4th May 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 Incurred Costs: A Fixed or Moveable Feast? - Marc Banyard, John M Hayes... FREE article from PIBULJ.COM Liquid nicotine packaged like sweets is poisoning children... The Verge MCM says holiday sickness claims activity 'much reduced'... PI Brief Update News British Cycling calls on government to change reforms that could prevent injured cyclists from getting compensation... Cycling Weekly Horwich Farrelly clamps down on holiday illness claims... Claims Media PI solicitors banned after multiple failings on hearing loss claims... Law Society Gazette General Law News & Blogs Social media abuse discouraging people from becoming judges... Litigation Futures Barristers are data controllers not data processors under the GDPR says Bar Council... Legal Futures Solicitor tells court 'this place is too busy to shut'... Law Society Gazette Police hacked website and exploited 1 million users' data to catch killer... Technology Review Facebook security engineer abused access to customer data to stalk women... Independent The Secret Barrister review - a justice system that is utterly broken... The Guardian 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. Can a claim be made for becoming sensitised to an industrial chemical despite being asymptomatic? - Simon Anderson, Park Square Barristers, Leeds Can a claimant found a claim for personal injury for having been sensitised to an industrial chemical through exposure to it, despite being asymptomatic? Yes, according the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court (Lady Black giving the sole judgment) in Dryden and others v Johnson Matthey Plc [2018] UKSC 18...
| | FREE BOOK CHAPTER: Introduction to the Jackson Report 2017 and CMC Regulation: A Summary of the Changes A free online chapter from 'A Practical Guide to the 2018 Jackson Personal Injury and Costs Reforms' by Andrew Mckie. 2018/2019 is going to be a huge year for the Personal Injury world (yet again)! Changes are aloft in all different areas of Regulation. A ban on cold calling for claims companies, the movement of claims management companies towards FCA Regulation and more fixed costs for personal injury claims. This book is designed to be a comprehensive guide to take practitioners through all the changes in a clear and easily digestible way...
| | Claims Management Companies, Consent to Marketing & FCA Regulation - Paul Bennett, Aaron & Partners LLP In early 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority will take over from the Claims Management Regulator in terms of the supervision of Claims Management Companies (CMC’s) authorised under the Compensation Act 2006 in relation to the common areas of personal injury, financial products and services, employment, criminal injuries compensation, industrial injuries and housing disrepair claims...
| | Four Seasons v Brownlie: Jurisdiction - Ian Peters, Anthony Gold The Supreme Court handed down its Judgment on the case Four Season Holding Incorporated v Brownlie on 19 December 2017. This long running case concerns a tragic road traffic accident on 3 January 2010 in Egypt...
| | 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.
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PIBULJ.TV - masterclasses from the experts Episode 6: 'Masterclass on Litigating Employers' Liability Claims After the Enterprise Act' by Andrew Roy, 12 King's Bench Walk A one hour practical guide on litigating employers' liability claims after the Enterprise Act. Includes: the likely effects of s69, circumventing or mitigating the effects of s69, conventional common law principles, enhanced common law duties, direct application of European legislation, Francovich actions, other duties, practical considerations. 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 - GolfDay Yesterday was GolfDay. Nothing else to call it. Despite the conditions, one of the big clubs (which I won't name for fear of giving away the identity of the people in this story) was holding a competition. First I overheard my opponent on the train on the way to court on the telephone to one of his friends. "I know mate, it's a big one. Tell me about it. Look, I've got a case at the moment but definitely count me in. I'm gonna have a chat with my opponent and see if I can't get rid of it at the door of court...Yeh, yeh, I know. Another 'golf settlement'. Good thing no-one's done a graph comparing my settlement days to golf tournaments." Now you'd think that this would give me the upper hand at court and in normal circumstances it would. Were it not for the fact that the judge called us into his chambers as soon as we arrived... 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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