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Accidents at Work

St Helens Worker Pays Tribute to “Incredible Support Network” After Securing Justice Over Workplace Injury

Stourbridge man turns to Thompsons Solicitors after work accident

Shop worker compensated after burning hand in fish fryer

Man compensated after breaking back in fall from rooftop

Former Royal Navy Able Seaman Wins Fight Against MoD

Fire service worker compensated after skip accident damaged jaw

Family of 19 year old crush victim urge employers to make health & safety a priority

Catering assistant forced into early retirement after workplace injury

Thompsons comments on increase to small claims limit for employers' and public liability from April 2022

Welder left blind in one eye after accident at work

Compensation for driver with crushed foot

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Factory worker secures £95,000 payout after suffering physical and racial abuse at work

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Inquest finds visual interference to blame for the death of BA Engineer who died at Heathrow

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£190,000 payout leads to life-changing prosthetic for West Sussex metal worker

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Prison officer brutally attacked in attempted murder awarded compensation

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Autism support worker awarded £30,000 after being attacked by service user

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MoD police officer faces early retirement after workplace injury

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River boat pilot compensated after fall at work

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Lancashire HGV driver awarded £200,000 after fall left him seriously injured

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Focus On: Safety at Work Competition Winners

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Essex teacher endured nine operations and pioneering wrist replacement procedure due to workplace accident

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Solihull man’s “excruciating” crush injuries highlight very real consequences of health and safety errors

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International Workers’ Memorial Day: It’s time to turn clapping into action

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Hampshire delivery driver awarded damages for workplace hernia

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Lincolnshire man secures settlement after work accident lead to knee surgery

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Union member secures £27,500 after slip at work

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Herefordshire care home worker secures £10,000 after assault

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Unite member successful in claim against ambulance service after work injury

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Birmingham music tutor secures settlement after falling off a stage

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PCS member left unable to hold wife’s hand after injury wins preliminary legal battle with Thompsons Solicitors’ support

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Unite member secures £100,000 settlement after back injury at work

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Unite member knocked unconscious at work secures £17,500

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Compensation secured for Unite member who injured shoulder at work

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Midlands HGV driver awarded thousands after workplace accident

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Health worker speaks out about government plans to remove legal support for injured workers

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Teaching assistant receives damages following shoulder injury

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School caretaker awarded settlement after workplace back injury

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Putting a focus on health & safety at work: photography exhibition launched at People’s History Museum

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Damages awarded to hospital worker following accident at work

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Unite member receives £75,000 settlement following accident at work

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Faulty stair leads to PCS member’s disability

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Former Peugeot worker wins damages for factory fall

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East Midlands worker seriously injured at haulage firm receives compensation

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Bristol Warehouse Worker Injured by Stray Tomato

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BECTU member sacked after workplace injury

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Semi professional footballer retires following workplace injury

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Keen athlete forced to retire after workplace injury

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Nissan worker compensated for nasty fall

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Wrong tool causes injury

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Worker compensated for fall

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Youth centre worker wins £33,750 for bouncy castle back injury

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Nuclear worker compensated after accident cost her promotion

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Woman's leg crushed in workplace accident

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£30,000 payout for young man from Doncaster who had to change jobs after vibrating tools permanently damaged his hands

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Welder compensated by Corus for shin injury

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Welder forced to retire early

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Van driver freed by firefighters

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Paramedic disabled during emergency call-out receives compensation

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Unsuitable work boots leave PCS worker with painful condition

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Rail worker received £9,750 compensation

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Railway worker helped to gain compensation

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Tragic death in machine after health and safety failures

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Trip causes back problems for pregnant mum

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Bakery worker forced to give up work after fall at Asda

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Refuse collector awarded compensation after walking 30 miles in ill-fitted boots

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Radiographer compensated for broken ankle

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Transco drivers injured by laptops secure compensation through their union legal services

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Train driver’s slip forces Underground to take notice

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Train driver forced to retire receives compensation for accident

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Former prison officer compensated after fall

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Torn Ligaments Caused by Workplace Accident

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Train company denied responsibility for faulty equipment

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Long serving tobacco employee awarded damages

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Secretary at Mersey Care NHS Trust secures £70,000 compensation

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Police worker receives £10,000 after fall

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Welder suffers memory loss after head injury

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Machinist compensated for deafness

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Significant injury proposal will complicate motor insurance claims

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Driver left with permanent eye damage receives compensation

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Training prison pays out damages to officer injured due to lack of coaching

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Machine operator from Merthyr Tydfil injured by seamer machine secures £11,000 damages

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Union calls for more funding to help space shortage in schools

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Social worker receives £90,000 damages from Worcestershire County Council following accident in a residential home

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Teacher attacked by pupil awarded £275,000

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School Caretaker receives compensation for hernia

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Plasterer from Cardiff who lost sight in one eye wins £32,000 damages from Cardiff County Council

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Lorry owner pays out for accident caused by faulty equipment

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School assistant suffers slipped disc in lifting accident

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Damages secured for support worker injured pushing client in wheelchair

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Payout for injured Land Rover worker

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Morphine treatment led to addiction

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Unite member scarred for life

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Long hours at desk causes blood clot

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London bombings train driver compensated

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Injured scaffolder receives compensation after agonising back injury

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Payout for footballer injured at work

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Scaffolder receives compensation after traumatic accident

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Staff nurse at Broadmoor Hospital secures £21,500 compensation

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Scaffolder awarded damages after crane accident

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Savoy waiter slips on greasy floor

Asbestos Disease

Former Ford Worker Secures Compensation and Life-Extending Treatment After Rare Mesothelioma Diagnosis

Family appeal for witnesses following husband’s asbestos linked death

Thompsons backs national asbestos awareness campaign

Sunderland man appeals for help following his dads mesothelioma death

Substantial compensation secured following asbestos death

Thompsons Solicitors successfully obtained over 10m compensation for North East asbestos victims

Thompsons Solicitors’ south east asbestos team secures six figure settlements for mesothelioma clients in June

Skewen family appeal for help after asbestos death (1)

Six-figure compensation secured for husband of mesothelioma victim

Shipyard compensation helps hospice after asbestos death

Shipyard worker compensated for asbestos lung cancer

Family of mesothelioma victim donate compensation to local hospice

Retired ship engineer compensated for asbestosis

Retired nurse compensated for asbestos cancer

Retired fitter compensated for asbestos cancer

Printer's family compensated for mesothelioma

Grandfather compensated for asbestos cancer

Former plumber secures compensation for asbestos disease

Former University technician compensated for mesothelioma

Former Mayor with asbestos cancer calls for contact from work colleagues

Fitter compensated for mesothelioma by three employers

Family win asbestos compensation battle with insurers

Family of shipyard worker compensated for asbestos death

Family of former builder appeals for witnesses following mesothelioma death

Family call for information to help explain asbestos death

Family of Fencehouses woman appeal for answers after mesothelioma death

Family of Aberystwyth woman launch appeal for information about her death

Family call for help from former Llanwern Steelworks workers

Family call for help from former Port Talbot Steelworks workers

Family appeals for former workers at Brightside Heating and Engineering Co Ltd to help explain asbestos death

Family appeal for information in connection with dad's asbestos death

Family appeal for information from workers of Cardiff warehouse following asbestos death

Family appeal for information from workers at Russell Hobbs factory to help explain asbestos death

Emmerdale storyline boosts mesothelioma awareness

Ellesmere Port worker compensated for asbestosis

Thousands of pounds secured following asbestos disease diagnosis

Asbestos disease victim appeals for information from former workmates

British Rail worker with mesothelioma secures substantial damages

Asbestos disease victim compensated by former employers

Asbestos compensation for farmer diagnosed with mesothelioma

Asbestos cancer victim barred from government compensation scheme

Asbestos & The Law Conference: Friday 10 October 2014

Action Mesothelioma Day 2017 marks 45 years since first ever landmark asbestos disease compensation case

Witness Appeal for Former West Yorkshire Sheet Metal Worker Diagnosed with Asbestos-Related Cancer

Widower compensated after wife dies from mesothelioma

Welsh universities fail to inform students of asbestos in accommodation

Tyneside shipyard worker compensated for asbestos cancer

Tyneside asbestos victim compensated in 30 weeks

Thompsons secures provisional settlement for man with asbestos disease

RAF Sergeant compensated for asbestos cancer

Power station worker compensated for asbestos cancer

North East asbestos victim compensated

Mesothelioma death sparks call for contact from former workmates

Mesothelioma compensation secured for family of electrician

Mesothelioma death sparks appeal for workplace witnesses

Mesothelioma compensation helps Leicester Hospice

London dock worker compensated for asbestos disease

Hospice costs reimbursed in mesothelioma claim

Lincolnshire family compensated after asbestos death

Hollow legal victory for family of woman who died from mesothelioma

Family of deceased engineer receive compensation following asbestos exposure

Family of asbestos victim calls for information from his former workmates

Family of Baglan man launch an appeal for information about his death

Family of Hull man launch an appeal for information about his death

Daughter of asbestos victim seeks answers into premature death

Family of Aylesford father who died six days after diagnosis appeal for information

Family appeals for information following asbestos death

Daughter of Carlisle factory worker calls on former colleagues to help with asbestos disease legal claim

Compensation secured for widow after mesothelioma death

Compensation secured for family of asbestos disease victim

Close friends of Wonford Hospital worker launch appeal for answers into asbestos death

Boiler manufacturer in hot water as ex-employee is diagnosed with fatal cancer

Compensation for Merseyside asbestosis victim

Bid to trace workmates of dying asbestos victim

Asbestos victim secures compensation and protection for the future with the help of Thompsons Solicitors

Asbestos victim calls for help from former workmates

Asbestos victim calls for contact from former workmates

50 years on: Social justice law firm calls for greater awareness as statistics show thousands of asbestos deaths every year

Asbestos tragedy at 45: Ammanford family calls for greater awareness in the lead up to the 22nd anniversary of UK asbestos ban

Merseyside family of asbestos disease victim secure six-figure settlement

Grieving daughter of factory worker urges anyone with mesothelioma symptoms to get tested despite pandemic

Thompsons Solicitors join Mesothelioma UK’s expert asbestos disease panel

Derby man compensated for work-related asbestos disease

Hull man secures more than £46,000 compensation after developing asbestosis

Unite member’s family compensated following asbestos disease claim

Scunthorpe plumber compensated following mesothelioma diagnosis

Nephew of Hull man compensated in asbestos disease claim

Cheshire man secures six-figure settlement in mesothelioma claim

Lancashire man secures £425,000 compensation following mesothelioma diagnosis

Son of RMT member awarded compensation after asbestos disease claim

Wife receives compensation following asbestos-related death of husband

Family receive compensation following asbestos-related death

Derby man compensated after contracting debilitating asbestos disease

Significant compensation secured for family of Essex asbestos victim

Unite member receives provisional compensation for pleural thickening

Widow of a Unite member has received over £115,000 in compensation

Workers who were exposed to deadly asbestos dust while repairing ships on the Tyne are being forced to wait for compensation payouts worth thousands of pounds

British Rail worker exposed to asbestos is awarded compensation

Retired policeman’s widow receives compensation for asbestos death

Thompsons Solicitors has helped a widow obtain £295,000 in compensation after her husband was exposed to asbestos as a 15-year-old apprentice

Personal Injury

“Not the Birthday He Expected”: Former Student Speaks Out After Life-Altering School Workshop Injury

Windrush compensation scheme will fail to right the wrongs of the state

Woman secures compensation after suffering burns from tanning salon

Will Jackson’s fixed costs proposals deliver access to justice?

What ‘compensation culture’?

What is good enough for the motor insurance market is good enough for the workers

What are public inquiries? Thompsons breaks down the facts

Warning after Irish Pork found to contain potentially harmful dioxins

Virgin Active pays the price for failure to properly train staff

Victims of 2015 Tunisia terror attack encouraged to contact Thompsons Solicitors

Unprecedented coronavirus (COVID-19) legal protocol to be extended

Two nursery children victims of E-Coli poisoning

Tougher sentences for aggravated dog attacks are long overdue

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Thompsons comments on Overseas Operations Bill as debates continue in the House of Lords

Tories playing politics with injured people

Thompsons’ Bristol staff donate presents to worthy cause at Christmas

Thompsons welcomes plans for Insurance fund of Last Resort

Thompsons says farewell to senior solicitor voted to become MP

Thompsons says “Enough is enough” with insurers’ out of control antics

Thompsons says farewell to partners joining the Welsh Assembly

Thompsons responds to story on soldiers who have died in Welsh mountain SAS training

Thompsons responds to government plans to change the Armed Forces compensation scheme

Thompsons named Personal Injury Law Firm of the Year

Thompsons calls on government to stop basing policies on myth and anecdote

Thompsons calls for clear regulation of non laser tattoo removal

Thompsons Solicitors supports Christmas toy appeal in Bristol

Thompsons Solicitors secures settlement for Derby man injured on holiday

Thompsons Solicitors celebrates 90 years fighting for justice for injured people

Thompsons Solicitors launches dedicated personal injury Twitter profile

Thompsons Solicitors Reacts to Fixed Costs Review

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Spotlight On: Julie Vallance

Thompsons NI Solicitors relaunches its website

The distasteful art of promotion

Teams still wanted for charity football match

Statement from Elaine and Steve Been with regards to inquest into death of their son Daniel

Staying Safe on Your Christmas Holidays

Ski safety checklist

Significant injury proposal will complicate motor insurance claims

RoSPA issues advice to limit injuries caused by winter falls

Retail giant forced to pay out over black ice injury

Rehabilitation should be heart of government’s civil justice review

Pensioner receives compensation for fall

Package holiday accidents

Open letter to Nick Brown MP

Operation Rose

No laughing matter as pub visitor falls through trap door

New study highlights previously unknown gender differences in asbestos-related cancer

Negligence at nursery causes injury to young child

Mesothelioma victim secures six-figure compensation

Machete attack children finally win compensation

Man appeals for witnesses following holiday illness

Make animal keepers liable for injuries

MPs warn use of anti-malarial drug should be a ‘last resort’

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London Firefighter Highlights Importance of Union Membership After Securing Compensation for Life-Changing Injuries

Luxury health spa pays damages after accident

Luxury cruise liner refuses compensation for injured pensioner

Legal advice for all with free surgery offer from local solicitor

Lord Dyson slams false ‘compensation culture’

Looking for The Legal Line?

Leading lawyers condemn foreign minister's claims over Justice for Colombia

Leading law firm slams Thomson Airways Limited for under offering to passengers left stranded for over 19 hours

Lawyer’s warning over toxic Argos furniture

Lawyers warn MPs of insurance industry misinformation campaign

Keep health and safety at the top of your list this Christmas

Judge exposes “large hole” in employers’ insurance

Jackson’s recommendations for a new bill of costs are complicated and expensive

Insurers new UK Claims Portal designed to make life harder for the injured

Insurer and lawyers reject calls for employer liability reforms

Injured people reject government’s claims reforms

Increase in compensation for bereavement

Hoverboards recalled by retailers amid major fears over their safety

Hospital settles after hairdresser suffers anaphylactic shock from latex allergy

Holidaymaker loses two stone after food poisoning

Heroes’ boost from Thompsons

Headway West Midlands Team up with Thompsons Solicitors

Government humiliated over Legal Aid reforms

Halloween Horror - Defective fake blood causes chemical burns

Francesca Quintyne's legal team to act for other victims of machete attack

Frail pensioner receives £9000 for injury caused by carer

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Firefighters' union announces settlement for members affected by Grenfell Tower fire

Food poisoning abroad: How can I protect myself?

Food hygiene postcode lottery

Flawed methods threaten value of government's legal costs research

Five-figure settlement secured for woman injured abroad

Fixed costs - stats debunk the insurers' myths

Firefighter praised for wanting to help people

Faulty Wine Bottle Causes Hand Injury

Farmer responsible for neighbour's lost sight in hay making accident

E-Coli outbreak linked to soil on vegetables and fruit

Family of crush victim urge employers and government to make health and safety a priority

Family finally gets justice after firm admits causing grandmother’s fall

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Don’t fall foul of the wrong type of “travel bug” – how to avoid holiday sickness

Fall from balcony on holiday

Edinburgh Legionnaires' disease outbreak

E-Coli and your legal rights

E-Coli cases linked to Cardiff takeaway

Disabled Woman’s Accident in Toilet Cubicle leads to Broken Leg

Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster

Compensation for abused brothers 30 years after the crime

Commuter compensated for cycle accident

Serious Injury

Thompsons Solicitors Partners with Headway Devon to Support Brain Injury Recovery

Substantial damages secured following life-changing crush injury

Six-figure settlement secured for man seriously injured at work

Serious injury victims deserve a new discount rate

More than a million pounds secured for man crushed at work

National retailer admits guilt after serious injury leaves young woman in a wheelchair

Law firm stands by its call for AXA to come clean on its profits

Former British Army Gurkha Soldier wins case against the Ministry of Defence

Parents urge Crown Prosecution Service to act in speeding lorry road death case

Factory worker who needed skin graft receives compensation

Compensation awarded to former Royal Marine injured saving lives on M3

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Barnsley amputee sets sights on giving back to the community after securing payout

Inquest confirms accidental death verdict for former Birmingham train driver

Buckinghamshire man left in crippling pain after work accident is compensated after eight-year legal battle

Network Rail ordered to pay £200,000 after safety failures left employee with brain injury

Fast food workers burned on the job urged to join #McBurned campaign

Thompsons Solicitors backs Unite’s call for public inquiry into toxic cabin air

Penarth Unite member compensated after life-changing fall

Unite member suffers physical and psychological trauma after explosion at work

Former paramedic compensated for lower leg amputation

Derby man secures damages after amputation injury

Unite member unable to work after 10 foot fall

Unite member has amputation after crush injury

Shredded arm leads to steel firm paying damages

Trade union solicitors welcome Corporate Manslaughter Bill but condemn wasted opportunity to improve workplace safety

Shop worker compensated after fall in listed building

Unfair dismissal of two health workers leads to £90K payout by Tees Esk & Wear NHS Trust

Unions and lawyers demand ministers stand firm on corporate killing law

Thompsons welcomes government report on corporate manslaughter

Brave pensioner injured by hooded robbers

Terrifying ordeal for civil servant in faulty MoD lift

Thompsons demands criminal injury compensation review after payout for tragic boy

Huge payout for Corus blast victim

Safety measures introduced after trucker fell to his death

Student receives compensation after losing his leg

Notts firm admits blame for death of worker

Nightclub owner liable for bouncer's attack on fire fighter

National Campaigning Group Launched to end Workplace Deaths

Nightclub chain responsible for attack by doorman

London's successful Olympic bid

Labourer undergoes amputation after workplace accident

Union condemns insurer for underhand £1,700 offer to crush victim in case which settles for £122,000

Krauesslar statement

Train firm who failed to fix faulty equipment pays compensation

Appeal for canal fall witnesses

GMB member compensated for foot crush injury

Welder compensated after faulty crane leads to steel beam crushing his foot

Southern Cross forced to pay ex-employee burned at work

Unite member loses sense of taste and smell after workplace fall

Woman left in life-long pain after workplace injury

UNISON member compensated after unprovoked violent attack

Sellafield worker receives seven figure compensation

Railway worker receives £750,000 after legs severed by train

Beer can manufacturer compensates worker for head injury

Council fails worker left injured for three years

Employers reminded about working at height regulations after electrician receives compensation

Print firm pay out after worker seriously injures elbow in fall at work

Council worker compensated after serious injury

Urban Climbing Wall pays out £10,000 after girl falls 24ft

Worker loses part of finger due to negligent employer

HGV driver seriously injured at work secures significant damages with the help of Unite Legal Services

Unite member compensated after life threatening explosion caused by makeshift heating system

Gas blast victim compensated after support from Unite Legal Services

Manufacturing worker needed knee surgery after oil spill in factory

Family compensated after man dies of crush injury at Grosmont Station

Family of man crushed to death receives damages

Lorry driver compensated after head injury caused in fall

Victim’s family speaks out after court convicts man for hit and run

Insurers offer three times less than won by law firm Thompsons

Firefighter secures six figure sum following career-ending injury

Unite Legal Services secures £150,000 for member with spinal injury

Firefighters battle Holborn blaze

ASLEF supports member after tram derails

Compensation secured for cyclist injured in road accident

New brain chip restores movement to paralysed limbs of primates

Court of Appeal decision gives stabbed social worker right to sue health authorities

Compensation secured for teenager after fall caused life-changing injuries

Rigger compensated by Amec after disabling accident

Electrician compensated after fracturing spine in scaffolding fall

Premier Foods employee injured in fall after not being provided with proper equipment

Premier Foods employee suffers head injury after failure to carry out basic maintenance of machinery

Unite legal services help Tata Steel employee get compensation

Marlie Farm deaths High Court ruling: ‘common sense and justice prevail’ say firefighters

Dead Miner’s family compensated after roof collapse

Factory worker compensated after leg crushed by forklift truck

Council pays damages after Binman loses leg in lorry accident

Family speak out after paper mill fined by HSE following Unite member’s death

Parcel firm pays out to lorry driver injured by faulty equipment

Scaffolding accident sees fitter receive damages

Lessons must be learnt following inquest into firefighter’s death

Bristol man becomes bionic

Bakery pays compensation after baker falls in freezer

‘Look out for each other with kindness and generosity' – Sheffield Midwife Speaks Out After Fatal Collision Trial

£2.9 Million Brain Injury Compensation Secured After 20-Year Legal Battle

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“Beleaguered” social care system leaves serious injury victims in limbo

‘Bionic’ leg helps polio sufferer walk again

£1 million grant provided to scientists to investigate spinal cord injury treatments

Widow of bladder cancer victim calls on workers to seek help

Trading estate blast leaves four injured

Welsh family statement on verdict on PC Hart read by Diane Davison from Thompsons Solicitors

Industrial Diseases

Thompsons comments on government response to Cumberlege Review

Thompsons Solicitors reacts to Tory pledge to hold Paterson inquiry

Thompsons Solicitors featured in BBC Panorama investigation into private healthcare

Substantial damages secured for Welsh amputee after delayed diagnosis

Ian Paterson criminal sentence under review at Court of Appeal

Ian Paterson sentenced: Spire Healthcare must now put patients before profits says leading solicitors

Medical Defence Union turns its back on Paterson patients

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Woman warns of dangers of pre-eclampsia in expectant mothers following multi-organ failure

Patients voice fears over rectal mesh implants and urge others to seek advice

Thompsons supports MRSA charity

Thompsons support breast cancer survivor in case against surgeon

Mechanical fitter compensated after biomass exposure leads to occupational asthma

Sheffield mum of three secures five-figure settlement after being exposed to dangerous chemical in work

Yorkshire grandmother left in agony because of chemical exposure at work

Cornwall man awarded £20,000 after hearing loss claim

Worker who contracted dermatitis awarded compensation

Damages secured for RMT member with lifelong vibration injury

Settlement secured for Unite member injured at work

Corus worker receives compensation for vibration injury

Sheet metal worker compensated for vibration white finger

Welder compensated for hearing loss

GMB Member Receives £10,000 for Vibration White Finger

Vibration white finger injury victim secures compensation

Road worker from Derby secures £42,000 following injury caused by exposure to vibrating tools

Printer’s work leads to kidney disease

Solihull man who was taken ill after exposure to toxic fumes at work secures compensation

Polisher from Leeds secures £6,500 compensation in deafness claim

UNISON Calls for urgent action over vibrating tools

Miners urged to claim what is rightfully theirs - before it's too late

Rolls Royce settle hearing loss claim

Hairdressers could be entitled to claim compensation if they develop dermatitis

Rolls Royce Employee Left with Debilitating Condition

Factory worker receives compensation for occupational asthma

Fitter deafened after having to choose between protecting his eyes or ears is compensated

Firefighter wins damages for hearing loss

Factory worker awarded damages for hearing loss

Ferry workers warned about hearing risks

Factory foreman deafened by noise wins compensation from Corus

Former Ford employee compensated for vibration injury

Gardener from Rumney secures £3,000 compensation from Cardiff County Council following Vibration White Finger injury

CE Electric UK compensates employee for hand arm vibration syndrome

Union member from Kent secures £6,000 damages for noise induced hearing loss

Rolls Royce employee compensated for dermatitis

Amicus secures £20,000 compensation for member from Porthcawl

Castings firm pays damages for 30 years exposure to noise

GMB member is compensated for vibration injury

Ex-power station worker compensated for hand injuries

GMB member compensated for vibration injury

Nuclear worker compensated for permanent damage to hands

Council pays out to gardener who used vibrating tools

Butcher from Yorkshire secures £5,000 compensation for work-related hearing loss

Compensation for welder with disabled hands

Unison wins compensation for roadworker injured by vibrating tools

Alcoa Extruded Products (UK) Ltd, of Banbury, Oxfordshire, forced to pay damages to local GMB member in latest deafness claim

UK Coal Ltd to pay £4,500 damages to County Durham worker who suffered from noise induced hearing loss

Boilermaker from Port Talbot secures over £8,000 damages from four employers after vibrating tools permanently damaged his hands

Foundry worker receives compensation for noise induced hearing loss

Compensation for men exposed to dangerous dust at work

Compensation for man who may never work again

Retired fitter from Humberside secures £4,000 in compensation for work-related hearing loss

Machine fitter compensated for loss of hearing

Asthma sufferer wins fight over council's toxic cleaning system

Former council chairman searches for cause of bladder cancer

College lecturer compensated for deafness

Call for clamp down on Dangerous Noise Levels as Deafened Worker wins Compensation

Former electrician secures compensation for noise-induced deafness

Hospital worker compensated after developing dermatitis after using alcohol-based hand rub

JCB pays damages to GMB member after failing to provide gloves to stop skin condition

National Grid ignored vibration risk to employees, says the GMB

Plater receives more compensation after further exposure to vibrating tools

Plater compensated after being exposed to vibrating tools

GMB member compensated for industrial injury

GMB member compensated twice after National Grid continued to expose him to vibrating tools

Retired Tyneside shipyard worker compensated for chronic lung condition

Wearside shipwright compensated for asbestos disease

Council worker compensated for hearing damage caused by driving

Union helps Blacksmith with asthma get six times more compensation

Thompsons Solicitors launches new advice on industrial diseases for prison officers

Unite member compensated after developing occupational dermatitis

Compensation Secured For Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Sufferer

Unite Legal Services secure compensation for factory worker’s skin condition in spite of insurer behaviour

Faulty equipment caused worker life-long injury

Rotten workplace gives UNISON member occupational asthma

Dermatitis sufferer secures compensation from employer with the help of Unite Legal Services

Signalman compensated after developing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

£1.6 million secured for Unite member after industrial accident

Foundry worker receives damages after earning capacity quelled by dermatitis

Engineer compensated after developing dermatitis due to lack of protective gloves

College lecturer compensated for classroom injury

Factory worker compensated after developing noise induced deafness

Council pays compensation to gardener after exposure to excessive use of vibrating tools

Cleaner exposed to irritants at work compensated

Unite the Union member victim of claims management ‘cowboys’

Caretaker exposed to noxious fumes receives compensation

Thompsons Solicitors secures damages for worker exposed to dangerous chemical fumes

Ford pays damages after fuelling industrial disease

Car maker pays compensation after fight with Unite

Compensation secured after exposure to Cobalt causes industrial disease

Victim of careless driving receives compensation with the help of Unite Legal Services

Medical Negligence

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Thompsons comments on government response to Cumberlege Review

Thompsons Solicitors featured in BBC Panorama investigation into private healthcare

Thompsons Solicitors reacts to Tory pledge to hold Paterson inquiry

Substantial damages secured for Welsh amputee after delayed diagnosis

Medical Defence Union turns its back on Paterson patients

Ian Paterson sentenced: Spire Healthcare must now put patients before profits says leading solicitors

Ian Paterson criminal sentence under review at Court of Appeal

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Woman warns of dangers of pre-eclampsia in expectant mothers following multi-organ failure

Thompsons supports MRSA charity

Thompsons support breast cancer survivor in case against surgeon

Patients voice fears over rectal mesh implants and urge others to seek advice

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“I’m still having nightmares” - Former union rep receives substantial settlement following medical mistake that led to amputation

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Thompsons Solicitors representing Paterson victims once again

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New scandal hits Spire Healthcare amid new patient recall

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£1.7m secured for Unite member who lost his leg after medical negligence

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Bridgend woman compensated after surgeon operates without consent

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Young Mum Calls for Monitoring of Contraceptive Implant

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Teacher receives £22,500 following surgical error

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Thompsons and UNISON Welcomes Herceptin Ruling

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Family wins compensation after hospital’s failures

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No faith in Trust as widower finally wins admission of liability for wife’s death after seven years

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Thompsons Solicitors Condemn Delay In Provision of Breast Cancer Drug Herceptin

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Bristol breast cancer patient threatens court action to get Herceptin drug

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Family compensated after clinical negligence at Northampton General leads to patient death

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Unsafe nursing levels continue to put patients at risk says UNISON

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Former patients of Manu Nair urged to submit a claim before Alternative Dispute Resolution deadline

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Patient speaks out about disgraced Cornwall gynaecologist

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Prescription Error Claims

Medical negligence law firm that uncovered Paterson malpractice ‘delighted’ by guilty verdict

Thompsons Solicitors welcomes senior UK doctors’ calls for public inquiry into vaginal mesh surgery

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“The pain was horrific and all for nothing” – Corton woman secures six-figure pay out after mesh agony

“Let down” victims of ex-surgeon Ian Paterson protest at Spire Hospital in Solihull

‘Worryingly high’ number of young diabetics at risk of serious complications

£400,000 compensation for Antibiotic overdose

‘Smart’ insulin could revolutionise diabetes treatment

‘Full extent of affected patients may not yet be known’ says Thompsons Solicitors as Paterson hearing begins

‘No confidence’ in NHS ombudsman

£1.7m Interim Payment Secured to Fund Specialist Housing for Child with Severe Brain Injury

‘Danielle’s Flutterbyes’ – charity set up in memory of Danielle Stretton who died of kidney failure after her illness was left untreated

‘Army’ of pharmacists should help to support GP services

World Health Day 2016 aims to ‘beat diabetes’

£1 million compensation secured for man left partially paralysed by medical negligence

World Health Day 2018 focuses on global universal health coverage

World Diabetes Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of proper diabetes management

Worker Speaks Out After Hospital Failings Turn Minor Injury into Life-Changing Amputation

World Cancer Day 2016 aims to unite people across the world in the fight against cancer

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Woman speaks of ‘life-changing’ impact of vaginal mesh surgery

Women who suffered unnecessary or inappropriate breast cancer treatment call for ‘justice to be done’

Widower Receives Payout After Wife Suffered Burns Following Varicose Vein Treatment

Woman Speaks Out About Lasting Impact of Hospital Care Failings Following Six-Year Legal Battle

Woman “still in pain more than two years on” by under-fire Derby gynaecologist

Woman Speaks Out About Lasting Impact of Hospital Care Failings Following Six-Year Legal Battle

Widow demands enquiry into Chesterfield hospital failures

Welsh AM calls for investigation into Wales’ biggest health board after widespread superbug outbreak

Victims of surgeon Ian Paterson invited to participate in discussion of breast care services at Solihull Hospital

Vanguard Healthcare faces claims of surgical negligence

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Tribunal finds failings in the care provided by Bristol-based surgeon Anthony Dixon

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University professor’s failure to declare funding sparks new mesh concern

Update on Metal on Metal Hip Replacements

UK doctors are ‘missing opportunities’ to diagnose lung cancer

UK child health lagging behind other European countries

UK cancer survival rates linked to lack of equipment

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Trust Contacts Patients Affected by Care from Spinal Surgeon John Hutchinson

UK cancer cases rise

UK cancer survival rates a decade behind Europe

UK bowel cancer death rate falls faster than most other European countries

Treatment for prostate cancer varies ‘worryingly’ across the UK

Thousands of patients recalled over concerns that a Cardiff dentist re-used equipment that should have been thrown away

Thompsons’ solicitor recognised for services to the community

Tracheostomy training gaps putting patients at risk

Time limit lifted for Mr Jones’ victims

Thompsons’ medical negligence experts urge Paul Miller victims to seek help

Thompsons win a landmark judgement in Hepatitis C case

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Thompsons to hold Open Day for patients of Essex-based Gynaecologist Mahesh Patwardhan

Thompsons welcomes Paterson breast surgery review and calls for the investigation to encompass the private sector

Thompsons to Hold Patient Open Day Following Surgeon Suspension

Thompsons raises £350 for Breast Friends Sutton Coldfield during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Thompsons client secures compensation following treatment by surgeon John Hutchinson

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Thompsons calls for a full ban on mesh following new NICE guidelines on its use

Thompsons offers funding for clinical negligence claims

Thompsons Solicitors welcomes recommendations to improve NHS patient care

Thompsons Solicitors welcomes mesh announcement from Welsh Government

Thompsons Solicitors to raise money for Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA)

Thompsons Solicitors supports issues raised by the Care Quality Commission

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Thompsons Solicitors secures £400,000 for failings in hospital care

Thompsons Solicitors supports breast cancer charity in dragon boat race

Thompsons Solicitors responds to the Independent Inquiry into Ian Paterson’s findings

Thompsons Solicitors responds to government’s revelation of breast cancer screening error

Thompsons Solicitors responds to announcement on vaginal mesh from Jeremy Hunt

Thompsons Solicitors responds to Spire Healthcare’s investor update following Habib Rahman patient recall

Thompsons Solicitors responds to Oxfordshire health board’s mesh use

Thompsons Solicitors representing Paterson victims once again

Thompsons Solicitors recommended for medical claims in UK by prestigious legal referral guide

Thompsons Solicitors opens specialist medical negligence unit in Manchester

Thompsons Solicitors offer support to Breast Cancer self-help group

Thompsons Solicitors is strengthening its Clinical Negligence department with the appointment of Gillian Muir

Thompsons Solicitors hosts ‘Breast Friends Sutton Coldfield’ lunch during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Thompsons Solicitors is now representing 80 individuals affected by Bristol mesh surgeon

Thompsons Solicitors echoes calls to suspend all mesh procedures

Road Traffic Accidents

Thompsons Solicitors Northern Ireland welcomes consultation on tougher mobile phone driving laws

Teacher Urges Safer Roads Five Years After Life-Changing Cycling Crash Caused by Van Driver

Thompsons Solicitors responds to Justice Committee report on Small Claims Limit

Thompsons Solicitors joins legal panel for national road crash charity RoadPeace

Thompsons Solicitors challenges AVIVA to come clean on fraud statistics

Teesside MPs Endorse Support for Road Crash Victims in the North East

Sponsored walk for much loved Skelton Gardener

RoadPeace North East launches first online Book of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims during Road Safety Week 2016

RoadPeace North East announces first road safety DVD during Road Safety Week 2017

Police and charity partners launch new source of support for road crash victims in the North East

Government and insurance industry climb-down on insurance fraud claims

Jake Thompsons parents welcome new inquiry into road death after 20 month campaign

Jake Thompson: Family frustrated and saddened by Crown Prosecution Service failure to meet deadline in road death case

Full scope of failings in fatal road traffic policing at Avon & Somerset Police revealed on third anniversary of road death

Family pay tribute to 27 year old pedestrian victim on second anniversary of his death

Family left devastated and confused as Judge rules speeding lorry driver ‘not guilty’

Family call for cycle helmets to become compulsory after woman suffers brain damage

Car accident victim receives damages for whiplash injuries

Carol Ann Duffy writes poem for road crash victims’ memorial service at Durham Cathedral

"Government using Brexit to ram through new motor insurance legislation that puts “profits above the injured”, warns legal expert"

Thompsons condemns latest AVIVA proposals to avoid paying proper compensation

Will Admiral share its billion pound bonanza with motorists?

Parents of lorry death son stunned by accidental death verdict

New witness found and four police officers under investigation in Jake Thompson case

Elderly woman compensated after hit by car on way to church

Direct Line shareholders hit the jackpot after 33% rise in car insurance profits

Court of Appeal finds against MiB in landmark case for road accident victim injured on private land

CMA report lacks teeth and is more insider car insurance soft soap says Thompsons Solicitors

Aviva latest to put out ‘crash for cash’ stats with suspect back up

Thompsons Solicitors represents widow at inquest into circumstances of her husband being killed by a car chased by police

Search dog handler compensated after an uninsured drunk driver left him with life-changing injuries and killed two dogs

Dagenham woman receives almost £300,000 in compensation after road accident left her with life-changing injuries

Damages secured for RCM member knocked unconscious in road accident

RCM member secures five-figure settlement after road traffic accident

Union member compensated after road accident

Cyclist secures six-figure settlement after road accident causes serious head injury

Cambridge motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in road traffic collision

Les Misérables violinist injured in road collision

GMB wins £32,000 compensation for North London worker injured in car accident

Former council leader secures thousands in road accident claim

Devon mother secures more than £5,000 compensation after serious road collision

Maintenance worker awarded settlement for whiplash injury

Whiplash victim awarded compensation after bus shunts van into car

UNISON member from Kent secures compensation following Road Traffic Accident

Railways worker compensated after serious car accident

Union Trebles Compensation Payment to £6,500

Union acts in negligent parking road smash

Pedestrian scarred for life when crushed by car

Pedestrian knocked down on pavement receives compensation

Lifeboat volunteer forced to jump ship due to injuries receives compensation

Multiple head injury compensated

GMB member and former Labour Party employee from Gateshead secures £25,000 compensation from Newcastle City Council

Road crash victim says keep small claims limit

Responsibility Accepted for Highways Worker’s Death

Hero sought after Road Sweeper Crash

High Court upholds protection of sources as matter of “vital public interest”

Teacher’s family receives £580,000

£200K for East Yorkshire man injured when road sweeper knocked him off his bike

Durham man knocked down outside his home by under age driver secures over £8,000 damages

Grieving parents call for answers after Police admit fault for daughter’s death

MPs call for an Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau

Bus driver from Newcastle who was medically retired following a car accident secures £30,000 damages

Car accident victim wins compensation

Union member from Devon secures £4,000 in compensation following accident at zebra crossing

£800,000 for firefighter who lost his leg

Keen sports enthusiast wins compensation for horrific injuries

Company Pay Compensation following Accident on Roundabout

Union secures nine times more compensation for member

UNISON member from Swansea secures nearly £2,000 in compensation following road traffic accident

Compensation for prison officer injured in attack

Compensation quadrupled for GMB member

Trade Union member secures £4,000 in compensation following road traffic accident

Crash victim receives over £6,000 settlement thanks to husband’s FBU membership

Cyclist receives compensation for accident

Cyclist receives compensation after losing leg in accident

Anger of Hartlepool family following ‘accidental death’ verdict

Drivers warned to exchange insurance details

Police driver left with car phobia after accident

Apprentice plater compensated for hearing loss

Pedestrian crossing injuries result in £110,000 in damages

Family compensated after death of mother in car accident

Six-figure settlement secured for ASLEF member seriously injured on the road

Cyclist injured in road accident secures compensation

Cyclist compensated after being knocked off bike en-route to work

UK Coal pays damages to fitter left with chronic condition after accident in work vehicle

Pedestrian hit by motorbike receives compensation

Nurse compensated for crash caused by drunken driver

Unite Legal Services wins compensation for cyclist hit by car

Victims of Bow roundabout road death secure compensation with Unite Legal Services

Firefighter forced to retire after serious road traffic accident

Man compensated for hit and run road accident injuries

Compensation secured for cyclist injured in road accident

Man suffers life-changing injuries and is forced into early retirement because of road traffic accident

Cyclist hit by car receives damages

Teacher suffers life-changing injuries after being struck by a car

Father’s Unite membership helps teenager claim damages after terrifying car accident

Car accident victim says government small claims reforms would leave people vulnerable

Train driver compensated after career ruined in motorbike accident

Apprentice compensated through help from Unite’s Legal Services after serious injuries caused in car accident

UNISON member compensated after damaging spine in car accident

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