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An eleven-year-old girl has been awarded around £11 million in compensation for serious injuries she suffered at birth, reports the Guardian.

Milly Evans was born in Lincoln County Hospital. Her family claim that during labour her heart beat was not adequately monitored, and therefore medical staff did not notice quickly enough that she had an abnormal heart beat and was in distress. Milly was born with cerebral palsy and cannot speak. She will be dependent on care for the rest of her life.

According to the Guardian, the United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust had admitted liability for Milly's injuries, but contested the level of damages being sought. An agreement has now been reached, and Milly will be paid a lump sum of £5.9 million and receive annual payments for the rest of her life, to help meet the costs of her ongoing care requirements.

A woman from Norfolk has been awarded over £9 million in compensation for injuries she received as a child, reports the BBC.

The woman, who is now aged 23, was hit by a car at the age of seven. She almost died as a result of the accident, and suffered severe brain damage that altered her personality and left her needing the constant supervision of two carers.

The insurers of the car driver had been found liable, and the woman has finally been awarded a lump sum of £2,875,000, plus index-linked annual payments of £191,758 for the rest of her life.

A 12-year-old boy is suing the driver of a vehicle involved in a road traffic accident that killed his father, reports the Daily Record.

The boy's father, Andrew Young, died when his motorbike was involved in a crash with Frank Ralph's vehicle near Portsoy, in the north of Scotland. Mr Ralph had originally faced charges of careless driving, but was cleared of these at the sheriff court.

Mr Young's son is claiming £200,000 in damages for the loss of his father. Mr Young's mother has also raised a civil action.

The case will be heard in the Court of Session next year.

A golfer has been awarded just under £400,000 in damages after he lost an eye in an accident on a golf course in West Lothian, reports the BBC.

The 44-year-old had been walking from one hole to the next when he was hit on the head by a ball struck by a golfer on the 18th tee. The impact caused so much damage that he now wears a prosthetic eye.

Anthony Phee sued both the golfer responsible for hitting the ball and Niddry Castle golf club for damages. The defendants had claimed contributory negligence, saying that Mr Phee looked up when he heard the shout of 'fore', however the judge rejected this and instead accepted evidence that Mr Phee had tried to shield his head. He ruled that the golfer hitting the ball was 70% liable for the accident, and the golf club 30% liable.