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Secondary Victims: A shift since Alcock

26 Feb 2024

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…

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Forbes Launches a new Fixed Recoverable Costs Calculator

29 Nov 2023

As we have reported before , a new regime for Fixed recoverable Costs came into effect on the 1 October 2023. The general rule is that it applies to cases worth up to £100 000 issued on or after that date. But for personal injury claims it will apply to causes of action arising on or after the…

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On the verge of Lockdown. Don't cycle on a footpath.

17 Nov 2023

The High Court handed down a remote judgement in the case of Karpasitis v Hertfordshire County Council last month. On the 22nd April 2020, Mr Karpastis was riding a route well known to him on a footpath at the side of the A10 near Chestnut. The path and the A10 were separated by a grass verge. As…

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RTA Claims: Updates in the Law

02 Nov 2023

Our Personal Injury team recently attended the Personal Injury Autumn Update at The Globe Centre in Accrington. This was an extremely informative event where the team learnt about recent updates in Personal Injury Law. Of particular interest where the RTA cases described below, where the claimants…

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Are dogs still our best friend?

02 Nov 2023

Recent headlines have suggested some may not be. XL bully's have hit the headlines in recent times with a ban about to be imposed on the ownership of these dogs. Many argue that a breed specific ban is not the solution. Owners will have to register their dogs. Arrange for them to be neutered,…

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Improving road safety with cycle helmets

10 Oct 2023

The debate on introducing legislation for the mandatory use of cycle helmets continues. According to the latest statistics from the DfT, there were 16,294 reported road traffic accidents involving pedal cyclists in 2020. Pedal cyclist casualties in 2020 stood at 12,472, with 141 fatalities, 4,…

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Does pre-action disclosure need a shake up?

10 Oct 2023

Many of us will be familiar with the content of the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury and in particular Annex C which sets out the standard disclosure lists that a Defendant must consider when formulating a response to a new claim under the pre-action protocol. Currently the protocol sets out…

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£3m fine for waste management company after two deaths

10 Oct 2023

A waste management firm has been fined a total of £3 million following the deaths of two workers in separate incidents. Michael Atkin and Mark Wheatley died following incidents in 2019 and 2020 respectively. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated both incidents and…

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Fixed Costs Explosion

08 Sep 2023

On the 1st October 2023 the new fixed costs rules will come into force. These rules extend the current fixed costs recoverable in successful claims, to include all personal injury cases up to a value of £100,000. The Law Society Gazette reports this week, that solicitors will be looking to their…

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