Polski Dzial Compensation Awarded for Loss of Limbs
An aircraft engineer has been awarded around £600,000 in compensation after he was severely injured by an exploding tyre, reports the BBC. The 39-year-old, who was employed by Lufthansa, was servicing a tyre on a plane at Manchester Airport when a faulty nitrogen rig caused the tyre to over inflate and explode. The force of […]
Governments consult over setting the discount rate
The Ministry of Justice, the Scottish Government and the Department of Justice, Northern Ireland have jointly launched a consultation exercise over how the discount rate for personal injury compensation should be set. The consultation document explains that awards of damages are intended to compensate claimants for the losses they have suffered as a result of […]
Woman awarded damages for childhood injuries
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 […]