23 Aug 2018
Mercel Hislop v Laura Perde : Kundan Kaur v Committee (For The Time Being) Of Ramgarhia Board Leicester (2018)[2018] EWCA Civ 1726 The Court of Appeal determined that a claimant was not entitled to standard or indemnity costs where a defendant accepted a Part 36 offer out of time but before trial…
23 Aug 2018
Ratcliffe v Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council District Judge Swindley - Manchester CC The local authority has successfully defended a claim following a fall on a defective kerb. The claimant was out walking one evening; she fell when she put her right foot forward onto the kerb which…
23 Aug 2018
James Lewis -v- Burry Port AFC The claimant was playing in a junior football match for the defendant. During the course of the game the claimant made a sliding tackle and suffered a laceration to his leg. It transpired that there was glass embedded in the surface of the pitch. The claimant…
23 Aug 2018
Tesco Feels the Brunt of the Sentencing Guidelines Tesco has been fined £160,000 after an employee was seriously injured in an incident involving a roll cage. In September 2015, the employee was working alone to unload roll cages containing stock from a delivery vehicle. The worker…
23 Aug 2018
The Claims Regulator (CMR) has published its annual report. In the report, the CMR confirms that within the past year they have successfully managed to strike down misconduct in the holiday sickness claims market. However, the consequence of the crack down on holiday sickness claims appears to be an…
23 Aug 2018
Pinkus v Direct Line [2018] EWHC 1671 (QB) In this RTA case, the judge made a finding of fundamental dishonesty when confronted by Facebook posts which revealed a very different view of the claimant's lifestyle and mental capacity to the one proffered by the claimant to the Court. The…
19 Jul 2018
Allen v Oldham MBC - Manchester CC The claimant alleged that he was out walking his friend's dog, when he tripped due to a pothole in the alleyway. He fell and sustained an injury. Breach of duty was admitted but the defendant remained unconvinced by the claim and put the claimant to strict…
19 Jul 2018
Austin v Lancaster County Council Local authorities often have to strike the balance between providing safe and exciting play areas for children as well as protecting the needs of local residents who live nearby. This claim arose after a child was injured after falling on a stone boulder installed…
19 Jul 2018
DHL receives £2m fine after employee crushed by a reversing lorry DHL has been fined £2m over the death of an employee who was crushed at a depot in Milton Keynes. The worked was trapped between a reversing lorry and a loading bay in February 2015. DHL admitted breaching s 2(1…
19 Jul 2018
Tuson v Debbie Murphy (2018) [2018] EWCA Civ 1461 The Court of Appeal considered whether a claimant ought to receive a cost penalty even though the defendant made the Part 36 offer in full knowledge of the misleading and dishonest conduct of the claimant. The claimant, Ms Tuson, fell from her…
23 Aug 2018
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