Illegal Immigrant Given Compensation for "False Imprisonment"

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Illegal Immigrant Given Compensation for Having to Wait to be Deported? [7th Nov 2011]

An illegal immigrant has been given £17,000 in compensation after it was found that he was falsely imprisoned for four months. The man had arrived in the country as a stowaway and then was found to have committed up to 20 offences. 28 year old Joseph Mjemer took legal action and argued that he was illegally held while his identity and place of birth was established. This was so immigration officials could find out where to deport him to. Mjemer argued he suffered psychiatric harm due to this period of imprisonment. It was ruled that part of his period of imprisonment was unlawful because there was no hope of deportation at that time. He has now been freed and will wear a monitoring tag and be expected to stay at one address. His country of origin is still being investigated. (We have tried to write that snippet impartially ... how did we do?)

A voluntary compensation scheme has been launched by News International for victims of the phone hacking scandal which emerged earlier this year. The scheme will be independently adjudicated by a former judge. Police confirmed this week that the number of victims could be as high as 5,800. The scheme has said it will pay out 10% more than is considered appropriate under the circumstances and will cover reasonable legal costs as well as promising confidentiality to the victims. It is thought that News International could end up paying more than £200 million, which may be enough to wipe out profits of the company for several years. The application process is available online for anyone who believes they may have been hacked.

A whistleblower has added to the woes of the home services company Homeserve after they revealed that complaints were ignored during last years cold snap. The whistleblower has told the Financial Services Authority that complaints regarding broken boilers were ignored and that many customers were forced to hire their own plumbers to fix their heating. The person has said that the firm rewards productivity rather than quality. It is thought that this news could lead to compensation claims from those who have been let down by the company. This comes hard on the heels of last weeks news that sales activity had been stopped by the firm due to investigations into potential mis-selling. A Homeserve representative has admitted that the company had an unprecedented number of calls last winter and they are currently in the process of looking into those callouts. Any which were not dealt with correctly are being contacted. She says they will offer redress were appropriate.

It has emerged that mountain bikers are the latest group to be targeted by personal injury specialists. It seems that bikers may be able to claim compensation if they have suffered an injury while cycling. The Brain Injury Group (BIG) has posted advertisements in Biking magazines asking those who have recently suffered a head injury to get in touch. BIG say that when accidents happen they can ruin lives and that they offer advice on how to cope when this happens. Doctors have also agreed that head injuries and spinal injuries were a risk when mountain biking, but if precautions are taken such as wearing a helmet, serious injury can be avoided. The Forestry Commission is responsible for making sure that cycle trails are safe for riders and they could become a subject for litigation if they fail to do this. They have said that they carry out regular risk assessments on their trails to ensure they are safe for the level of rider they are marketed for.

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