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11 Apr 2019 11:47
Major property managers admit safety breach after Storm Doris deathThe property management firm responsible for Wolverhampton’s Mander Centre at the time of a fatal accident in 2017 has admitted breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act. Tahnie Martin, 29, of Stafford, suffered fatal head injuries when a wooden panel from the lid of a redundant water tank blew more...
11 Apr 2019 08:22
Personal Injury Newsletter – April 2019In the April 2019 edition of the personal injury newsletter: ADR in clinical negligence Bill Braithwaite QC examines the use of mediation in clinical negligence claims. Experts’ agendas – a warning from the Bench The apparently increasing practice of solicitors providing experts with two agendas more...
10 Apr 2019 10:46
We are Recruiting!With our recent celebrations of Part-Time Judicial appointments we are recruiting!! We offer a progressive attitude, friendly and efficient clerking team. We promote a positive work life balance in the beautiful South West and promote wellbeing which is recognised by being awarded a Wellbeing more...
9 Apr 2019 08:27
What does it take to prove CRPS?This article was originally published in October 2018 by the Personal Injury Law Journal published by Legalease Limited. I pose the question because in a case called Ruffell v Lovatt in April 2018, a county judge – the designated civil judge in Winchester, HHJ Iain Hughes QC – found that CRPS or more...
8 Apr 2019 11:05
Important new Court of Appeal guidance on recovery success fees and ATE post LAPSO: Herbert v HH Law [2019] EWCA Civ 527Introduction The Court of Appeal’s decision in Herbert v HH Law is of great importance for solicitors and their clients. The claim giving rise to the costs was a modest RTA. Ms. Herbert was injured when her vehicle was shunted by a bus in October 2015. She engaged HH Law solicitors and signed a more...
4 Apr 2019 08:54
R v RDavid James has secured the acquittal of an HGV driver accused of causing death by careless driving, following a fatal collision while the vehicle was performing a U-Turn manoeuvre. The crash between the HGV and motorbike took place on the A556 in Sandiway, Cheshire, just after 8pm on October 3, more...
3 Apr 2019 09:34
Refusing Medical Treatment: Evidencing UnreasonablenessImagine this fairly typical scenario. A claimant sustains a soft tissue injury to the shoulder as a result of a road traffic accident. A course of physiotherapy is undertaken and at nine months post-accident the claimant attends for examination on a medico-legal orthopaedic expert. The expert finds more...
27 Mar 2019 09:50
‘Dr Evil’ jailed for 40 months over unlicensed body modification proceduresThe practitioner of controversial body modification procedures has been sentenced to 40 months in prison following a prosecution case presented by Jonas Hankin QC, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers. He acted for the prosecution in a body modification case in which Brendan McCarthy admitted three counts of more...
25 Mar 2019 12:54
Defending a legal claim against youWe talk a lot about how we can help if you have suffered injuries and financial losses as a result of an accident that wasn’t your fault. But we receive a significant amount of enquiries from people who have received court documents through the post. Receiving court documents through the post can more...
14 Mar 2019 09:33
Deputy District Judge AppointmentsChambers are delighted to congratulate Andrew Worthley (South Eastern Circuit), James Bax, Sarah Evans and David Lidbury (Western Circuit) and Pakeeza Rahman (Midlands Circuit) who have all been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice as Deputy District Judges. Very well done!! more...
28 Feb 2019 12:22
Will Waldron QC and Chris Gutteridge secure £1.7 million for motorcyclistWill Waldron QC and Chris Gutteridge have secured compensation of £1.7 million for a motorcyclist who suffered catastrophic injuries after a road accident in Hampshire in 2015. The Claimant underwent a below-knee amputation on the right and suffered a significant injury to his left ankle. The more...
20 Feb 2019 15:12
Cameron v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd: Suing Unnamed Defendants & the Approach to Alternative ServiceThe Supreme Court has now handed down judgment in Cameron v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd. The case concerns the issue as to whether/when it is permissible to issue proceedings against an unnamed defendant. The Supreme Court’s decision marks a reversal in the recent trend of courts more...
18 Feb 2019 10:53
SAAMCO revisited: information, advice and assumption of responsibilityIntroduction In Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2019] EWCA Civ 40, the Court of Appeal yet again had to consider the application of the SAAMCO principle. Perhaps most significantly, the decision underlines the need to distinguish between ‘information’ and ‘advice’ cases when more...
18 Feb 2019 10:46
Court of Appeal lifts anonymity order in clinical negligence caseKhan v Meadows [2019] EWCA Civ 152 Related Member(s): Guy Vassall-Adams QC, Aidan Wills Related Practice Area(s): Media and Information Law Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division) The Court of Appeal has handed down a non-anonymised judgment (and lifted reported restrictions) in the case of Khan v more...
12 Feb 2019 13:56
FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY IN A £MULTI-MILLION PI CLAIMIn a recent case, Andrew Lawson pleaded a detailed Counter schedule of loss to raise concerns about the honesty of the Claimant who had presented a massively increased claim for future loss of earnings at £6.6 million pounds, just three months before trial. The Claimant worked as an osteopath in more...
5 Feb 2019 12:23
3PB takes on new highly experienced personal injury and clinical/dental negligence specialist lawyer3PB is pleased to announce its recruitment of barrister Sarah Mynard, a highly successful personal injury litigator and solicitor-advocate who has been the director of Wisdom Law, her own dental negligence practice since 2009. Sarah has over 25 years experience, qualifying as a solicitor in 1991 and more...
1 Feb 2019 13:36
“A reversion to the bad old days”: what can you get away with ‘not admitting’?The Court of Appeal has provided recent guidance in SPI North Ltd v Swiss Post International (UK) Ltd & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 7 on the extent of a defendant’s duty to make enquiries of third parties before that defendant may ‘not admit’ an allegation. This note examines that decision and its more...
30 Jan 2019 08:54
Jonathan Jones QC secures £26.5m settlement for child who suffered severe brain injury due to delayed diagnosis of hypoglycaemiaJonathan Jones QC recently acted for a severely brain injured child who received in excess of £26.5 million pounds in settlement of his claim. The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, suffered a hypoglycaemic attack when only a few days old. Unfortunately, there was a delay in diagnosing more...
29 Jan 2019 11:13
Personal Injury update published by 3PBThe Personal Injury team has published its latest update including the latest on the Commons amendments regarding the Civil Liability Bill as considered by the House of Lords in November 2018. Read the full update here more...
28 Jan 2019 11:24
Amputation/subsequent prosthetic use in cases of Chronic Regional Pain SyndromeHeadline 1. Chris Bright QC and Paul Evans of No5 Chambers, instructed by Laura Harper of Thompsons Solicitors Birmingham, recently acted for a Claimant in an unusual and interesting claim in which a claimant suffering from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (“CRPS”) underwent an elective left more...
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