September 2019 Contents
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![]() The appeal arose from a Detailed Assessment of costs following settlement of a claim for monetary damages. The background to the appeal was uncomplicated in that the Claimant served a bill of costs for £615,751 and subsequently made a Part 36 offer to accept £425,000... |
![]() The 17 July 2019 saw the handing down of the combined, unanimous Court of Appeal judgment from The Master of the Rolls (Sir Terence Etherton) together with LJs Coulson and Irwin in West & Demouilpied v Stockport NHS Foundation NHS Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 1220. For some who regularly practice in legal costs it is the most important judgment of the last six years... |
![]() Many of us know that, if we have an accident in the UK that to some extent was the fault of another driver, we may be able to make a claim against the insurer of that vehicle or driver. But what is the current process for making such a claim if we have an accident abroad, and will that change if we leave the EU as planned on 31 October?... |
![]() The Claimant aged 53 at the time, was involved in a road traffic accident. He had a long history of neck and low back pain, having undergone extensive anterior lumbar spine and cervical spine surgery... |
![]() The Claimant (age 43 at time of accident) was the driver of a motor vehicle when it was involved in a head on collision with another vehicle on 8th May 2014. Her 2 youngest children were back seat passengers in the vehicle. The claimant was 6 months pregnant at the time... |
![]() It must have come as a nasty shock to the Association of British Insurers (ABI) when the government didn't do what it was told over the discount rate. After all, if the last decade has taught us anything, it is that the ABI gets its way on personal injury reform... |
![]() Here is a summary of the recent notable court cases over the past month... |
![]() Each issue a particular topic is highlighted, citing some of the useful cases and other materials in that area. This month we consider the suitability of litigation friends, in light of the recent case of Lorna Jamous v Alexander Mercouris [2019] EWHC 1746 (QB)... |
Clinical Negligence Medicine by Dr Mark Burgin | |
![]() Dr Mark Burgin BM BCh (oxon) MRCGP explains how parents can overcome their disabilities if the right reasonable adjustments are offered to the parent... |
![]() Dr Mark Burgin BM BCh (oxon) MRCGP explains how medical leadership has been behind the curve when reacting to the crises that are facing the profession... |
![]() Dr Mark Burgin BM BCh (oxon) MRCGP considers issues in the legal definition of disability as thresholds appear to change with courts' interpretations of the law... |
![]() Dr Mark Burgin BM BCh (oxon) MRCGP looks at the factors that impair a doctor's ability to comply with legal instructions when completing forms... |