In the City, there are bigger and better compensation payouts for women who are, ironically, tough enough to take on the system and win.

Huntley applied for a £20,000 compensation payout for his injuries.

Far from being a jackpot for commuters, the compensation payouts are hardly likely to be worth the flutter.

In 1982 the company posted losses of £30million, including compensation payouts of £6million.

Don't let the rise in compensation payouts fool you into thinking more mistakes are being made.

So in these times of desperately low NHS resources, what can we do about expensive compensation payouts?

On the 7th of February 2007 Hardie Industries had agreed to a compensation payout.

But while the firm earned millions, the miners it represented won relatively small compensation payouts, averaging just over £2,000.

A hospital has made secret compensation payouts to victims of misdiagnosis in a scandal over "botched" cancer care.

The compensation payouts range from £1,000 to £27,500, with an average payment of just over £11,000 for bereaved relatives and those who survived failings in care.