June 2021 Contents
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Personal Injury Articles | |
![]() DDJ Akers decided that the markup made by a medical agency on the costs of a medical report was not recoverable. DDJ Akers took the view that the medical agency's costs are already accounted for in the fixed costs regime... |
![]() The whiplash reforms came into force on 31 May 2021. They apply to all accidents that occurred on or after this date. They institute a wide-ranging sweep of changes that have the cumulative effect of making whiplash claims much less valuable, both in terms of damages and in relation to costs. It really is a sea-change... |
![]() The Claimant sought damages from the Defendant arising from her treatment as an NHS patient at a particular dental clinic. The Defendant was the owner of the practice at the time of the allegedly negligent acts (which were carried out at the practice but not by the Defendant personally, the Defendant having retired some years earlier)... |
![]() While a family case, this case highlighted the importance of the rules of procedure in instances of cases that are litigated by correspondence... |
![]() Despite the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic the appetite for claims by former clients against their solicitors continues and those who represent them continue to frame arguments in a manner which continues to evolve. The most recent reported decision comes from Mr Justice Lavender (who also heard the appeal in Belsner v Cam Legal Services Ltd) in Karatysz v SGI Lega [2021] EWHC 1608 (QB)... |
![]() This third article in relation to the Noise Immission level (NIL) considers some of the more complicated or arguable features. The first article considered the basics of the NIL. The second article considered how the Coles guidelines use the NIL... |
![]() This Judicial Review case was brought by the claimant council following an inquest. The Inquest had concluded that one of the council's tenants had died as a result of malignant mesothelioma which had been caused by exposure to asbestos in one of the council's properties... |
![]() Legal digital marketing agency founder, Sam Borrett, examines the data from the third annual legal sector review of law firm's website performance and draws out some interesting conclusions from concurrent findings... |
Clinical Negligence Medicine by Dr Mark Burgin | |
![]() Dr Mark Burgin BM BCh (oxon) MRCGP comments upon the concerns of family law experts and lawyers in finding a balance between the demand for reports of the highest standard and the supply of skilled experts... |
![]() Dr Mark Burgin BM BCh (oxon) MRCGP considers the impact on all areas of law of solicitors and barristers being side lined by disability arguments... |