‘Victims of Hillsborough, Grenfell, the Manchester Arena terror attack and the Aberfan disaster have said decades of suffering could have been avoided if a new charter compelling the police to tell the truth, was introduced sooner.’
BBC News, 17th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘While police officers tried to “deflect blame” after the Hillsborough disaster, they do not have a misconduct case to answer, a watchdog has told families.’
BBC News, 12th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK government has set out plans to increase transparency over the recommendations made by UK public inquiries, in a move one expert said will improve the effectiveness of those inquiries in future.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th March 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The landlords of a “grossly overcrowded” east London flat where a man died after an ebike battery started a fire have been fined almost £100,000 after pleading guilty to nine housing law breaches.’
The Guardian, 6th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A paddleboard tour company owner has admitted to gross negligence manslaughter after the deaths of four people.’
BBC News, 5th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Something had gone “badly amiss” for a six-figure claim over an accident in Wales to be litigated in London’s Royal Courts of Justice, a judge has said.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A doggy daycare boss who sued for over £400,000 after injuring her arm in a fall from a horse has lost her case after being videoed holding a “big, strong” husky tugging at the lead and playing sports.’
The Independent, 3rd March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Government has accepted all 58 recommendations in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report, and will introduce a new single construction regulator “to ensure those responsible for building safety are held to account”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An indoor ski centre has been fined £100,000 following the death of a 12-year-old boy.’
BBC News, 26th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The families of two workers who were struck and killed by a train following safety failures have spoken of the “irreplaceable void” in their lives as Network Rail is fined nearly £4m.’
BBC News, 14th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than two years after being hit by a moped while on her way to a Mother’s Day dinner with her sons in 2022, Loraine White from Leyton, east London, says she is still living with chronic pain.’
BBC News, 11th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The case of Alton v PZU S.A. [2024] EWCA Civ 1435 arose out of a road traffic accident on the M20 motorway that occurred on 12 September 2017 and was a claim for damages in respect of personal injury and consequential losses, limited to £13,500. I adopt the past tense because the claim has now in fact been compromised, therefore, the judgment of the Court of Appeal was the final act in this particular drama.’
3 Hare Court, 6th February 2025
Source: www.3harecourt.com
‘Frequently, in overseas injury claims, one (or perhaps both) of the parties seeks to adduce evidence from a witness whose first language is not English. Before getting to the issue as to whether that witness will be able to give oral evidence at trial by video (a topic for another day), there will need to be a suitable written statement for that witness. The experience of a witness statement in English put before the court when it becomes quickly apparent that the witness is unable to speak or read English, is not a happy one. It is important to bear in mind the requirements of the CPR as to how the statements of witnesses in such cases should be prepared.’
3 Hare Court, 6th February 2025
Source: www.3harecourt.com
‘A helicopter crash in which five people were killed at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium was an accident, an inquest jury has concluded.’
BBC News, 28th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The driver of a Land Rover that crashed into a school in Wimbledon, killing two children, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, the Metropolitan police have said.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman has been jailed for four years for causing the death of an eight-month-old baby girl in a crash outside a hospital after losing control of her car while reaching for a handbag.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘E-scooter riders should be made to wear helmets, a coroner has ruled following the death of a man in Nottingham.’
BBC News, 7th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teenager has been jailed for more than nine years for causing the death of three of his friends by dangerous driving after inhaling nitrous oxide.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The families of three people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire are supporting a letter of complaint to a regulator about the architects involved in the block’s refurbishment.’
BBC News, 16th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman is taking legal action after she was electrocuted in a central London park, putting her in intensive care and leaving her with memory problems.’
BBC News, 16th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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