by Russell Worth | Feb 13, 2015 | Claims, Medical Negligence, News
Russell Worth is backing leading doctors’ groups across the UK in taking a stand against recently announced proposals to reduce in-job training times for qualified doctors. The proposals, which could have a serious impact on patient care and safety, will likely see...
by Russell Worth | Feb 13, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease, News
New rules on compensation pay-outs for asbestos-related illnesses mean those suffering will receive up to £54,000 more compensation for themselves and their families. Going forwards, compensation paid out through the Government’s Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme,...
by Russell Worth | Feb 11, 2015 | Accident at Work, asbestosis compensation, News
A building company in Suffolk has been fined after it removed asbestos insulation board from a farm building in Essex without a license. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard how a member of the public alerted the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after expressing...
by Russell Worth | Feb 9, 2015 | Accident at Work, News
A company in Rutland which manufactures children’s bedroom furniture has been prosecuted after one of its employees suffered severe injuries to his hand in a makeshift vacuum cleaner. Belvoir Associates Ltd had modified a dust extraction system which was portable and...
by Russell Worth | Feb 9, 2015 | Accident at Work
A joinery firm in Kent has been fined after one of its employees lost the tip of their left middle finger through working on an unguarded piece of machinery. The 31-year-old man, who has asked not to be named, is an employee of North Quay Trading Limited in Whitstable...
by Russell Worth | Feb 9, 2015 | Industrial Disease, News
A 66-year-old father died as a result of asbestos exposure, an inquest has heard. Leslie Hingerty from Stafford was exposed to asbestos dust through his work at the Universal Grinding Wheel Company, Cannock Coroner’s Court heard last week (6th February). For more than...
