News Desk 2001

Judges rob thousands of asbestos victims and widows of compensation

The UK's largest law firm acting for asbestos victims has called for commonsense and reality from the House of Lords following today's devastating ruling by three Court of Appeal judges that will rob thousands of dying men and widows of compensation.

Lawyers call for law change after farmer escapes jail for death of biker

Lawyers acting for the widow of Richard Fletcher, the motorcyclist who was killed by the unprotected forks of a farm vehicle, have called on the government to bring in tough new corporate killing laws.

UK government in breach of European employment law

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the UK government broke the law in denying freelance workers and those on short-term contracts the right to four weeks paid annual leave.

Burnley paper mill racially discriminated against Asian workers

Managers at a Burnley paper mill have been told to take steps to combat racism in the workplace after an employment tribunal found that three Asian workers at the mill had been racially discriminated against.

Asbestos campaigners welcome compensation deal

Thompsons Solicitors today welcomed the announcement that asbestos victims and their families effected by the collapse of Iron Trades/Chester Street Insurance earlier this year would be paid at least 90% of their entitlement to compensation.

Lawyers and unions call for immediate change in law on holiday leave

The government should act now to change the law on the holiday entitlements of freelance and contract workers rather than wait to be forced by British Courts, say lawyers acting for Bectu in today's groundbreaking opinion from the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice.

UK government in breach of working time law

The British government is in breach of European Union law by denying freelance workers and those on short-term contracts the right to four weeks paid annual leave.

Francesca Quintyne's legal team to act for other victims of machete attack

Thompsons Solicitors, the firm which acted for Francesca Quintyne in her battle for increased compensation for the horrific injuries she sustained in the Teddy Bears' Picnic machete attack, has received instructions from the families of the two other children injured in the attack.

Lawyers and unions call for radical reform to 'insulting' criminal injury compensation system after award to machete attack girl

Lawyers acting for Francesca Quintyne, the little girl scarred for life in the horrific attack at the Teddy Bear's Picnic in 1996, today said the decision by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeal Panel (CICAP) to increase her compensation award had not gone far enough..

Collapsed insurance firm bounces asbestos victims' compensation cheques - future asbestos claims in jeopardy

Cheques that were to be paid to victims of the killer dust asbestos have been stopped by a bank in the wake of the collapse of one the largest employer liability insurance companies.

Operation Rose

All 15 of the cases that have been taken by the police against our clients have now been thrown out by the courts.