29th 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 Claims Management Companies, Consent to Marketing & FCA Regulation - Paul Bennett, Aaron & Partners LLP... FREE article from PIBULJ.COM Law Society hits out at regulator's 'demolition' of client protections... Law Society Gazette Insurers pledge to pass on Civil Liability Bill savings... PI Brief Update News Wife died of cancer after washing husband's asbestos-ridden work clothes... Daily Star Health danger from rubber ducks... The Guardian Government to review regulations on car headlights which can blind drivers... AOL General Law News & Blogs FREE BOOK CHAPTER: Who Is the Employer? (from ‘A Practical Guide to Advising Schools on Employment Law’ by Jonathan Holden) Law Brief Publishing Facebook faces new uproar on logging of users calls and texts... The Guardian Costs challenge: judge blocks historic files disclosure... Law Society Gazette Summer time clock change has a big impact on health... Huffington Post Google vs Oracle case back in court yet again... The Verge Judge uses mobile in court to solve timetable problem in 'unorthodox' move... The Telegraph 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. 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.
| | 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...
| | 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 1: 'Credit Hire Masterclass: An Update, 2014' by Aidan Ellis, Temple Garden Chambers Aidan Ellis from Temple Garden Chambers presents this comprehensive and practical one hour guide to developments in credit hire over the past 18 months. 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 - London Counsel I went to court in Yorkshire today with TheBusker who had managed to get me instructed as his junior. His opponent, who I'll call Gruff, was an extremely patronising bully who spoke with a broad Yorkshire accent; something which it became clear he intended to wield against TheBusker in court. He introduced the case with: 'Your Honour, we are privileged today to be graced with the presence of London counsel. Not just any London counsel, either, Your Honour, for my very learned friend has even written a law book on the subject which lies before you.' The judge had a twinkle in his eye and smiled back mischievously at Gruff and answered him in an equally broad accent: 'Yes MrGruff, it is an honour indeed to have such esteemed Counsel in this humble county court.' 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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