The judiciary has launched a consultation on Vento bands awards for injury to feelings and psychiatric injury, following the case of De Souza v Vinci Construction [2017] EWCA Civ 879. The judiciary wish to uprate them according to the retail prices index (RPI) rather than the consumer prices index (CPI). The bands would be uprated every 12 months without further consultation. The judiciary seeks views on whether this is the right approach to be applied. Responses should be submitted by 25 August.
27 July 2017
Vento bands out for consultation
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Slater Heelis—Probate & Court of Protection team
Slater Heelis brings Probate and Court of Protection expertise together with new dedicated team
Clarke Willmott—Antonia Power
Antonia Power joins Clarke Willmott in Taunton
Haynes Boone—Chris Acton
Chris Acton joins Haynes Boone as chair of UK derivatives platform
NEWS
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings
Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency
Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
Climate change belongs on every lawyer’s agenda, with risks extending far beyond environmental practice into commercial advice, litigation and access to justice
Workplace bullying and harassment can no longer be left solely to HR, as financial regulation scrutinises culture, character and fitness
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