Court Rules on Rape Victims Claiming Against Taxi Insurer [25th Jun 2012]
A judge has ruled that women who are raped in black taxis are not eligible for compensation because sexual assault is not covered by black taxi insurance. The victims of John Worboys who was a serial rapist lost their case against his motor insurer this week. It was stated by the judge that the assaults did not take place because of the use of the taxi on the road, despite the offences taking place inside the taxi. Ten women had taken out a case against Inceptum Insurance Company claiming the company was liable to pay damages because the crimes were committed inside the insured taxi. While the judge agreed that the victims deserved sympathy, he could not allow compensation to be paid in this case. The judge pointed out that the Road traffic Act 1988 will only allow compensation where the personal injuries suffered arose out of the use of the vehicle on the road and during the course of a journey. Related Stories: Black cab passengers are not insured against rape - www.telegraph.co.uk Millions of Natwest customers could be entitled to compensation after the bank's systems failed after a routine upgrade. The bank's technical staff have said that they now know the source of the problem, but they cannot say when things will be running smoothly again. The issue has led to customers being unable to make payments, receive their salaries or even know if their mortgages had come through. The bank has kept branches open throughout the weekend and later in the evenings to help customers withdraw money over the counter. The bank has said that they will ensure that no customers will be left out of pocket due to the issues, but third party customers who are left without payments may not be able to claim compensation. The bank has also said it will compensate those customers affected an will help to deal with credit ratings agencies if required. Those people who want to make a claim must contact their bank directly and have proof that their problem was cause by the malfunction. Related Stories: Fury as Natwest bank glitch drags on - www.telegraph.co.uk Nat West glitch leaves victims without pay - /www.guardian.co.uk A woman who was bombarded with work related emails just two days after giving birth has been awarded £18,000 in compensation from her employer. Michelle Stone was on maternity leave from her job as the general manager of Winfield Hospital in Longford and was in her hospital bed, still taking painkillers after a caesarean when the emails began to arrive. They related to a complicated restructuring programme and continued to be sent for four weeks by her maternity leave cover. Mrs Stone's baby developed a serious illness and she was unable to keep checking her emails. This led to a formal complaint being made against her by the woman who had taken over her job. The judge in this case found that Mrs Stone was subject to discrimination based on her pregnancy. He described her treatment as insensitive as she was never asked if it was OK to keep sending the emails. Mrs Stone was eventually forced to resign after her complaints regarding this treatment were dismissed by her employer. Related Stories: Woman wins £18k compensation over maternity leave emails - www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk Those families who lost money due to the collapse of Farepak in 2006 are putting pressure on Lloyds Bank to pay out compensation because of the bank's attitude towards the savings scheme company. A judge has said this week that HBOS which is now part of Lloyds, had contributed to the failure of the Farepak scheme because it insisted that the company continue to accept money from their customers even though it was about to become insolvent. HBOS had also refused to allow the money to be set up in a trust to protect it. This would have allowed the cash to be paid to customers rather than to creditors. The judge stated that HBOS need to consider if they should make a substantial contribution towards the compensation of the customers. He points out that what happened may have been legal but was not morally acceptable. Farepak customers are also upset that the bank has described their savings as "Doris money" in reference to the mainly female savers. They say that they were prudent and put money away so they could avoid debt. Related Stories: Lloyds pressured to pay compensation after Farepak collapse - www.thisismoney.co.uk  |
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