Police make criminal compensation claim for fire damage to cell

North Yorkshire Police have made a criminal compensation claim for damages after a prisoner started a fire in one of their holding cells. The accused, Sarah Heseltine had been arrested for drunk and d...

Successful injury compensation claim for daughter of woman injured by Tesco door

Supermarket giant Tesco has settled an injury compensation claim with the daughter of a woman who died shortly after she was injured by an automatic door. Margaret Buxton, 84, died just months after s...

London prison inmates set to make compensation claims

Inmates of a London prison are preparing to make compensation claims after an outbreak of salmonella. Over 300 fell ill with diarrhoea and vomiting at Wandsworth prison in the south-west of the capita...

Birmingham businessman loses claim for compensation against British Airways

A Birmingham businessman who was allegedly threatened by a member of British Airways staff at Heathrow airport has lost his claim for compensation. Mohammed Nazam, 50, claims he was told by a BA custo...

Thomson holidaymakers to make compensation claims after virus outbreak

A number of holiday makers are acquiring the services of compensation claim solicitors after falling ill onboard a Thomson cruise liner. As many as 70 legal claims could be made against the tour opera...

New car accident compensation claims system to be introduced

A new system to speed up the process of claiming car accident compensation has been looked at by parliament ministers. Under the new proposals, there will be fixed stages and costs associated to what ...

Hundreds make clinical negligence compensation claims against Stafford Hospital

Hundreds of patients who were treated at Stafford Hospital are making compensation claims against it. Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust is currently facing legal charges following an investigatio...

New laws could make a claim for compensation for a dog attack easier

New laws could require dog owners to obtain insurance to protect others from attacks. The government’s proposals aim to give greater protection to members of the public from the threat of dangerous ...

University employee wins compensation claim for work stress

A worker at Staffordshire University has been won a £110,000 compensation claim for work-related stress. However, despite the payout was made in an out-of-court settlement, the university has refused...

Diabetic man first to receive injury compensation for taser shooting

A diabetic man was the first person in Britain to be awarded injury compensation for being shot by a police taser gun. Nicholas Gaubert slipped into a coma when he was travelling on a Leeds city centr...