All news on the topic: compensation

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MoD faces £850m fallout as lawyers target huge compensation claims
Law firms have started enrolling claimants to capitalize on the Afghan data breach, with each one potentially receiving up to £250,000 in compensation.
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Sighing at work may be considered harassment — court ruling
Workers who sigh at their colleagues could be accused of harassment in the workplace, a judge has ruled in a significant employment tribunal.
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Death instead of wages: migrant workers dying on 2034 World Cup construction sites in Saudi Arabia
From electrocution to decapitation, migrant workers on Saudi World Cup construction projects face deadly conditions amid a persistent lack of transparency and accountability.
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Gary Glitter’s assets seized as victims’ lawyers enforce £508K compensation order
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter has been made bankrupt after refusing to pay £508,000 in damages, allowing lawyers for his victims to access his assets - including a £2million London penthouse
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89-year-old Japanese man awarded record $1.45 million for 47 years of wrongful death row imprisonment
89-year-old Japanese man Iwao Hakamada, who spent nearly half a century on death row before being acquitted, has been awarded $1.45 million in compensation — a record amount.
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Harrods proposes six-figure payouts for sexual abuse victims of Mohamed al Fayed, compensation scheme under consultation
The London department store is nearing the completion of compensation payments potentially exceeding £300,000 to those who suffered sexual abuse by its former owner, Sky News can exclusively reveal.
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Ofsted inspector unfairly sacked for wiping rain off child’s head wins five-year legal battle
It took over five years for an Ofsted inspector to clear his name after being dismissed for brushing water off a child’s head.
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Barclays ordered to pay £12.5 million in compensation for widespread app and website outages
After widespread outages on its app and website, Barclays has been ordered to pay out a total £12.5 million in compensation to those affected.
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Post Office scandal: 21 ’Capture’ cases now under investigation for potential miscarriages of justice
To date, approximately 100 individuals who experienced repercussions after being accused of stealing from their branch while using Capture may qualify for compensation.
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Women affected by the WASPI campaign threaten legal action over pension dispute
Campaigners have threatened the government with legal action unless it reconsiders the decision to refuse compensation to millions of women affected by an increase in the state pension age.
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Woman receives £16,000 compensation after Zara staff opened curtain while she was trying on clothes
An influencer has been awarded £16,000 after Zara staff pulled back a dressing room curtain as she was getting changed.
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Man who crashed car into Buckingham Palace gate ’fortunate not to have been shot’
A man said he ‘had to fix these c****’ as he was swarmed by armed police after crashing his car intoBuckingham Palace and causing nearly £25,000 worth of damage.
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NHS worker who initiated a confrontation by telling a hospital security guard "don’t get your mother’s knickers in a twist" wins a £20,000 payout
An NHS worker who got into a fight with a hospital security guard after telling him ’don’t get your mother’s knickers in a twist’ has won almost £20,000.
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Concerns over claims management firms raised by Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority said some firms had charged significantly higher fees for unregulated claims
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Storm compensation explained for power and water outages - see if you're due £80
You can receive cash payments you've experienced a power outage or disruption to your water supply, so here is a round up of compensation payments you may be able to claim if you are impacted
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Boy, 12, awarded £2.8million after witnessing aunt's fatal shooting by officer
Zion Carr, who had to witness the horrific shooting of his aunt by a police officer who was later convicted of her manslaughter when he was just eight-years-old, has been given compensation
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Brits could be entitled to as much as £4.5k if bed bugs ruin their holidays
Hotel guests who find themselves bitten by bed bugs could claim thousands - with Travelodge having previously paid out £4,500 to one family affected by an infestation
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Man disgusted after 'brown liquid' shot up leg in Morrisons toilet
A man says he had to throw items of clothing in the bin after a brown liquid shot up his leg from a crack on the floor of a toilet in a Nottinghamshire Morrisons
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Brit man permanently blinded after paint gun incident in Magaluf nightclub
Dillon Connery had been in Magaluf for hours when he was hit by a stream of paint fired from a gun in the resort's Carwash Club, leaving his eyes 'obliterated'
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Thousands in line for £500million payout over mis-sold holiday scheme
At the moment, the banks are set to pay £100million to those impacted however compensation payout could be as high as £500million
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Driver wins £1.1million payout after hitting pothole amid warning over UK roads
One unnamed motorist has won more than £1million in compensation from the Labour-run Welsh government after they hit a pothole and suffered 'personal injury' four years ago
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Woman wins huge payout after living with stone in eye for more than 50 years
Domi was just eight-years-old in 1965 when she was playing with a hoe in a field in Spain, struck a rock and a piece of stone flew into her eye, causing serious bleeding
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Locals fume at 'optical illusion' cycle lane that has injured nearly 60 people
One councillor warned that Keynsham's "optical illusion" cycle lane could prove to be deadly one day, while others say it is a trip hazard, with 59 people injured in a single year
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Couple claim Morrisons van caused £25,000 damage - but they offered £746 compo
The couple were left with a £25,000 bill after a Morrisons van allegedly hit a pillar at their Norfolk home, resulting in severe damage to a fountain in their garden
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Black nurse told to 'bleach skin white' so patients would be nicer wins £25,000
Adelaide Kweyama was told to bleach her skin by a senior nurse. Now she has been awarded £25,000 from the NHS after a tribunal hearing agreed she had been the victim of race-related harassment