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Police Force Face Claims For Race Discrimination Over recent months the British Police Force has found itself dealing with a number of claims for compensation due to discrimination in the workplace on grounds of race and ethnicity. One Police officer has submitted a claim for £500,000 pounds because he believes he was discriminated against and denied a promotion unfairly. Cap On Compensation For Whiplash Injuries To Be Reviewed Car insurers in Canada are predicting a steep hike in insurance premiums if a current cap on compensation payments is removed. The average increase in rates is estimated at around eleven percent, which is a huge increase and way above the rate of inflation. Asbestos Victims Are Dying Before They Can Receive Their Compensation People living in Australia, suffering from mesothelioma, a disease caused by asbestos poisoning are passing away before their claims for compensation are being heard. One Sydney Judge believes this is due to a cost saving measure which was implemented in 2005. Simple Accident Claim Not Fully Explained Compensation for accidents claims can be complex and difficult to work out. In some cases the issue of who is at fault may not be clear cut and it could take time to collect the evidence to determine the facts of the accident. Seat Designers Can Help Protect Against Whiplash The car industry is under pressure to make and sell quality products amidst the economic slowdown of the global credit crunch and the increasing awareness of green issues. One important factor in achieving this is to manufacture cars with high safety ratings that will protect both the passengers and the driver in the event of a crash. Council Vehicles Cause Thousands Of Pounds In Accident Claim Compensation Councils across Britain pay out millions of pounds in compensation every year as a result of accident claims. The majority of these are due to slips and trips on council land which result in injury. Transport Costs Can Make Hospital Visits Expensive We are lucky in this country that if you have an accident or become ill you are able to go to an NHS hospital, and seek treatment at their accident and emergency department. Most hospitals are located in central city locations and provide treatment around the clock in order to cater for largest number of people as possible. Police Driving Accidents On The Increase Most drivers are aware of the rules of the road, and know that driving carelessly can lead to accidents. Driving whilst speaking on a mobile phone or eating food can lead to drivers becoming distracted and unable to drive properly which increases the likelihood of an accident. Compensation Culture Is Eroding Children's Common Sense A leading headmaster has spoke out against the compensation culture and said that children should be allowed to take risks or they would become more likely to hurt themselves. The headmaster, Mr Hughes-D’Aeth’s, logic is that the rise in compensation claims in this country has lead to an even bigger rise in a health and safety culture. Bus Driver Banned For Injuring Passengers Through Reckless Driving A bus driver from Edinburgh has been fined five hundred pounds and banned from driving for nine months after causing a crash which resulted in injuries including whiplash, because he was waving to friends. Mr Chalmers was a driver for First Group buses at the time of the crash. Accident Claims Forcing Up Insurance Premiums Making a claim for a car accident is likely to increase premiums even when the accident occurs through no fault of your own. Car insurance policies include an excess to deter people from making trivial accident claims which cost the insurers millions of pounds. More Needs To Be Done To Minimise The Effects Of Whiplash If you have ever been in a car accident that has resulted in a whiplash injury, you will understand what a painful experience it can be. The effects of whiplash which occur when the neck and head are thrown forward and back can be amongst others headaches, sickness, neck stiffness and spinal injuries. Hosting A Party – Make Sure You Have The Right Insurance Summer is on its way and when the sun decides to shine nothing beats a good garden party. Getting the barbeque out of the garage, stocking up on food and drinks and buying games for the kids are all part of a British summer. Council Refuses Compensation Claims For Unfair Pay Typically claims for compensation occur when there has been accident; a trip or slip on a council pavement, or being hit by another vehicle on the roads which wasn’t your fault. Car Manufacturers Need To Be More Pro-Active To Beat Whiplash Car manufacturers are not doing enough to help protect against whiplash. Statistics show that in America a rear-end crash occurs every 17 seconds. One of the most common injuries sustained in these types of accidents is whiplash. Whiplash occurs when the force of an impact causes a person’s head to move rapidly forward and then snap back. This action can hyperextend the neck and damage the nerves and ligaments, resulting in ongoing pain and stiffing of the neck. Legal Firms Being Investigated For Handling Fraudulent Compensation Claims Solicitors firms are being advised to check the validity of compensation claims before taking them on, to ensure that they are not fraudulent. Many solicitors firms handle claims that they receive from claims management companies, and rely on them to check if the claims are legitimate. Accident Claims Costing Councils Millions Councils are spending more money paying out for accident claims, than ever before. Trips and slips caused by uneven paving stones have cost one council more than £2.5 million pounds over the last four years. With the average claim equalling around £1800, this is more than a huge drain on local authority resources. Another city council paid out over five million pounds during an eight year period, and these figures are rising. The Insurance Practice Of Cold Calling 'Third Party' Victims Concerns have been raised after it was found that insurance companies were cold calling personal injury victims in their homes, to try and persuade them to waive their right to claim for compensation. Compensation Claims: Friend Or Foe? In today’s society you would be forgiven in thinking that the number of compensation claims in the UK is increasing. Very rarely does a week go by when there isn’t a news story about some form of personal injury claim, and the internet is full of adverts for ‘no win, no fee’ personal injury specialists. Compensation Claims Costing the Scottish NHS Millions. Recent figures have shown the Scottish NHS paid out a record 23million pounds in compensation for medical negligence claims, during 2006/2007. This was more than twice the amount of the previous year and up twenty million from ten years ago. But it is not only the amount of claims that have increased, but also the amount of money being awarded that have left the NHS in Scotland with such huge bills.

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