Molesworths News Jul - Aug 2011
All the latest industry and legal news from your team at Molesworths.
Holidaymaker Gets Full Compensation for Accident Abroad
Date online: 05/08/2011
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a man who suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car in Spain is entitled to the same level of compensation that he would have received had the accident happened in the UK.
Court Awards Damages for Shop Worker's Ladder Fall
Date online: 01/08/2011
A shop worker who slipped and fell while reaching for a box has won compensation of £9,600.
Divorce Settlement Overturned by Insolvency
Date online: 26/07/2011
Financial problems are one of the most common factors in family relationship breakdown, so divorce cases are not uncommonly carried on against a background of insolvency.
Compensation for Nursing Home Resident Scalded in Bath
Date online: 21/07/2011
A resident in a nursing home, who suffered 40 per cent burns when she was lowered into a bath of hot water, has been awarded substantial compensation for the injuries she suffered.
Bribery Act Comes Into Force
Date online: 13/07/2011
The Bribery Act 2010 came into force on the 1st July 2011. The implementation of the Act, originally scheduled for April, was delayed to allow time for the guidance on it to be finalised.
Daughter Wins Share of £480,000 Inheritance Left to Charity
Date online: 09/07/2011
A woman whose mother left an entire estate to charity has won her appeal for a substantial payment from the estate, sufficient to meet her need for reasonable maintenance.
