Tribunal awards pass £5m mark

Damages awarded by the Hepatitis C compensation tribunal topped the £5 million mark yesterday.

Damages awarded by the Hepatitis C compensation tribunal topped the £5 million mark yesterday.

Solicitors Malcomson-Law revealed that this week the tribunal had awarded £804,000 to four haemophiliac applicants.

Mr Raymond Bradley said there had been awards of £302,000, £220,000, £150,000 and £132,000. Yesterday's awards brought the total amount awarded so far to almost £5.3 million.

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