A man who was permanently disabled after falling from a tower is to receive compensation for his injuries.

Robert Wilson, 67, was a self-employed contractor working on the refit of a shop in Enfield in 2006, Get Bracknell reports.

However, he fell from a scaffolding tower that did not have a fence around it, suffering head and chest injuries in the process.

Mr Wilson can no longer work and needs a specially adapted car.

E&F Joinery, the company responsible for the refit, was prosecuted for breaches of health and safety regulations.

The case will now appear in a civil court in order to decide how much compensation Mr Wilson will receive.

Under the Work at Height Regulations 2005, every employer should make sure that work is not carried out at height when it can be successfully carried out at ground level.

Where work at height is carried out, employers are legally obliged to take adequate steps to prevent falls.