A former power station worker has secured compensation after he developed the asbestos-related disease mesothelioma. The 77-year-old man worked at a power station in the North more »

A scout master who suffered permanently disabling back injuries when he ‘hit the deck’ after sliding down a fireman's pole in front of his troop has been awarded almost more »

A courageous road accident victim who is determined to become a mother despite her catastrophic injuries has settled her £11m damages claim in the midst of a High Court hearing. more »

Lawyers for an eight-year-old boy who has been stricken by cerebral palsy since his hospital birth have settled his damages claim for £395,000 after a judge accepted that it was more »

The children of a council executive alleged to have killed himself due to intolerable work stress have won a £100,000 settlement of their claim against his employers. The man more »

A shopper, who slipped on grapes outside a high street convenience store, fracturing both her wrists in the fall, has won £111,859 damages for her injuries. Samira Hassan, more »

A woman who says she feels like a freak because of the effect on her growth of an undiagnosed tumour has won £1.228 million damages. Kate Woodward, aged 20, claimed at the High more »

A schoolgirl who suffered catastrophic head injuries when she was clipped by a motorist who was rushing to work is in line for very substantial compensation after a High Court more »

A woman left with severe learning difficulties due to hospital mismanagement of her birth has won over £4m in compensation more than 45 years after her delivery. The claimant more »

Passengers who say they suffered a range of injuries when a cruise ship was lashed by high winds during a nightmare Atlantic voyage have had her compensation hopes boosted by a more »

A local authority has paid a six-figure sum to four sisters who alleged that there had been a negligent failure by social workers to protect them from their abusive home more »

The country's most senior judge has heralded a 10% increase in general damages awards to compensate for the pain, suffering, distress and inconvenience of negligence, defamation more »

A social worker who was stabbed by a mental patient who had earlier threatened to ‘kill her on the spot’ has won the right to sue two NHS trusts after the Court of Appeal more »

An RAF officer who suffered crippling injuries when he dived head-first into a shallow ball pond during an It's a Knockout-style fun day is due to up to £6 million damages after more »

A woman who fell down a set of temporary steps at Birmingham International Airport has won £28,000 in compensation from Thomson Airways. She was boarding a flight to Lanzarote more »

A man who suffered a ripped calf muscle, broken bones and nearly had a toe severed when a waste handling machine reversed into him is in line for compensation, following the more »

In March this year, a 20-year-old student was awarded compensation of £54,000 for injuries he sustained playing rugby when he was 16 years old. Jack Sutton fractured his right more »

An experienced swimmer who dived into a pool at a friend's late-night party and was rendered tetraplegic after hitting her head on the bottom of the pool has lost her claim for more »

A local authority may well rue the day its inspector identified a loose paving stone as an ‘immediate or imminent hazard’ as its identification as such was a powerful piece of more »

A claimant who grossly exaggerated his injuries following a motoring accident and based his claim for compensation on the exaggerated claims has been given a nine-month prison more »

There is a general rule that an action for damages for personal injury must be brought within three years of the claimant becoming aware of his or her injury. Recently, a man more »

The first few weeks following your baby’s birth should be a wonderful time - it’s a life changing experience, and most women are prepared for things to be different. Everyone more »

Complaints Procedure Unless your treatment was funded privately, you can make a complaint using the NHS Complaints Procedure. You should be able to obtain more information about more »

Slipping or tripping is the single most common cause of major injury in UK workplaces. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports that more than 10,000 workers suffered serious more »

A woman who was injured when the car being driven by her husband was involved in an accident has won £34,000 in compensation from his insurers. The 78-year-old woman was being more »

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the decision of a lower court that a small risk of serious injury is ‘acceptable’, and thus the failure to carry out a risk assessment was more »

A cyclist who was hit by a lorry after he collided with barriers around electrical works has won a settlement worth millions of pounds in compensation for the life-changing more »

A pensioner from West Bromwich has won £25,000 in damages after she was injured when a bus driver pulled away as she was getting off at her stop. Doreen Tyler, 82, was more »

Following a major review carried out last year by Lord Justice Jackson, the Government has unveiled its plans for a radical overhaul of the civil justice system.  Firstly, more »

A factory worker who suffered a serious back injury when a colleague leapt onto him at work has won an undisclosed amount in compensation.   William Jones, 46, was bending more »