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(c) 2010, Simpson Millar LLP Solicitors 5 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx http://www.simpsonmillar.biz/assets/images/logos/rss-sm.jpg webmaster@simpsonmillar.co.uk (Jennie Sanders) en-gb Simpson Millar recently helped a client to win £5,000 in compensation after he suffered a knee injury following a fall at work. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2162 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2162 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:00 GMT After a lengthy battle, a young boy with cerebral palsy has been awarded £12.5 million compensation by Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich London. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2161 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2161 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:35:00 GMT Simpson Millar has won a personal injury claim for a yardman who suffered a crush injury to his thumb at work. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2160 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2160 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:35:00 GMT Simpson Millar has secured personal injury compensation for a shopper who was hurt after tripping on a pothole. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2159 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2159 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:20:00 GMT Simpson Millar has won £6,230 compensation for a Royal Mail worker and member of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), who was attacked by a dangerous dog. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2158 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2158 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT Simpson Millar LLP has been instructed to represent holidaymakers that have suffered from symptoms of illness further to staying at the Holiday Village Costa Del Sol in Benalmadena, Spain. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2157 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2157 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:50:00 GMT Simpson Millar has secured £3,000 compensation from 1 of 2 possible defendants for a roofer's injury at work. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2156 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2156 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT One of the hotels that Simpson Millar’s International Travel Law team is most familiar with for all the wrong reasons, eg sickness and illness bugs is the Red Sea Holiday Village in Egypt. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2155 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2155 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT Seven men have been convicted at the Old Bailey for systematically grooming, abusing, trafficking and raping 6 girls as young as 11 years old. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2154 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2154 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:10:00 GMT Simpson Millar has secured personal injury compensation for a shopper who was hurt after tripping on a pothole. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2153 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2153 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:40:00 GMT On the instructions of the Communication Workers Union, Simpson Millar has successfully acted for a postal worker who slipped over while using the WC at work. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2152 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2152 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:40:00 GMT As part of the Queen's Speech on 8th May 2013, a Mesothelioma Bill was announced to provide payments for mesothelioma sufferers where a liable employer or insurer is not traceable. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2151 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2151 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:20:00 GMT Simpson Millar has won £1,450 compensation for a prison driver after a slip at work. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2150 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2150 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:50:00 GMT £3,750 damages for CWU member after spill on slippery flooring http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2149 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2149 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:50:00 GMT Simpson Millar negotiated a higher-than-offered compensation package for a man whose ankle was sprained after falling on a pothole. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2148 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2148 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:40:00 GMT A CWU member who suffered physical and psychiatric injuries after a tripping accident at work has been awarded £4,950 in a litigated employers' liability claim. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2146 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2146 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:15:00 GMT Simpson Millar has won a damages claim for a parent who tripped over exposed wires and broken piping maintained by Virgin Media. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2145 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2145 Thu, 16 May 2013 11:45:00 GMT Simpson Millar has won a damages claim for a Communication Worker’s Union (CWU) member who suffered a shoulder and neck injury whilst working for Royal Mail. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2144 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2144 Wed, 15 May 2013 14:55:00 GMT With Simpson Millar's help, a CWU member has received damages for a workplace injury despite the defendant's persistent denial of liability. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2143 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2143 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT The 18 May 2013 is Spinal Cord Injury Day, when charity groups aim to raise awareness among affected people of the support available to them and prove that, despite their difficulties, a positive future still awaits. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2142 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2142 Tue, 14 May 2013 12:05:00 GMT Simpson Millar was asked by the CWU to act for one of its members after her back was injured while she was on her rounds. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2141 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2141 Tue, 14 May 2013 11:35:00 GMT Our claim on behalf of a CWU member against a large telecoms service provider was settled amicably at £1,075. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2140 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2140 Mon, 13 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT Fans of BBC’s The Apprentice may have been following coverage of the recent Employment Tribunal claim brought by one of its former winners. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2139 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2139 Mon, 13 May 2013 10:20:00 GMT The UK's biggest teaching union has cautiously welcomed government plans for legislation which will improve compensation conditions for mesothelioma sufferers. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2138 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2138 Mon, 13 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT Many consumers who have returned from their holiday will have already started to take some steps to try and resolve the disastrous problems faced whilst on holiday through their rep or tour operator. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2137 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2137 Fri, 10 May 2013 16:55:00 GMT We have obtained a successful settlement of £2,000 for a paramedic and GMB member whose shin was injured while he was on ambulance duty. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2136 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2136 Fri, 10 May 2013 14:30:00 GMT BBC Watchdog raised questions on last night’s show as to whether major airlines are complying with updated legislation relating to flight delay claims. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2135 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2135 Fri, 10 May 2013 11:25:00 GMT Pupils from schools throughout Wales have been recognised for their efforts to promote anti-racism at an awards ceremony hosted by Show Racism the Red Card Wales (SRtRC Wales), the Welsh arm of the UK’s anti-racism educational charity. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2134 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2134 Fri, 10 May 2013 10:40:00 GMT Despite promising to convene a public meeting to discuss potentially dangerous wood dust in the Avonmouth area, local and national politicians are dragging their feet, according to residents. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2133 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2133 Fri, 10 May 2013 10:20:00 GMT The term ‘victimisation’ is often used in the workplace, but frequently mis-applied. People generally talk about being victimised in the context of being ‘picked on’ or somehow singled out for less favourable treatment. However, ‘victimisation’ has a rather more strict definition in employment law. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2132 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2132 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:40:00 GMT Busy with his duties as a cleaner in August 2011, our client entered the men's WC on the 1st floor of the Royal Mail Delivery Office in which he regularly worked. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2131 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2131 Thu, 09 May 2013 11:15:00 GMT After instruction from the Communication Workers' Union, Simpson Millar obtained damages for injuries sustained by a machine operator in an employers' liability accident at the Doncaster Mail Centre. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2130 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2130 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:10:00 GMT With Simpson Millar's help, a pedestrian who injured his ribs and elbow after he tripped on raised pavement bricks has secured compensation from the local authority. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2129 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2129 Thu, 09 May 2013 09:50:00 GMT Despite the level of inflation dropping to almost a 3 year low, the increase in the cost of food and fuel show no signs of abating – this is of particular concern for pensioners or those individuals approaching retirement, who surveys show, will typically spend a higher proportion of their income on household heating bills and other daily essentials. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2128 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2128 Thu, 09 May 2013 09:30:00 GMT Our client, a postal worker and member of the Communication Workers' Union, made regular mail deliveries to homes in the Addington area of West Malling, Kent. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2127 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2127 Wed, 08 May 2013 14:40:00 GMT Simpson Millar's Peter Stefanovic has secured a clinical negligence claim against University College London Hospitals for an infant whose home birth went disastrously wrong. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2126 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2126 Wed, 08 May 2013 12:50:00 GMT A private landlord has agreed to pay a compensation claim of £6,000 after some initial confusion over who was the actual defendant. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2125 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2125 Fri, 03 May 2013 15:50:00 GMT Simpson Millar has won a damages claim for a former Royal Mail postal-worker who suffered a back injury while loading his van. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2124 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2124 Fri, 03 May 2013 15:40:00 GMT In just over 18 months, Simpson Millar’s Peter Stefanovic has successfully concluded 50 complex medical negligence cases – one every 2 weeks – and recovered £70million worth of damages for victims of medical negligence. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2123 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2123 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:55:00 GMT An American facility has become the world's first mesothelioma treatment centre to offer robot-assisted surgery to sufferers of the asbestos-related cancer. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2122 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2122 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:40:00 GMT Simpson Millar has secured compensation of £100,000 for a Client whose serious injuries from a car accident forced her to stop work. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2121 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2121 Wed, 01 May 2013 16:45:00 GMT Simpson Millar has successfully closed a personal injury claim on behalf of a dog walker who was hurt in a communal garden. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2120 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2120 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:13:00 GMT Simpson Millar has agreed a damages payment of £1,375 for an HGV driver who suffered a head injury at work. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2119 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2119 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:45:00 GMT A postal worker has won a damages claim against the Royal Mail after falling foul of a tripping hazard at his workplace. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2118 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2118 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:30:00 GMT Following a motorway collision in which 1 woman died, 7 were seriously injured and 1 man was arrested, the leading law firm Simpson Millar LLP has called on professional drivers to observe safety measures with greater vigour. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2117 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2117 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:18:00 GMT The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has confirmed that the EU will stick to its promise to publish revisions to the Package Travel Directive. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2116 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2116 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:35:00 GMT A greasy shop-floor spillage which resulted in a customer's injured spine has led to a £2,600 damages settlement against a major supermarket. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2115 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2115 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:22:00 GMT Simpson Millar has successfully pursued a GMB member's claim for nearly £1,700 damages after he suffered a dog bite while collecting refuse. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2114 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2114 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:30:00 GMT Compensation claims for mesothelioma contracted in the workplace are being delayed because of parliamentary process, according to Simpson Millar LLP Solicitors. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2113 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2113 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:00:00 GMT Simpson Millar won a damages claim against Birmingham City Council after a pedestrian fell foul of a pavement hole and fractured his foot. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2112 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2112 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:20:00 GMT The final episode of BBC’s critically acclaimed drama "The Syndicate" aired this week, which looked at how winning the lottery transforms the lives of ordinary people. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2111 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2111 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:10:00 GMT An off duty Manchester postal worker, whose car was totalled by a pizza delivery man, has been vindicated in a legal case lawyers had dismissed as 'unwinnable'. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2110 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2110 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:20:00 GMT As an exercise in raising awareness, the ILO campaign's goal is to concentrate international attention on emergent advances in occupational health and safety, and on the unacceptable global prevalence of work-related sickness, injury and mortality. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2109 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2109 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition that affects how a woman’s ovaries work and affects millions of women in the UK. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2108 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2108 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:28:00 GMT Simpson Millar has helped a Hampshire delivery driver who suffered an injury at work win £1,250 damages from a negligent employer. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2107 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2107 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:56:00 GMT This month is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. This coincides with Bowel Cancer UK’s newly launched campaign to raise awareness of bowel cancer in young people. The charity states that 2,100 people under 50 are diagnosed with bowel cancer in the UK, and 21 of those are teenagers. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2106 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2106 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:10:00 GMT A joint US/Chile research team is investigating how cellular lactic acid levels could assist early diagnosis of mesothelioma, potentially saving thousands of lives. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2105 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2105 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:50:00 GMT Only one in 5 people with diabetes in England and Wales are reaching the targets for keeping their condition under control, according to a new analysis by Diabetes UK. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2103 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2103 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:25:00 GMT A travel agent has been criticised over misleading information provided in its brochure. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2102 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2102 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:30:00 GMT You get off the plane and your journey to your resort begins. You reach the hotel and from the moment you step off the bus transferring you from the airport, dread sinks in as the hotel does not resemble the one you saw in the brochure or which was described by your travel agent. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2101 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2101 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:50:00 GMT At the end of last year the number of 1st-time house buyers reached its highest level since 2007. Yet the Big 5 banks are not the only lenders contributing to the increase. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2100 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2100 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:15:00 GMT A trades unionist once employed at a carriageworks has questioned official figures for asbestos deaths in York, arguing that they are lower than they should be. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2099 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2099 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:40:00 GMT The Holiday Contract Claims Department has won a claim for compensation against Thomas Cook after a legal battle commenced for the appalling health and safety hazards a family faced whilst on holiday in Turkey. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2098 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2098 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:25:00 GMT Geoffrey Peace is furious after he called the new NHS 111 helpline when his wife Sheila fell ill - and it took doctors 14 hours to respond. Mrs Peace is now fighting for her life after suffering kidney failure. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2097 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2097 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:48:00 GMT Of all the world's work-related health conditions, occupational contact dermatitis and asthma are among the most frequently reported. What are these conditions, and what workers are at risk? http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2096 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2096 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:10:00 GMT Simpson Millar encountered no resistance from a Newcastle retailer after a trainee employee claimed damages for a burns injury at work. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2094 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2094 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:10:00 GMT Following on from the Francis Enquiry and the "truly dreadful events" at Mid Staffordshire Hospitals, David Cameron appointed Dr Donald Berwick (a pediatrician who is internationally known for his work on safety as director and co-founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Boston), to head a 3 month review into NHS safety and "to make zero harm a reality in our NHS". http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2093 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2093 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:10:00 GMT Employment Law Review is your convenient digest of Employment Law in England and Wales and how its provisions affect working people. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2092 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2092 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:40:00 GMT The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published a quality standard for asthma, which sets out the level of care that people with asthma should expect from the NHS. The standard says people with asthma should: http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2091 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2091 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:40:00 GMT It has been claimed that the new 111 advice line is endangering lives by taking ambulance crews away from real emergencies. A whistleblower has said that one person who called up complaining of an ingrown toenail was diagnosed with a heart attack due to inexperienced staff. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2090 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2090 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:30:00 GMT Many people are aware that in April 2010 the sick note was replaced by the "Fit Note". However, you may not know that in March 2013 the Department for Work and Pensions released updated guidance about the use of Fit Notes. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2089 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2089 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:20:00 GMT Mid Staffordshire has become the first NHS Foundation Trust to go into administration, the health regulator Monitor announced yesterday. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2088 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2088 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:45:00 GMT A court has ordered a hotels group to pay fines and costs totalling over £200,000 following an asbestos scare at one of its properties in Kent. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2087 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2087 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:45:00 GMT In November 2012, the CQC announced that it was commissioning an external investigation into its handling of events surrounding Morecambe Bay Trust. This investigation was reported in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) in December last year. http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2086 http://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsid=2086 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT