The plaintiffs did not need to prove criminal charges to claim compensation, stressed Sir Declan, just that they had been harmed by personal injury or trespass.

原告不需要通过刑事控诉去获得赔偿. Declan爵士强调说, 原告只需说明他们的权益因为个人的伤害行为或者过失行为而受到了损害.

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Johnson denied the attack claiming Mr Ross inflicted the wounds on himself to claim compensation.

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The decision overturned an appeals court ruling which had meant many families would not have been able to claim compensation.

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The family have started legal proceedings to claim compensation from the hospital.

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