November 10th, 2009
A judge has ordered a shop assistant to pay personal injury compensation out of his wages to a man he attacked at a railway station.
Joshua Preece, 19, admitted charges of actual bodily harm over the incident in which he punched and stamped on Matthew Hale in an argument over a girl, reports the South Wales Echo.
At Cardiff Crown Court, Judge Stephen Hopkins took account of Preece’s previous good character to allow him to escape being sent to a young offenders’ institution.
Instead he was ordered to pay personal injury compensation of £250 at a rate of £10 per week.
Preece, of Bridgend, will also have to carry out 120 hours of community service as part of his punishment.
The incident occurred in February this year at Pencoed Railway Station.
Earlier this year, John Guest of Poole was awarded £1,000 in personal injury compensation after he was attacked by Christopher Watts in his own home.
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July 3rd, 2009
An officer who was badly hurt when he jumped from a bridge into a reservoir is to receive millions in compensation after a judge deemed that he had been under pressure to do so.
Charles Radclyffe, 30, was an officer in the Irish Guards in 2003 when he was carrying out duties in Germany, the Salisbury Journal reports.
His senior officer told him he should make the 65-foot leap to prove his bravery and that it would be "bad form" if he did not.
Although they were not on duty at the time, Mr Radclyffe felt under peer pressure to do so and made the jump. However, he landed in the shallow water on his knees and was left disabled.
He had to use a wheelchair for several months and still needs crutches.
An appeal court judge this week ruled that the leap was "not solely his own freely made decision" and ruled that he should receive compensation.
This is likely to run into millions of pounds and Mr Radclyffe is also to receive a £200,000 advance damages payment from the Ministry of Defence.
The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, established in 2005, provides compensation for all injuries, ill health and deaths that occur mostly during service.
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August 1st, 2008
A former lorry driver is seeking compensation after a road accident left him seriously injured.
Steve Jefford was in his cab driving along the A34 in 2005 when he was involved in a five-lorry crash.
Following a number of operations and after contracting hospital superbug MRSA, the 49-year-old was informed he would have to have his left leg removed below the knee, the Southern Daily Echo reports.
He endured a slow recovery, during which he suffered phantom limb pains.
Mr Jefford was forced to give up his 25-year career as a driver for TNT UK – a firm which specialises in the delivery of documents, parcels and small freight – and now works part-time in an office for the company.
The grandfather-of-three is involved in a legal battle to claim damages of over £300,000 for the injuries he sustained and a high court judge is set to hear his case later this year.
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June 4th, 2008
A Cheshire company has been fined £30,000 after a teenage agency worker lost his right arm in a work-related accident.
Oliver Britton, 18, was working at Airbags International when his limb was crushed and had to be subsequently amputated at the shoulder.
According to the Sentinel, he also suffered severe injuries including several compound fractures.
In April, the company admitted contravening heath and safety laws – as outlined in Section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 – at South Cheshire Magistrates’ Court.
At a hearing on Friday (30th June) at Chester Crown Court, Judge David Boulton ruled that Mr Britton had been "grievously injured" in what was "an accident waiting to happen".
Iain Evans, an inspector for the Health and Safety Executive, commented: "This should serve as a timely warning to all companies that they have a clear responsibility to ensure the health and safety of their workforce."
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