“A woman who hit her head on the bottom of a swimming pool during a party in Surrey and was left paralysed is suing the owner for £6m at the High Court.”
BBC News, 5th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Archive for the 'negligence' Category
Paralysed woman sues Farnham pool owner for £6m – BBC News
Published May 6, 2011 negligence , news , personal injuries Leave a CommentHospital accused over girl’s glue injection – The Guardian
Published April 15, 2011 hospitals , negligence , news , personal injuries Leave a Comment“Great Ormond Street being sued by 11-year-old after operation left her with extensive brain damage.”
The Guardian, 15th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court overturns CoA’s Pretty Polly hearing loss ruling – The Lawyer
Published April 14, 2011 health & safety , negligence , news , noise , Supreme Court Leave a Comment“The Supreme Court has refused to endorse a Court of Appeal (CoA) ruling on noise induced hearing loss, blocking the progression of what lawyers believe could have been thousands of hearing loss claims.”
The Lawyer, 13th April 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Pritchard v Co-operative Group (CWS) Ltd – WLR Daily
Published March 31, 2011 appeals , damages , law reports , negligence Leave a CommentPritchard v Co-operative Group (CWS) Ltd[2011] EWCA Civ 329; [2011] WLR (D) 110
“Where a claimant sued a defendant for damages for the torts of assault and battery then, as a matter of law, the defendant could not assert that there had been contributory negligence on the part of the claimant such that any damages awarded in respect of the assault and battery could be reduced to take account of that contributory negligence.”
WLR Daily,28th March 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Mohammed and others v Home Office – WLR Daily
Published March 31, 2011 appeals , duty of care , immigration , law reports , negligence Leave a CommentMohammed and others v Home Office [2011] EWCA Civ 351; [2011] WLR (D) 112
“The Home Office did not owe a common law duty of care to claimants applying for indefinite leave to remain for maladministration.”
WLR Daily, 29th March 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Price of suing the NHS too high – The Guardian
Published March 30, 2011 compensation , costs , hospitals , medical treatment , negligence , news Leave a Comment“Suing the NHS for medical negligence may become too costly in the wake of cuts to both legal aid and lawyers’ success fees.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman pays £1 for MRSA legal claim against hospital – BBC News
Published March 24, 2011 hospitals , negligence , news , precedent Leave a Comment“A woman seeking compensation from a Norfolk hospital after taking over an MRSA sufferer’s damages claim could set a legal precedent, a court has heard.”
BBC News, 24th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
