March 2021 Contents
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Personal Injury Articles | |
![]() Brint v Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 290 (QB). There are cases where an unconvincing and unreliable witness is not dishonest. That much is not news; it is obvious. The point of this piece is to give tips to Defendant litigators who want to prove fundamental dishonesty in a case where the Claimant's evidence has serious inconsistencies. That said... |
![]() The law relating to claims for psychiatric injury is complex, varied, and hard to grapple with and can often appear labyrinthian. This is a practical guide for dealing with personal injury claims involving psychiatric injuries and is aimed to assist both the newcomer and the experienced practitioner alike... |
![]() Does the non-payment of a court fee mean time continues to run for limitation purposes in respect of a new claim within existing proceedings? In Jackson LJ's view, it does not... |
![]() The Defendant sought an order striking out the Claimant's libel claim pursuant to CPR 3.4(2)(c). the libel claim arises from statements broadcast by the Defendant to the effect that the Claimant, a successful businessperson, was guilty of fraud, theft and money laundering... |
![]() The Lord Chancellor (as Successor to the Legal Services Commission) v Halberstadt-Twum (t/a Cleveland Solicitors) & Anor [2021] EWHC 413. Unlike the County Court, the High Court requires steps to be taken in order to obtain a hearing beyond simply making an application. This fact becomes important when you are seeking to set aside default judgment, as the claimants found out in this case... |
![]() A narrow point that occasionally arises is how '3-years' is calculated for the purposes of limitation. In accident cases or in disease cases, for example, where a diagnosis is given on a known date, there will be a precise date when the cause of action accrues and so the limitation clock starts to run... |
![]() The claimant was involved in a road traffic accident when he was travelling home from work. As he proceeded through a junction, the defendant negligently pulled out of a side road hitting the claimant's vehicle on the passenger side.The impact caused the claimant's vehicle to roll three times and land upside down... |
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Medico-Legal Articles, Edited by Dr Hugh Koch | |
![]() This is the thirty-third in a series of Case reports and Commentaries from Professor Koch and colleagues. Another fascinating civil claim case described by Gordon Exall, Barrister, Kings Chambers in which there were robust criticisms of the claimant instructed expert, and a final concluding statement that stated... |
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Clinical Negligence Medicine by Dr Mark Burgin | |
![]() Dr. Mark Burgin BM BCh (oxon) MRCGP discusses how the range of opinion around supervision of clinical staff by GPs can change the outcome of a CN case... |
![]() Dr. Mark Burgin BM BCh (oxon) MRCGP reviews the limits and advantages of Online Clinical Negligence Conferences and makes predictions of the future... |