Can I Receive Compensation From The CICA If I Have Criminal Convictions?
A question we commonly receive in Criminal Injury matters, is whether or not it is possible to receive CICA compensation if the claimant has criminal convictions. Answer: Simply put – perhaps. As a government run scheme, the CICA are extremely stringent on whether applicants for compensation have UNSPENT criminal convictions. This is at either…
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Famous Male Celebrities Who Have Struggled With Mental Health Issues
To round off Men’s Health Week, we hoped it may be helpful to share with you an insight into some famous male personalities who have had to fight to maintain their mental wellbeing. Stephen Fry Stephen Fry has been a mainstay of British entertainment for longer than some can recall, with many hugely successful…
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The EAT Rules That Gender-critical Views Are A Protected Belief
Maya Forstater was at the forefront of controversy in 2018 due to tweets she posted stating that biological sex cannot be changed. She was working as a Tax Adviser when her contract at Centre for Global Development (CGD), a charitable organisation based in London and Washington, was not renewed amid complaints and disputes over…
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Underpaid and Sacked By Text Message
The story of Megan Lloyd made the news recently. Megan was ‘self-employed’ as a beauty therapist in Sheffield city centre from August 2019 to February 2020. Megan was a new mother and joined the business a few months after giving birth to her daughter, as a way to make some additional money on the…
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Asking Angela and Clare – Making Leeds Safer For Women
Domestic violence remains a prevalent issue. A total of 599,549 recorded offences in England and Wales were flagged as domestic abuse-related in the year ending March 2018 – this equates to 12% of all reported offences.[i] It is therefore important that people continue to create as much publicity as possible regarding this and highlight…
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Bone of Contention – Orthopaedic Claims
Here at Oakwood Solicitors, our Medical Negligence team has dealt with a number of orthopaedic claims. It is not surprising really, when you learn that on average every person will experience two broken bones over the course of a lifetime. Who can be held responsible? Orthopaedic claims can be brought against a GP, NHS…
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Workplace Accidents Caused By Stress, Overworking and Social Anxiety – Post COVID
Work-related accidents occur more regularly than some people might think. The UK alone sees hundreds of thousands of workplace injuries every single year, many of them being serious or fatal. That’s why organisations need to take proper precautions when considering safety at work by following good health & safety practices. After all, employee safety…
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NHS Hospitals Accused Of Hiding Multiple Patient Safety Reports
A BBC Panorama investigation has highlighted that a large majority of independent hospital reviews that highlight patient safety concerns had not been shared and published with their regulators. Freedom of information requests made by the BBC revealed 111 reports created by medical royal colleges. Of these only 26 had been shared in full with…
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Industrial Disease Death Verdict For Asbestos Victim’s Wife
A 91-year-old widow was found to have died as the result of years of asbestos exposure from washing her husband’s workwear, a Coroner’s verdict has concluded. Joan McMillan died in her home on the 25th of February 2021, after refusing further tests when admitted to hospital with shortness of breath some days before. Mrs…
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