http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/ Wilson Nesbitt Solicitors - Criminal Injuries News RSS feed en-gb email@wilson-nesbitt.co.uk info@flamegreen.com 30 http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/1303/02122008/attack_on_baby_draws_condemnation_from_politician.html In news that may be of interest to solicitors in Northern Ireland dealing with criminal injury cases, a local politician has condemned an incident in which an eight-month-old baby was hurt.The weekend incident in east Belfast saw the baby boy and his parents sustain injuries after a group of... Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:10:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/894/01082008/solicitors_call_for_more_court_appearances_for_serious_offenders.html Solicitors claim that too many criminals are getting off lightly because the police are preoccupied with "targets".In a development that will interest those practising in Northern Ireland, the Magistrates' Association backed up solicitors' complaints yesterday, noting... Fri, 1 Aug 2008 14:00:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/889/31072008/manslaughter_bid_for_abused_women_necessary.html Plans that could see women tried for manslaughter rather than murder if they kill their abusive husbands during an attack have been welcomed as necessary. Lisa Smyth from the Belfast Telegraph maintains that if a woman is in fear of her life and strikes out against her husband in an act of... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:00:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/806/09062008/post-traumatic_study_due_this_month.html The 'world's largest' study on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is due to be published this month, Legal & Medical magazine reports.Moving Minds, a psychological services provider, told the publication that the study will be particularly important because it is largely... Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:04:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/779/22052008/public_liability_insurance_should_be_legal_requirement.html Companies should be forced to take out public liability insurance, according to the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba).Solicitors can represent their clients in mounting campaigns against a firm in case of injury."Public liability insurance should be a legal requirement... Thu, 22 May 2008 16:47:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/770/16052008/serious_setback_for_injured_firefighters.html A High Court ruling on ill-health could have a serious effect on the pensions of retired firefighters, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has claimed.Matt Wrack told Channel 4's News at Noon he disagreed with the decision to reject the FBU's case in a court battle... Fri, 16 May 2008 16:35:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/767/15052008/hse_able_to_maintain_construction_safety_standards.html The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has the resources it needs in order to effectively regulate the construction industry, it has been claimed.Dave Mitchell, technical director of the Home Builders' Federation, said that the federation is "working closely" with the HSE to... Thu, 15 May 2008 16:10:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/731/28042008/the_right_insurance_policy_can_protect_against_neighbourly_disputes.html Householders should be looking out for insurance policies which offer legal protection against disputes with neighbours, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).Kelly Ostler-Coyle, ABI spokesperson, said that insurance of this type should be taken out "to protect against... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:51:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/733/28042008/hse_not_doing_enough_to_shame_health_and_safety_offenders.html The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is failing to do enough to name and shame those failing to protect their employees, according to the Centre for Corporate Accountability (CCA).In 2007, the HSE only issued a press release after the resolution of a third of its cases - 167 out of a total of... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:47:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/729/25042008/jumbo_jets_worth_of_people_killed_at_work_every_fortnight.html Enough people die at work to fill a jumbo jet every two weeks, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).This is due to a failure to maintain effective health and safety standards in the workplace, the society believes."If one jumbo jet crashed every two... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:30:00 UTC 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 UTC 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 UTC 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 UTC 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 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/585/29012008/care_workers_injured_in_attack.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland could become involved in more criminal injury cases involving young offenders if care workers do not deal with the problems in juvenile halls.According to the Belfast Telegraph, the Prison Officers Association (POA) wants employees at a County Down juvenile... Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:45:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/575/22012008/attacks_on_emergency_crews_soar.html Solicitors who deal with criminal injuries in Belfast and Northern Ireland have seen more of their clients involved in cases where members of the emergency services have been harmed after attacks on them have risen by 50 per cent over the past four years.In the last financial year solicitors... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:15:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/573/21012008/silver_car_case_continues.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland have been hearing new medical evidence in the case where a woman claims that she was pursued by a man in a silver car, who deliberately tried to run her over.Andrea Hall of Northern Ireland contacted her solicitors after she says Francis Paul McCormick attempted to... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:59:43 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/555/10012008/no_compensation_for_bike_victim.html Solicitors in Northern Ireland have failed to win compensation from the Motor Insurers' Bureau for the victim of a hit-and-run accident in Belfast because of a legal loophole.An unnamed teenage girl suffered a fractured leg after a motorcycle knocked her over in Belfast in 2003, but Northern... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:30:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/422/23102007/new_driving_laws_to_jail_careless_killers.html New legislation is set to come into force in Northern Ireland, which orders that reckless drivers who kill or seriously injure others could face up to five years in prison. Solicitors in Northern Ireland are used to trying to claim compensation for innocent people who have been injured by... Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:30:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/345/05092007/stockpile_tragedy_families_unhappy_with_court_outcome.html A representative for families affected by the Stockpile tragedy said he was not satisfied with the fine that the firms responsible received for professional negligence.The 2004 explosion at Glasgow's Stockpile plastics factory was one of the biggest tragedies of its kind ever seen in Britain... Wed, 5 Sep 2007 12:30:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/326/20082007/barrister_wins_damages_against_wife.html Solicitors in Britain and Northern Ireland may see some strange cases, but one of the most unusual cases of a personal injury claim was seen in court when a newlywed barrister claimed compensation against his wife.The Lawyer.com reports that barrister Owen Prys Lewis of 9 Park Place Chambers was... Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:00:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/305/06082007/compensation_delay_highlighted.html A man who was blinded after being shot has been talking to the Belfast Telegraph about the delays that he and other victims in the province face when trying to claim compensation from the Northern Ireland Office. David Hanley said that since he originally spoke of the obstacles he encountered... Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:00:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/154/23052007/psni_cleared_of_rave_injury_claim.html The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has been cleared of causing injuries to a 31-year-old partygoer after officers infiltrated an illegal rave.Paul Bradley was left with brain damage and epilepsy after falling from a 14 foot wall in April 2003, yet his family had alleged that their son... Wed, 23 May 2007 15:30:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/155/23052007/former_mayor_fined_for_press_punch.html Desmond Stewart, a former DUP mayor of Coleraine, has been fined £300 after punching a Press Association photographer last October.Mr Stewart was told by Antrim Magistrates Court that he would have to pay up after striking snapper Niall Carson outside its doors when he was attending his... Wed, 23 May 2007 15:00:00 UTC http://www.wilson-nesbitt.com/articles/106/02052007/prisoners_claim_%C2%A31_million_of_compensation.html Over the past five years, prisoners in Northern Ireland have received over £1 million in compensation payouts, according to the BBC.Investigators found that £1,107,830 was paid out in compensation claims between January 2002 and December 2006. The biggest single payout related... Wed, 2 May 2007 13:00:00 UTC