Polski Dzial Two year wait goes on for industrial disease victims
Asbestos victims are still dying without legal redress, two years after the Government finished consulting on plans to set up an insurance fund to help them. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has long-campaigned for a fund of last resort to compensate workers suffering from industrial diseases and who cannot pursue their former employers’ […]
Funding boost for victims’ services
In an overhaul of victims’ services, up to £50 million would be generated from offenders to help create a speedier, more supportive system for victims of serious crime. Criminals will be forced to fund victims’ support services and those with unspent convictions could be banned from claiming compensation, under new proposals announced by Justice Secretary, […]