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701. The Appeal Case of The Department for Communities and Local Government v Blackmore - David Roderick, Farrar's Building: (News Category 2); 02/03/18. The appeal case of The Department for Communities and Local Government v Blackmore [2017] EWCA Civ 1136 (“Blackmore”) is an important restatement of the principles governing the exercise ...; Created on 02 March 2018
702. Res Ipsa Loquitur In Clinical Negligence - Aneurin Maloney, Hardwicke: (News Category 3); 01/03/18. The maxim res ipsa loquitur or ‘the thing speaks for itself’, is a long-standing rule of evidence more commonly utilised in other areas of personal injury law. In a PI setting it has been ...; Created on 01 March 2018
703. Editorial: Budget Discussion Reports - Aidan Ellis, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... to take place, with the result that the Court’s approval is more likely to be required. A well-crafted budget discussion report is a helpful document because it helps to narrow the issues and can act ...; Created on 28 February 2018
704. February 2018 Contents: (Menus); ... of Regulation. A ban on cold calling for claims companies, the movement of claims management companies towards FCA Regulation and more fixed costs for personal injury claims. This book is designed to b ...; Created on 28 February 2018
705. Short Notes on Sepsis 2018 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... few requests for blood cultures are made in general practice however this may change... Image cc http://www.flickr.com/photos/54591706@N02/5148710483 Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 27 February 2018
706. Short Notes on Suspected Abuse in Children 2018 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... from the parents of the problems and this will lead to suggestions inter alia that the parents did not obtain proper care... Image ©iStockphoto.com/johavel Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 26 February 2018
707. Serving Food That Might Cause Adverse Reactions - Gabrielle Broomhead, Ashfords LLP: (News Category 2); ... (including mussels and oysters)... Image ©iStockphoto.com/Paperboat Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 23 February 2018
708. FREE BOOK CHAPTER: Introduction to the Jackson Report 2017 and CMC Regulation: A Summary of the Changes: (News Category 3); ... management companies towards FCA Regulation and more fixed costs for personal injury claims. This book is designed to be a comprehensive guide to take practitioners through all the changes in a clear and ...; Created on 23 February 2018
709. Divisibility of Psychiatric Injury - Charley Turton, 12 King's Bench Walk: (News Category 2); ... be apportioned, highlighted... Image ©iStockphoto.com/shapecharge Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 22 February 2018
710. FREE BOOK CHAPTER: An Introduction to Housing Disrepair and Cavity Wall Claims - Andrew Mckie & Ian Skeate): (News Category 2); ... damages are less than £1,000, and, estimated cost of the repair work is less than £1,000. If either amount is expected to be more than £1,000, the court will normally allocate the case to the fast track ...; Created on 22 February 2018
711. FREE BOOK SAMPLE: The Nature of Consent - Lauren Sutherland QC): (News Category 2); ... standard – one that requires more or less disclosure; and, thirdly, it assumes that the doctor’s role is to provide the information and the patient’s role is to consent. The preference is to allow patient ...; Created on 21 February 2018
712. Ivor Cook v Swansea City Council 2017 - Joanne Pruden, Browne Jaconson LLP: (News Category 3); ... The exercise involved... Image ©iStockphoto.com/terminator1 Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 20 February 2018
713. Case Comment on Hassell v Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 164 (QB) - Lucile Taylor: (News Category 2); ... Image cc http://www.flickr.com/photos/16848914@N05/2057231177/ Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 19 February 2018
714. Summary of Recent Cases, February 2018: (News Category 3); ... d the tests for fundamental dishonesty and whether this would cause substantial injustice to the Claimant. The Claimant had... Image ©iStockphoto.com/spxChrome Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only). ...; Created on 15 February 2018
715. Driverless Cars, Artificial Intelligence… What Next? Online Dispute Resolution for Compensation Claims? - Tim Wallis, Trust Mediation: (News Category 3); ... more justice for less money and increasingly technology is offering as the answer to that conundrum. There is considerable evidence to buttress this point, particularly in relation to consumer claims. ...; Created on 14 February 2018
716. Valid Consent: The Role of the Medical Expert - Paul Sankey, Enable Law: (News Category 2); ... ws the material risks of any recommended or reasonable alternative treatment. A risk is material if, in the circumstances of a particular case... Image ©iStockphoto.com/VisualField Read more (PIBULJ subscrib ...; Created on 09 February 2018
717. Mrs Rhonda Stewart (New Rohonda White) v Lewisham and Greenwhich NHS Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 2091 - Andrew Wilson, Park Square Barristers: (News Category 2); ... breach of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, of the Manual Handling Regulations 1992 and of its common law duty of care... Image: public domain Read more (PIBULJ subscribers ...; Created on 05 February 2018
718. High Court Decision Will Affect All London Pedestrians and Bus Drivers - Daniel Slade, Express Solicitors: (News Category 2); ... able should react to such emergencies in less than one second 8mph is too fast and the more appropriate speed was 5mph a bus driver should be braking with full force a bus driver should be looking ...; Created on 02 February 2018
719. January 2018 Contents: (Menus); ... Whiting v First/Keolis Transpennine Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 4 and what iot means more generally Appellants seeking to bring an appeal based on the difficult ground of perversity... Fixed Recoverable ...; Created on 31 January 2018
720. Competition Heats Up in Personal Injury as Firms Look to Survive Upcoming Government Reforms - Qamar Anwar, First4Lawyers: (News Category 3); ... were significantly happier with the past year – 30% said profit had increased, while it stayed the same for 61% – and 43% predicted profit to rise over the next 12 months, with 36% also expecting more ...; Created on 31 January 2018
721. Mind the Gap: Perversity as a Point of Appeal, an Insurmountable Chasm? - Liam Ryan, 7 Bedford Row: (News Category 2); ... EWCA Civ 56 namely that... Image ©iStockphoto.com/ Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 30 January 2018
722. Fixed Recoverable Costs: No Advocacy, No Fee! - Chris Boxall, Park Square Barristers: (News Category 2); ... disclosure. In short, is a Claimant entitled to recover ‘advocates costs’ if no advocacy is provided?... Image cc flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/5314774452 Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 28 January 2018
723. Short Notes on Nursing Home Claims 2018 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... in clinical negligence. Emotional neglect Emotional neglect can cause depression, self-harm and more rapid decline but proving breach and causation are both problematic. Carers have training and ...; Created on 26 January 2018
724. Withdrawing Admissions: Wood v Days Healthcare UK Limited [2017] EWCA Civ 2097 - Shaun Ferris, Crown Office Chambers: (News Category 2); ... value was not a good reason to allow D1 to do so. At the same time Laing J... Image cc flickr.com/photos/wwarby/4860335535 Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 26 January 2018
725. Contribution and Apportionment: Unruly Horses? - Charles Feeny & Sam Irving, Complete Counsel: (News Category 3); ... still does not have sufficient regard for legal principle and structure. The general approach of the Courts in considering contributory negligence and apportionment between tortfeasors has been more aki ...; Created on 25 January 2018
726. FREE BOOK CHAPTER: What Is a Holiday Sickness Claim? (from 'A Practical Guide to Holiday Sickness Claims, 2nd Edition' by Andrew Mckie & Ian Skeate): (News Category 2); ... l you begin to feel better. Oral rehydration solutions (ORS), which are available from pharmacies, are recommended for more vulnerable people, such as the elderly and those with another health conditio ...; Created on 25 January 2018
727. Counterintuitive or Commonsensical? Case Comment on Meadows v Khan [2017] EWHC 2990 (QB) - Lucile Taylor: (News Category 2); ... did not cause his autism or make it more likely that he would have had autism. Any pregnancy would have carried the same risk of autism. Management of his haemophilia would, however, be complicated by ...; Created on 24 January 2018
728. A Doctor's Duty to Advise: Raul Guiu Gallardo v Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - Paul Sankey, Enable Law: (News Category 3); ... (GIST). On 31st January 2001 he underwent a gastrectomy and the tumour was removed. His surgeon was Mr Theodorou (who sadly had since died)... Image ©iStockphoto.com/STEFANOLUNARDI Read more (PIBUL ...; Created on 23 January 2018
729. Why Is Psychology Important to Understanding Law? - Prof. Hugh Koch, Dr Tracey Jackson, Dr Victoria Byram & Dr Claire Wilson: (News Category 4); ... more recent of the four branches listed, adopts a multi-person/group approach to understanding how the court ‘system’ operates and what processes can be continuously improved Collaboration between ...; Created on 18 January 2018
730. PI Practitioner, January 2018: (News Category 2); ... these claims, streamlined procedures have developed during pre- and post-litigation for the exchange of evidence at an early stage... Image ©iStockphoto.com/EmiliaU Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only).. ...; Created on 16 January 2018
731. Summary of Recent Cases, January 2018: (News Category 3); ... ge ©iStockphoto.com/spxChrome Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 15 January 2018
732. Psychiatric Damage Arising From Disciplinary Proceedings - Angela Williams, Browne Jacobson LLP: (News Category 3); ... prison. The Police began an investigation into her complaints in January 2010 when she made further more serious allegations. Mr Marsh’s home was searched by the Police in February 2010 and the MoJ suspended ...; Created on 08 January 2018
733. How To Prepare Effectively For Mediation - Justin Patten, Human Law: (News Category 3); ... at the ways to effectively prepare for mediation which can help avoid some of these problems. The most effective negotiators spend much more time than others in the preparation and this is often th ...; Created on 21 December 2017
734. Editorial: Review of the Year - Aidan Ellis, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... More troubling are reports of ongoing delays in dealing with correspondence and applications, which can have significant practical consequences. In credit hire, one concerning trend has been a judicial ...; Created on 20 December 2017
735. Vicarious Liability and Non-Delegable Duty: the Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee of Strict Liability? - Lucile Taylor: (News Category 2); ... : There were no authorities suggesting that... Image ©iStockphoto.com/kati1313 Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 18 December 2017
736. PI Practitioner, December 2017: (News Category 2); ... rise in the limit was needed to tackle the problem of whiplash claims for small amounts which were leading to a rise in motor insurance premiums... Image ©iStockphoto.com/EmiliaU Read more (PIBUL ...; Created on 16 December 2017
737. Bikelawyer Wins High Court Case Extending the Liability of Motor Insurers to Innocent Accident Victims - Andrew Campbell, Bikelawyer Motor Accident Solicitors: (News Category 3); ... Appellant agreed to negotiate a settlement of the claim. After 3 years of litigation and more than 5 years after the accident, the case finally settled in November 2017, with the Claimant receiving a very ...; Created on 15 December 2017
738. Summary of Recent Cases, December 2017: (News Category 3); ... s not in the vehicle at the time. Slade J considered that the... Image ©iStockphoto.com/spxChrome Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 15 December 2017
739. Community Neurorehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury - Daniel Friedland, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist: (News Category 2); ... hours, and/or trauma-related abnormalities on neuroimaging. 2 The outcome following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury is far more variable than mild traumatic brain injury. Moderate to severe ...; Created on 13 December 2017
740. Experts: Costs and Delay - David Locke, Hill Dickinson: (News Category 3); ... necessary to factor in time for collating papers and instructing experts, considering and clarifying the final report and then obtaining instructions. The situation is no more favourable for claimants ...; Created on 12 December 2017
741. Short Notes on Malignant Melanoma 2017 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... have an increased risk of both conditions... Image cc flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/5283257753 Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 11 December 2017
742. Stress at Work: Court or Employment Tribunal? - Anna Macey, Kings Chambers: (News Category 3); ... a claim for... Image ©iStockphoto.com/BrianAJackson Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 07 December 2017
743. Short Notes on Dementia 2017 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... in 3 months then factor A is only responsible for 3 months disability... Image ©iStockphoto.com/nikkormat42 Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 06 December 2017
744. Gordon Exall, Zenith Chambers & Hardwicke: (News Category 2); ... Whilst a cohabitee can be a dependent under the Act, if they have been living with the deceased for two years or more prior to death, they are not included in the Act as being entitled to a bereavement ...; Created on 04 December 2017
745. Short Notes on Death 2017 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 01 December 2017
746. November 2017 Contents: (Menus); ... om 2.50% to - 0.75% caused more excitement than personal injury litigants are used to. The following guide to the basics of the Tables might be useful... Taking Responsibility: Foster Ca ...; Created on 30 November 2017
747. Editorial: Abolition of Personal Injuries Law – Aidan Ellis, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... by increased numbers of road traffic accidents). Additionally, more people seem inclined to make claims, though whether that is an unhealthy sign of compensation culture or a healthy sign that more people ...; Created on 30 November 2017
748. Short Notes on Chronic Cough 2017 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... oxygen uptake for a few seconds allowing them to reach the top before they feel breathless. Standing at the top they become more breathless and then get their breath back over several seconds, this process ...; Created on 28 November 2017
749. Short Notes on Confusion 2017 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... left at home may not be possible... Image ©iStockphoto.com/RapidEye Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 27 November 2017
750. FREE BOOK CHAPTER: The Basics of Advocacy (from 'Arguments and Tactics for Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Claims' by Dorian Williams): (News Category 3); ... progresses. Know the civil procedure rules and the court process and etiquette. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO OR TO PURCHASE THE BOOK Image cc Ian Britton ...; Created on 24 November 2017
751. Vicarious Liability Once Removed? by Way of TUPE - Lucile Taylor: (News Category 3); ... to protect transferees from unknown liabilities... Image ©iStockphoto.com/BartCo Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 23 November 2017
752. Getting Started With the Ogden Tables - Simon Levene, 12 King’s Bench Walk: (News Category 2); 21/11/17. The MOJ’s announcement on 27th February 2017 that the discount rate for calculating future losses was to be reduced from 2.50% to –0.75% caused more excitement than personal injury litigants ...; Created on 21 November 2017
753. Taking Responsibility: Foster Care, Child Abuse and Vicarious Liability - Liam Ryan, 7 Bedford Row: (News Category 3); ... party, the question of who should, or can meet a Judgment is a lot more complex, since the culpable individual may have no means with which to satisfy such a Judgment rendering it almost worthless. Accordingly, ...; Created on 20 November 2017
754. PI Practitioner, November 2017: (News Category 2); ... R 44.16(1) differs markedly... Image ©iStockphoto.com/EmiliaU Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 16 November 2017
755. Summary of Recent Cases, November 2017: (News Category 3); ... owed the Claimant a non-delegable duty of care, or it was... Image ©iStockphoto.com/spxChrome Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 15 November 2017
756. A Quick Change of Gear? - Joanne Clancy, Thorntons Law LLP: (News Category 2); ... cyclists can pose, it’s far more common to hear about accidents caused by motor vehicles or involving cyclists as the victims so it’s of interest that in light of this case the government have announce ...; Created on 14 November 2017
757. FREE BOOK CHAPTER: Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting (QOCS) (from 'A Practical Guide to QOCS and Fundamental Dishonesty' by James Bentley): (News Category 2); ... defendants in their contribution claims (if there was ultimately more than one) and between defendants and the third parties in the additional claims made.”2 The message from the Court of Appeal was ...; Created on 13 November 2017
758. Patient Consent and the Law: 3 Reasons Why It Matters - Paul Sankey, Enable Law: (News Category 2); ... an section had she been more fully advised. However, the Supreme Court rejected the application of the Bolam test to advice and consent. The new test is patient-centred. In brief it is what a reasona ...; Created on 10 November 2017
759. The Scottish Government Should Remove Time-Bar for Abuse Victims Over 18 Where There is a Power Imbalance - Mike Kemp, Thorntons Law LLP: (News Category 3); ... this year is a good example of that. Now that victims feel more able to come forward, what is their remedy, particularly if the police are not able to take action? They can make an application to the ...; Created on 08 November 2017
760. Short Notes on Urinary Tract Infections 2017 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... infections... Image ©iStockphoto.com/ericsphotography Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 07 November 2017
761. Fundamental Dishonesty Goes Beyond Claims in the Fast Track- Sunil Nannar, DWF LLP: (News Category 2); ... e-consider their strategic approach to all but the more minor signs of exaggeration across all heads of loss and claim types. In the field of large loss claims, a tactical approach can be adopted. In cas ...; Created on 06 November 2017
762. The Relevance of Local Living Standards in the Assessment of Damages - Jack Harding, 1 Chancery Lane: (News Category 3); ... between various sectors of the population. The incidence of tax, social benefits and health provision (among others) would be relevant to such a comparison. Furthermore, the court would require clear evidence ...; Created on 02 November 2017
763. Truth, Lies, Exaggeration and the Judicial Crucible: A Reminder of Judicial Independence in Assessing Expert Evidence - Liam Ryan, 7 Bedford Row: (News Category 2); ... of other genuine Claimants through guilt by association... Image cc David Dixon Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 01 November 2017
764. October 2017 Contents: (Menus); ... igence cases are reaching trial, so are the number of medical experts being called on to give evidence. More and more judgments are flagging up the flaws in their evidence and for all litigators creating ...; Created on 31 October 2017
765. Short Notes on Allergies 2017 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... (IgE) antibodies and the release of histamine which causes the patient to swell up and may collapse in anaphylactic shock (for example penicillin or bee sting). Other responses are more controversial ...; Created on 31 October 2017
766. What is a Low Value Generalist Screening Report? 2017 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... Image ©iStockphoto.com/J-Elgaard Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 31 October 2017
767. Are Pi Firms Blazing a Marketing Trail? - Qamar Anwar, First4Lawyers: (News Category 3); ... company IRN to poll 100 SME consumer law firms – with turnovers ranging from less than £500,000 to more than £10m – to explore the current and future state of their marketing, in particular examining whether ...; Created on 31 October 2017
768. Court of Session Offers Useful Guidance in the Assessment of Damages for Fatal Claims - Lauren Baillie, Brodies: (News Category 2); ... with their parents... Image ©iStockphoto.com/alfiofer Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 30 October 2017
769. Conflict Resolution Psychology and Civil Litigation - Dr Hugh Koch, Hugh Koch Associates: (News Category 4); ... medico-legal activity in civil compensation cases and be explored more substantively in a later paper. The medico-legal trail in Fig I below indicates the main process steps involving medico-legal experts ...; Created on 27 October 2017
770. Expert Evidence and Experts' Duties in Clinical Negligence Cases - Kirsten Wall, Leigh Day: (News Category 2); 19/10/17. As increasing numbers of clinical negligence cases are reaching trial, so are the number of medical experts being called on to give evidence. More and more judgments are flagging up the flaws ...; Created on 19 October 2017
771. Short Notes on Pain Control 2017 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... approaches pain control is not possible in most cases of chronic pain so that reducing disability may be a more appropriate aim. (1) Moore suggests that pain should be treated with a series of trials ...; Created on 18 October 2017
772. PI Practitioner, October 2017: (News Category 2); ... more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 16 October 2017
773. Summary of Recent Cases, October 2017: (News Category 3); ... s did not... Image ©iStockphoto.com/spxChrome Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 15 October 2017
774. Approval of Success Fee Deduction From Damages for a Protected Party - Richard Lowery, Express Solicitors: (News Category 2); ... to CPR r.21.12, which was considered by His Honour Judge Platts on 17th February 2017... Image ©iStockphoto.com/ Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 11 October 2017
775. Editorial: Understanding the Number of Dishonest Claims - Aidan Ellis, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 2); ... between two local roundabouts. There were more than eighty replies to the post. Some were general expressions of concern. A good number, however, were from other local people who reported a similar experience. ...; Created on 10 October 2017
776. FREE BOOK CHAPTER: The Challenge: The SRA And the Compliance Agenda (from 'A Practical Guide to Compliance for Personal Injury Firms Working With Claims Management Companies' by Paul Bennett): (News Category 3); ... project? Why are they the right person? Like many regulators, the SRA focuses on regulation by risk management, i.e. if something is high risk they are more likely to look at it. The ...; Created on 09 October 2017
777. FREE BOOK CHAPTER: The Structure Of the Care Act 2014 (from 'Introduction to the Law of Community Care in England and Wales' by Alan Robinson): (News Category 2); ... authorities, to significant improvements in the preventative services available; but it may prove a more valuable provision in the future. There is a duty under section 3 to promote integration with ...; Created on 06 October 2017
778. September 2017 Contents: (Menus); ... rry out brief tests of cognitive functioning but a neuropsychological assessment will produce a far more detailed analysis of an injured person's cognitive impairment and will relate that to any damage ...; Created on 05 October 2017
779. FREE BOOK SAMPLE: Knowledge of the Animal’s Characteristics: S.2(2)(c) Animals Act (from 'A Practical Guide to Personal Injury Claims Involving Animals' by Jonathan Hand): (News Category 3); ... tends to turn more on evidential matters than on the legal interpretation of the wording of the paragraph. In this sense, paragraph (c) is rather more straightforward than the previous two paragraphs of ...; Created on 05 October 2017
780. FREE BOOK SAMPLE: Primary Victims: Cases Involving Physical Injury (from 'A Practical Guide to Psychiatric Claims in Personal Injury' by Liam Ryan): (News Category 2); ... can result in more complicated claims. The House of Lords previously highlighted in Bourhill v Young [1943] A.C. 92 that in deciding this question a Defendant can assume that the Claimant was a person ...; Created on 04 October 2017
781. FREE BOOK SAMPLE: from 'Practical Mediation'' by Jonathan Dingle with John Sephton: (News Category 3); ... to the dispute or problem that the parties face. Whether that is the real aim, or whatever the motive, around 80% of the time those coming to mediation leave with an agreement of some description. More ...; Created on 03 October 2017
782. Could This Case Be the End of Failure to Take Into Care Claims? - Malcolm Johnson, BL Claims: (News Category 2); ... of Lords. The duty of care towards children in these situations has been applied in subsequent cases... Image ©iStockphoto.com/johavel Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 02 October 2017
783. Scotland’s Specialised Personal Injury Court Continues to Develop Its Personality - Catriona Hepburn, Brodies: (News Category 2); ... Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 29 September 2017
784. The Rise and Rise of Profile Validity Testing in Neuropsychology - Dr Tim Hull, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Clinical Director, NPP Psychology, and Independent Practice: (News Category 4); ... medico legal reporting. A Neurologist or a Psychiatrist may carry out brief tests of cognitive functioning but a neuropsychological assessment will produce a far more detailed analysis of an injured person' ...; Created on 28 September 2017
785. Frank Perry v Raleys Solicitors - Elizabeth Jones, Parklane Plowden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... which the Defendant is... Image ©iStockphoto.com/ Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 25 September 2017
786. Fire Safety - Laura Guntrip, Lester Aldridge: (News Category 3); ... safety. Image ©iStockphoto.com/Mark-W-R Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 23 September 2017
787. Short Notes on Acute Chest Pain 2017 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... for serious outcomes including death and is considered to be a ‘red flag’, a symptom that is concerning until it is made safe. Records of a consultation for chest pain should be longer and more detailed ...; Created on 21 September 2017
788. What Are The Responsibilities of Volunteer Marshals? - Mike Kemp, Thorntons: (News Category 2); ... the participants and spectators is paramount. I would say that this is more important for the spectators as they are less likely to consider the risks themselves. If there is an easily accessible vantage ...; Created on 20 September 2017
789. Misuse of Forceps Caused Severe Disability: Serious Criticisms of the Defence Run - Paul Sankey, Enable Law: (News Category 2); ... f the claim failed. The more significant issue proved to the use of forceps. The Claimant contended that the obstetrician managing the birth, Dr M, mistakenly thought the baby was in the occipito-anteri ...; Created on 18 September 2017
790. PI Practitioner, September 2017: (News Category 2); ... .. Image ©iStockphoto.com/EmiliaU Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 16 September 2017
791. Summary of Recent Cases, September 2017: (News Category 3); ... ed in... Image ©iStockphoto.com/spxChrome Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 15 September 2017
792. Short Notes on Depression 2017 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... which the DSM V describes as impairment in social, work or other. The DSM V asks for 5 or more symptoms including low mood and loss of interest symptoms include weight change, fatigue, insomnia, guilt, ...; Created on 12 September 2017
793. Claim under MIB’s Untraced Drivers Scheme subject to Qualified One Way Costs Shifting - Malcolm Johnson, BL Claims: (News Category 2); ... e LJ and Munby LJ agreed, examined the... Image: public domain Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 10 September 2017
794. W v Sanofi Pasteur MSD, European Court of Justice, Judgment 21st June 2017 - Peter Todd, Hodge Jones & Allen: (News Category 3); ... domestic French law that... Image: public domain Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 08 September 2017
795. Indemnity Costs in Fixed Cost Case - Jonathan Flattery, Express Solicitors: (News Category 2); ... remained open for acceptance. Proceedings continued and... Image ©iStockphoto.com/picha Read more (PIBULJ subscribers only)... ...; Created on 05 September 2017
796. The Divisibility of Psychiatric Injury and Taking the Stress Out of Apportionment - Jack Harding, 1 Chancery Lane: (News Category 3); ... (15) Where the harm suffered has more than one cause, the employer should only pay for that proportion of the harm suffered which is attributable to his wrongdoing, unless the harm is truly indivisible. ...; Created on 04 September 2017
797. Short Notes on Congenital Abnormalities 2017 - Dr Mark Burgin: (Burgin); ... made more difficult if the termination could have been based upon a test result which might be wrong. A primer on congenital abnormalities would need to fully address the ethics of this type of case ...; Created on 03 September 2017
798. Review of Civil Litigation Costs: Supplementary Report Fixed Recoverable Costs - Liam Ryan, 7 Bedford Row: (News Category 2); ... with no more than two expert witnesses giving oral evidence on each side and attracting FRC; To develop a grid of FRC in clinical negligence claims up to £25,000.00; A Voluntary pilot of ...; Created on 01 September 2017
799. August 2017 Contents: (Menus); ... proach to Clinical Negligence Post-Jackson" (Law Brief Publishing (2016). It recognises that the average clinical negligence case is inherently more complex than the average civil litigation case of com ...; Created on 25 August 2017
800. Editorial: Filing by Email or Fax - Aidan Ellis, Temple Garden Chambers: (News Category 3); ... in relation to statements of truth on documents sent by email. For many years the dream of efficiency has been to move towards a more electronic system. Some International Courts and Tribunals adopt ...; Created on 24 August 2017

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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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