Autistic Teenager Wins £28,000 Payout From Met Police After ‘Brutal Restraint’

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Autistic Teenager Wins £28,000 Payout From Met Police After 'Brutal Restraint'

As reported in the National Press on the 15th February 2013 The Metropolitan Police have been ordered to pay £28,250 damages to a severely autistic teenager who was aggressively restrained by Metropolitan Police Officers after they jumped into a swimming pool and then forcibly restrained him. The Met Police appealed against the £28,250 awarded to ZH, who sued after he … Read more

School Responsible for Failing to Protect Teacher From Assault

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Initially Reported in the Press on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 The London Borough of Havering failed to provide a safe system of work in a case where a teacher at a special school for children with learning disabilities was assaulted by one of the pupils, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In Vaile v London Borough of Havering [2011] EWCA … Read more

Third Company Convicted of Corporate Manslaughter is Sentenced

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Third Company Convicted of Corporate Manslaughter is Sentenced Lion Steel Limited has become the third company to be convicted of corporate manslaughter under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. Lion Steel Limited, of Hyde, Cheshire, admitted the charge in relation to the death of 45-year-old employee Steven Berry, who suffered fatal injuries when he fell through a fragile … Read more

Death of A Good Man and A Good Friend Peter Boatman

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It is with great regret that I have just heard about the tragic loss of my good friend Peter Boatman. To me Pete was, and will always be, one of the good guys. I have had the fortunate pleasure and good fortune to have known Peter for any years and he has always been a good friend and a close … Read more

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