The offshore industry has been warned that its safety record is not good enough following the release of the latest official accident statistics. The UK offshore oil and gas industry has been warned about its safety record as new statistics show both increases in major injuries and unplanned hydrocarbon releases. Figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that there were 50 major injuries reported in 2009 to 2010 − up 20 on the previous year and higher than the average of 42 over the previous five ...
A woman has received a multi-million pound personal injury compensation settlement, after she suffered severe whiplash injuries when her vehicle collided with a dead horse. The $2.7 million injury compensation settlement is thought to be the highest linked to an animal compensation claim. The woman suffered permanent full-body whiplash injuries in the crash, and still requires strong pain relief and treatment for her injuries. It is thought to be one of the biggest personal injury settlements, resulting from an accident involving a horse or some form of livestock. The horse had been previously hit ...
The Met Police have apologised to two brother students and agreed to pay £25,000 in personal injury compensation. Ashley and Russell Inglis were involved in protests at the Israeli Embassy in London on 3 January 2009 when the assaults took place. The Metropolitan Police have apologised and paid £12,500 each to the twin brothers for the unprovoked assaults which took place by police officers in the course of the protests outside the Israeli Embassy in London. Ashley Inglis initially wanted an apology from the police and complained to the Independent Police Complaints ...
An elderly Greek man has been awarded more than £110,000 in compensation after a Swedish dairy used his picture on a yoghurt pot. The 77-year-old with his long greying moustache and red hat is a distinctive and colourful image depicting the Turkish recipe yoghurt pot. However the man took exception having his image exploited for commercial reasons, and especially as the case involved a Greek man in traditional dress on a Turkish yoghurt pot, which can be understood against the backdrop of the rivalry and conflict between the two nations going back for ...
Facebook is finally adopting a CEOP internet safety button on its websites, a long awaited panic button and information link offering online safety advice to young people. The news follows a long-running debate between the UK’s national centre for protecting children, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre, and Facebook; as well as other social networking sites. The announcement has been made in the wake of ongoing concerns about child safety on Facebook and other internet sites which promote social interaction with ...
