5th January 2018 Happy new year, and 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 Bikelawyer Wins High Court Case Extending the Liability of Motor Insurers to Innocent Accident Victims - Andrew Campbell, Bikelawyer Motor Accident Solicitors... FREE article from PIBULJ.COM Provisional assessment cap not displaced by part 36 offer, Court of Appeal rules... Litigation Futures MPS survey finds that GP fears of being sued affect medical decisions... Claims Media PI competition intensifies as firms look to survive upcoming reforms... PI Brief Update News PI firm collapses with loss of 24 jobs... Law Society Gazette We all know a false economy when we see it – why doesn’t our government?... The Gurdian General Law News & Blogs Judge intervenes to stem 'flood' of costs challenges... Law Society Gazette Sudden increase in students enrolling on Bar training course... Legal Futures New Bar Chief calls for less regulation... New Law Journal Shops banned from charging card fees... Bristol Post Trump's nominee for judge fails to answer basic law questions... BBC News 'Bizarre' EU ruling allows Italian designers to use Steve Jobs brand and Apple-like logo... 9to5 Mac 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. 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) Compliance basics – You may think this is obvious, but every day I advise law firms who have failed to step back and challenge their own way of working. For compliance to be effective you need to take a helicopter view and view it from an external perspective...
| | Experts: Costs and Delay - David Locke, Hill Dickinson The role of independent medical experts is pivotal in the resolution of personal injury and clinical negligence litigation, but the associated impact on cost and shelf-life means a different way of approaching the evidence of expert witnesses is required...
| | Patient Consent and the Law: 3 Reasons Why It Matters - Paul Sankey, Enable Law The Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board changed the law in relation to patient consent. Previously a doctor's duty to advise a patient was governed by the Bolam test. This meant advice was adequate if it accorded with the advice a responsible body of specialists within the same discipline would have given...
| | Taking Responsibility: Foster Care, Child Abuse and Vicarious Liability - Liam Ryan, 7 Bedford Row When dealing with cases of child abuse, strong emotions are stirred in almost all people with clear feeling of right and wrong being arrived at. However, when seeking to compensate an abused party, the question of who should, or can meet a Judgment is a lot more complex, since the culpable individual may have no means with which to satisfy such a Judgment rendering it almost worthless...
| | Vicarious Liability and Non-Delegable Duty: the Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee of Strict Liability? - Lucile Taylor Case Comment on Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council [2017] UKSC 60. In Armes, the Claimant had suffered physical and sexual abuse at the hands of the foster parents with whom she had been placed at aged seven whilst in the care of the local authority ('LA'). The abuse took place in the foster home in the course of day-to-day care and control of the Claimant...
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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! BabyBarista - Gleaning "It wasn't stealing, Madam." It was TheBusker during his closing speech yesterday at Taunton Magistrates Court. He had been hired at great expense by a local solicitor to come down to the West Country to get his son off a charge of scrumping apples. By coincidence I had been in a case in the county court down there and went to watch his case once mine was finished. "What do you mean it wasn't stealing. This boy stole twenty-five apples out of Mrs Frobisher's orchard. If that's not stealing, what is?" "Madam, when you had Peter Rabbit read to you as a child, were you on the side of Peter as he took the carrots from the field or that of Mr McGregor?" "Yes but he was a fictional character, it's hardly the same." "But it's the same as those times you have been blackberrying with your family and strayed off a public footpath and into a farmer's field or watched as your child ran across that field and delighted in collected mushrooms for the evening meal." "MrBusker, however sympathetic you make your case sound, how can you say that climbing into an orchard and running off with all those apples isn't stealing?" "Madam, it's because... 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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