16th November 2018 Welcome to the latest weekly news summary from Law Brief Publishing. You have received this newsletter at newsletter@newslettercollector.com, because you are signed-up to our newsletters via lawbriefpublishjing.com, www.lawbriefupdate.com or www.pibriefupdate.com. Scroll to the end for contact, unsubscribe info etc. 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 Motor Insurance / MIB Update - Julie-Anne Luck, 9 St John Street Chambers... FREE article from PIBULJ.COM Who's at the wheel?... New Law Journal Landmark jail sentence for man who stole client data for CMCs... PI Brief Update News Audit concludes that three quarters of babies who died or suffered brain damage during birth could have been saved by better care... The Times Jury clears J&J of liability in California talc cancer case... Business Insider The future of international injury law: APIL Accidents Abroad conference 2018... Lexology General Law News & Blogs Lawyers optimistic but warn that all Brexit options remain open... Law Society Gazette Addison Lee loses appeal on worker rights... BBC News Money-laundering crackdown on public schools and law firms... The Guardian County court to test video hearings... Legal Futures CNN sues Trump for barring journalist... CNN 69 Year-old sues to legally lower his age so he can get more online dates... Gizmodo 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 for one month for just £1? Click here for more info. Accommodation; Discount or Dilemma? - Trevor Ward, Fletchers Solicitors Will the likely change in the discount rate for personal injury losses affect the way in which the Courts deal with the calculation of accommodation claims in serious personal injury cases?...   Laurence Sprey -v- Rawlinson Butler LLP [2018] EWHC 354 (QB) - Andrew McAulay, Clarion Following the introduction of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2013 (LASPO), solicitor/own client costs disputes have increased. The case of Laurence Sprey -v- Rawlinson Butler LLP [2018] EWHC 354 (QB) is a good case to read for anyone who would like to learn more about these types of disputes... preview http://www.pibulj.com/content/law-journal-summaries/news-category-2-53514/4686-laurence-sprey-v-rawlinson-butler-llp-2018-ewhc-354-qb-andrew-mcaulay-clarion   Fundamental dishonesty in occupational disease claims - Paul Debney, Weightmans LLP In this, the first of a series of 3 articles, Paul Debney, Partner and head of disease counter fraud at national firm Weightmans LLP, highlights some of the issues surrounding fundamental dishonesty ('FD') in disease claims...   Can an 8-year old child be contributory negligent? - Ian Peters, Anthony Gold The short answer is yes, but that was not the finding of Mrs Justice Yip when she handed down her Judgement in the case Master Caine Ellis v Mr Paul Kelly and Mrs Violet Ellis on 31 July 2018...   Pleadings and fundamental dishonesty: Howlett affirmed as film director’s compensation claim is dismissed - Jeff Turton, Weightmans LLP David Pinkus v Direct Line [2018] EWHC 1671 is an example of another claim being dismissed under section 57 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015. The claimant raised a preliminary issue as to whether the defendant should be prevented from arguing the claim was dishonest at all... preview http://www.pibulj.com/content/law-journal-summaries/news-category-2/4659-pleadings-and-fundamental-dishonesty-howlett-affirmed-as-film-director-s-compensation-claim-is-dismissed-jeff-turton-weightmans-llp   PIBULJ.TV - masterclasses from the experts Episode 4: 'A Masterclass on Mitchell and Denton' by Andrew Mckie Andrew Mckie from Clerksroom presents a half-hour guide on relief from sanctions covering the latest developments post Mitchell and Denton. Includes: avoiding difficulties post Mitchell and Denton, relief from sanctions, costs budgets, Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Limited [2013] EWHC 2355 QB, Denton v TH White Limited [2014] EWCA Civ 906, what does Denton mean in practice? 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 - CheapSkate Had the most annoying solicitor in the world on the phone today, a woman whose name can only be CheapSkate. She's renowned throughout chambers though her real nickname is somewhat ruder. Anyway, CheapSkate makes a habit of preying on the baby bar and prides herself on not paying for a single advice. The only reason she gets away with it is that the rest of her firm gives chambers a fair amount of paid work and no-one wants to upset the apple cart (or perhaps gravy train might be more accurate). Anyway, today it was my turn, "Good morning BabyBarista. You couldn’t just spare a couple of minutes to look something up for me could you? Quick freebie?" If she thought I was that naive she had another think coming. That same line caused Worrier four hours of work in the library only last week. 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