Laying the groundwork effectively is paramount to a successful PI or clinical negligence claim. This topic provides you with essential guidance on pre-action protocols, enabling you to manage the initial stages with confidence and precision. Explore best practices, key procedural steps, and tactical considerations to ensure you're fully prepared before embarking on litigation.
Dispute Resolution analysis: Erica Bedford and Tom Mason of Hailsham Chambers have secured a significant victory in the Court of Appeal in Turner v...
Dispute resolution analysis: The High Court granted Maire S.p.A. a final anti-suit injunction restraining LLC EuroChem North-West-2 from pursuing...
NHS England has announced a phased expansion of Martha’s Rule to all hospital accident and emergency (A&E) departments and waiting rooms in England by...
This week’s edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes a Court of Appeal decision on whether questions about ATE insurance...
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...
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
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
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin termDefinitionMeaningActa iure imperiiLegal
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