9th 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 FREE BOOK SAMPLE: The Nature of Consent (from 'A Guide to Consent in Clinical Negligence Post-Montgomery' by Lauren Sutherland QC)... FREE article from PIBULJ.COM Retiring Jackson assesses his work... New Law Journal PI market will shrink to just a dozen firms says legal investor... PI Brief Update News APIL says government must ban cold calling... Claims Media Deadly legacy: 400 cyclists dead or maimed as councils slash spending on roads... Daily Mail Does a red weather warning really void car insurance?... GoCompare General Law News & Blogs Court closures: sale of 126 premises raised just £34m... The Guardian Judiciary threatens to pull out of Online Court pilot over lack of communication from officials... Legal Futures Employment tribunal claims soar by 90%... Law Society Gazette Government to lift costs threat to newspapers in libel cases... Litigation Futures Domestic Abuse Bill consultation launched... New Law Journal 'Frightening' data shows that 40% of parking and bus lane fine appeals were successful... 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 free for one month? Click here for more info. 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...
| | 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.
| | 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 4: 'A Masterclass on Mitchell and Denton' by Andrew Mckie Andrew Mckie from Clerksroom presents a half-hour guide on relief from sanctions covering the latest developments post Mitchell and Denton. Includes: avoiding difficulties post Mitchell and Denton, relief from sanctions, costs budgets, Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Limited [2013] EWHC 2355 QB, Denton v TH White Limited [2014] EWCA Civ 906, what does Denton mean in practice? 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 - How to win a hopeless case I've often heard TheBusker chuckle about the many ways to win even the most hopeless of cases. 'Everything's winnable once you have a real, living and above all fallible judge sitting in front of you. Maybe you'll start off chatting about the weather or a particular detail relevant only to him such as his mother's health or son's prospering career as a solicitor. But even if the usual lines of attack fail, you should always, and I mean always, have a scales of justice speech up your sleeve. Get that right and it'll never fail.' Yet despite the speech having entered the realms of legend, I still haven't yet experienced it first hand. Well, until last week at least when closing speeches were due on the liability issue in the case I was fighting against him. So with this in mind, you'll understand why a shiver went down my spine when TheBusker stood up and said, 'Your Honour, the scales of justice...' 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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