A trainee teacher whose pelvis was fractured when he was crushed by a reversing school mini-bus has been awarded £365,000 in compensation for his injuries. John Lewis, 32, was standing in front of his own vehicle in Finsbury Park...

A motorist who was seriously injured in a head-on collision has been awarded £90,000 in compensation. Chris Chambers, 34, who worked as a police administrator, was driving on Christmas Eve 1999 when a car travelling in the...

A woman who suffered brain damage as a result of following a special detox diet has been awarded £810,000 in compensation. Dawn Page, 52, had been following 'The Amazing Hydration Diet', supervised by nutritional therapist,...

An elderly woman, who suffered burns when she was trapped under a radiator that fell off the wall of her flat, has been awarded £20,000 in compensation. Margaretta Lewis, 87, had an electric wall radiator in her flat repaired by a...

A former professional footballer has won at least £4.3m in compensation after a tackle ended his promising career when he was just 18 years old. Ben Collett, now 23, was playing his first match for Manchester United reserves in...

A cyclist has been awarded undisclosed damages for injuries he sustained in a road traffic accident. Julian Richards, a British triathlete, was approaching a junction when a car pulled out in front of him without warning. He hit the car...

A school caretaker who fell off a ladder at work has won the right to compensation. Anthony Gower-Smith, 73, fell off a stepladder in 2004 while trying to remove a display from a wall of the school. He fractured his skull and suffered...

A paramedic has won over £60,000 in compensation after a van crashed into his ambulance. David Fenwick, 55, was in the passenger seat of the ambulance when a van driver sped through a red light and crashed into the vehicle. ...

A student who broke her ankle after one of her high heels snapped has been awarded £7,200 in compensation from the shoe chain Dolcis. Sophie King, 20, was wearing the £35 pair of shoes for the first time when the accident...

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a rugby club must pay damages for an injury caused when one of its players deliberately punched an opponent during a match. The incident occurred during a National League Division 2 rugby union match...