Legal News
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Posted 23/07/2014 Delay in diagnosing cancer A 50-year-old man from Inverness, who was told repeatedly by his doctors that he was suffering food poisoning, has been diagnosed with cancer in...
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Posted 11/06/2014 It is well established that it is unlawful to discriminate against employees and workers because of a physical or mental disability or to fail to make reasonable adjustments...
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Posted 11/04/2010 A number of compensation claims have been launched against tour operator First Choice amid claims that one of its hotels caused an outbreak of stomach bugs. Nearly 700...
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Posted 05/05/2010 New figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed that East Anglian councils are being forced to pay out hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation...
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Posted 31/12/2010 A bus company has been ordered to pay a former employee compensation after an employment law tribunal ruled that he was unfairly dismissed from his position. Paul Smith,...
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Posted 28/02/2011 More action needs to be taken in order to make sure the UK’s employment law system continues to combat gender inequality in business boardrooms. That is according to...
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Posted 13/04/2010 Almost half of employees who responded to a survey about their managers view them in a negative light. This was the discovery of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI),...
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Posted 31/03/2010 The extent to which NHS patients have suffered from clinical negligence with regard to cancer has been highlighted by a new report. A study by the National Patient...
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Posted 16/03/2010 Employers who are allowing young people to work for free as part of work experience have been criticised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Internships were once used...
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Posted 19/04/2010 Basildon Hospital could have to pay out up to £50,000 if a clinical negligence suit against it is successful, reports the Basildon Recorder. Brian Hughes is suing the...
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Posted 13/10/2014 An inquest will be heldtomorrow (15 October) into the death of a Luton girl who died in hospital following treatment for necrotizing fasciitis – also called the ‘flesh...
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Posted 16/03/2010 It has been predicted that there will be more than 150,000 cases of insolvency in the UK by the end of 2010. The estimates come from insolvency trade...
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