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Civil way: 3 May 2024

PI damages up; Tribunal responses; Family dress; Luba got it right

AVOID DAMAGE

The 17th edition of the Judicial College’s guidelines on the assessment of general damages in personal injury cases is about to hit those bookstalls that litigators frequent. But avoid a negligence claim by NOW revisiting the guidelines of two years ago. This latest edition uplifts figures by reference, as usual, to the retail prices index (RPI) and the index figure of 376.6 for August 2023. Claimant negotiators should avoid a negligence claim by increasing guidelines further for inflation between August 2023 and assessment, as defendant negotiators may curse. Last time a new sub-category of psychiatric injury to cover awards made to victims of sexual abuse was included. Adjustments have

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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