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The BBC has reported this week that at least 12 new victims have come forward since the Jay Report uncovered disturbing evidence of significant local government and police failings that allowed an estimated 1,400 children to be abused over a period of 16 years.

The conclusions in the report made clear that the number given was only an estimate and there remains the very real concern that this could be just the tip of the iceberg.
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If a paving slab becomes loose or raises and causes a lip, it is an obvious tripping hazard. Most people are not looking at their feet when they’re walking along and it is not expected that anyone should be – after all you’d end up walking in to all sorts in front of you!

So if you are injured due to a lip caused by a raised or sunken paving slab then you may be able to make a claim for personal injury compensation.
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When it comes to making a claim for personal injury compensation when you are injured on a public footpath or highway, evidence is key. It’s both important to have the right evidence to be able to properly and adequately pursue a claim as well as having the right evidence to give yourself the best possible shot of succeeding with the claim.

So if you want to know the tips and tricks, read on for some vital advice.

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Sources from The Independent confirm that Rotherham Council chief executive Martin Kimber has said that none of the child safety officers involved during the period of the Rotherham child abuse will face disciplinary action. The news was announced in an ’emotionally charged’ public cabinet meeting despite the growing anger over the scandal and the failures of the authorities involved.

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Sources from The Derby Telegraph have confirmed that a paramedic told a man to take pain killers following chest pains when he was later admitted to hospital after half of his pancreas had ‘died off’.

The ambulance service has apologised after the victim was left at home instead of being referred for the urgent and immediate medical attention he required. Two days later he was referred for urgent admission to hospital by his GP where the discovery was made.

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I remember when I was younger my school would regularly drill in the importance of safety when it came to crossing the road. Look, look, and look again – I remember the hedgehog adverts that aimed to ensure youngsters were safe when attempting to cross.

But when you use an official crossing such as a pelican crossing you expect to be able to use it safely. The rules of the road are clear and the duty is for the driver to give way when you have the right of way is important. Unfortunately for Miss R the defendant driver failed to pay the due care and attention owed which resulted in her sustaining injury and loss.

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In the wake of the significant and serious failings of local police forces and local authority workers that allowed more than 1,400 children to be abused over a period of 16 years, a probe in to ‘Institutional Political Correctness’ is now to be launched, sources from The Telegraph confirm.

The probe, ordered by Home Secretary Teresa May, is a response to the Jay Report that brought to light one of the worst child abuse scandals ever, where the failures of the authorities allowed a sustained period of abuse involving thousands of minors.

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We put our trust – and often our lives – in the hands of the medical professionals we see. Whist many professionals do a fantastic job, and whilst we must always remember that there are frontline staff fighting an uphill battle in an age of public spending cuts and the ongoing credit crunch, there are certain things that should never happen.

So the question of ‘what do I do?’ if something does appear to have gone wrong is normally one of the first on a victims lips; especially because, when things do go wrong, they can often go horrendously wrong.
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The horrifying events surrounding over a decade and a half of neglect and failure to act by authorities in the South Yorkshire area, where more than 1,400 children are said to have been abused, remains in the headlines. We looked at the report by Professor Jay that brought to light the extent and severity of both the failings and the abuse last week. In light of what has happened, the police have announced an independent report in to their mishandling of the abuse scandal will now take place.

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There are what we sometimes refer to as ‘standard accidents’ or ‘common cases’ for personal injury claims; but as a firm of expert injury lawyers, we represent victims for all sorts of accident scenarios. When Miss B approached us for an injury she had sustained when staying at a hotel, it was certainly an unusual set of circumstances. But the accident in her view and in our view was something she could claim for despite it being hard to prove – this case can show the power of issuing court proceedings.
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