Category: Articles
06
Jun
19
CN v Poole Borough Council
Executive Summary of the Decision of the Supreme Court Handed Down on June 6th 2019 The Supreme Court dismissed the claimants’ appeal on a unanimous basis, upholding the striking out of their ...

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04
Jun
19
Boris Johnson and misfeasance in a public office
Half the fun in being a Treasury junior must lie in going along to courts to oppose the more outlandish summonses and claims issued by people with a bee in their bonnet about the actions of public ...

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23
May
19
Sabotaging your own claim: how Facebook can lead to committal proceedings
It is commonplace for social media posts to form part of personal injury litigation. They can be provided by parties in the course of disclosure or uncovered throughout the life of proceedings, often ...

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23
May
19
High Court dismisses a fundamentally dishonest PI claim: a review of Patel v Aviva & Zurich
There have been several interesting judgments concerning fundamental dishonesty that have been handed down over the last year. The recent judgment of Her Honour Judge Melissa Clarke, sitting as a High ...

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25
Apr
19
Hot drinks and burns: what are a vendor’s duties when serving hot drinks to customers?
Customers can sometimes sustain injuries when purchasing hot drinks from vendors, particularly if the contents of their drink escapes from the mouth of the lid, if the lid is not secured properly, or, ...

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10
Apr
19
More stop and search powers for the police
On 31st March 2019 the Home Secretary announced that he was giving more power to the police to exercise the power contained in section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 ...

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09
Apr
19
Assumption of responsibility: emergency call handlers
Sherratt v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police [2018] EWHC; 1746 (QB) [2019] P.I.Q.R. P1 This is a ...

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09
Apr
19
Lord Faulks QC and Laura Johnson successful in Court of Appeal consent case
Diamond v Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 585 Lord Faulks QC and Laura Johnson have successfully resisted an appeal on causation in a case ...

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03
Apr
19
Can you be found contributorily negligent for attempting your own suicide?
Suicide is a topic that many of us find difficult to discuss. Attempts on one's own life, particularly if unsuccessful, are not commonly spoken about, let alone raised in personal injury ...

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26
Mar
19
Disapplication of QOCS: Is failure to pay the trial fee sufficient?
QOCS, otherwise known as Qualified One-way Costs Shifting, leaves defendants out of pocket when defending claims, unless a defendant can satisfy one of the few exceptions in the Civil Procedure Rules ...

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