Solicitor behind Corby toxic waste case criticises Jackson report
The solicitor behind the landmark Corby birth defects case has criticised proposals to reform the way compensation claims and other types of litigation are paid for.  Des Collins, a senior partner at Collins Solicitors, the firm which represented 19 people affected by the toxic chemicals present in the soil around a disused steelworks in the Northamptonshire town of Corby, said that… read more

Corby residents see end to more than a decade of legal battles
The families of children exposed to toxic waste from the former Corby steelworks site in Northamptonshire have been awarded around £4 million in compensation after an agreement was reached last week with the local council. 

The agreement marks the final chapter in a legal battle that has been going on for 11 years between parents of the… read more

Local authority part liable for road traffic accident
A local authority who fails to maintain roadside verges may be partly liable for injuries in a road traffic accident, that’s the latest news from an appeal case in West Sussex.

The accident in question involved a woman who had lost control of her car in frosty conditions early one morning on an A road in the area.  On a narrow… read more

AA Issues warning about low gritting levels in run-up to coldest months
Motoring organization the AA has issued a warning about the scarcity of gritting salt in local council stockpiles this winter.  According to its sources, the AA says it has been told that councils across the country have stockpiled 250,000 tonnes less gritting salt than a decade ago.  If there are heavy snowfalls or lengthy icy spells this winter… read more

Knowsley woman wins High Court battle for mesothelioma compensation
A woman from Liverpool has been awarded nearly a quarter of a million pounds compensation after she developed the asbestos related cancer Mesothelioma.  The woman, Mrs W, had been exposed to brown asbestos in the ceiling tiles of the secondary school she attended in the 1970’s.  As a result of this exposure as a child, she went on to develop the… read more

16 children affected by exposure to toxic chemicals before birth

The long running court battle fought by the families of sixteen children for compensation for their birth defects has ended in a landmark victory for the claimants.  High Court Judges ruled that the defects had been caused by exposure to toxic materials released during work by Corby Borough Council at a disused steel plant in the town.

Between… read more

A report by the Chartered Institute of Physiotherapy revealed that over a quarter of pavement services in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester have serious defects that could pose a hazard to pedestrians.  Nationwide pavement inspections have revealed over a fifth of pavements and kerbs are in need of repairs.The findings of the study have drawn attention to the risks to pedestrians from slips, trips and falls in public… read more