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The following PI & Clinical Negligence news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Actions for unlawful police detention and QOCS protection in mixed claims (ALK and another v The Chief Constable of Surrey Police)
The following PI & Clinical Negligence news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Recoverability of probate costs (Hutson (Deceased) v Tata Steel UK Ltd)
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...
Date of knowledge—section 14 of the Limitation Act 1980Actual or constructiveDate of knowledge, defined by section 14 of the Limitation Act 1980 (LA 1980), is in fact a slightly misleading expression because it can arise when a claimant has actual knowledge of the necessary elements of the tort or
The court’s power to extend the time limit—section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980The power to disapply the primary limitation periodWhen dealing with personal injury claims that fall within LA 1980, s 11, the court has a discretion to disapply the primary limitation period even though a claim has not
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
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