http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/ Wilson Nesbitt Solicitors - Claims News RSS feed en-gb email@wilson-nesbitt.co.uk info@flamegreen.com 30 http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/837/26062008/tribunal_risk_for_accent_discrimination_employers.html Employers in Northern Ireland who discriminate against job applicants with certain accents are at risk of facing tribunals, it has been revealed.A survey carried out by a firm of solicitors found that 63 per cent of workers have disguised their accent in a job interview to improve their chances... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:09:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/826/19062008/lack_of_health_insurance_for_older_workers_could_lead_to_claims.html Employers in Northern Ireland failing to provide health insurance for older workers when they offer it to younger employees could be at risk of age discrimination claims.According to Personnel Today, it could be too expensive for employers to provide insurance against certain conditions for... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:35:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/710/14042008/neighbours_diy_errors_cost_%C2%A3173m.html Some 594,960 Britons have their properties damaged by a neighbour's home improvements every year, adding up to a total of £173 million, according to Halifax Home Insurance.And in one-in-three cases the victim had to pay for repairs themselves or claim on their own household... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:07:00 BST http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/653/07032008/fraudsters_target_movers.html While people in Belfast and Northern Ireland have enough trouble affording their new home, they could find themselves having to contact solicitors for a whole range of issues if they do not inform organisations that they have moved house.Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland already see... Fri, 7 Mar 2008 13:15:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/650/06032008/nuclear_workers_risk_heart_health.html While solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland may be used to dealing with clients who have developed cancer from working with nuclear materials, there may be an even larger type of industrial illness in the sector.Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland may be interested to know that heart... Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/652/06032008/employee_litigation_biggest_business_risk.html Businesses in Belfast and Northern Ireland could find that their biggest risk of financial loss may come if an employee contacts their solicitors following poor treatment, experts say.According to Hiscox, businesses in Belfast and Northern Ireland may be unaware that one of the most costly things... Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/645/04032008/domestic_violence_not_being_tackled.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland are seeing no let-up in cases of domestic violence in the province and now the government has been criticised for failing to protect females.While solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland occasionally see cases of domestic violence committed against... Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:30:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/643/03032008/no_quality_seal_on_ni_garages.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland are more likely to see clients trying to take garages to court for poor workmanship than their British colleagues, as none of them are signed up to the Kitemark system. According to the Belfast Telegraph, not a single garage in Northern Ireland has... Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/644/03032008/ni_warned_of_wintery_roads.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland should be on alert for clients claiming for unexpected road traffic accidents after forecasters have predicted a change in the weather.While solicitors are unlikely to have seen many new cases of road accidents caused by poor weather recently, a cold... Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/639/29022008/solicitors_see_more_rsi.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland are seeing more claims against employers for repetitive strain injury (RSI), statistics show.Of the work-related injuries that solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland see, RSI is more common now than ever.On February 29th, International RSI Awareness... Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:30:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/635/28022008/racist_attacks_have_risen.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland are likely to have seen more criminal injury cases in which the victims are Polish after a spate of attacks in Killycomaine.Although many Polish immigrants have settled peacefully into Belfast and Northern Ireland, solicitors who cover Portadown should note that... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:15:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/636/28022008/landmark_suicide_case_in_court.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland will have been keeping a close eye on a landmark case where a company has been blamed for an employee suicide, according to Workplace Law website.While solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland often secure compensation for people after accidents in the... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:15:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/625/22022008/agency_employees_could_be_more_protected.html Solicitors could see more temporary workers coming to them for help after the government is considering extending the rights of agency workers in Belfast and Northern Ireland.Although some employers in Belfast and Northern Ireland are for the extension of employment rights to temps, many may be... Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:30:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/624/22022008/tradesmen_ignorant_of_asbestos_hazard.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland could see more cases of asbestos-related illnesses caused by work in the future as research has shown a stark lack of knowledge about the risk. A survey carried out by the British Lung Foundation suggests that only 12 per cent of tradespeople in Belfast... Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/619/21022008/%C2%A376m_medical_negligence_bill.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland have secured almost £76 million in compensation for victims of medical negligence in the province over the past five years.According to the BBC, details of the amount secured by solicitors for clients in Belfast and Northern Ireland were... Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:15:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/620/21022008/employers_must_consider_back_pain.html Employers in Belfast and Northern Ireland should consider reviewing the problem of work-related back pain if they do not want to be taken to court by solicitors if an employee gets injured.A charity has suggested that with an ageing population, employers in Belfast and Northern Ireland should be... Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:15:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/621/21022008/ageist_bosses_could_face_%C2%A345m_bill.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland are being increasingly called on to mediate in cases of age discrimination.Yet experts warn that employers in Belfast and Northern Ireland could end up paying costly compensation bills for forcing older employees to retire early.According to an insurance... Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:15:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/622/21022008/hazard_industries_must_tackle_safety.html Solicitors could be called in if major hazard businesses in Belfast and Northern Ireland do not tighten up safety measures to reduce the risk of accidents.The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has sent a clear message to major hazard industries in Belfast and Northern Ireland to take... Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:15:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/616/20022008/schoolchildren_to_study_human_rights.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland could see the next generation of clients particularly well-informed about the law after a new initiative has been launched to teach schoolchildren about their human rights. While if the scheme takes off, it would mean youngsters know more about the law,... Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:45:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/612/18022008/charity_fined_after_voicemail_sacking.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland have secured nearly £35,000 in compensation from a charity after two women were unfairly dismissed from their jobs, with one of the ladies fired via voicemail.Marilyn Giboney, from Omagh, and Brenda Faulkner, of Belfast, contacted their solicitors after... Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:45:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/614/18022008/ni_contractor_fined_for_serious_negligence.html Contractors in Belfast and Northern Ireland have been sent a stern message to take health and safety regulations seriously after a court ordered a hefty fine for a breach in the rules.According to 4NI website, solicitors were unable to prevent one Northern Ireland contractor from being hit with a... Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:45:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/607/08022008/firefighter_attacks_drop.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland have seen the number of firefighters claiming damages for criminal injuries fall over the last year, after the number of attacks on fire crews have fallen.According to figures released by the BBC, solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland would have... Fri, 8 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/602/06022008/fine_increased_for_negligent_nightclub.html Solicitors for Belfast City Council have ensured that a nightclub which was negligent about Northern Ireland's safety laws has been duly penalised. Originally solicitors managed to convince a Northern Ireland court to impose fines on a Belfast nightclub after it breached health and safety... Wed, 6 Feb 2008 12:30:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/597/05022008/solicitors_could_secure_more_compensation.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland will be able to secure more money in compensation for people treated unfairly at works thanks to updated guidelines.Under the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2007, solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland may be able to win more damages... Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/598/05022008/brides_in_favour_of_contracts_for_bridesmaids.html While solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland are well versed in dissolving marriages where one partner has breached the contract, soon lawyers could see bridesmaids penalised for failing to fulfil their duties.A new survey shows that many brides-to-be in Belfast and Northern Ireland would be... Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/594/04022008/ecj_backs_mother_in_landmark_discrimination_case.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland could see a surge in a new type of claim after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has backed a working mother's claims against an employer who would not offer her flexible working.Sharon Coleman called her solicitors after her bosses would not let... Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/595/04022008/motorbike_victim_turns_to_the_lords.html After solicitors for a Belfast girl have failed to secure her compensation from Northern Ireland's court system, the teenager wants to appeal to the House of Lords for help.The girl, who can not be named, sustained a fracture to her leg after becoming the innocent victim of a motorcycle... Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/593/31012008/minister_admits_to_contractor_slur.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland have secured damages for a contractor after SDLP minister Thomas Burns admitted he had libelled the firm.Not only did solicitors win damages for Eastwood, but also obtained an apology from the Northern Ireland Assembly member, the BBC reports.In the Belfast High... Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:30:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/590/30012008/more_workers_happy_in_their_jobs.html Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland could see fewer claims for people being badly treated at work, as studies show that employers seem to be increasingly concerned with being fair to their workers.According to the Great Place to Work Institute, solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland... Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:30:00 GMT http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/591/30012008/snow_set_to_hit_belfast.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland should be prepared for a rise in road traffic accident claims after wintery weather is set to cause hazardous driving conditions, with snow expected in Belfast.Some solicitors may report a rise in traffic accidents in Belfast and Northern Ireland as icy conditions... Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:30:00 GMT