Personal injury

Go to page of 68

Under-compensation on the horizon: Chris Deacon & Ronak Mahdavi Jovainy outline the proposals for reform to personal injury damages in Guernsey & their likely impact on claimants

A health board’s defence of fundamental dishonesty―a fast-developing defence used in clinical negligence cases―has been dismissed as ‘entirely unfounded’, in a claim concerning vaginal mesh surgery

Those working in creative fields with unpredictable earnings may face a greater challenge when claiming for life-altering injuries: Suzanne Trask sets out the key steps for painting an accurate picture

A part-year music teacher who works irregular hours but has a continuing contract is entitled to the same statutory paid leave as full-time employees, the Supreme Court has held in a landmark judgment

Solicitors representing clients in creative fields face a much harder task when bring claims for financial losses, Suzanne Trask, partner at Bolt, Burdon Kemp, writes in this week’s NLJ. They must present more evidence and work harder to portray as clear a position as possible

Dominic Regan rummages through the latest news on the small claims regime, the disclosure pilot & a landmark decision coming your way…

Professor Dominic Regan tackles the apparent myth that ‘individuals would overnight become adept at pursuing claims and would go it alone’ on small claims for road traffic injuries, in this week’s NLJ

Francisco Alvarez & Shofiq Miah on the importance of bearing in mind the taxation consequences when dealing with damages

Lucie Clinch provides a guide to the Law Commissions’ report on automated vehicles and next steps for road traffic law

What does the future hold for driverless cars? Writing in this week’s NLJ, Lucie Clinch, covers the Law Commissions’ report on automated vehicles, including issues of responsibility, liability, safety and data retention

Show

Results

Go to page of 68

E-newsletter Sign-Up

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Read All

Gilson Gray—Paul Madden

Partner appointed to head international insolvency and dispute resolution for England

Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker

Kent firm expands regional footprint through strategic acquisition

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles

Financial disputes and investigations specialist joins as partner in London

NEWS

Read All

Client account interest money-maker provokes concerns

Ministers’ proposals to raise funds by seizing interest on lawyers’ client account schemes could ‘cause firms to close’, solicitors have warned

Public Accounts Committee warn of ‘extinction’ risk for legal aid

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned

NLJ this week: The insider returns

Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome

NLJ this week: Drawing the line on contempt

After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights

NLJ this week: Stop and search by the numbers

The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains

Error message

Personal injury

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Paul Madden

Brachers—Gill Turner Tucker

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—William Charles