A man who sustained serious head injuries following an accident at a work’s team bonding day is to sue his employer for compensation. Simon Reynolds, 49, was participating in a cycle race organised by the Canterbury Branch of the Strutt & Parker Estate Agents firm, where he worked. It was a team bonding day which …
A public aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is facing a public liability lawsuit after a child visiting the facility contracted something known as ‘fish-handlers disease’. The boy is believed to have been infected with the bacteria known as Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae after petting stingrays and sharks in the touch pool of the aquarium. His parents say that …
In the wake of fresh claims about journalists at the now defunct News of the World hacking into private voicemail messages, the newspaper’s parent company is being sued by its shareholders. News Corp is being accused by Amalgamated Bank and a number of pension funds of breaching its duty by failing to take early action …
The legal services provider DG Law has urged independent financial advisers (IFAs) not to skimp on professional insurance cover, no matter how tough they may be finding it in the current economic climate. In fact, DG Law stressed that it is more important than ever during financially unstable times to have a professional indemnity insurance …
A chemical firm has been fined £12,000 after an incident in its Runcorn factory caused a worker to lose a finger. The employee, who is said to be 58 years old but who hasn’t been named, was working at the Ineos Enterprises Ltd plant in Runcorn, Cheshire, in September 2010 when the incident occurred. He …
The readers of the Washington City Paper have rushed to show their support for the newspaper after it was sued for defamation by the owner of the American football team, the Washington Redskins. Daniel Snyder, the current owner of the team, made the decision to file a defamation lawsuit against the Paper back in February …
Local Accountancy firm, Banks Sheridan, are climbing Snowdon for charity on 10th July. A note from Stuart Banks, Managing Director….. “On Sunday 10th July the Banks Sheridan team of:- David Morris, Darren Walley, Shawn Gallimore, Emily Broomhall, Kate Watkinson, Eileen Longworth, Nathan Shaw and Richard Griffith are walking up Snowdon with a few friends and …
A restaurant in the Aberdeenshire village of Balmedie in Scotland is reportedly considering filing a defamation lawsuit against TripAdvisor after a customer left a negative review. The owner of the award-winning Cock and Bull gastro pub, Rodger Morrison, said that he may take legal action against TripAdvisor as it refuses to remove what he considers …
According to the Daily Telegraph, the US hedge fund Highland Capital has filed a lawsuit against the Royal Bank of Scotland, in which it accuses the banking group of committing fraud and of lying to clients. The lawsuit is just the latest action in a long-running dispute between the two financial organisations. It all centres …