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1. Taking on the challenge: When the medical evidence is undermined - Natasha Patel, Solicitor, RTA, Express Solicitors: (News Category 2); ... submissions, this would have provided a clearer and more effective route to test the Claimant’s evidence. For Claimant’s this case illustrates that strong, consistent medical evidence can successfully ...; Created on 29 April 2026
2. Mazur overturned in the Court of Appeal - Michael Brooks Reid, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... may require no more than regular meetings and sampling of work, whereas more complex or higher-risk matters will demand closer involvement. The precise details of supervision are a matter for the regula ...; Created on 27 April 2026
3. Know Your ABCs: Alphabet (UK) Ltd v AXA Insurance and Pre-action Costs - Georgina Pressdee, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... to recover costs which the Defendant refuses to pay (Birmingham City Council v Lee [2008] EWCA Civ 891; Ayton v RSM Bentley Jennison [2018] EWHC 285; Moreira v French (HHJ Stewart, CC, 30 September 2008)), ...; Created on 23 April 2026
4. March 2026 Contents: (Menus); ... rs of maternity services that are given low scores by the CQC indicates that the problems are more often systemic than individual. Obstetrics and Gynaecology Service managers and leaders have failed to turn ...; Created on 31 March 2026
5. On the Right Track: High Court Rules on Pre-issue Settlements and CPR r46.13(3) - Georgina Pressdee, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... other claim for damages are (respectively) estimated at not more than £1,000. Costs Judge Nagalingam found no explanation for why he should accept that the Claim would be allocated to the Small Claims ...; Created on 27 March 2026
6. Smart Glasses in the Witness Box: a cautionary tale from UAB Business Enterprise and Anor v Oneta Limited and Ors [2026] EWHC 543 (Ch) - Michael Brooks Reid, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 1); ... and with often huge sums at stake, there is no reason to think such cases will remain rare. As wearable technology becomes more widely available and discreet, courts will need to consider what steps to ...; Created on 26 March 2026
7. Supreme Court revives 'lost years' claims by young child claimants: CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2026] UKSC 5 - Michael Brooks Reid, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... irreconcilable with... Image: public domain from https://pixabay.com/en/neurons-brain-cells-brain-structure-440660/ Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 25 March 2026
8. If at First you Don’t Succeed, Apply and Apply Again: Claimants Obtain Permission for Evidence Midway Through Trial - Georgina Pressdee, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 1); ... consequences of their choice to rely on hearsay evidence. The CEA 1995 permits hearsay evidence but balances admissibility by... Image ©iStockphoto.com/pamelajane Read more (PIBULJ subscribers ...; Created on 24 March 2026
9. Short notes on the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Service - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... services that are given low scores by the CQC indicates that the problems are more often systemic than individual. Obstetrics and Gynaecology Service managers and leaders have failed to turnaround the ...; Created on 10 March 2026
10. Superlawyer: Working with The Greats - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... to copy and paste that phrase as the ‘substance of material instructions’. In more complicated cases it can be expanded with special questions, background information and even a case summary. Special ...; Created on 23 February 2026
11. A Conflict of Schedules: Court of Appeal Rules on Failure to File a Costs Schedule - Georgina Pressdee, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 1); ... Court must summarily assess costs at the conclusion of any hearing other than a fast-track trial which has lasted not more than one day and that it is the duty of the parties to assist the Judge in making ...; Created on 19 February 2026
12. Supreme Court revisits civil illegality in death by killing case - Michael Brooks Reid, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 1); ... judgment of the Court) reviewed the authorities, both from domestic courts and Commonwealth jurisdictions. The panel noted the... Image ©iStockphoto.com/RapidEye Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 18 February 2026
13. What compelling reason? Second limb of the summary judgment test CPR r. 24.3(b) - Michael Brooks Reid, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 1); ... claimants... Image ©iStockphoto.com/izusek Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 17 February 2026
14. Court of Appeal Settles the Debate: Liability Only Part 36 Offers on the Fast Track - Georgina Pressdee, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... had neither been admitted nor determined, the Court was unable to conclude that the outcome was more advantageous than the Claimant’s 90:10 offer. Accordingly, CPR 36.17(4) did not apply and the appeal ...; Created on 23 January 2026
15. Driving a coach and horses: District Judge reins in unqualified advocates - Michael Brooks Reid, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 21 January 2026
16. The Importance of The Medical Records Review - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... expand the summary with dated entries of symptoms. This more complete summary of the material entries allows the reader to have an overview of the medical records and identify important entries. Where ...; Created on 15 January 2026
17. Flout the Rules and Find Out: The Unforgiving Nature of the DBA Regime - Georgina Pressdee, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... and Regulations and concluded that the latter... Image ©iStockphoto.com/Bet_Noire Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 19 December 2025
18. Causation proves fatal in tragic suicide case - Michael Brooks Reid, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... also relied on the judge’s counterfactual observations that... Image ©iStockphoto.com/D-Keine Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 18 December 2025
19. Why Trust is the Missing Piece of Healthcare - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... for instance that A and E departments are the worst performing by a long way which aligns with information from other sources. The changes in trust are more important than absolute vales and there have ...; Created on 10 December 2025
20. November 2025 Contents: (Menus); ... LJ clarifies the construction of paragraph 42(b) of the 2001 Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme and comments on the recoverability of home extensions more generally. Paragraph 42 makes provision for ...; Created on 28 November 2025
21. Plead it or Weep: The Pitfalls of Oral Evidence in an OIC - Georgina Pressdee, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... parties to rely on evidence contained in the Court Pack “unless the Court makes a different order” (paragraphs 2.13, 5.14, 4.13 and 5.14). There is more flexibility in Section 3, which permits any evidence ...; Created on 24 November 2025
22. A Question of Fact: Factual findings and evaluation of evidence in the High Court - Michael Brooks Reid, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 19 November 2025
23. A Matter of Construction: Home Extensions under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme - Georgina Pressdee, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... more generally. Issues Paragraph 42 makes provision for additional compensation to qualifying Claimants who were dependent on the deceased for parental services and under 18 at the time of their death. ...; Created on 18 November 2025
24. Mazur and the Wild West in Law and Medicine - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... direct supervision. This is particularly true of senior associates who are doing more complex tasks. This is impossible for primary care where professionals would spend about 100% of their time providing ...; Created on 12 November 2025
25. Watson, We Have a Case! MH Site Maintenance Services Limited, Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited v James Watson - Georgina Pressdee, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... R 3.1(2)(p) and the full suite of powers under r3.1(2) become available. The very granting of a stay involves the Court’s indirect control of the PAP process. It cannot therefore be maintained that mo ...; Created on 30 October 2025
26. When Experts Go Too Far! - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... something more significant. The expert’s failure to clarify this opinion can lead to accusations of bias and the GMC GMP 2024 asserts against such omissions. The material issue is whether the person ...; Created on 24 October 2025
27. Managing the Risks of AI in Expert Evidence: 10 Practice Standards for Lawyers and Experts - Ramune Mickeviciute, Hugh James LLP & Geoffrey Simpson-Scott, Hodge Jones and Allen LLP: (News Category 2); ... to appear more often in expert evidence, particularly in clinical negligence litigation. From basic proofreading through to data analysis and even drafting, AI tools are becoming part of the professional ...; Created on 23 October 2025
28. Chaos Beats Causation: The Limits of Accident Reconstruction - Michael Brooks Reid, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... injury. The Defendant’s expert rejected this as overly speculative. He highlighted that the... Image ©iStockphoto.com/Lya_Cattel Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 17 October 2025
29. The Devil's in the Detail-ed Assessment: XX (a protected party by her husband and litigation friend YY), ZZ v Jordan Young, Aviva Insurance Limited - Georgina Pressdee, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... ©iStockphoto.com/unaemlag Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 16 October 2025
30. September 2025 Contents: (Menus); ... issue was whether, if D had driven more... Fundamental Dishonesty? Court needs to see the Homework, not just the answer - Michael Brooks Reid, Temple Garden Chambers Michael Brooks Reid comments ...; Created on 30 September 2025
31. Fundamental Dishonesty? Court needs to see the Homework, not just the answer - Michael Brooks Reid, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... ng conditions imposed by the test publishers, intended to protect the tests' integrity by preventing them from becoming public knowledge and susceptible to... Image ©iStockphoto.com/AdShooter Read m ...; Created on 25 September 2025
32. A Judgment to Remember: WM and EW v Wilkinson [2025] EWHC 2300 (KB) and the Fallibility of Memory - Georgina Pressdee, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... too fast in the circumstances. A secondary issue was whether, if D had driven more slowly, the collision could have been avoided or M’s injuries reduced. Background The First Claimant, M (aged 5), ...; Created on 24 September 2025
33. A Breakthrough in Understanding Communication - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... about the transmission of information and more about emotional state. The importance of a sense of connection and trust in the professional has been examined in issues such as compliance. Rather than developin ...; Created on 18 September 2025
34. August 2025 Contents: (Menus); ... egal systems so cases are resolved more efficiently in speed, quality and cost. Legal cases are complex and there are many pressures on the lawyer. The lawyer must make choices in the case but it is often un ...; Created on 31 August 2025
35. Optimisation for Lawyers - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); 29/08/25. Dr Mark Burgin is a low cost general expert with an interest in improving legal systems so cases are resolved more efficiently in speed, quality and cost. Legal cases are complex and there ...; Created on 29 August 2025
36. A Cautionary Read: Poor Pleadings, Non-compliance and the Automatic Disapplication of QOCS - Georgina Pressdee, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 19 August 2025
37. DHV v Motor Insurers' Bureau [2025] EWHC 2038 (KB) - Philip Matthews, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... on 19 September 2017, meaning default would commence on 19 December 2017 unless... Image cc flickr.com/photos/aigle_dore/5237981315/ Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 18 August 2025
38. Terminal Illness: Rights of the Dying - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... The doctors’ arguments in these cases discuss ‘harm’ as if it is obvious that having more symptoms is bad. They do not appear to recognise the skills of the family who would provide the cares. They do ...; Created on 06 August 2025
39. July 2025 Contents: (Menus); ... would recommend a simple three part process. This would work as well with a family law, criminal law or civil law cases and is likely to be as effective as more complex systems... ...; Created on 30 July 2025
40. Barriers to Access to Justice for Disabled People - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... Form that refers to the first two and indicates a possible resolution. This would work as well with a family law, criminal law or civil law cases and is likely to be as effective as more complex ...; Created on 28 July 2025
41. Tom Clark v Omar Elbana [2025] EWCA Civ 776 - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... which was a higher, more stringent legal test. It was further argued that it could not possibly be said that the Defendant was not negligent by reference to the same evidence before the trial judge. At ...; Created on 18 July 2025
42. How late is too late? Leadingway Consultants v Ayoub Saab & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 582 - Andrew Cousins, 7 Harrington Street Chambers: (News Category 2); ... rules, where those defaults involve short timescales and more lengthy timescales. The applicability of the Denton criteria to applications to set aside was considered in FXF v English Karate Federatio ...; Created on 10 July 2025
43. June 2025 Contents: (Menus); ... of Criminal Case Review the more injustice will occur... Safe Use of AI in Legal Proceedings - Dr Mark Burgin Dr Mark Burgin uses Gemini LLM to consider a recent paper considering AI and the U ...; Created on 30 June 2025
44. Safe Use of AI in Legal Proceedings - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... se and how they will support those who make mistakes. Iteration: Reports and analyses of successes, failures or errors allow the firm to iterate more effective guidance. Collaboration: Collaboration ...; Created on 26 June 2025
45. Criminal Case Review - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... greater the delay and less efficient the system of Criminal Case Review the more injustice will occur. When people are released after decades behind bars trust in the system will be knocked. When the ...; Created on 24 June 2025
46. David Richardson & Ors v Slater & Gordon UK Limited [2025] EWHC 1220 (SCCO) - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... the evidence made it more difficult for the claimants to make good their arguments about what information was and was not provided at the outset of the client/solicitor relationship. Decision The ...; Created on 13 June 2025
47. R (Ayinde) v London Borough of Haringey and Al-Haroun v Qatar National Bank QPSC and Another [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin) - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... misuse; a clear signal that the Divisional Court was not persuaded these were isolated cases of poor conduct. The court stated that “more needs to be done” to ensure existing guidance was followed and ...; Created on 10 June 2025
48. May 2025 Contents: (Menus); ... the solicitors firms involved, namely... Costs budgeting can be retrospective: BDW Trading Limited v Ardmore Construction Limited [2025] EWHC 1063 (TCC) - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers A ...; Created on 30 May 2025
49. How Consent Can Fail - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... records confirm that the protocol was followed and that a refusal to provide an intervention was reasonable. More often the records confirm that the clinical criteria could have been present and consent ...; Created on 28 May 2025
50. Why Medical Diagnosis Is a Dead End for AI Doctors - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... is overwhelming the medical model, doctors struggle to find explanations for their patient’s phenomena. Changes seen on scans can take attention away from those whose illnesses are more complex. Rounds ...; Created on 26 May 2025
51. Costs budgeting can be retrospective: BDW Trading Limited v Ardmore Construction Limited [2025] EWHC 1063 (TCC) - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); 21/05/25. Date of judgment: 2 May 2025 Andrew Mitchell KC sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court was required to decide whether the court had the power to make a costs management order retrospectively ...; Created on 21 May 2025
52. Doroudvash v Zurich Insurance Plc [2025] EWCC 10 - Philip Matthews, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... between applications to add/substitute a party... Image ©iStockphoto.com/marcyano Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 19 May 2025
53. Claimant fruit picker’s employer found negligent but not the third party driver who drove into collision with him - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... that his... Image ©iStockphoto.com/Hirurg Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 16 May 2025
54. Disability or Diagnosis? - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... terms of the assessment of damages, more important, in my view, is the impact that condition has had on his everyday functioning and lifestyle, which has been significant.’ This judgement raises an important ...; Created on 23 April 2025
55. What Every Claimant Should Know - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... ry Evidence: Documents are more reliable than memory but claimants may lack comprehensive records and may not keep the right information. A medical questionnaire can allow the claimant time to rea ...; Created on 22 April 2025
56. Wagatha Costie - Philip Matthews, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... n skewed the comparison of incurred costs between the parties. The trial judge concluded that, whilst the Defendant's solicitors should have been more transparent about the basis for their Precedent H figur ...; Created on 16 April 2025
57. Multi Track allocation remains decisive to the disapplication of the Fixed Costs rules - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... Plainly at the time of acceptable, this was a case unquestionably allocated to the Multi Track but when the... Image ©iStockphoto.com/Photofex-AT Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 15 April 2025
58. March 2025 Contents: (Menus); ... Primary Care 100 times more Effective than Hospitals? - Dr Mark Burgin Dr Mark Burgin challenges assumptions and explains why prevention is better than cure and health anxiety is creating an ill health ...; Created on 31 March 2025
59. Why is Primary Care 100 times more Effective than Hospitals? - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... patient contacts is with hospitals each day and they use 9 out of 10 of the pounds put into the health service. GPs see ten times more patients for a tenth of the budget. Times ten by ten and you reach ...; Created on 25 March 2025
60. Where do delusions come from? - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... the person spends on the belief the more likely that it is a problem. Where there is a strong family history, drug misuse or brain injuries then a psychiatric diagnosis is more likely. A prompt response ...; Created on 24 March 2025
61. Omanovic v Shamaazi Ltd & Ismael Abdela Mohammed [2025] EWHC 110 (KB) - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... ©iStockphoto.com/BernardaSv Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 24 February 2025
62. Aviva Insurance Limited v Atiquillar Nadeem and Masoud Sidiqi [2024] EWHC 3445 (KB) - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... concerned alleged false statements to the... Image ©iStockphoto.com/tap10 Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 21 February 2025
63. Metabolic Syndrome Controversies - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... e other issues. Metabolic syndrome affects many systems so a patient with blood pressure knows that they are more likely to have diabetes. Conclusions Doctors do not need to have the answer to the controver ...; Created on 14 February 2025
64. January 2025 Contents: (Menus); ... g just £11,809.94, both sides instructed leading silks, suggesting that the principle at stake is much more important than the sums involved. The Claimant's vehicle was damaged in an RTA, for which liabil ...; Created on 31 January 2025
65. A Balanced Approach to Death and Dying - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... and the person may want to visit an important location one last time before they die. These social needs are as important (or more important) than the medical care that they are receiving. There are four ...; Created on 30 January 2025
66. What Do GPs Know About Mental Health? - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... a more comprehensive account. Psychologists are similarly impressive and have often undertaken extensive training in specialised treatments such as EMDR. The humble GP by contrast may have half a page ...; Created on 29 January 2025
67. Majid Ali v HSF Logistics Polska SP Zoo [2024] EWCA Civ 1479 - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... Stuart-Smith LJ also accepted that the pre-Patel caselaw distinguished between cases where the illegality barred an entire claim versus where illegality barred the recovery of one or more heads of loss. ...; Created on 24 January 2025
68. Smith -v- AXA Insurance UK PlC & Spectra Drive Limited (24th December 2024) - Philip Matthews, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... in issue being just £11,809.94, both sides instructed leading silks, suggesting that the principle at stake is much more important than the sums involved. Background The Claimant’s vehicle was damaged ...; Created on 23 January 2025
69. CXC (a protected party by her litigation friend BXB) v (1) David Clarke, (2) EUI Limited [2024] EWHC 3138 (KB) - Philip Matthews, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... to advise on how the Claimant would best be able to engage in the proceedings, and for an order that HMCTS pay the... Image ©iStockphoto.com/polarica Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 22 January 2025
70. Majid Saadati v Seye Dastghaib and Andreas Rudolf Bihrer [2024] EWHC 3336 (KB) - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... ©iStockphoto.com/Farknot_Architect Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 21 January 2025
71. December 2024 Contents: (Menus); ... d why it costs more to give a worse service. Experts are significant cost in legal cases and even if their work is not publicly criticised it can be difficult to see what the money has bought. The medi ...; Created on 30 December 2024
72. Why Sick Doctors Make Mistakes - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... chance to get things right. Often the error is picked up when explaining to the patient who corrects the doctor and the mistake is identified. Misunderstanding is very much more common with sick doctors, ...; Created on 24 December 2024
73. Where Does All the Money Go? - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); 12/12/24. Dr Mark Burgin discusses how productivity in healthcare and legal practice has become stalled and why it costs more to give a worse service. Experts are significant cost in legal cases ...; Created on 23 December 2024
74. FXS v The Mulberry Bush Organisation Ltd [2024] EWHC 2844 (KB) - Philip Matthews, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... and use of the towel method were central to this case and took up the vast majority of court time. Furthermore, all three heads of claim were intrinsically linked. To separate the issues, at this stage ...; Created on 18 December 2024
75. Elysa Alton v Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen [2024] EWCA Civ 1435 - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... out the claim for that reason. Moreover it was pleaded that the vehicle was not normally based in the UK on account of its Polish registration plate. Draft amended Particulars were then served seeking ...; Created on 17 December 2024
76. Christine Bangs v FM Conway Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 1461 - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... and withdrew the admission. It was accepted that FM Conway was entitled to... Image cc flickr.com/photos/oatsy40/7816182682/ Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 16 December 2024
77. Medical Experts for Litigants in Person (LiP) - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... are unable to help. Generalists do not have problems with voluminous records because they have experience and more time than the specialist. A specialist may charge £200 per hour so must rush to get ...; Created on 27 November 2024
78. Why Experts Must Not Use GenAI - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... any decisions are flawed. The more that the decision is considered the more problems become obvious. Balancing information is challenging for humans but GenAI finds it reasonably easy to perform this ...; Created on 25 November 2024
79. Senay & Anor v Mulsanne Insurance Company Ltd [2024] EWCC 12 - Philip Matthews, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... tted or proved. This means that the amendment could affect subrogated rights between insurers, and could operate to the disadvantage of the Claimant's insurer, who would find it much more difficult to r ...; Created on 21 November 2024
80. BJB, In the Matter of [2024] EWCOP 59 (T2) - Philip Matthews, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... of the above settlement was a further Order – following the blue-print set out in... Image ©iStockphoto.com/webphotographeer Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 19 November 2024
81. Tindall and another v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police [2024] UKSC 33 - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... the caselaw, the Supreme Court helpfully... Image © Garry Wright Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 18 November 2024
82. When CBT is not the answer: considering alternatives in psychological treatment following personal injuries - Dr Justin Savage, Clinical Psychologist: (News Category 4); ... such as the individual’s resistance to change, lack of motivation, or intense emotional reactions. Moreover, CBT and EMDR primarily focus on the present and future, rather than delving into past experiences. ...; Created on 30 October 2024
83. Why relatives are being branded as troublesome - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... smile or reassurance is enough. A proportion of health care staff are burned out and take any complaint personally. This is more likely to occur if the department is dysfunctional and poorly lead. Even ...; Created on 24 October 2024
84. Andrew Reynolds v Chief Constable of Kent Police [2024] EWHC 2487 (KB) - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... of the Claimant’s back injury or use of force against him was... Image ©iStockphoto.com/onfilm Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 17 October 2024
85. Difficult claimant evidence and partisan experts: Steven Wilson v Ministry of Justice [2024] EWHC 2389 (KB) - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 14 October 2024
86. How Does Mental Health Affect Reliability in PI? - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... s and the restrictions provide the disability analyst with a clue that something is amiss. They can then request further information either correlative history or more often review of material evidenc ...; Created on 30 September 2024
87. Managing the costs of costs management brought into sharp focus - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... similar to the recent... Image ©iStockphoto.com/lenscap67 Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 20 September 2024
88. MoJ Quarterly Civil Justice Statics Published - Philip Matthews, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... more: Civil Justice Statistics Quarterly: April to June 2024 Image ©iStockphoto.com/courtneyk ...; Created on 18 September 2024
89. New Clinical Negligence Agreement Launched - Philip Matthews, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... any patient safety lessons that have been learned from the case and any measures that have been put in place as a consequence. See more: Clinical Negligence Claims Agreement 2024 Image ©iStockphoto.com/hocus-focus ...; Created on 16 September 2024
90. Novel points about group representative actions - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 13 September 2024
91. Expert: Failure to Engage - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... Equally the lawyer will be more able to challenge the expert who provides a poor-quality report saying that they had plenty of time to write it. Irrelevant content A report may be lengthy and contain ...; Created on 04 September 2024
92. August 2024 Contents: (Menus); ... s the existential risk to primary care posed by the increasing use of allied professions to work as in front line roles. Primary care is about 100 times more efficient than secondary care, they see 10 tim ...; Created on 29 August 2024
93. Is a formal application to amend a costs budget always necessary and wise? Masudur Rahman v Dewan Hassan and Others [2024] EWHC 2038 (Ch) - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 22 August 2024
94. Expert witnesses and apparent bias: Biggadike v El Farra & Anor [2024] EWHC 1688 (KB) - Philip Matthews, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... to Mr Robinson.” Comment This is notable for personal injury practitioners more generally. Just as the sub-specialist world of urogynaecology is a small one, it will likewise often be the case, wit ...; Created on 21 August 2024
95. Defendant's own YouTube posts provided evidence of contempt: Wye Valley NHS Trust v Murphy [2024] EWHC 1912 (KB) - Philip Matthews, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... Image ©iStockphoto.com/Ihor Bulyhin Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 20 August 2024
96. Attempted second bite of the cherry or a different fruit all together? Outotec and another v MW High Tech Projects UK Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 844 - Andrew Ratomski, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 19 August 2024
97. Why The Physician Associate PA Role may mean the end for GPs - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); 14/08/24. Dr Mark Burgin discusses the existential risk to primary care posed by the increasing use of allied professions to work as in front line roles. Primary care is about 100 times more efficient ...; Created on 14 August 2024
98. Why is it so hard for Lawyers to be organised? - Dr Mark Burgin: (News Category 4); ... and will lead to interesting findings can improve organising medical evidence. If a medical report comprehensively addresses all the issues then things will move more smoothly. Good legal arguments will ...; Created on 12 August 2024
99. July 2024 Contents: (Menus); ... octors is that 'GPs think they are God, but surgeons know they are'. To have the courage to open a human body with a knife knowing what may go wrong needs arrogance. Simply knowing more than others (self as ...; Created on 31 July 2024
100. Defendant requests for medical testing demand a careful balancing exercise - Amy Lanham Coles, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... positions in order to determine a just and proportionate outcome. JUDGMENT HHJ Gargan agreed with the Defendant that there was a... Image ©iStockphoto.com/AleksandarGeorgiev Read more (PIBULJ ...; Created on 23 July 2024

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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CATASTROPHIC BRAIN INJURY CLAIMS
This concise guide by barrister Pankaj Madan provides practical advice and reminders to those lawyers dealing with catastrophic brain injuries. It will help those bringing and defending such claims. A reminder and easy references of the principal points for those who are more experienced, a pathfinder for those who are perhaps just setting out in this area of personal injury perhaps with their first case, finding their way being led in a team.
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We have now published more than 50 specialist credit hire articles. A selection are shown below, or see the complete list here. Subscribers can also access, for free, the latest edition of Kevan & Ellis on Credit Hire.

The absence of a valid MOT certificate may defeat a claim for credit hire due to lack of causation, even if it does not defeat the entire claim - Nancy Kelehar, Temple Garden Chambers

28/09/23. Mr Justice Martin Spencer gave judgment in an appeal by the Claimant against the dismissal of the claim for credit hire charges on the basis that a lack of an MOT certi...

Appeal judge rules that credit hire company has no costs liability following a finding of fundamental dishonesty in personal injury case: RSA v. Fastrack Solutions Limited [2023] 4 WLUK 92 - David Bowden, Erimus Chambers

29/05/23. Mr Shazad staged a car accident on 25th November 2015. The other driver said at the beginning ‘ I thought the accident was suspicious straight away’ . A court claim ...

Editorial: Pre-Action Disclosure of Financial Documents in Credit Hire Cases - Aidan Ellis, Temple Garden Chambers

30/11/18. As long ago as 2004, in the course of carving out the impecuniosity exception in Lagden v O’Connor, Lord Nicholls expressed the hope that the parties “should be able t...

In Credit Hire circles, what goes around comes around (again…): Irving v Morgan Sindall PLC considered - Jason Prosser, Leeper Prosser Solicitors

30/07/18. In Credit hire arguments go in circles, at least that is the experience of the writer (who has now been engaged in conducting credit hire claims for nearly 15 years), w...

Back to Basics: Should Credit Hire be Stripped? - Gary Herring - Horwich Farrelly Solicitors

11/09/14. In Dimond v Lovell the House of Lords made it all seem so simple. In a case where the claimant sought hire charges in the princely sum of £346.63, it was held that ...

Out of ‘Control’? Credit Hire and CPR Part 31 - Gary Herring, Horwich Farrelly Solicitors

10/04/14. Disputes relating to disclosure remain an enduring feature of credit hire litigation and, largely to the understandable annoyance of the judiciary, are the source of mu...

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