02 Apr 2020
The Supreme Court have sought to narrow the circumstances in which vicarious liability applies, as in recent times it appeared that the application of this doctrine potentially had wide ramifications. In the case of Barclays Bank PLC v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13 the Supreme Court have overturned…
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02 Apr 2020
FOIL and APIL have agreed a set of best practices for their members to consider and adopt during the coronavirus outbreak. Full details can be found here , but in summary the following matters have been agreed: Telephone calls/Email Practitioners should engage by telephone and/or email…
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01 Apr 2020
The HMCTS has published its listing priorities for civil work in the County Courts. Work has been split between priority 1 - work that must be done and priority 2 - work that could be done. Priority 1 - work that must be done · Committals · Freezing Orders ·…
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27 Mar 2020
As the country goes into lockdown, we are still waiting for formal guidance on how civil practitioners should proceed. These are without a doubt unprecedented times, so it comes as no surprise that we have experienced an inconsistent approach by the Courts. This week a Judge refused to do a full list of…
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25 Mar 2020
The Senior Coroner of North Manchester has written to all stakeholders to confirm that due to the current COVID 19 situation they have taken the decision to adjourn all Inquest hearings from 4pm on Monday 23rd March 2020 until 1st September 2020. All cases listed between Monday 23rd March 2020…
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25 Mar 2020
The coronavirus outbreak has produced a lot of government action targeted at keeping infections down and that has in turn affected a lot of organisations, their contracts with each other and their plans for future procurement. For buyers subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) or the…
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24 Mar 2020
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Robert Buckland has provided an update on the next steps for the Whiplash Reform Programme. As anticipated, he has confirmed that the Government has decided that more time is needed to make sure the Whiplash Reform Programme is ready for implementation…
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24 Mar 2020
Kevin Cowley v LW Carlisle & Co Ltd (2020)[2020] EWCA Civ 227 CA (Civ Div) (McCombe LJ, Holroyde LJ, Peter Jackson LJ) 25/02/2020 The facts The Claimant brought a claim for industrial deafness. He sought damages for noise induced hearing loss alleged to have been sustained in the course…
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24 Mar 2020
Increase in Bereavement Award From 1st May 2020, Bereavement damages will be increased from £12,980 to £15,120. The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2020 was laid before Parliament on 19th March 2020.The increase will apply to causes of action in…
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24 Mar 2020
Construction firm fined by HSE after worker suffers serious injuries in fall from height A construction firm has been fined £55,620 after a 17-year-old worker fell through an opening for a roof light. The roof light had been covered with a sheet of insulation and the area had been left…
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