Royal Opera House Musician’s Right to Compensation Upheld
The Court of Appeal has rejected the argument that music making in Britain will be adversely affected due to a successful claim for compensation from a musician.
Accident Claims
Teenager Orphaned By Unique Medical Tragedy Wins £50,000 Compensation
A woman died following heart surgery when a piece of plastic tubing was left inside her body. Her 16 year old son was awarded compensation.
Lack of Informed Consent Leaves NHS Trust Liable for Paralysis
There is a risk with any surgical procedure and patients must be informed of those risks so they can make an informed decision on whether those risks outweigh the benefits of surgery.
Liability For Accidents Caused By Animals – Court Of Appeal Test Case
Animal owners have the responsibility to ensure their animals do not pose a danger to the public. In the following case heard by the Court of Appeal, a bullock who caused a car accident left the farmer who had not done anything inherently wrong, still legally liable to pay compensation.
Costs of Care and Longer Lives Justify Big Clinical Negligence Award
The amount of money awarded in some clinical negligence claims can seem disproportionate to most people, but the following High Court case dispels this theory by demonstrating that people are living longer and care costs are ever rising.
Viola Player Deafened By Brass Section Wins Right To Compensation
A musician won a claim for compensation because his employers were found to have failed in their duty of care and he suffered irreparable hearing damage.
NHS Pays £870,000 Compensation after Mother’s Death in Childbirth
A Jehovah’s witness died while in the care of the NHS who it was deemed had failed in their duty of care. Her widower and her son of five was awarded £870,000 in the following case.
Insurers’ Liability in Clinical Negligence in Group Action Limited to 10 Million
In the following case, a medical company were trying to resolve a multi-million-pound claim for more than 700 operations that were completed by a breast surgeon and later deemed to be unnecessary, medically negligent or wholly inappropriate.
Manufacturer of Defective Motorbike Must Compensate Accident Victim
The consumer protection Act 1987 was used to bring a case by a surgeon who had sustained injuries due to the brakes of his motorbike seizing. He was awarded £40,000 in damages.
Steel Manufacturer Pays £1.5 Million Price of Health and Safety Breaches
The Court of Appeal heard a case where a steel manufacturer had been fine £1,985,000 for breeches in Health and Safety. These fines are intended as a warning to others that the matter was taken seriously.