Personal Injury Archives - Page 10 of 17

Category: Personal Injury

Feb

Miss Shahrab Asim Burney (a minor by her litigation friend Mr M A Y Burney) v Iceland Foods Ltd

Ian Stebbings successfully defends Iceland Foods in a claim by a child that she sustained injury after being struck by an ...

Feb

The Government Actuary’s Department: moving towards the review of the discount rate

“After the Civil Liability Bill received Royal Assent on 20 December 2018 the Lord Chancellor has 90 days to start a review of the rate and then must determine the rate within 140 days of the review ...

Feb

Post-implementation review of Jackson Reforms

The Government has published its (long overdue) review of LASPO Part 2. It's worth a read in full, though probably the most important points to take from it are: 1) the Government is largely satisfied ...

Feb

Ian Stebbings secures Claimant’s discontinuance by successful collateral waiver of privilege argument

The Claimant alleged that he had fallen over a temporary road sign. In his CNF he alleged that the time of the accident was 7pm. In his witness statement and Part 18 responses he stated that the ...

Feb

Social media companies to owe duty of care to users?

The report The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee published on the 31st January 2019 a report entitled "Impact of social media and screen-use on young people’s ...

Feb

Fundamental dishonesty – can inconsistencies in evidence be excused by blaming solicitors or doctors?

Throughout the course of litigation, inconsistencies in a claimant's, or a defendant's, evidence may crop up. Often, parties may lay the blame for any inconsistencies in their evidence at their ...

Jan

Brookes v Park Resorts

This case arose as a result of the Claimant alleging that she had fallen down a single step which was dimly lit in a clubhouse of the Defendants premises. Facts The facts ...

Jan

Acceptance of Part 36 offers – what happens if the offer made was a mistake?

Cases discussing Part 36 offers usually concern whether they were accepted after expiry of the relevant period, their withdrawal and the costs associated with their acceptance or rejection. But what ...

Jan

Civil Liability Act 2018 receives Royal Assent on 20th December 2018

The news that the Civil Liability Act 2018 received Royal Assent on 20th December 2018 may have passed many by due to the Christmas Holiday period. Now that ...

Dec

Clinical Negligence Briefing – December 2018

In this edition of our Clinical Negligence Briefing, Katie Ayres examines the possible implications for medical practitioners, particularly those practising in paediatrics, ...

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