‘Three sisters from the United Arab Emirates who were the victims of a brutal hammer attack while on a shopping trip to London are suing the hotel where it happened.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The increase in whiplash claims at a time of falling road traffic accidents and improving car safety means that “cases are obviously exaggerated to some extent, and perhaps fraudulent”, justice minister Sir Oliver Heald said yesterday as he defended the government’s “moderate” personal injury reform proposals during the second reading of the Prisons and Courts Bill.’
Legal Futures, 21st March 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The first case settled under controversial new compensation rules for serious injuries has seen an NHS trust forced to nearly triple its payout to a 10-year-old girl left with cerebral palsy from £3.8m to £9.3m.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘MPs on the justice select committee have launched a “short” inquiry into the personal injury reforms contained in the Prisons and Courts Bill. The announcement comes ahead of the bill’s second reading – during which the principles behind it will be debated – on Monday.’
Legal Futures, 17th march 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.com
‘New evidence has emerged linking the hormone-based drug Primodos to severe deformities or abnormalities in children, sparking fresh hope for families who have been campaigning for decades for compensation from its manufacturer.’
The Independent, 19th March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A driver who paralysed his passenger in a car crash while “showing off” and then took selfies with him as he lay bloodied in the wreckage has been jailed.’
The Guardian., 15th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman’s first date ended with her being seriously injured when her admirer crashed his car into a tree while showing off to her before fleeing police.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘On 3 March 2017, the Court of Appeal (Civil) Division handed down the judgment in Casson v Hudson & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 125 in relation to a claim for damages following a fall from a ladder during the painting of a church hall. The case highlights the potential liabilities faced by incumbents and PCCs in relation to persons undertaking work on premises for which they are responsible.’
Law & Religion UK, 8th March 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘Leading legal expenses insurer DAS is predicting an increase in demand for motor legal expenses insurance (MLEI) as a result of the Ministry of Justice’s response to the proposed personal injury reforms announced last week.’
Litigation Futures, 1st March 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The “faithful application” of the principles set down by the House of Lords in Wells v Wells was the reason Lord Chancellor Liz Truss rejected calls to take a “mixed portfolio” approach to setting the discount rate, in a move one leading observer suggested showed “nimble political footwork”.’
Litigation Futures, 28th February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘An Army widow who suffered five miscarriages after her husband attacked her while suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has launched a legal case against the Ministry of Defence for failing them both.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Insurers would be primarily responsible for paying out damages stemming from accidents caused by ‘automated vehicles’ under new UK legislation laid before the UK parliament’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd February 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The small claims limit will rise to £5,000 for whiplash cases, but only £2,000 for other personal injury (PI) claims, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced today in a bid “to crack down on the compensation culture epidemic” – less than seven weeks after its consultation closed.’
Legal Futures, 23rd February 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘There are suggestions that some accident victims are being “forced into rehab” by lawyers and claims management companies determined to “boost their own incomes”, an independent report has found.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘David Pilling records the contributions & discussion points from Jackson LJ’s Manchester roadshow.’
New Law Journal, 21st February 2017
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘The new agreements come into force for accidents occurring after 1 March 2017. They were published on 13 January 2017 with the following statement:
MIB paying a claim for the damage to an uninsured driver’s car when it has been caused by another uninsured or a ‘hit and run’ driver seems counter-intuitive. However, from 1 March 2017 that is what MIB will be required to do.
Paul Ryman-Tubb, Chief Technical Officer at MIB said: “Whilst we will deal with these claims in a professional manner, the principle of using honest premium paying motorists money to pay for the damage to an uninsured driver’s car seems crazy.”’
Zenith PI Blog, 21st February 2017
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Experts and their evidence are under hostile scrutiny amid fears over a decline in standards, reports Grania Langdon-Down.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th February 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has provided welcome clarity on determining which laws should apply in cross-border cases, says Kelvin Farmaner.’
New Law Journal, 16th February 2017
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘If an injured person cannot identify the fault driver of another vehicle, this is the agreement which governs their rights to compensation. In many instances, this is because the accident was a classic “hit and run”; indeed the MIB have stated that 12% of accidents in which the accident was reported to the police and a person was injured were such “hit and run accidents”. (That statistic is not as significant as it would seem at first blush; the majority of relatively minor road traffic accidents are not reported to police; the reason that such accidents are reported is that the other vehicle has made off without stopping so to a certain extent it is a self-selecting criteria). No details of the fault vehicle or the driver tend to have been obtained or recorded so an injured person’s only option would be the Untraced Driver’s Agreement.’
Park Square Barristers, 8th February 2017
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘A severely disabled man born after an incestuous rape is seeking compensation at the Court of Appeal as a victim.’
BBC News, 15th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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