Brexit: As of exit day (11 pm on 31 January 2020), the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the...
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: This Practice Note is relevant only to Part 36 offers as considered under CPR 36 in force as from 6 April 2015. For offers made prior to this,...
BackgroundThe Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957) had been enacted to provide for a common duty of care owed by occupiers of premises. The duty...
We assume that the person injured by the employee is bringing a personal injury claim.We have been unable to find any case law on the specific point...
Dear [insert organisation name]This offer is made pursuant to Part 36 CPRWe are instructed to put forward an offer which is made pursuant to Part 36...
Dear [insert organisation name]This offer is made pursuant to Part 36 CPRWe are instructed to put forward an offer which is made pursuant to Part 36...
Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury (Employers' Liability and Public Liability) ClaimsThe protocol applies to all claims where:•either...
BackgroundThe Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957) was enacted to provide for a ‘common duty of care’ owed by occupiers of premises. The duty was...
The Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury (Employers’ Liability and Public Liability) Claims (the EL/PL protocol) applies to claims valued...
There are two components to this question: first, what is the effect of a notice excluding liability for death and personal injury; and second, what...
Defendants can be liable for failing to grit or salt an area, if the presence of snow and ice subsequently leads to personal injury. The nature of the...
Often undeservedly, ‘trippers and slippers’ have a reputation as the simplest category of personal injury cases, to be used as the training ground for...
The owner of a premises owes a number of potential duties in relation to ensuring that the condition of the premises do not cause personal injury.If...
This Q&A considers who may qualify as an occupier under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 (OLA 1957).OLA 1957 contains no definition of an ‘occupier’....