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3 Feb 2021 14:22
David Knifton QC and Paul Kirtley recover over £1.6m for amputeeDavid Knifton QC and Paul Kirtley from Exchange Chambers have secured damages of over £1.63m on behalf of a 63-year-old man who suffered devastating injuries in an accident at work in 2018. The Claimant was employed as a fitter, where his tasks included maintenance of large slag carts. As he was more...
4 Jul 2019 09:50
Strawberries, Cream and Occupiers' LiabilityWith the Wimbledon tournament opening on the 1 July 2019 we have seen the emergence of a new £70 million roof on Court One. Not just creating an impressive appearance to one of the largest courts, this also allows for the games to be sheltered from the disturbance of a downpour. And as well as 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...
1 Nov 2018 14:09
“Do you get all of the service charge?”Look no further than this press release from BEIS on 1 October 2018 to gauge the government’s enthusiasm for highlighting that it has been thinking about policy and issues other than Brexit over the last couple of years: “The government has announced plans to ensure that tips left for workers will more...
25 Oct 2018 07:55
What does the WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc data breach mean to employers?The issue in question is whether an employer is vicariously liable in damages to employees whose personal and confidential information has been misused by being disclosed on the web by the criminal act of another employee? Yes, said the Court of Appeal in WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc v Various more...
UNFETTERED DISCRETION TO DETERMINE FUNDAMENTAL DISHONESTY AFTER DISCONTINUANCE
Whether allegations of fundamental dishonesty should be determined after discontinuance is subject to a wide and unfettered discretion of the judge, referable only to the circumstances of the case and the overriding objective. There is no requirement within the rules for there to be exceptionality: more...
Costs Consequences where the Portal Should Have Been Used
In this new era we are all very much alive to potential costs issues before a case even gets off the ground. It is widely known that exiting a pre-action protocol where it was unreasonable to do so is likely to limit costs to fixed portal costs. However, what is the position where a claim doesn’t more...
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