Holiday Compensation Claims for Illness [3rd May 2012]
The holiday company Thompson has been taken to court by eight holidaymakers who had their cruise ruined by food poisoning and unhygienic conditions on board their luxury cruise liner. The passengers are asking for compensation from Thompson after they were struck down with illness. They also complain of unsafe food and drink, insects in the dining rooms and a pool with human waste in it. Despite making complaints during their cruise, the passengers found that staff were unhelpful and did not investigate their issues. It is also stated that Thompson did not monitor conditions on board well enough. The passengers had booked the trip to celebrate Christmas, but say this was ruined. Related Stories: Thompson 'Christmas cruise from hell' - www.dailymail.co.uk A trust fund set up to protect former MG Rover workers is to pay each worker just £3 in compensation after the former owners of the company Phoenix Venture Holdings lost a case against the administrators Price Waterhouse Coopers. The court case surrounded whether £12 million which was paid to the HBOS bank should have been given to workers instead. HBOS have stated that the money was theirs and that they had made losses after the collapse of MG Rover. They point out that it was their duty to their shareholders to get back as much of the money it had lent as possible. The £22,000 which is now left in the trust fund will be shared among 6,500 workers. The trustees have stated that they have no further legal avenues to go down and are hoping that former directors of the company will consider giving donations to increase the fund. Related Stories: MG workers to get £3 each in compensation - www.bbc.co.uk High Court ruling dashes MG compensation hopes - www.karmadillo.co.uk The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that a man held in custody in Birmingham in 2004 should receive compensation worth £9,000 because his treatment was inhumane and degrading. The man was described as being distressed and mentally ill during his time in a cell and although he received care from a psychologist, his medical care was delayed. The judge in the case stated that the man's human dignity was diminished because he was held for so long without psychiatric treatment. Although it was accepted that the police did not intend for this to happen. The man had been held under the Mental Health Act which allows people to be held for up to 72 hours for examination. However confusion surrounding the fact he needed to be charged criminally meant he stayed in jail longer than was considered appropriate. Despite the fact it was clear the man needed to be sent to a secure mental health hospital, this did not happen until the fourth day. Related Stories: UK fined over mentally ill man's 'inhuman treatment' - www.guardian.co.uk It has emerged that Canada asked for compensation from the UK Royal Navy just four years after the country purchased submarines from the UK. The first demand for compensation came in 2002 and again in 2004. The money was to make up for the fact that the submarines did not meet expectations and did not meet their requirements. However the MoD did not pay any compensation, but the cost of the final submarine was reduced by £2 million with the proviso that no further action could be taken. The story has emerged after the Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock questioned how the Canadians had been treated. He points out that the submarines had been decommissioned and have since needed $1 billion in Canadian dollars spent on them to bring them up to standard. One has even caught fire leading to the death of a serviceman. Related Stories: UK submarines prompt compensation demand - www.cbc.ca Cananda compensation demanded as UK subs prove glitch-prone - www.huffingtonpost.ca  |
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