Injury compensation lawyers have recently won a compensation case for a protester who suffered a broken arm during a pro-Palestinian demonstration.

The Metropolitan police force has been ordered to pay over £14,000 in compensation to twenty nine year old Kelly Minio-Paluello, who suffered a badly broken arm as a result of being forcibly removed by police from outside the Israeli Embassy in Kensington, West London.

Ms Minio-Paluello, contacted a firm of injury compensation lawyers after being left traumatised by the incident. She claims to be still suffering a slight lack of mobility in her left shoulder joint, which has affected her ability to compete in sports such as swimming and climbing, at the same level as she did before the incident.

The High Court in London was told that Ms Minio-Paluello sustained the injury after a police officer twisted her arm behind her back and pulled her up off the ground outside the Israeli Embassy in Kensington, in January 2009. Lawyers for the Metropolitan police argued that there was a legal reason for the use of force against the protester and that the amount of force used by the officer was both reasonable and proportionate.

During the trial Mr Justice Eder acknowledged that it was important to get the protesters off the ground but the way in which it was done was ‘neither reasonable nor proportionate’. The court ruled in Ms Minio-Paluello’s favour after deciding that the force used was ‘obviously dangerous’ and completely avoidable. The judge awarded the 29-year-old £14,303 personal injury compensation but did not find that any deliberate intention was used to cause injuries to the claimant.

Myers Lister Price Solicitors are here to help people claim compensation for personal injuries resulting from accidents. If you have suffered an injury such as a broken arm, then contact our team of highly trained specialist solicitors at Myers Lister Price on 0161 926 9969 or email info@mlpsolicitors.co.uk