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False imprisonmentLiabilityFalse imprisonment consists of the complete deprivation of liberty without a lawful basis. Claims will in practice be made...
The employer’s duty of careThis Practice Note considers the scope of an employer’s common law duty to ensure the safety of their employees with...
Duty of care and breach in clinical negligence claimsThe duty of careA medical practitioner owes a duty of care to their patient. This duty is to take...
Pain, suffering and loss of amenityValuing the lossHow should an injury be measured in a sum of money? After all no formula can calculate the value of...
Time limits under the Limitation Act 1980—personal injury claimsThis Practice Note considers the Limitation Act 1980 (LA 1980) and sets out the time limits within which claimants are entitled to bring various claims. In general terms, any claim that is brought after the expiry of the applicable time
The court’s power to extend the time limit—section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980The power to disapply the primary limitation periodWhen dealing with personal injury claims that fall within LA 1980, s 11, the court has a discretion to disapply the primary limitation period even though a claim has not
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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