6th April 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 What Are The Top Tips For Successful Negotiation? - Justin Patten, Human Law FREE article from PIBULJ.COM Viola player wins Royal Opera House case for hearing damage... The Guardian MP says cyclists and motorcyclists should be exempt from whiplash reforms... PI Brief Update News Latest bid for PI client's file fails despite invoking court's inherent jurisdiction over solicitors... Litigation Futures No cause for AI alarmism... Law Society Gazette Judge rules that coffee requires cancer warning... CNBC General Law News & Blogs E-Day arrives... ACL Facebook helps scammers to find victims... Bloomberg One third of criminal law barristers consider leaving jobs... Legal Futures Murder case first to be hit by barrister action... Law Society Gazette Bullying bailiffs face being stripped of their powers... The Sun London murder rate overtakes New York... BBC News 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: 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...
| | Res Ipsa Loquitur In Clinical Negligence - Aneurin Maloney, Hardwicke The maxim res ipsa loquitur or 'the thing speaks for itself', is a long-standing rule of evidence more commonly utilised in other areas of personal injury law. In a PI setting it has been applied in a wide range of cases from objects falling from buildings, to malfunctioning machines, and unexpected items in food...
| | The Appeal Case of The Department for Communities and Local Government v Blackmore - David Roderick, Farrar's Building The appeal case of The Department for Communities and Local Government v Blackmore [2017] EWCA Civ 1136 (“Blackmore”) is an important restatement of the principles governing the exercise of the reduction of damages for contributory negligence under s.1 (1) of the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945, and a defeat for a novel argument on behalf of defendants in asbestos related lung cancer cases...
| | 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 2: 'Tripping and Slipping Claims Masterclass: An Update Post-Jackson' by Andrew Mckie, Clerksroom Andrew Mckie from Clerksroom presents a detailed one hour guide on running tripping and slipping claims covering recent developments including the portal and focusing on specific litigation tips and tactics. 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 - Work is in the air ‘I love the turning back of the clocks, BabyB.’ It was my solicitor SlipperySlope on another visit to chambers with his neice NurserySlope. ‘Why’s that?’ I asked innocently. ‘Oh, you know. Nights drawing in, long cosy evenings in front of the fire.’ 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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