‘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
‘The value of the medico-legal market grew by 4% in 2024, double the growth rate of the previous year, researchers have estimated.’
Legal Futures, 12th December 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A recent High Court ruling could help with the defence of cycling pothole claims, writes John Goodman.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The whiplash tariff is set to increase by around 15%, the government announced yesterday, reflecting inflation since it was introduced in 2021 and including a ‘buffer’ to take account of predicted inflation until the next review in 2027.’
Legal Futures, 22nd November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A case-study in witness credibility: Deakin-Stephenson v Behar & Anor [2024] EWHC 2338 (KB).’
Quarterly Medical Law Review , 28th October 2024
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘A judge has declined to decide whether NHS trusts which relied on ‘negligent’ advice from NHS England during the pandemic are liable for frontline healthcare workers’ long Covid.’
Law Society's Gazette, 31st October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Lawyers acting in head injury claims for retired sportspeople have added another batch of 50 individual cases to proceedings.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Jo Moseley considers the lessons schools and colleges can learn from a recent tribunal decision which involved an autistic teacher who was dismissed after making a number of complaints about various aspects of his employment over a three year period.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The courts have served up further signs that lying on a personal injury claim is not to be treated as the death knell for other heads of loss.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A mother has won a 12-year battle for compensation against an NHS hospital after successfully claiming her child suffered brain damage as a result of a botched surgery.’
The Independent, 25th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Welcome to our Special Focus edition of the Travel & Aviation Bulletin, edited by Katherine Deal KC.’
3 Hare Court, 18th September 2024
Source: www.3harecourt.com
‘Master Thornett has ordered a 35% reduction in the claimed budget of a man who suffered an accident while working for Thurrock Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th September 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Some 140 women who experienced distressing side effects after getting vaginal mesh implants have won payouts expected to stretch into millions of pounds in England.’
The Independent, 19th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A logistics company has been fined £1m after an employee fell 36ft (11 metres) on to a concrete floor.’
BBC News, 6th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In this case Master Brown ordered that a case involving a child claimant should be subject to costs management, despite falling within an exception to automatic costs budgeting, and despite the medical prognosis not yet being finalised.’
12 King's Bench Walk, 12th July 2024
Source: costsandlitigationfunding.com
‘I recently acted in the High Court appeal in Wetherell v Student Loans Company Ltd [2024] EWHC 1443 (KB) which raises some interesting questions about the personal injury landscape after the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.’
Ropewalk Personal Injury Blog, 10th July 2024
Source: ropewalk.co.uk
‘A passenger who suffered a traumatic brain injury after slipping in a puddle of Baileys while heading for a flight could receive up to £4m in compensation.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man seriously injured in a motorbike crash “has only himself to blame” after his £6.4m claim was dismissed in the biggest case to date where fundamental dishonesty was found.’
Legal Futures, 4th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In this case, the claimant brought a claim for serious injuries arising from a RTA in January 2019. As a consequence, the claimant suffered severe brain injury which he alleged caused a lack of capacity.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 8th May 2024
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
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