‘The High Court has dismissed in its entirety a £850,000 personal injury claim on the grounds of fundamental dishonesty.’
Litigation Futures, 19th July 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A 12-year-old girl who has forged a child modelling career despite suffering severe cerebral palsy since her birth has won over £15 million in NHS compensation.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Implementation of the government’s whiplash reforms is to be delayed by a year to April 2020, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced.’
Legal Futures, 17th July 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A leading insurer has called for extra support from the judicial process if defendants are effectively to contest spurious personal injury claims.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th July 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Church of England is to establish an independent ombudsman to deal with complaints over its handling of sexual abuse cases, and will seek other ways of strengthening independent scrutiny of its processes.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There was good and bad news from Parliament yesterday for opponents of the Civil Liability Bill as its consideration by MPs was delayed but chances of it being amended receded.’
Legal Futures, 6th July 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘One of Stephen Lawrence’s killers has settled a claim with the Ministry of Justice after he was attacked in prison. David Norris suffered a broken nose and ribs at HMP Belmarsh in 2011 where he was being held on remand ahead of his trial for murder. He sued for damages, reported to be £10,000, after the assault.’
BBC News, 6th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of law firms specialising in personal injury (PI) work has fallen by 10% over the past two years, it has been revealed, with one leading practitioner describing solicitors now as the “dairy farmers” of the market due to their declining influence.’
Legal Futures, 2nd July 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A judge was wrong to penalise a claimant for not disclosing an important piece of evidence, given that the defendant made the part 36 offer she accepted in full knowledge of her dishonesty, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 26th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Court of Appeal has handed down what one of the lawyers involved has described as a “watershed” ruling on the conduct of detailed assessment proceedings, which saw a successful claimant lose half of her profit costs for claiming a higher hourly rate than she was entitled to.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Senior Courts Costs Office (SCCO) has again rejected a bid by a personal injury client for access to their former law firm’s file.’
Litigation Futures, 18th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Opposition peers and leading legal figures will today try and curb the government’s whiplash reforms as the Civil Liability Bill enters its crucial report stage.’
Legal Futures, 12th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Compensation claims, particularly for minor injuries as a result of road traffic accidents, are the centre of ongoing tension between the insurance industry and those who represent claimants. ‘
Legal Futures, 6th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Sometimes the old cases are the best ones and that surely has to be true of the Ikarian Reefer. Even now, over 25 years since the judgment at first instance was handed down (and countless other pieces of guidance have been published) we still see experts getting it wrong.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 5th June 2015
‘A man who “grossly exaggerated” the effects of negligent hospital treatment – claiming £837,000 when he had been offered £30,000 – was last week sentenced to three months in jail in the first contempt of court case brought by an NHS foundation trust.’
Litigation Futures, 4th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘In CC v Leeds City Council [2018] EWHC 1312 (QB) Mr Justice Turner reiterates the importance of the risk assessment in personal injury litigation. On appeal the judge rejected an argument that a claimant had failed to prove causation. The defendant’s argument that the claimant had not established negligence were withdrawn in the course of the appeal.’
Zenith PI Blog, 28th May 2018
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Yesterday’s report from the Justice Select Committee highlighted concerns over plans to increase the small claims limit to £5,000 which, according to the Bar Council, could undermine access to justice for those injured in accidents.’
The Bar Council, 18th May 2018
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The government stood firm on its proposed whiplash reforms yesterday despite criticism from peers, on the first day of the Civil Liability Bill’s committee stage in the House of Lords.’
Legal Futures, 11th May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Legislators have outlined the tariffs that are likely to apply to whiplash injuries if a bill for fixed figures is passed. In a draft order of the Civil Liability Bill laid before parliament today, the total damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity payable for injuries lasting less than three months is restricted to £225. That figure rises to £450 for injuries up to six months, and to £765 where the injuries last nine months.’
Law Society's Gazette, 8th May 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Calderdale Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust v Sandip Singh Atwal [2018] EWHC 961 (QB). In a landmark case an NHS trust has successfully brought contempt proceedings against a DJ who grossly exaggerated the effect of his injuries in an attempt to claim over £800,000 in damages for clinical negligence. He faces a potential jail sentence.’
UK Human Rights Law Blog, 3rd May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
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