The family of a man killed by a bus that mounted the pavement has been awarded compensation at the High Court. The accident occurred in 2004. Bent Hjerting, 61, was walking with his two sons, Harald and Gustavus, when two buses collided...

The owner of a flower shop has failed in her bid to hold a commuter partly responsible for a fall that occurred on the pavement outside her London shop. In July last year Brian Piccolo, 50, won the right to damages for injuries he...

A landmark decision of the House of Lords could pave the way for some victims of sexual abuse to claim compensation from their attackers many years after it took place. Mrs A, a retired teacher, has won the right to sue for damages a man who...

Supermarkets owe customers a reasonable duty of care to ensure that they can carry out their shopping safely without the risk of injury. A woman who was injured by falling soup cans in a supermarket recently won £2,000 in compensation. The woman, who...

A cleaner who slipped in a puddle of water at the shopping centre where she worked has been awarded £3,500 in compensation. Susan Marriott, 51, worked at the Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield. She had been asked to...

A man whose life was ruined after he was hit on the back of the neck in a freak accident has been awarded £1m in compensation. John MacMaster was standing outside a London pub when the accident occurred. A sun lounger...

A woman has been awarded £2,602 in compensation for an injury she suffered whilst travelling on a bus. The woman was the only passenger on the bus when the accident occurred. She was seated in the first row of seats behind the...

A nursing assistant who fell down a stairway on her way to get her car out of the garage has been awarded £108,750 in compensation. Agnes Wilson, who was 57 at the time of the accident, was on her way to work when the accident...

A company with a long-hours culture has been found liable for an accident which left an employee paralysed.   Michael Eyres, 23, worked for Atkinsons Kitchens and Bedrooms Ltd. in Bradford. Late one evening, he was...

As of 23 April 2007, measures introduced under the Compensation Act 2006 establish a regulatory framework for...