Achieving successful applications in personal injury and clinical negligence cases requires a deep understanding of both procedural and substantive law. This topic provides strategic insights and practical guidance to help you navigate through the intricacies of various applications, from pre-action considerations to post-trial procedures. Tailored for legal practitioners, the resources here focus on delivering comprehensive support and expert tips essential for driving favourable outcomes in this specialised practice area.
The following PI & Clinical Negligence news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Court’s power to grant anonymity orders in personal injury litigation to ensure the proper administration of justice (PMC v Cwm Taf Mogannwg UHB)
The following PI & Clinical Negligence news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Road traffic accident update—Whiplash Injury Regulations and road traffic accident claims mediation
The following Local Government news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on High Court dismisses claim brought by doctors’ advocacy body against GMC (R (on the application of Anaesthetists United Ltd and others) v GMC)
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...
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
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
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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