In the wake of the Jackson Review and the Legal Services Act 2011 and the forthcoming implementation of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, the competition for personal injury work is more intense than ever. Personal injury lawyers of all kinds are under immense pressure not only to turn work around faster, but expand into what might be new and unfamiliar areas (e.g. clinical negligence or occupational disease).
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The nature of the award Where an injured person is disadvantaged in seeking employment in the labour market as a result of a residual disability resulting from an injury,...
The question of whether a road user has failed to drive with reasonable care is fact sensitive. Evidence of negligence may be gleaned from the following sources: • the...
The Limitation Act 1980 is referred to as LA 1980. LA 1980 sets out the time limits within which claimants are entitled to bring claims of various types. In general...
Contributory negligence The question of contributory negligence is dependent on the facts of the case. In Davies the Court of Appeal stated that generally in road traffic...
General damages Pain, suffering and loss of amenity The court will make a monetary award to reflect the gravity of an injury and the effect it has had on a particular...
Defining the primary victim A primary victim is a claimant who was directly involved as a participant in the incident that caused their psychiatric injury. Classes of...
What is QOCS? Qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) was introduced on 1 April 2013 as part of the Jackson costs reforms following the removal of a claimant’s right to...
In some instances someone may suffer damage that results partly from their own fault and partly from the fault of someone else. A claim in respect of such damage is not...
This Practice Note considers fundamental dishonesty both in the context of section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (CJCA 2015) and the loss of Qualified...
This case tracker considers case law to date on fundamental dishonesty particularly in the context of the court’s power to dismiss a claim under section 57 of the...
The general rule—no compensation for mental distress without recognised psychiatric illness It is common for accident victims to suffer considerable distress as a result...
Common issues Claims for loss of earnings are common in personal injury claims and are often the largest head of damages. For guidance on future loss of earnings, see...
The main aim of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (CJCA 2015) is to make provision about how offenders are dealt with before and after conviction and to amend the...
This Practice Note looks at how to make an interim application under Part 23 of the CPR. It considers what you need to file ie the application notice (Form N244),...
NOTE: On 15 July 2019, the Lord Chancellor announced that the discount rate would change to minus 0.25%. The new discount rate came into effect on 5 August 2019....
Most road traffic cases turn on their particular facts. There are few hard and fast rules, and disapproval of the excessive citation of authority has been expressed in...
