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According to a new report by the red tape watchdog the “compensation culture” of Britain is a myth, but the costs of it are very real.
David Arculus, chairman of the Better Regulation Task Force, said it’s the fear of claims being made that is making town halls cancel events and schools to cancel trips unnecessarily.
His report condemns “no win, no fee” advertising in hospitals and also calls for claims management companies to create a code of practice independently by the end of next year or face government regulation. The watchdog says that the “no win, no fee” cases have become too complicated and in too many cases solicitors on the losing sides are pushing up costs by trying to challenge the other lawyers’ conditional fee arrangements. Also it says that the government should think about alternatives for conditional fee arrangements if these concerns remain in years to come.
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A fire fighter was ordered by a court to pay £1,500 in compensation to a woman whose ankle he broke when lifting her up. Lee Suggett aged 24 from Swansea, was trying to impress 21 year old Victoria Taylor by giving her a ‘fireman’s lift’.
Swansea Crown Court heard how Mr Suggett had approached Miss Taylor at the bar of the Revolution nightclub in Swansea and asked if he could demonstrate his skills by picking her up. Even though Miss Taylor refused, Mr Suggett went ahead and threw her over his shoulder. He then slipped and stumbled to the floor, dropping Miss Taylor in the process.
In the fall Miss Taylor broke her ankle in three places and spent a week in hospital following surgery, in which doctors had to insert metal plates and rods into her ankle.
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The Dalmunzie Hotel in Spittal of Glenshee, Perthshire is being sued by a former employee for £25,000 after he claims he had not been warned of the dangers posed by an avocado.
Michael McCarthy aged 21, had been cutting avocados when an unripe one slipped whilst he was trying to cut it, forcing him to lose control of his knife and cut his little finger. He claims the hotel is responsible for his injury as during his training he had been shown how to cut the fruit but not warned that it may not be ripe. He also claims that the 10 inch knife he was provided with was not suitable for his task.
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According to a new report compensation claims being made by road users against local councils are on the increase, leaving the councils short of funding for road repairs.
Extra funding made available to local authorities from the government for road maintenance is being used up with almost £85 million being paid out in compensation claims last year.
The report by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIL) says hundreds of millions of pounds more is needed for road maintenance with each authority in England still about 50% short of what is believed to be required to maintain roads adequately. The report also said that 80% of local authorities believe road users safety was at risk because of the lack of funds available for road repairs.
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An 89 year old woman has won her battle for compensation with a supermarket after she slipped and fell in one of its stores.
Annie Curran from Perth, Scotland, slipped on washing up liquid which had been spilled on the floor of her local Safeway supermarket. She was unable to get up as she broke her arm in the fall and was left stranded in the pool of gel for several minutes. Staff who rushed to her aid also skidded on the gel and fell.
Paramedics who later arrived at the store also had to wait for the spillage to be cleaned up before attending to Mrs Curran over fears they too would fall. This meant she was left longer on the floor without medical attention.
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A motorist, who suffered brain damage after his car went out of control on wet Supertram tracks, has won the latest round in his battle for compensation .
William Roeof Norton Avenue, Sheffield, has so far only received an interim payment of £200,000, after he was seriously injured in 1995 on the Supertram tracks in Sheffield city centre. Mr Roe’s brain injuries meant he was left with no recollection of the accident but an eye witness saw him lose control of his Ford Sierra and collide with one of the pylons that carry power to the trams. Since the accident Mr Roe has needed full time care which has been provided by his wife.
The Court of Appeal has now agreed that he can sue Sheffield city council as well as Supertrams builders and operators and it is hoped that Mr Roe’s total compensation could exceed £1 million
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The deadline for claiming compensation from the government for mining related disease closes in just two weeks.
Former miner John Phelan, from Aylesham in Kent is urging ex-colleagues and other former colliery employees to make a claim for compensation before it’s too late.
Mr Phelan who is now 78 and suffers from the respiratory disease emphysema, worked at Snowdon colliery for over 43 years, starting in 1940 aged just 14. He has only just received
compensation
after a long legal battle which lasted 17 years.
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A football fan has today won his battle for compensation from the police, after he was subject to an attack which left him with bruises and dog bites.
Roy Schofield, an avid Leeds United fan, was hit with a baton and set upon by police dogs as he tried to board a coach after a 3rd round FA cup match in Cardiff on 6 January 2003. The infamous ill-tempered game was a 2-1 defeat for Leeds Utd at the hands of Cardiff City at Ninian Park. Crowd trouble ensued both inside and outside the ground.
Mr Schofield aged 52, who was the treasurer of the Leeds United Supporters Club at the time of the incident, has now finally received a five-figure compensation settlement from South Wales Police, almost two years after the original incident, as they disputed Mr Schofield’s claims after an enquiry.
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