Medication Error – Case Study
Our Medical Negligence team breaks down a brief case study of a recently concluded medication error compensation claim. The case The Claimant attended hospital for a suspected DVT. She was discharged home with some medications, including Hydroxycarbamide and Phenoxymethylpenicillin. When home, the Claimant began to experience symptoms of nausea, abdominal pain, generalised weakness and…
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Sheffield company fined £200,000 after failing to protect employees from permanent condition
Sheffield company fined £200,000 after failing to protect employees from permanent condition. A manufacturing company in Sheffield has been fined £200,000 after two workers suffered the life- changing condition, vibration white finger. Ross & Catherall Limited is a company which manufactures and supplies metal bars for the aerospace and automotive industries. The…
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Are women in certain professions at higher risk of ovarian cancer?
It is said by the Occupational & Environmental Medicine (OEM) that those working as hairdressers, barbers and beauticians are most likely to develop ovarian cancer. Also, those working in sales, retail, clothing and construction can also be vulnerable, as they can be exposed to agents, including talcum powder, ammonia, propellant gases, petrol and bleach.…
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McDonald’s Sexual abuse claims – Employees speak out
According to a new BBC report, more than 100 current McDonald’s employees have so far come forward with sexual abuse allegations concerning other colleagues. We have previously written about allegations at one of the biggest retail food employers in the world – but this time the focus has been extended beyond individual cases, as…
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Menzies V Oakwood Solicitors – Protecting Solicitors from old Clients bringing claims for their Deductions
I’m sure since Jackson came along in 2013 and turned the world of Personal Injury upside down, many Firms have encountered some form of previous Clients trying to bring claims against the Firm to recover the Damages deductions taken. I know for us here at Oakwood Solicitors, we have seen the same and spent…
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City Council fined £200,000 after failing to protect workers
Plymouth City Council has been fined £200,000 after its failures led to two employees developing hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Plymouth City Council failed in its legal duty to comply with legislation even though guidance has been available for employers since 2005. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that between 2005…
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Company fined for putting workers at risk of radiation exposure
In 2009, a company called Terrill Bros was fined after putting their employees at risk of exposure to ionizing radiation over a 10-year long period. Terrill Bros. Limited’s external radiation protection adviser (RPA) Found failings in the access controls and warning systems at the company’s foundry on Guilford Road, Hayle, Cornwall. Within the 10-year…
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Record high NHS staff sickness in England
According to new figures released for 2022, we have entered a period of record high NHS staff sickness. The overall proportion of days lost due to absence was 5.6% of all working days, accounting for the equivalent loss of 75,000 members of staff within the year. This has exceeded the peak of the 2020-2021…
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Classroom asbestos – 10,000 pupils and teachers have died in 40 years
It has recently been confirmed that about 10,000 pupils and teachers have died due to asbestos in schools within the last four decades. Figures were produced by the Joint Asbestos Committee, revealing that the large number of deaths have been caused by toxic asbestos-containing material used in classrooms and school settings between the decades…
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