23rd 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 an amazing one day sale on all books from our website, as well as the usual selection of personal injury and general law news, blogs, and humour. Personal Injury News & Free Articles BLACK FRIDAY SALE TODAY ONLY! 25% off all books purchased online from Law Brief Publishing and free delivery! Simply enter code BLK2018 at the checkout. See our wide range of practical law guides for practitioners here: Law Brief Publishing Defendant chief issues fraud warning as Civil Liability Bill days away from royal assent... Law Society Gazette Top judge calls for ABS transparency amid 'commercialisation' of personal injury... PI Brief Update News Motor insurance payouts hit record levels due to gadgets not injury claims... The Sun We still don’t know if 3D printers pose a health risk... Technology Review Two year custodial sentence for fraudulent £700k employers’ liability claim... Claims Media General Law News & Blogs Lords condemn 'abusive' probate 'death-tax'... Law Society Gazette Getting to grips with UK citizenship law... The Guardian Microsoft faces GDPR mega-fines for 'large scale and covert' gathering of users' info via Office... The Register Revealed: Law firms' average arrive and leave the office times 2018-19... Legal Cheek Criminals get lenient sentences because judges struggle with 'incomprehensible' laws, says Law Commission report The Telegraph Can I legally park on the pavement? 16 most confusing 'laws' in the UK... The Mirror 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. 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...
| | 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
| | 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
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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 - Ouch UpTights received a call from a solicitor today. Not just any solicitor but the senior partner at a massive firm which provides her with a lot of work. However, it would be accurate to say that they have never quite seen eye to eye. Legend has it that this has been since she spurned his advances some twenty years ago. Let's call him OldSoak. UpTights had the phone on loudspeaker and so I heard both sides of the call. "Hello, OldSoak. How are you." "Not bad, UpTights. Not bad. But despite the fact that it's always a pleasure to hear your dulcet tones, I was actually hoping to speak to OldSmoothie." "Oh. I see. Well. Let's see. I'm not terribly good with this new-fangled phone system, you know. I can give it a try, though." She then pressed a few buttons on her phone and got through to OldSmoothie. "Hello OldSmoothie. I have someone on the phone who puts even you into the shade on the loathsome stakes."... Click here to continue reading... You are receiving this message at newsletter@newslettercollector.com because are signed up to newsletters from Law Brief Publishing. If you'd prefer not to receive future editions of this particular 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 and processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 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, and do contact us if you have any questions at all. 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. 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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