Category: Personal Injury
22
May
20
Consent Orders, Tomlin Orders and the potentially dishonest Claimant
It is not uncommon for Claimants in personal injury claims where there is either a pleaded allegation of fraud or the suspicion of dishonest conduct, to seek to discontinue the claim for fear of the ...

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11
May
20
Covid-19 Claims and Personal Protective Equipment
Introduction Litigation is disaster’s camp follower. There is no reason to think that this pandemic will be any different. The NHS has been severely strained, but has thus far avoided ...

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07
May
20
Increase in Bereavement Award
In news that was easy to miss this week, the bereavement award under s.1A of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 has been increased from £12,980 to £15,210. The increase, introduced by the

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05
May
20
Multi-party communications and legal advice privilege: are communications with your lawyer always privileged?
It is not unusual for organisations within the travel industry to have their own in-house legal team, or for the members of their legal team to participate in meetings concerning both legal and ...

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24
Apr
20
Hunting the Chimaera – vicarious liability after Various Claimants v Morrisons
  In Mohamud v Morrisons Supermarkets (2016) AC 677, Lord Dyson MR observed that: “To search for certainty and precision in ...

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15
Apr
20
1 Chancery Lane launches its free Legal Advice Helpline for legal professionals
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new Free Legal Advice Helpline for legal professionals. We recognise that many of our clients are facing unprecedented challenges dealing with ...

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09
Apr
20
Inquest Update: Smith, R (on the application of) v Assistant Coroner for North West Wales
The Chief Coroner, Lord Justice Dingemans, and Mr Justice Griffiths, recently handed down judgment in the matter of Smith, R (on the application of) v Assistance Coroner for North West Wales ...

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06
Apr
20
Personal Injury Briefing – April 2020
This last week has been interesting for Personal Injury lawyers, not only because of the continuing effects of the Coronavirus public health emergency, but also because the Supreme Court has handed ...

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06
Apr
20
Abuse: Case Law Update
Cases: Barclays Bank v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13; VW Morrisons v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12 BXB v Watch Tower and Bible Tract Society of ...

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02
Apr
20
Refresher on neglect in inquests
IR (Lewis) v Senior Coroner for North West Kent [2020] EWHC 471 (Admin) is a timely reminder of the ingredients for an inquest’s finding of neglect and the need for a coroner to put ...

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