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£82 million on pavement slips and trips

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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September 11 2009

English councils have paid out more than £82 million in the last five years in compensation for injuries sustained by people tripping over on pavements

Consultation: charging arrangements for residential social care

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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March 8 2010

The Department of Health has published a consultation paper seeking views on proposed changes to the charging regulations to include treatment of personal injury compensation

Valentine v Transport for London and London Borough of Hounslow

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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June 15 2010

On 4 April 2006 Mr Valentine was leaving an industrial estate adjacent to the A4 Great West Road in Brentford on his motorbike when he skidded and fell

Various Claimants v (1) the Catholic Child Welfare Society (2) the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and others 20.10.10

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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November 12 2010

A large number of Claimants alleged that they had been physically andor sexually abused by staff at St William’s School in Market Weighton

Harvey v Plymouth City Council 29.7.10

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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September 15 2010

Occupier not liable for serious injuries following fall over a tripping hazard at night; there was no implied consent to the Claimant's activities at the time

Discretion of the Bar Standards Board

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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September 6 2012

Mr Islam, the appellant, unsuccessfully appealed against a decision of the Qualifications Committee of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) upholding the refusal of the Head of Education Standards of BSB to exercise its discretion to allow him to undertake the Bar Vocational Course (BVC

Duty to provide adequate supervision: injury at school

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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September 14 2012

A local authority was not liable for injury sustained by a pupil when he was hit by a golf club during a lesson; adequate supervision provided; the teacher could not have been expected to see every action of a group of pupils at all times

Hussain v Chief Constable of West Mercia

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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November 28 2008

Mr Hussain was a taxi driver who claimed that in the course of his work he had been involved in numerous incidents causing him to call on the assistance of the police on more than 50 occasions