A man who worked as a reception assistant at a mental hospital in Nottinghamshire has won £210,000 in compensation after a workplace injury caused him a series of health problems. David Prince, was inspecting a lorry at Rampton secure mental hospital when the incident occurred. In order to examine the vehicle’s contents, the 58-year-old reportedly …
The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has launched a new licensing scheme for the industry in order to boost standards. The NAEA is convinced that much more needs to be done to curb the damaging consequences of unprofessional estate agents for clients, and protecting their interests is one of the main aims of introducing …
The Association of Law Costs Draftsmen (ALCD) has said that some law firms are using unqualified cost advisors on cases, potentially increasing the risk of legal action as they do so. According to the chair of the ALCD, Ian Stairk, the professional body has received numerous reports of law firms instructing unqualified and uninsured cost …
According to recent press reports, Australian journalism lecturer Julie Posetti is facing legal action from the editor-in-chief of high-profile magazine The Australian over comments she made on micro-blogging site Twitter. Chris Mitchell is accusing Posetti of defamation, after she published several comments about him on Twitter. The ‘tweets’ related to and even paraphrased comments made …
A number of the largest financial institutions in the world are currently facing legal action over their roles in the Bernard Madoff investment fraud scandal. Madoff, 72, successfully ran a fraudulent Ponzi investment fraud scheme for twenty years, robbing thousands of investors, charities and individuals of an estimated £41 billion over this time. JPMorgan, HSBC …
The US Tennis Association (USTA) is reportedly planning to file legal action against the Olympus Corporation, an American camera company, over claims that a sponsorship contract was breached. According to the USTA, the Olympus Corporation attempted to renege on a sponsorship deal planned for 2011, a contract signed by both parties. The two organisations have …
After being sued by the Dole Food Co over allegations that they defamed the company, a group of documentary filmmakers from Sweden have been awarded $200,000 in a Los Angeles court. Dole Food Co filed a defamation lawsuit against the Swedish filmmakers after they produced a documentary film called Bananas!, which investigated the claims by …
A screenwriter living in Long Island, USA, has been shocked to learn that she is being sued by one of the biggest movie studios in the world for $15 million. Patricia McIlvaine discovered that Twentieth Century Fox were suing her for this astronomical sum after she posted a total of 79 film scripts online, one …
HarperCollins, the publisher of US politician Sarah Palin’s second book, has reportedly settled a copyright infringement lawsuit with gossip website Gawker. The publishing company – which is part of the Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corp – sued Gawker Media after it published extracts from Palin’s new book “America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag” …