To identify the circumstances in which a court may find an employer to be vicariously liable for a tort committed by an employee it is useful to trace...
IntroductionOver the past decade or so, motor insurers have adopted and developed a strategy for identifying and dealing with road accident personal...
Interest on general damagesEntitlementA claimant is entitled to simple interest at a rate the court deems fit.The rateInterest on general damages is...
NOTE: On 15 July 2019 the Lord Chancellor announced that the discount rate would change to minus 0.25% from the previous level of minus 0.75%. The new...
NOTE: On 15 July 2019, at the conclusion of the first review of the discount rate, the Lord Chancellor announced that the discount rate would change...
Coronavirus (Covid-19): The COVID-19 Clinical Negligence Protocol (2020) has been created to adapt clinical negligence claims handling and litigation...
The right to obtain disclosureThe fundamental purpose of disclosure is to further the overriding objective by ensuring parties to litigation are on an...
Coronavirus (Covid-19): The COVID-19 Clinical Negligence Protocol (2020) has been created to adapt clinical negligence claims handling and litigation...
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Dear [insert name]Case details:NameAddressDate of BirthDate of Alleged Negligent Treatment[I act for the claimant in relation to a claim for damages...
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