Archive for July, 2009
Delay over asbestos payout decision
A new delay over a Government decision on whether to award compensation to people with asbestos-related illnesses has sent out “mixed messages” to thousands of sufferers, legal experts have claimed. Further consideration is to be given to the issue…
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Builder jailed over wall death
A builder has been sentenced to three years in jail for the manslaughter of a 15-year-old labourer who was crushed to death by a collapsing wall.
`Cancer` survivor suing hospital
A man who was told he had advanced inoperable cancer is to sue the NHS after being wrongly diagnosed. Phil Collins, 61, from Yetminster near Sherborne, Dorset, was told by a medic at the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester that scans had identified…
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MoJ names rogue claims firms
The Ministry of Justice has now listed on it website all the claims-management companies that have had their authorisations suspended or cancelled.
Trust sued over `wrongful birth`
An NHS trust is being sued for a reported £1.5 million for the “wrongful birth” of a mother’s severely disabled son.








