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Equity member and actress, Carol Royle, received substantial compensation following a case of negligence in December 2008. Carol sought the support of Equity to pursue...

Recent NHS figures have shown that more than 750 patients in English hospitals have suffered from ‘never events’– serious, preventable mistakes which should simply never...

Stephen developed Pneumonia and had to be admitted to hospital.  Ten days later he was discharged from hospital despite feeling no better. “Initially I was...

Justice minister Helen Grant today said initial evidence may support a rise in the discount rate used to calculate deductions from compensation awards. The government...

Government estimates are that more than 75% of school buildings contain asbestos. The result is that occupants of schools are dying from the asbestos cancer...

We are receiving a very high volume of enquiries from women who have had Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) breast implants, and are worried about their...

The Joint Union Asbestos Committee (JUAC) welcomes yesterday’s landmark ruling by the Supreme Court (in the case of Joan Eddleston versus the Excess Insurance, MMI,...

The government has admitted that a 2010 act designed to help people gain compensation for industrial diseases is unlikely to be implemented until 2013. The...

An Equity member has accepted £17,500 compensation for substantial injuries to her knee after she tripped on a backstage step that had been added without...