham is awarded £33,750 personal injury compensation for accident at work

27th February 2006
Three generations from one family in Wales wiped out by Mesothelioma

23th February 2006
Action Mesothelioma Day

21st February 2006
Clear Answers urge injured to Seek Legal Advice

14 February 2006
Fear of Personal Injury from Cosmetic Surgery

3rd February 2006
Our lawyers win victim's case in Court of Appeal

3rd February 2006
Inquiry into misread heart tests at Fairfield Hospital, Bury

28th November 2005
Misdiagnosed hospital victim wins damages

16th November 2005
Evening News 24
We'll keep fighting to win compensation

14th November 2005
Yorkshire Post (North/York)
Insurance firm in court bid to halt payouts for asbestos victims ( by Paul Jeeves )

14th November 2005
Asbestos Victim in Battle for Payout Rights

12th November 2005
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle/City)
Asbestos victim's fight for drug

27th October 2005
Shambolic smoking ban won't prevent litigation, lawyers warn

7th October 2005
Legal advice for all with free surgery offer from local solicitor

12th September 2005
Addressing the nation's health - postcode lottery continues in the North East

7th August 2005
Thompsons Solicitors Nets Clear Answers

20th July 2005
Desperate bid to trace co-workers of tragic victim of asbestos

8th February 2005
Lawyers' warning on uninsured cosmetic surgeons

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