16th March 2018 Welcome to the latest weekly news summary from Law Brief Publishing. You have received this newsletter at newsletter@newslettercollector.com, because you signed-up to our newsletters at www.lawbriefpublishjing.com, www.lawbriefupdate.com or www.pibriefupdate.com or purchased a product or subscription from us. This week we have another excellent free article from the PI Brief Update Law Journal, as well as the usual selection of personal injury and general law news, blogs, and humour. Personal Injury News & Free Articles Editorial: Budget Discussion Reports - Aidan Ellis, Temple Garden Chambers... FREE article from PIBULJ.COM 'If these personal injury reforms go through, the game changes completely'... Law Society Gazette Pressure on government to go further with PI cold-calling ban... PI Brief Update News MPs warn of poisonous air emergency... The Week WHO to review the health risks of plastic in drinking water... BBC News James Bond filming accident leads to high court compensation claim Variety General Law News & Blogs Free sample from 'Certificates of Lawful Use and Development: A Guide to Making and Determining Applications' by Bob Mc Geady & Meyric Lewis’ Law Brief Publishing Report says low salaries dog debt-ridden young legal aid lawyers... Legal Futures When an AI kills someone who will be responsible? Technology Review Appeal court says US firm cannot recover 'eye-watering' costs including £282 per hour billed by its trainees... Litigation Futures Possible first illegal launch of satellites... New Scientist Self driving taxis now being used by the public... Technology Review PIBULJ.COM Articles A selection of recent and popular articles from PIBULJ.COM. Note that an account is required to read the full articles. If you haven't subscribed yet, why not try it out free for one month? Click here for more info. Case Comment on Hassell v Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 164 (QB) - Lucile Taylor The claim arose out of the C5/6 decompression and disc replacement operation performed by the Defendant, a spinal orthopaedic surgeon, on the Claimant, who was, at the time, working full time as a head of years 7, 8 and 9 at a local secondary school...
| | FREE BOOK CHAPTER: An Introduction to Housing Disrepair and Cavity Wall Claims (from 'A Practical Guide to Running Housing Disrepair and Cavity Wall Claims, 2nd Edition' by Andrew Mckie & Ian Skeate) The Small Claims Track change for personal injury cases is likely to come into effect in October 2019. This book looks at other areas personal injury practitioners have begun to focus in, including housing disrepair and cavity wall claims, which may not be subject to fixed costs / small claims track costs.
| | Divisibility of Psychiatric Injury - Charley Turton, 12 King's Bench Walk The vexed question of the divisibility of psychiatric injury has recently been revisited by the Court of Appeal in BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd v M Konczak [2017] EWCA Civ 1188, an employment case of wide importance and application...
| | Mrs Rhonda Stewart (New Rohonda White) v Lewisham and Greenwhich NHS Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 2091 - Andrew Wilson, Park Square Barristers In a case where the claimant alleges breaches of an employer’s duties under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, of the Manual Handling Regulations 1992 and of its common law duty of care, in relation to an injury caused by lifting an object, the Claimant must first prove that there was a real risk of injury before deciding whether there was any breach of duty...
| | Valid Consent: The Role of the Medical Expert - Paul Sankey, Enable Law What is the medical expert's role in reporting on consent to treatment? With the change in the law following Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board in 2015 that role has also changed...
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PIBULJ.TV - masterclasses from the experts Episode 5: 'RTA Personal Injury: a 2015 Update - What Is Happening to PI in 2015?' by Andrew Mckie Andrew Mckie from Clerksroom presents a 35 minute guide to the latest developments in RTA personal injury claims. Covers fundamental dishonesty, inducements in PI cases, CUE for claimants, pre-medical offers, MedCo, and further problems. Click here to watch a sample for free! Queen's Counsel This cartoon is by Alex Williams who draws the Queen's Counsel cartoons for The Times and in numerous books including The Queen's Counsel Lawyer's Omnibus. BabyBarista - Know your judge I am against TheBusker this week in a three day personal injury case in which we are arguing both over liability and also the value of the claim. TheBusker is defending the claim and of course if he wins on liability all other arguments fall away. My solicitor had called the case a ‘dead cert’ on liability which is never a good sign. ‘Can’t lose, BabyB. It’s our version against theirs and we’re the ones with the independent witness to trump all.’ Well, I knew better than that when it comes to TheBusker but I was at least determined to foil his usual courtroom tactics. First off, TheBusker stood up and said, ‘Your Honour, might it be useful for us to decide the issue of liability as a preliminary issue?’ In itself a helpful suggestion you might think, were it not for the sting in the tail, ‘After all, if you’re with us on that, all the other complicated issues fall away.’ The judge nodded approvingly and I was already snookered, unable to object without seeming to be posturing for some tactical advantage in some way. The next thing that happened took me by complete surprise... Click here to continue reading... You are receiving this message at newsletter@newslettercollector.com because you signed up to our newsletters or purchased a product from us in the past. If you'd prefer not to receive future editions of this newsletter then just click here to unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from all newsletters or to edit your preferences please click here. This bulletin is free of charge and is funded in part by third-party advertisements. The publisher and editorial team make no representations about the products or services offered by any advertisers. Please note that your email address is held in accordance with the Data Protection Act. If you have received this email in error or do not wish to receive any future emails then please click the link above to unsubscribe. This email and any attachments have been scanned for viruses, but it is the responsibility of the recipient to conduct their own security measures and no responsibility is accepted by the sender for loss or damage arising from the receipt or use of this email. Please note also that this newsletter does not constitute advice for the purposes of any individual case, and it cannot be a substitute for specific advice based on the circumstances of any such case. Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of this document, the authors cannot accept any liability for any loss or damage, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, to any person using this document. This newsletter is published by Law Brief Publishing Limited, 30 The Parks, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8BT. |
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