Day: 14th July 2017

Travel company Thomas Cook says it has won a legal victory against a fake holiday sickness claim and plans to challenge other such claims in court. It comes after a family tried to win up to £10,000 in damages for food poisoning on a trip to the Canary Islands. A judge at Liverpool County Court [&h...

The NHS paid out a record £1.7bn in damages for medical negligence last year, with doctors’ representatives warning of an urgent need to cap costs. The figures from NHS Resolution show almost £700,000 was spent on lawyers. Peter Walsh, chief executive of charity Action against Medical Accidents,...