| Personal Injury News: Expensive Police Compensation Bill |
| In the last ten years, Sussex Police has had to pay out over £1m in compensation for mistakes made by its officers. Following court claims of negligence, racial discrimination and unlawful arrest, 528 payments totalling a whopping £1,019,080 have been paid.
In 2004, this force paid out just under £250,000 with more than half of this going to victims of personal injury including what is thought to be the single largest ever one-off payment to an individual in the UK. £42,500 was paid to a youth who received a bite from a police dog whilst it was giving chase to the fleeing youth. The police dog also had to be destroyed. A spokesperson for the force stated that it did not make a difference if the complainant was a convicted criminal or not, each claim is treated in exactly the same way. Many believe this compensation is justified. A spokesman for Victim Support in Sussex said "Where there has been a proven case of wrong doing among the police then it is right that victims receive compensation, and that can include, where suitable, large payments." Source: easilyclaim.co.uk  More News:-  Cosmetic Surgery on the Increaseomen have been indulging in cosmetic surgery for decades however an audit carried out by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons details.... Precautions required when removing asbestos, warns HSEhe Health and Safety Executive has reiterated its warning to all companies to ensure correct precautions are taken when dealing with asbestos after a .... Substandard treatment in casualty harms patientsrecent report entitled Emergency Admissions: A journey in the right direction? published by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome an.... Accrual for compensation owed to NHS patients hits £9 billionigures released by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) suggest that an estimated £9.2 billion could be owing to patients who have received substandar.... MP3 players spark compensation worriesesearchers in Canada have suggested that a high number of people, who use MP3 players, may notice a hearing loss sparking fears of a compensation clai.... Injured worker loses legrecycling company has admitted breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 following an inquiry by the Health and Safety Executi.... Criminal injury compensation claim turns out to be a hoaxman has appeared in court charged with perverting the course of justice after he claimed he was attacked with a nail gun. David Russell of Glouceste.... |
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