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The aim of compensation is to put victims of negligence as nearly as possible in the same position they would have been in had they not been injured. In a good example of that principle being applied, a woman who lost a leg in a road accident was awarded more than £4 million in damages. Continue reading →
Jerome O’Sullivan, a Partner specialising in Construction Dispute Resolution, recently successfully concluded a high value and complex dispute in the Technology & Construction Court. Continue reading →
More deliberation and responsibility needs to be brought to transactions by dealers, buyers and sellers in the classic car world, say London Solicitors Healys LLP, following the distressing news which was announced yesterday in the classic car world of the appointment of administrators to the troubled historic car sales, restoration and preparation business JD Classics which had publicly been perceived as a beacon in the sector. Continue reading →
The first step in proving negligence is to establish that a duty of care is owed, and that can be no easy matter. However, in an important decision, the High Court has ruled that a police force owed such a duty to a suicidal woman who died from an overdose following a delayed response to a 999 call. Continue reading →
A music teacher who suffered a serious leg injury when she fell off a stage at the University of London, while teaching the oboe to students from the National Youth Orchestra, has secured £65,000 in compensation. Continue reading →
If a loved one dies in an accident that is someone else’s fault, you are entitled to compensation to reflect the loss of services and financial support that the deceased would otherwise have provided to you. However, as a High Court case showed, proving the existence or extent of such dependency is not always an easy matter. Continue reading →
It is recognised that employers have a duty of care to ensure that office workers can go about their duties safely and without risks to health. Continue reading →
A recent case saw the family of a woman from West Yorkshire, who died after being diagnosed with mesothelioma many years after being exposed to harmful asbestos dust when she washed her husband’s work overalls, obtain compensation for the cost of her hospice care from the insurer of the company her husband had worked for. Continue reading →
Parents obviously bear responsibility for the safety of their children, but that does not mean that they have to be wrapped in cotton wool. A judge resoundingly made that point in rejecting claims that a mother was partially responsible for catastrophic injuries suffered by her eight-year-old son in a road accident. Continue reading →
In the current housing market, there is a pressing need for new-build developments and for ensuring that redundant agricultural buildings be restored or converted for this purpose. There must, however, be a sensitivity and awareness towards the surrounding landscape and architectural heritage, and new developments need to try to strike the right balance. Continue reading →