09 Dec 2019
Hampshire County Council has recently been sentenced and fined £1.4 million after being found in breach of s.3 (1) Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. It has also been ordered to pay costs of £130,632 The circumstances of the breach arose, following an incident in December 2015,…
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27 Nov 2019
Ryan -v- Rochdale Borough Council Forbes Solicitors has secured a finding of fundamental dishonesty against a Claimant who brought a claim for personal injury after allegedly falling in a pothole. In December 2014, the Claimant alleged he was crossing the street when he lost his footing in a…
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21 Nov 2019
Fullick v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2019] EWHC 1941 (QB) The High Court determined that costs relating to an Inquest are recoverable in a civil claim but such costs will be subject to the new post-Jackson proportionality rules. Usually, Coroners have no jurisdiction to award costs…
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21 Nov 2019
Following recommendations made by Dame Janet Smith, Chair of the Shipman Inquiry, new regulations have finally been introduced to ensure greater consistency in the reporting of deaths by medical practitioners in England and Wales. The Regulations came into force on 1st October 2019 with immediate effect…
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21 Nov 2019
The Claimant brought a claim for personal injury after riding the dodgems at the Defendant's fairground attraction. The Claimant alleged that whilst on the dodgems, she was struck by another car driven by her cousin. She argued that as a result of the impact, she was propelled forwards and…
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21 Nov 2019
A Claimant who brought a claim against the local authority after tripping in a damaged manhole cover has lost his claim at trial. The facts The Claimant alleged that he was unpacking shopping from his car parked outside his niece's house, when his right foot caught in a damaged manhole…
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21 Nov 2019
Council and Bus Company fined after a passenger was killed by a lorry at a bus station A bus passenger was run over by a grab lorry as she walked across a pedestrian crossing at a bus station. She subsequently died as a result of her injuries. The bus station had been demolished and was in the…
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21 Nov 2019
Wickes Building Supplies Ltd v Blair (2019)[2019] EWCA Civ 1934 The Court of Appeal has provided guidance on the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury (Employers' Liability and Public Liability) Claims ("the Protocol") procedure to be followed if a claimant serves…
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21 Nov 2019
Aldred v Master Cham (2019) [2019] EWCA Civ 1780 CA The Court of Appeal has found that the cost of instructing counsel to advise on settlement in a RTA claim involving a child is not recoverable as a disbursement and should be included as part of the fixed costs. The facts A motorist…
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21 Nov 2019
Barry Cable v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Limited - Case number D34BI037 On Appeal, the Court has endorsed a decision striking out a claim worth £2.6 million for abuse of process. The facts The Claimant was involved in a road traffic accident on 1st September 2014. On…
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