Personal injury
Financially entwined
When is a financially interested party entitled to be joined to proceedings, asks Matthew Snarr13 Aug 2010
Taking the blame
Roger Harris assesses cases involving contributory negligence & diagnostic failure6 Aug 2010
Bearing the burden
Keith Patten applauds the judiciary’s common-sense approach to evidence in personal injury claims30 Jul 2010
Staking a claim?
A large contingent of practices depend wholly or mainly upon personal injury litigation and many people have asked me recently where Jackson will lead them30 Jul 2010
A false alarm?
Despite fears, the liability floodgates have not opened post Majrowski. Richard Scorer explains why23 Jul 2010
HRA 1998: who benefits?
Richard Scorer considers the lessons & consequences of Smith16 Jul 2010
Sense & sensibility
Peter Wake applauds a common sense approach to liability2 Jul 2010
Left to sink or swim on the piste
Brent McDonald provides some clarity to the correct approach in cases involving trips abroad18 Jun 2010
The big question
Keith Patten outlines the difficulties associated with the “but for” test11 Jun 2010
Caught in the act
Brent McDonald considers the high cost of exaggeration & fraud28 May 2010
New lease of life
David Locke believes a new ADR protocol could resuscitate the Jackson proposals21 May 2010
Not so infantile
Lisa Wright provides a timely reminder about the pitfalls of infant settlements14 May 2010
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NLJ 2010 Legal Trends
A jointly instructed sole expert’s fees are to be paid equally by each of the parties under a court order. Where neither party pays anything, does the court have the…
Disputed hearing notice; Bankruptcy annulment; Two petitions; Judicial separation; Damages assessments
Is there a presumption that a hearing notice has been received by a party to proceedings when it should have been posted by the county court and the court copy…
Procedure & practice; Possession; Adultery v Unreasonable Behaviour; Claim increase; Defendant's DOB; Third party claims
What is the deadline for putting a claim form in the post (or DX etc)? CPR 7.5(1) now says it is “before 12.00 midnight on the calendar day four months…
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