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The Court of Appeal allowed a second appeal and reinstated the costs judge’s case management decision refusing to strike out non-compliant points of...
Construction analysis: This decision is the first reported judgment on section 149 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) and provides important...
This week’s edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes important Court of Appeal guidance on vicarious liability and independent...
The Civil Justice Council (CJC) working group has published an update on its consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for the...
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...
Quantifying damages for the estate under the Law Reform ActWhat can be claimed by the estate under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934?The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 (LR(MP)A 1934) allows the deceased’s estate to recover some of the losses that the deceased was
Is there any guidance or case law on the duty of care owed by a school to children outside of the school gates, eg on a footpath near to the school? Assume that the child was injured by a vehicle.See the judgment of Mr. Justice Nicol in the High Court case of Webster v Ridgeway Foundation School.
Claims involving a child—the court approval hearingWhen court approval is requiredAny settlement, compromise or payment (including any voluntary interim payment) arising from a claim on behalf of, or against, a child is not binding unless it has been approved by the court.A compromise involving a
What is the correct procedure if a claimant dies during the court proceedings? Will the case be automatically stayed?Where a party to a claim dies, but the cause of action survives, the claim does not abate by reason of the death. The court has the power to appoint someone to represent the estate of
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