07/05/24
The Area Coroner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has published a report on the availability of seatbelts on buses, highlighting some differences between urban travel and longer distance travel. Buses often lack seatbelts as a result of something called "compartmentalization". The seat…
02/05/24
Stateside foods who make millions of pizza's for supermarkets were fined £800,000 by Bolton Crown court for disabling guards that protected dangerous part of machinery. One man needed to have muscle removed and a skin graft after his arm was pulled into an inadequately guarded conveyor…
10/04/24
Forbes recently handled an RTA claim in which liability had been admitted. The Claimant initially complained of neck, shoulder and lower back pain which radiated into her pelvis, legs and toes. She also complained of knee pain and headaches. She was referred to an orthopod by the original expert. When…
10/04/24
In March, the Court of Appeal confirmed, in the decision of Hadley v Przybylo [2024] EWCA Civ 250, that solicitors can seek to recover the costs of attending case management meetings though the precise amount to be recovered would depend on the individual case. As such the court declined to set specific…
10/04/24
Forbes have recently successfully defended another highway tripping claim in Manchester County Court. The claimant alleged that she fell on a pothole in the carriageway, as she tried to climb into a taxi, after leaving an Amy Winehouse tribute night at a local pub, suffering significant facial…
10/04/24
The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in the conjoined appeals of Charlotte Victoria Hassam & Anor. v Yoann Samuel Rabot & Anor . which clarifies the approach to be taken for the assessment of damages following whiplash reforms. The Civil Liability Act 2018 ('CLA 2018') in…
05/04/24
On 31st May 2021 the Government introduced the Whiplash Tariff, fixing damages for whiplash injuries. Whiplash is defined in the statute as being an injury of soft tissue in the neck, back or shoulder namely a sprain, strain, tear, or rupture or lesser damage of a muscle, tendon or ligament except…
03/04/24
Susan Greens, a 95 year old resident of Springfield Bank Care Home in Scotland was missing from the grounds on the night of 16th December 2021. Following a search for the missing resident, care assistants located Mrs Greens outside in a courtyard after a fall which had caused injury to her head. Mrs…
03/04/24
The 17th edition of the JC Guidelines has now been released. Since the first edition in 1992 these guidelines have been the first port of call for valuing general damages in any personal injury claim. Unsurprisingly the figures in the new edition have increased since the previous version. The…
26/02/24
The Supreme Court has recently tightened the control mechanisms used in secondary victim cases. A secondary victim can be defined as an individual who witnesses the injury of another person and suffers psychological injury as a result. The case of Alcock v Chief Constable of the South…
