A workplace accident left a man with serious brain damage and years of suffering from verbal aggression, poor memory and reduced concentration, London's High Court heard.

Idris Smith, 57, of Parc Afon in Rhondda, south Wales, fell into a skip in August 2004 while at work at LC Window Fashions Ltd, the Press Association reports.

His employers admitted liability, but distributed the amount of compensation they would award him.

But Mr Smith was today awarded over £1 million damages after the High Court ruled that he was entitled to full compensation for loss of future earnings up to the age of 65.

Earlier this month, a 61-year-old man pursued a successful personal injury claim after a motor accident left him with long-term back and neck pain caused by a trapped nerve in his spine.

The man received £50,000 compensation after he was forced to give up his job because of the injuries he sustained while driving his car in December 2004; another motorist crashed into the back of his vehicle.