Prisoners receive millions in compensation
Recent figures released by the Ministry of Justice have revealed that injury compensation worth over £10 million has been paid to prison inmates over the past five years, reports the Independent. The data, which was released following an freedom of information request, shows that in 2009/10 alone, compensation worth over £3.2 million was paid out, […]
Council fined after girl trapped in swimming pool
Castle Point Borough Council has been fined following an incident where a seven-year old girl was trapped by a water outlet at a swimming pool. The girl was using the swimming pool with her great grandfather in May 2009. Her hair was sucked into the water sampling outlet on the side of the pool, trapping […]
Substantial damages awarded following slips
A customer who slipped on a grape while shopping in an Asda store in Peterborough has been awarded £10,500 in damages, reports the Telegraph. Asda was also ordered by the court to pay £18,000 in legal costs. The Telegraph also reports on a similar case involving a teacher, who slipped on a grape that had […]
