27th October 2017 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 FREE BOOK CHAPTER: The Challenge: The SRA And the Compliance Agenda (from 'A Practical Guide to Compliance for Personal Injury Firms Working With Claims Management Companies' by Paul Bennett) FREE article from PIBULJ.COM Court of Appeal confirms judges can make findings of fundamental dishonesty without plea from defendant... PI Brief Update News ABI boss avoids saying how much insurers will gain from new discount rate... Litigation Futures 'Pressing need' for bereaved families to receive publicly funded representation at inquests, urges report... Law Society Gazette Government in unexpected u-turn on CMC cold-calling ban... Legal Futures APIL launches guide to personal injury compensation, its purpose, and its value to society... APIL General Law News & Blogs FREE BOOK SAMPLE: ‘Key Drivers of the Potential Procurement Strategy’ from ‘A Comparative Guide to Standard Form Construction and Engineering Contracts’ by Jon Close Law Brief Publishing MoJ to fix prisoner voting rights 'anomaly'... Law Society Gazette The robot lawyers are here - and they’re winning... BBC News Only 6% of consumers can find prices on lawyers' websites... Legal Futures MPs berate low-cost gym chain over 'self-employed' personal trainers... The Guardian Britain's longest divorce battle finally ends... Daily Mail 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. Editorial: Understanding the Number of Dishonest Claims - Aidan Ellis, Temple Garden Chambers For a number of years in personal injury litigation, issues arising from dishonest or exaggerated claims have been growing in importance and profile. Not a week seems to pass without an article in the national news drawing attention to the number of dishonest claims. Understanding the true number of fraudulent claims is important, not least because it informs policy decisions in this area of law. But it is difficult objectively to assess the scale of the problem, not least due to difficulties of definition or perception...
| | Expert Evidence and Experts' Duties in Clinical Negligence Cases - Kirsten Wall, Leigh Day As increasing numbers of clinical negligence cases are reaching trial, so are the number of medical experts being called on to give evidence. More and more judgments are flagging up the flaws in their evidence and for all litigators creating an ever growing list of issues to make sure your experts get right...
| | Claim under MIB’s Untraced Drivers Scheme subject to Qualified One Way Costs Shifting - Malcolm Johnson, BL Claims In Howe v Motor Insurers’ Bureau [2017] EWCA Civ 932, Mr Howe was driving a lorry in France on the 30 March 2007 when a wheel detached from a lorry in front of him. The resulting accident left him paraplegic. Neither the other vehicle nor its driver was ever traced. He submitted a claim to the Motor Insurers Bureau and to its French equivalent, but after a time he was told by the French MIB that his claim was out of time. Consequently, he issued proceedings against the British MIB directly...
| | Frank Perry v Raleys Solicitors - Elizabeth Jones, Parklane Plowden Chambers The Claimant was a miner who many years ago brought a claim, supported by medical evidence, for VWF (Vibration White Finger). In the current action the Claimant was pursuing his former solicitor for professional negligence in failing to advise him about making a claim for services (which were similar to claims for care and assistance)...
| | FREE BOOK SAMPLE: from 'Practical Mediation'' by Jonathan Dingle with John Sephton Mediation is now is a key form of what many commentators call Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The ‘alternative’ here is to having a decision imposed by a judge in court. Thus mediation is advanced as a consensual process, based on self-determination, that involves the participants (or ‘parties’) in the dispute meeting (generally in person but sometimes through various online technologies) with a neutral third person. These participants may or may not be joined by their lawyers, advisers, or various supporters...
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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 - Barrister Mating Rituals After their failed negotiation of last week, UpTights and OldSmoothie were against each other in court yesterday. OldSmoothie's pupil was careful to take an accurate note of their learned last words on the case before they went into court and then he immediately posted it on Facebook. "You're a stretched and gabbling shrew-faced old haridan UpTights," said OldSmoothie. To which UpTights apparently leant back like some sort of coiled spring before unleashing, "Can't you do any better than that, OldSmoothie, you prattling, mangy, two-faced, fat, lickorous old git."... 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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