Dog owners who allow their pet to cause personal injury will now face tougher sentences in a move welcomed by the Liverpool Echo’s Bite Back campaign. The Sentencing Council has published new guidelines that will allow judges to impose a jail term of 18 months for the owner of a dog who causes personal injury when dangerously of control. Anyone … Read
Seven construction workers survived after a concrete collapse at John Moores University in Liverpool, the two companies involved in the project being fined £100,000. Wates Construction Ltd and MPB Structures were involved in the construction project of a new Art and Design Academy at the university. Whilst workers were pumping concrete onto the third floor of the building on 19 … Read
Friday’s navy jet crash in Virginia caused destruction to five apartment buildings in Newport Beach, leaving seven people seeking medical treatment. Today the U. S. Navy are already starting the process of compensating the victims, Reuters reports. Those people who were affected by the navy jet crash were asked at the scene to fill out claims forms so that the … Read
A building contractor based in Tower Hamlets has been fined £7,500 after a carpenter suffered severed fingers whilst working with an unguarded power tool in October 2009. The unnamed 22-year-old was working on a project levelling and insulating floors on the second storey of Grand Plans (UK) Ltd on Cleveland Street in Westminster, when the work accident took place. The … Read
A recycling company based in Maidstone, Kent, has been fined for failing to have a strict and safe system of work in place after one of its employees suffered a crushed foot whilst working on their site. On 22 February 2010, Daniel Brown, 19, was taking on the task of sorting through waste at the recycling plant when a tyre … Read
A man who suffered serious brain injuries after a cycle accident five years ago has seen all his hard work and rehabilitation pay off, culminating in an appearance on the iconic television show ‘Countdown’. Kevin Banyard, 55, suffered 29 broken bones, including three fractures of the skull, after a road traffic accident. He was left in a coma for five … Read
A construction firm from Cardiff has been fined £4,000 for putting its employees at risk of suffering a work place accident, through failing to implement proper safety methods for working at height. Cartwright Construction has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive due to the safety failings on a construction site off Conway Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff. In September of … Read
The family of a police officer are pursuing a claim for car accident compensation after she sustained catastrophic injuries in a car crash. Eighteen months ago Police sergeant Wendy Dowman was involved in a car accident that has left her in a semi-coma ever since. Her family are now pursuing a claim for more than £300,000 against the driver who … Read
A brain injured twin has been awarded £2.5million in personal injury compensation after having his condition compared to that of his uninjured brother 12 years after the accident. Sam Boreham was awarded compensation to fund the care package he requires since the accident, with the High Court comparing him with his twin brother in order to determine the impact the … Read
A school in Colchester has been fined after a pupil was injured when a 300 kilogramme stack of timber fell on him. The 15-year-old schoolboy disturbed a pile of timber board in the foyer of the technology department at Gilberd School in Colchester. The timber fell forward onto the pupil, knocking him to the floor and trapping his foot. As … Read