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The Dekagram: 20th October 2025
In this week’s Dekagram Linda Nelson and John Schmitt consider the recent judgment of Perrin v Walsh (Rev1) [2025] EWHC 2536 (KB) (09 October 2025). Linda discusses when surveillance evidence may be relied upon, while John considers when the court will make an order for…
Split trials, preliminary issue trials and clear bright lines
The terms ‘split trial’ and ‘trial of preliminary issues’ are often used interchangeably. They do however play distinct roles: this article reviews the difference between them and provides a summary of the factors to be taken into account by a court when considering whether to…
The Dekagram: 19th May 2025
In this week’s edition Linda Nelson examines how and when to serve surveillance evidence, and how and when to respond to it; and John Schmitt asks whether it’s necessary to have a claim form re-sealed if it’s been amended prior to service, and urges caution…
What is ‘embarking and disembarking’ for the purposes of the Montreal Convention?
A commonly encountered question for those dealing with claims concerning injury suffered by aircraft passengers is whether or not the accident leading to the injury occurred in the course of embarkation or disembarkation. Whilst tempting to think this might be a simple question with a…
Work Accidents at Sea 3rd Edition is published
The 3rd edition of Work Accidents at Sea has been published, written by Grahame Aldous KC and Linda Nelson, and contributing author Ben Rodgers. Work Accidents at Sea provides an introduction to the language, law, procedure and practicalities of claims relating to work accidents at…
The Dekagram: 24th June 2024
This week we bring news of another case on choice of law, this time in the context of a multiparty road traffic accident occurring in England. The judgment provides a useful reminder of how Article 4 of the Rome II Regulation operates. And there’s been…
Hallucinatory Judgments and Automated Vehicles: AI and the law
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not new and is already an integral part of life for most people: it works with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to show us the best way to get from A to B and powers the countless Alexas and Siris embedded in…
When is a settlement not a settlement?
The application of contractual principles to settlement offers What can temper the gratification of finally settling a case? Perhaps only the realisation that the settlement terms are not what you thought they were. Two examples of mistakes being made in the settlement process have recently…
The Dekagram: 5th June 2023
Last week we were asking ourselves whether the courts’ introduction of artificial intelligence is imminent. This week we read that the time it takes to bring a claim to trial has reached an all-time high of just under 80 weeks, up six weeks from a…
The Dekagram 6th February 2023
The big news this week is that, as foreshadowed by Roderick Abbott here, CPR Part 44.14 is to be amended to reverse the decision in Ho v Adelekun [2021] UKSC 43. The amendment, which comes into force on 6th April 2023, will allow a Defendant…
Second edition of Work Accidents at Sea released
Work Accidents at Sea provides an introduction to the language, law, procedure and practicalities of claims relating to work accidents at sea.
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