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Summary of Recent Cases, December 2015

15/12/15. Here is a summary of the recent notable court cases over the past month. You can also receive these for free by registering for our PI Brief Update newsletter. Just select "Free Newsletter" from the menu at the top of this page and fill in your email address.

Summary of Recent Cases - Substantive Law

Maria Sabir (By her Litigation Friend, the Official Solicitor) v Nana Osei-Kwabena [2015] EWCA Civ 1213

The Court of Appeal considered the correct balance to be struck between causative potency and blameworthiness when apportioning liability for a collision between a motorist and a pedestrian. Motorists would generally be found to have high levels of both because of the...

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