Efforts have been made and are ongoing to secure compensation for the illness or death of family members exposed to the mill tailings.

However, dismissed staff, faced with a possible lengthy period of unemployment, may also consider trying their chances at tribunal to secure compensation.

In the 1970s he was a leader in the campaign to secure compensation for the 200,000 Taiwanese who had served as soldiers under the Japanese.

Iraqi families brought their cases to the High Court of Justice in an attempt to secure independent inquiries and compensation.

"Those workers and their families who were most seriously injured must secure compensation immediately," the judge said.

They believe the minority shareholders will find it hard to secure compensation from BP because the deal with Rosneft cannot be deemed effective.

But Universal Music's chairman, Doug Morris, has been increasingly vocal about securing compensation for the company's music.

In this instance, Mitchell successfully defended his brand, securing both damages and compensation for this infringement.

In some enforcement cases, we are able to secure compensation from firms for customers who have lost out as a result of the firms' behaviour.