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Dispute resolution analysis: The High Court upheld a Part 11 challenge to service out without permission. The claimant had not shown a good arguable...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The High Court dismissed Nexans SA’s challenge to English jurisdiction over Intralinks Inc’s claim for unpaid virtual...
PI & Clinical Negligence analysis: The final Ockenden Review into maternity and neonatal services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust...
This week’s edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes a Court of Appeal decision on occupiers’ liability, contributory negligence...
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...
Claims against schoolsClaims by pupils against schools can be brought for breach of statutory duty and/or negligence. There are particular issues when dealing with a claim on behalf of a child, including limitation issues and specific court requirements. This Practice Note covers these issues and
Law Reform Act or Fatal Accidents Act?Causes of actionWhen the victim of a personal injury action has died prior to trial, two main claims are possible.A claim can be brought for:•the benefit of the deceased’s estate under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 (LR(MP)A 1934)•on behalf
Quantifying damages for dependants—past losses—financial dependencyClaims for past expenses and losses tend to consist principally of the:•lost financial dependency•value of the services that the deceased would have provided had they survived (see Practice Note: Quantifying losses for
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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