Category: Personal Injury
06
Jul
20
The Weekly Roundup: Back to Twerk
Regular readers will know that we at 1 Chancery Lane are always on the lookout for new ways of getting fit. And so it was that we read with interest that a certain national firm of solicitors planned ...

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29
Jun
20
The effect of Covid-19 on Personal Injury Claims
As we move out of the acute phase of lockdown’s impact on personal injury litigation (the almost overnight transition to remote working and mass adjournments) and start to adjust to new working ...

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12
Jun
20
Local Authority Briefing – June 2020
Acting in cases involving local authorities is a cornerstone of the work done by the Personal Injury group at 1 Chancery Lane. Members of Chambers have appeared in many of the leading cases over ...

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11
Jun
20
Whiplash Reforms
Amongst the Covid-19 pandemic, on 21st April 2020 Robert Buckland announced that the implementation date for the proposed Whiplash reforms has been put back from 1st August 2020 ...

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09
Jun
20
General Damages in Holiday Claims: a Recap
It has now been ten years since the Court of Appeal’s seminal decision in the case of Milner & Milner v Carnival Plc [2010] EWCA Civ 389 and still the assessment of ...

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02
Jun
20
Case and Costs Management: the Unhappy Bedfellows
Written by Paul Stagg, Barrister¹ The coronavirus lockdown has had many effects. Many people are saying that spending much more time with a significant other than either of them is accustomed to ...

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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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