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Post by Frenchie on Jul 24, 2009 10:30:47 GMT 1
An engineer who was seriously injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq has lost his damages action against his former employers and the Ministry of Defence. Graham Hopps suffered severe shoulder injuries when his Land Rover was struck by an explosion in Basra. Mr Hopps, 45, from Leeds had claimed the MoD took unnecessary risks by leaving him inadequately protected in a civilian vehicle. The father-of-two's case was heard at the High Court in London.
Mr Hopps blamed his former employer, Mott Macdonald Ltd and the MoD for not supplying armoured vehicles to transport men working on contracts in Iraq. The electrical engineer was injured in October 2003 when the soft-skinned Land Rover provided by the army was hit as it travelled on a road known colloquially as Bomb Alley. One passenger was killed and Mr Hopps's right arm and shoulder were shattered, leaving him with little movement, as well as hearing damage.
Source: BBC
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Post by cammy on Jul 24, 2009 16:22:18 GMT 1
Nothing new there then eh??? would have made a land mark case for all our wounded that suffered similar circumstances to claim....1 - 0 to the government....
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Post by bigstevie on Jul 26, 2009 23:25:07 GMT 1
If this one had succeeded it would have opened the floodgates to both civvies and military alike. It establishes that the MoD have no 'third-party' duty of care obligations. Bit like the Crown Immunity that they had until it was repealed.
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Post by cammy on Jul 29, 2009 8:40:11 GMT 1
Correct me if i am wrong??? only what i heard... But when our soldiers are at actually at WAR is it true that they automatically lose their human rights??? I was told this the other day just trying to clarify it??
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Post by Frenchie on Jul 29, 2009 9:29:25 GMT 1
I suppose getting shot by your own side for not wanting to play would support that premiss Cammy!..........Oh wait......we don't do that any more do we.
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