Category: Personal Injury
06
Feb
19
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 ...

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03
Feb
19
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 ...

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30
Jan
19
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 ...

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16
Jan
19
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 ...

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09
Jan
19
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 ...

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18
Dec
18
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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29
Nov
18
A tendency to physical abuse: Upper Tribunal clarifies scope of Equality Act in education context
This article was first published on ...

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05
Oct
18
Successful defence of a multimillion pound occupational stress case: Piepenbrock v London School of Economics
Following a ten day trial in July, Nicola Davies J has dismissed a claim brought by a teaching fellow against his former employer, the LSE.  The claim arose out of an incident that occurred on a trip ...

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19
Sep
18
Susanna Bennett considers vicarious liability of a small company for a late night assault by its managing director
Small Company Held Vicariously Liable for Acts of Its Managing Director at Late Night Drinking Session after Work Christmas Party In Bellman v Northampton Recruitment ...

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18
Sep
18
Recovering costs following settlement and discontinuance
In two recent appeal cases have clarified the position of a defendant wishing to recover its cost from a claimant following discontinuance. In Cartwright v Venduct [2018] EWCA Civ 1654 the ...

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