Elite sport and Stress at work. By Simon Trigger and Tim Ransley 21 March 2018 Simon-Trigger (0) A few years back I pursued a claim on behalf of a lovely lady who was on the receiving end of the mo [More]
Admitting primary liability, subject to causation 09 March 2018 Andrew-Spencer travel (0) On 23 February 2018, in Worrall v Thomas Cook, DJ Hassall determined the meaning of an admission in [More]
"May" I serve by email? Did the Supreme Court get Barton wrong? 23 February 2018 Zachary-Bredemear case report, litigant in person, procedure, cpr (0) We have had two cases this week we have had decisions of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court g [More]
Part 36 v Part 45 – Which is winning Round 2? 10 November 2017 Ella-Davis case report, costs, cpr (0) The cost consequences on judgment of a Claimant beating a Part 36 offer in a fixed recoverable cost [More]
Does ‘fundamental dishonesty’ need to be explicitly pleaded and/or put to a claimant in cross-examination? 02 November 2017 Max-Wilson costs, cpr, evidence, personal injury (0) These questions have been answered in the recent Court of Appeal decision, Lorna Howlett & Justi [More]
The divisibility of psychiatric injury and taking the stress out of apportionment 01 August 2017 Jack-Harding (0) Over the past 9 years personal injury practitioners who have litigated occupational stress claims wi [More]
Costs Consequences of Late Acceptance of Part 36 Offers: recent guidance from the Court of Appeal 26 July 2017 Thomas-Crockett case report, costs, General, LP Part 36, procedure (0) It is a common issue: an early Part 36 Offer is made in a case prior to the claimant party being in [More]
The relevance of local living standards in the assessment of damages 29 June 2017 Jack-Harding (0) What is the correct approach to the assessment of general damages in a case in which the Claimant re [More]
Causation in Medical Consent Cases post-Montgomery: two 2017 cases 27 June 2017 Thomas-Crockett case report, clinical negligence, LP Causation, medical law, recollection, SA clinical negligence (0) So far in 2017 there have been two cases which have clarified the need for claimant parties to estab [More]
Costs consequences of refusing to engage with ADR proposals are not automatic 25 May 2017 Thomas-Crockett case report, costs, General, LP Costs (0) The Court of Appeal in a judgment published yesterday declined to hold that a successful party to a [More]