A former HGV driver has received £200,000 in compensation after being injured in a fall at work that forced him to resign from his job. Unite member Mr W, who had started work for a car transport firm 2 weeks prior, was walking down the length of the transport vehicle checking the car positions, when he suddenly slipped and lost … Read More

Equity has recently secured substantial damages for a member who was injured after being involved in a cycling accident. The Equity member, who was 25 years old at the time of the accident, was knocked off his bike when cycling in London. He was working as an actor at the time. The accident occurred when a van pulled out of … Read More

Unite member, Shelley Hardwick, has received £17,500 in compensation after developing dermatitis from being exposed to irritants on the buses she drove. In October 2012, Shelley, who works as a bus driver for First South Yorkshire Ltd, noticed that she had developed sore blisters and spots on her hands which were diagnosed as dermatitis by her doctor. Despite being prescribed … Read More

A Unite the Union member who sustained prolonged neck and back whiplash injuries following a road traffic accident has secured compensation with the help of Unite Legal Services. Pauline Hooper, from Doncaster, was stationery at a set of traffic lights, when a 4×4 drove into the rear of her car. As a result of the collision Mrs Hooper’s car was thrown forwards and … Read More

Three out of four investigations by hospitals into complaints that patients suffered avoidable injury or death fail to identify serious failings in care, leaving distraught families in the dark, the NHS ombudsman has warned. Inquiries by hospital staff are so often inadequate that many complainants seeking to understand what went wrong are met with “a wall of silence from the NHS”, according … Read More

Three out of four investigations by hospitals into complaints that patients suffered avoidable injury or death fail to identify serious failings in care, leaving distraught families in the dark, the NHS ombudsman has warned. Inquiries by hospital staff are so often inadequate that many complainants seeking to understand what went wrong are met with “a wall of silence from the NHS”, according … Read More

A Unite member has received £5,500 in compensation after being knocked over by an AA van. At the time of the accident, Mr Watson who was employed as a bus driver at Olive Grove in Sheffield was waiting to be collected after finishing his shift. He had been standing outside the depot for some time in the same spot, when … Read More

Unite member, James Midgley, has received compensation from Sheffield City Council after suffering two fractured elbows in a fall. At the time of the accident, James was about to cross a main road in Sheffield, when he tripped on a pothole in the pavement and fell forward onto his elbows, with his face and torso in the road. He was … Read More

A TSSA member who was injured in a road traffic accident has been awarded £19,000 compensation with the help of his union, TSSA, and Morrish Solicitors. Mr Manuel, from Doncaster, was cycling to York Railway Station on his way home from work in February 2012, when he was involved in a collision with a car.  The car attempted to make … Read More

A Unite the Union member has received compensation from his employer after suffering a back injury at work. Unite member, Mr Naz, who worked as a Production Operator, was undertaking both his own job and that of the Team Leader when the injury occurred. He was lifting large 25kg bags from pallets onto the floor, when he felt an acute … Read More

Jane McBennett, an Associate Solicitor in the Clinical Negligence team at Morrish Solicitors, has been appointed to the Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) Clinical Negligence panel. AvMA is the UK charity for patient safety and justice. They are an independent charity which supports people affected by medical accidents or clinical negligence and provide free and confidential advice and support to … Read More

Morrish Solicitors have secured £3.7 million compensation for a Stage Manager after she suffered a life-changing accident at the Soho Theatre which has left her in a wheelchair. Rachael Presdee was a stage manager on the Headlong Theatre production of Boys in 2012. On 9 June 2012 she fell through an unguarded backstage door and dropped three metres on to the … Read More

A 32-year old man from Leeds has received a six figure sum in compensation following a major traffic collision. The incident left the man with a significant brain injury and fractured skull. The accident happened on the A1 (M) in December 2011.  The man was travelling in his employer’s vehicle, when an overturned trailer from an HGV on the other … Read More