Injury Compensation News
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Crash-for-cash man to pay back £1 (Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:47:43 GMT)
A man who cost the insurance industry £1.6m in a "crash-for-cash" fraud is ordered to pay back just £1.
More money for wounded soldiers (Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:13:42 GMT)
Armed forces personnel injured in Afghanistan and Iraq are to receive increased compensation payments, following a review.
War wounded 'straining' hospitals (Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:33:06 GMT)
Afghan and UK hospitals are being stretched by the number of troops wounded in Helmand, the National Audit Office says.
Presenter takes BBC to tribunal (Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:12:50 GMT)
A former presenter on its Countryfile programme is seeking compensation from the BBC for alleged discrimination on the grounds of age and sex.
Compensation culture 'ups costs' (Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:01:10 GMT)
Compensation culture is partly to blame for a record rise in car insurance premiums in the last year, the AA says.
Terror compensation plan unveiled (Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:58:55 GMT)
A new scheme to compensate British victims of terrorism abroad rather than just the UK is announced by the government.
'No win, no fee' reforms proposed (Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:37:00 GMT)
Reforms that would end "success fees" for lawyers in 'no win, no fee' civil cases could save millions in costs, a review has said.
Motorists face £15 'victims levy' (Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:02:03 GMT)
Motorists in England and Wales fined for minor offences may have to pay an extra £15 under a scheme to support victims of crime.
Sex abuse girl's payout increased (Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:26:24 GMT)
A young girl abducted and assaulted by a paedophile on early release from jail gets a "significant" rise in compensation.
Woman wins £3m birth injury award (Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:38:01 GMT)
A woman is to receive about £3m in compensation for injuries that were caused to her when she was born 37 years ago.
£3m settlement over injury case (Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:27:25 GMT)
A man is to receive £3m in compensation for devastating brain and physical injuries sustained in a car crash in March 2004.
IRA widow's compensation anger (Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:05:13 GMT)
The widow of a former IRA man beaten to death after his prison release loses an appeal against being denied compensation for his death.
IRA widow denied compensation (Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:28:08 GMT)
The widow of a former IRA man beaten to death after his prison release has loses an appeal against being denied compensation for his death.
Toddler-attack boy wins pay-out (Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:32:33 GMT)
A mother wins the right to compensation for her son after he was attacked with a car jack by another three-year-old boy.
'Crash for cash' scam man jailed (Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:15:59 GMT)
A man is jailed for staging at least 93 car crashes in an insurance scam that cost the industry about £1.6m.
Stab girl's pay-out 'ridiculous' (Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:00:54 GMT)
The mother of a schoolgirl, who was stabbed 23 times in a park, says the amount of compensation she received is "ridiculous".
Man admits false bus crash claim (Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:15:14 GMT)
A retired factory supervisor was not on board the vehicle when it crashed into a bus shelter in Belfast.
Millions paid out in roads claims (Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:39:06 GMT)
The Department of Regional Development has paid more than £3.5m in compensation because of defective roads and footpaths in the past five years.
Child abuse case payments agreed (Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:41:14 GMT)
A council approves plans to pay £20,000 to every victim of a child abuse scandal in one of its residential homes.
Life dries up in Kenya's Mau forest (Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:06:40 GMT)
More than 20,000 families face removal from Mau forest, Kenya's largest water catchment.
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