This man was twice victim: first of medical negligence, second of the law
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Michael Bolger, aged 53, who is paraplegic as a result of medical negligence following a traffic accident, is one of thousands of people in the UK who have had difficulty fighting for compensation. Bolger eventually obtained 1.6 million pounds sterling, which is needed to adapt his home and pay for long-term care, but it took him four years to obtain the judgement and he was left with a 98,000 pounds sterling payment towards legal fees. Bolger, formerly a senior personnel manager at ICI, works in a wheelchair as a consultant, part-time, to keep him busy and make him forget how much his legs hurt.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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Weak are given the strength to fight wealthy
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Lord Woolf, UK Master of the Rolls, has published a report entitled 'Access to Justice', which includes 300 recommendations for the reform of the civil justice system. The proposals are aimed at making the legal system less complex, less expensive and more just, and will need funding from the Treasury and support from the judiciary. There will be a speedy system for cases worth up to 10,000 pounds sterling, which should take no more than 30 weeks, and cost under 2,500 pounds sterling for both parties.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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Secret code cited for paying Lamont's bill: calls for Chancellor to be sacked after taxpayers' cash spent on libel costs
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Chancellor Norman Lamont was discovered to have received 4,000 pounds sterling of government money towards legal expenses incurred in evicting a sex therapist from the basement of his home. Peter Carter-Ruck and Partners issued a potential libel statement. A secret guidance code for permanent secretaries advises that the taxpayer should pay legal costs if the matter concerns the minister's conduct in performance of his official duties. The Prime Minister stated that Mr Lamont would not resign.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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