Damages (Scotland) Act in force
The Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 is now in force. It is intended to overhaul the system of obtaining damages for wrongful death – where a person suffers injury or disease as a result of the wrongful actions or omissions of another. The new rules should speed up the legal process, and make it easier for […]
Companies fined for double fish farm deaths
Two companies have been fined a total of £640,000 following the death of two fish farm workers on a barge moored at a salmon farm on Loch Creran, Argyll & Bute. Scottish Sea Farms worker, Campbell Files and engineer Arthur Raikes – employed by Logan Inglis Limited, Cumbernauld – were fixing a hydraulic crane on […]
National Trust school trip suit
The families of children injured when a large tree branch fell on them during a school trip are suing the National Trust for damages, reports the Telegraph. Eleven-year-old Daniel Mullinger was killed when the two-ton branch landed on top of him, and three of his friends suffered severe injuries. The children were taking part in […]
Personal injury claims by minors
Recent research from Ireland has shown that children aged 3 – 7 years are over three times more likely to have an accident that results in a personal injury claim than infants aged 3 or less. The study, carried out by InjuriesBoard.ie, also found that childhood accidents were more than twice as likely to occur […]
