Last week Justice Secretary Chris Grayling gave the go-ahead to proposals to introduce independent accredited medical panels to assess injuries of claimants and weed out exaggerated or fraudulent claims, and to require injured parties to have a medical report before they can make a claim.
Severe Weather Warning
The storms that have battered the UK today (October 28) have caused widespread disruption, with a huge number of workers unable to get to work because of train suspension and chaotic driving conditions. However, many employers have no idea where they stand legally if employees cannot make it into work.
Boundary Disputes Lead to Fence Fury
If compiling a dictionary of modern phrases describing agitated states of mind, one could certainly add ‘fence fury’ to ‘road rage’, as the humble fence certainly seems to provoke a heightened state of emotion in otherwise gentle folk.
Christian Careworker’s Case In Court of Appeal
A Christian woman who says she was forced to give up her job because her employer declined her request not to work on Sundays has taken her case to the Court of Appeal.
European Court Rules That Woman Must Be Paid Compensation
The UK Government has been ordered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to pay compensation to a severely disabled British woman with Downs syndrome for detaining her illegally.