15 Aug 2019
Saleem & Rizwan v Rochdale Borough Council In October 2017, the First Claimant was taking his daughter, the Second Claimant to school. It was alleged that as they walked through the school grounds, they both tripped and fell in the missing part of a dilapidated grate. They brought a claim…
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15 Aug 2019
Rees v Co-operative Group Ltd The Claimant alleged that she had tripped in an uncovered drain situated in the car park of one of its stores. After investigating the claim, breach of duty was admitted but the Claimant was put to proof as to the manner and happening of the accident. It was the…
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15 Aug 2019
Cox v Bury A Claimant's claim for personal injury was dismissed after the Court concluded that the alleged pothole was not cause of the Claimant's accident. The Claimant alleged that she tripped in a pothole measuring in excess of 50mm and sustained a fractured elbow. The Claimant…
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15 Aug 2019
A Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has ruled in favour of a father who sought action against Lancashire County Council (LCC) for its refusal to investigate his complaint. LCC had refused to instruct an independent investigator because the affected child had not provided his consent to escalation of…
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17 Jul 2019
A Joint Committee on Human Rights has welcomed the proposed draft Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (Remedial) Order 2019 ("the Remedial Order") to extend the right to claim bereavement damages to cohabiting couples. The Committee notes that it is regrettable that it has taken twenty years following…
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15 Jul 2019
The Lord Chancellor has today announced that the new discount rate will be set at minus 0.25%. The announcement follows a comprehensive review of the rate as provided for in the Civil Liability Act 2018. Currently the discount rate stands at minus 0.75% after it was controversially reduced in 2017…
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27 Jun 2019
Cullum v Rainbow Amusement Park Ltd A Claimant brought a claim for personal injury after she alleged that she had been injured whilst riding on the "Twist" fairground ride at the Defendant's Amusement Park. The popular "Twist" ride rotates in one direction whilst the…
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14 Jun 2019
Poole Borough Council v GN & Another Those of us who are involved with claims that deal with the actions of local authority social services have been waiting with baited breath for the handing down of the Supreme Court judgment in Poole BC v GN for almost 12 months. However, with the flood of…
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14 Jun 2019
Anne Longfield, the Children's Commissioner for England, has published a report whereby she calls upon local authorities, and other institutions, to collate and provide data regarding all children who have been accommodated in a secure setting, and therefore deprived of their liberty. In…
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14 Jun 2019
The Government has announced it intends to spend £15m to keep children out of care with an innovative scheme based on existing Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs) and Family Group Conferencing (FGCs) models. The new scheme named Supporting Families; Investing in Practice will be rolled…
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