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In a reserved judgment given on the 6th October 2015, HHJ Freeland Q.C. sitting at Central London County Court dismissed an appeal by the Claimant against an order striking out his claim for a £100,000 reward payment. The reward had been advertised…
Re CB (A Child) [2015] EWCA Civ 888
This case concerned a little girl, CB, who was born in April 2008. CB and her mother, LB, are both Latvian citizens although CB was born in England and has been habitually resident…
The 13th Edition of the Judicial College Guidelines for the Assessment of Damages in Personal Injury cases has been published by the Oxford University Press.
The Guidelines are designed to provide a clear and logical framework for the assessment of damages…
Section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 amended section 47 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 in so far as it relates to civil liability. The section now provides that breach of a duty imposed by…
Regular readers of the piblawg will no doubt recall previous posts discussing the various implications of the Lofstedt report . Published in November 2011, it is of course more correctly referred to as the “Reclaiming Health and Safety for All Review”. It…
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for two awards at this year’s Legal 500 Awards.
We have been nominated for Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence Set of the Year and Michael Goodridge has been nominated for Senior Clerk/Chief Executive…
An old conundrum was posed during a recent TCC hearing I had: what exactly is meant by ‘same damage’ within the meaning of section 1 of the Contribution Act of 1978?
The background of the instant case…
How effective have recent reforms been in reducing the number of road traffic injury claims and their associated costs? The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries reports there has been a slight rise in claims by 1.7% between 2013 and 2014 which is…
We are delighted to announce that Andrew Ritchie QC has been nominated for Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year by Chambers and Partners.
The 2015 Chambers UK Bar Awards will be taking place on Tuesday, 27th October 2015 in London…
On the 16th September, 2015, following a 4 day trial before HHJ Freeland Q.C. and a reserved judgment, a claim made by a solicitor against the police for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment and assault was dismissed.
The Claimant claimed that the…