A UK legal firm Abney Garsden McDonald, who specialise in child abuse cases, have succeeded for a second time in their battle against Manchester City Council to win compensation for alleged child abuse victims. Former residents of children’s homes across Manchester are preparing to receive millions of pounds in a group compensation payout for the alleged sexual and physical abuse they suffered in the 1970s and 1980s. The solicitor firm representing the child abuse victims has revealed that Manchester City Council is making an offer not to contest in court the compensation ...
Since Israeli ships attacked one of six vessels taking part in a relief flotilla transporting aid to Gaza causing multiple deaths and injuries the pressure has been mounting worldwide for a full investigation into the tragedy which took place in international waters. Up to 37 British nationals were involved in the events, although injury data is still patchy. The assault on the Turkish ferry, the Mavi Marmara began at 4.30am in international waters on Monday May 31, about 60 miles from the coast of Gaza. The flotilla aid ...
A landlord has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after a fire in one of his properties left a teenage tenant so badly burnt she was given less than one per cent chance of survival. 19-year-old, Layla Skalli, suffered horrific burns in 600 degree heat when she became trapped when fire broke out in the Nowich flat in which she rented a room. Miss Skalli, now aged 20, was living in a flat above shops in Magdalen Street, Norwich, when fire broke out in the early hours of 14 April 2009. The ...
A claim for compensation by Barry George who was cleared for the murder of popular TV personality Jill Dando has been rejected because he has not proven his innocence. Barry George, 50, had claimed for a £1.4 million compensation payout after he was found not guilty of murdering the TV star in a retrial in August 2008 after he had served eight years behind bars. But the serial stalker was stunned when Government law officials refused his compensation claim - claiming he had not proven he did not commit the crime. Mr ...
Mark Thomas, the comedian and political activist who was illegally stopped and searched after a demonstration in East London, has won compensation from the Metropolitan Police. Mark Thomas received £1,200 and a full apology after having his wallet and shoulder bag searched by two police officers in September 2007. One officer it has been reported recorded in writing that he was suspicious of Mr Thomas because of his ‘over-confident attitude’. A Met spokesman said the force admitted the search was illegal. Speaking in the Guardian’s Comment Is Free slot, Mr Thomas expressed forceful opinions about ...
