£500K Workplace Accident Payout to NHS Nurse
In a recent news story, a £500,000 payout was awarded to a nurse who has been left disabled for life after a chair collapsed under him at work, after West London Mental Health NHS Trust admitted liability for the accident. The Nurse was working, when he sat down on a ‘defective’ hydraulic chair, which collapsed…
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SVS Securities Goes into Administration – Could You Claim?
In August 2019 The Financial Conduct Authority (‘The FCA’) put the financial advisor and investment provider SVS Securities Ltd into default and the firm has consequently entered administration. The decision by the FCA arises as a consequence of the firm’s general lack of due diligence, their failure to advise clients adequately on how risky…
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17 Regulated Advisory Firms Declared In Default
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared 17 new firms in “default” for the period between August 2019 and October 2019. The firms are: • Valiant Financial Consultants, Kent • N-Hanced, Tyne and Wear • AETC Associates, Bradford • Bellfield Financial Services, Glasgow • St Martin’s Partners, Essex • Strathearn Insurance Services, London • Property Finance…
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The Criminal Injury Compensation Authority (CICA) Appeal Process – How Does it Work?
Founded in 1996, the CICA was designed to compensate blameless victims of violent crimes, including physical and sexual assaults. The Scheme has been revised numerous times and currently and compensates for over 300 different types of injury. After going through the claims process with the CICA and once an initial decision is received from them,…
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Increase in Injuries Caused by ‘Technology Abuse’
Increased use of electronic devices and other newer technologies has led to a (perhaps predictable) rise in traumatology consultations because of neuro-musculoskeletal injuries, according to a Spanish report. Studies suggest that the average person spends a whopping five and a half hours per day connected to their mobile phone and/or computer in this ‘always online’…
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Cosmetic Procedures – Do Your Research
With the rise of TV shows – such as ‘Love Island’ and ‘Keeping Up with The Kardashians’ – which celebrate a person’s ‘perfect appearance’, redefining the very nature of what we all perceive to be true beauty. Is there any wonder that in reflection of this, there has been an equal rise in the number…
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Team Spotlight: Civil Litigation
Welcome to Oakwood Team Spotlight, where our departments are the stars. This month, our spotlight shines on Laura Walton and Adam Colville-Robins of our Civil Litigation team. Department Lowdown Consisting of two members, Civil Litigation deals in all manner of cases – from landlord, tenant and boundary disputes to civil discrimination and harassment.…
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Female Prisoners Have Higher Rates of HPV and Cervical Cancer
According to research – worldwide, female prisoners have higher rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) which can lead to cancer, and Cervical cancer itself. How prevalent is cervical cancer? Cervical cancer is the fourth most common female cancer worldwide, with about 570,000 cases diagnosed per annum according to World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics. Latin America,…
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Child Scarred for Life Before a Family Holiday
A seven-year-old school girl was left with severe burns across her body 40 minutes into a four-hour flight of their first family holiday, when cabin crewmember spilled a cup of tea over her. The flight attendant was passing the child’s mother a cup of tea. However, the lid wasn’t on properly and spilled on…
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