On 2 November the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls,
announced that the Treasury will legislate to allow the Financial
Services Authority to make changes to the Financial Services
Compe...
On the 13 November, the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006
came into force. The new regulations are expected to reduce
potential future deaths from asbestos related diseases.
The new regulatio...
On 25 July 2006 the Compensation Act came into force. The Act
ensures mesothelioma claimants can more easily recover the full
100% of compensation that is due to them by overturning the
decision of t...
On 8 September 2006,
HM Treasury published a consultation document entitled:
Mesothelioma Compensation: amending the Financial Services
Compensation Scheme.
The consultation document seeks v...
17th October 2-4pm, Meeting Grimond Room Portcullis
House
Mesothelioma sufferers and their families will lobby Parliament
on the 17th October 2-4pm at the Grimond Room, Portcullis House, to
deman...
During a hearing before Mr Justice MacKay in the High Court a
surgeon apologised for the death of Catherine Ferguson as a result
of a clinical negligence claim made by her son.
Catherine had con...
Tough new legislation to prosecute companies whose gross
negligence leads to the death of employees or members of the public
has been published in the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate
Homicide Bi...
Yesterday (19 July) the House of Lords, as the Upper Chamber of
Parliament, approved the Government's proposed amendment to the
Compensation Bill to allow for full compensation for victims and
the...
Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP (FFW) has been instructed by the
widow of a passenger killed in a car accident to bring a unique
claim for damages against the uninsured driver and the Motor
Insurer's ...
With cyclists now accounting for 10% of traffic in London (up to
20% at rush hour), it is vital that both cyclists, and other road
users, are aware of the law relating to cycle lanes and other cycl...