Criminal Injuries
Prank on friend ends with manslaughter conviction
11th June 2013
A man who claims he was carrying out a practical joke on his friend while they were out drinking at a bar has been found guilty of his manslaughter, after... Read more
Speed cameras reduce number of serious injuries
7th June 2013
New research by the RAC suggests that there are less road traffic accidents resulting in fatal or serious injuries on the roads that have speed cameras. Using data from 9 areas... Read more
NI crash driver was under influence of drink and drugs
31st May 2013
A Northern Ireland motorist who died in a road crash that also claimed the life of one of his passengers was over the legal alcohol limit, and was under the... Read more
Twitter boast by hit and run driver alerts police
22nd May 2013
Police are investigated a claim that a woman knocked a cyclist off his bicycle on the strength of a bizarre tweet the driver herself made after the accident. The tweet, by... Read more
17 year old detainees to be treated as children
25th April 2013
The High Court has ruled that the current policy of treating 17-year-olds in police custody is contrary to human rights law, and that they should be treated as children. Currently, any... Read more
Jail for drink-driver who left fiancee to die
21st March 2013
Merthyr Crown Court has sentenced Ceiron Cook, aged 36, to four years in prison after he crashed his car while under the influence of drink and drugs, and fled the... Read more
Six months jail for mother who glassed woman
20th March 2013
Julie Apsley of Newtownards in Northern Ireland, a 28 year old mother of five children, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, of which she will service at least... Read more
NI car crime victims sued by police
19th March 2013
It has been reported by the BBC that some victims of car theft in Northern Ireland are being sued by police officers who were injured during the retrieval of the... Read more
False allegations of domestic violence are rare
15th March 2013
A new report by the Crown Prosecution Service is hoped to dispel some of the myths around how many false allegations of rape and domestic violence are made each year. The... Read more
PPS under scrutiny after costly failed legal cases
1st March 2013
The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) is being called upon to improve how they assess the strength of evidence in any case before ordering action, after it was revealed that a... Read more
Compensation for Olympic torchbearer
14th August 2012
The woman who was carrying the Olympic torch when a youth emerged from the crowd and tried to grab it is to receive £100 compensation, with an officer injured in... Read more
Serious violent crimes increasing, PSNI data shows
5th February 2009
Solicitors in Northern Ireland may find themselves dealing with a lot of criminal injury cases following revelations that violent offences in the province are increasing markedly.New data from the Police... Read more
Boy left injured in 'horrific' attack
4th February 2009
A schoolboy in Northern Ireland may require the services of a solicitor to lodge a criminal injury claim after he was left hospitalised following a brutal attack by a group... Read more
Man left injured after attack from masked gang
16th December 2008
A Northern Ireland man may seek out the services of a solicitor to pursue legal action after he was left nursing wounds following a beating he received from a masked... Read more
Attack on baby draws condemnation from politician
2nd December 2008
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... Read more
Solicitors call for more court appearances for serious offenders
1st August 2008
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... Read more
Manslaughter bid for abused women 'necessary'
31st July 2008
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... Read more
Post-traumatic study due this month
9th June 2008
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... Read more
Public liability insurance 'should be legal requirement'
22nd May 2008
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... Read more
'Serious' setback for injured firefighters
16th May 2008
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... Read more
HSE 'able to maintain construction safety standards'
15th May 2008
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'... Read more
The right insurance policy can protect against neighbourly disputes
28th April 2008
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... Read more
HSE 'not doing enough to shame health and safety offenders'
28th April 2008
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,... Read more
'Jumbo jet's worth of people killed at work every fortnight'
25th April 2008
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... Read more
Domestic violence 'not being tackled'
4th March 2008
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... Read more
Racist attacks have risen
28th February 2008
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... Read more
Firefighter attacks drop
8th February 2008
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... Read more
Motorbike victim turns to the Lords
4th February 2008
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,... Read more
Care workers injured in attack
29th January 2008
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... Read more
Attacks on emergency crews soar
22nd January 2008
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... Read more
Silver car case continues
21st January 2008
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... Read more
No compensation for bike victim
10th January 2008
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... Read more
New driving laws to jail careless killers
23rd October 2007
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.... Read more
Stockpile tragedy families unhappy with court outcome
5th September 2007
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... Read more
Barrister wins damages against wife
20th August 2007
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... Read more
Compensation delay highlighted
6th August 2007
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... Read more
PSNI cleared of rave injury claim
23rd May 2007
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... Read more
Former mayor fined for press punch
23rd May 2007
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... Read more
Prisoners claim £1 million of compensation
2nd May 2007
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... Read more
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