Polski Dzial Asbestos victims let down again by revised rules for insurers
Proposed new rules on how old insurance records are searched are a “missed opportunity” to ensure the industry honours its responsibility to sick and dying workers. Not-for-profit campaign group the Association of Personal Lawyers (APIL) says new plans to make insurance companies search their historical records properly if a potential claim for compensation is being […]
Lawyers welcome rethink on compensation cuts
Campaigners have welcomed a decision by the Government to rethink its proposals to cut compensation payments for victims of crime. Karl Tonks, president of the not-for-profit Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) said: “This decision will surely be of great relief to many victims of crime who have been injured through no fault of their […]
Firms prosecuted over asbestos exposure
Two companies have been prosecuted after workers were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres at a mill in Bolton. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) took legal action after finding dozens of damaged asbestos boards stacked up during a visit in October 2010. Manchester Crown Court heard that neither company had put a plan in […]
Double-glazing firm in court over worker’s ladder fall
The owner of a Blackpool double-glazing firm has appeared in court after one of his employees was seriously injured in a fall from a ladder. The 68-year-old fell nearly five metres and landed on a concrete patio after climbing up a ladder to measure a bathroom window on a house in his village. The employee […]