Category Monthly Review

MONTHLY ROUND UP: JUNE 2015

July 1, 2015 · by · in Costs, Courses and conferences, Damages, Evidence, Leeds Walk, Liability, Monthly Review, Procedure, Relief from Sanctions · 1 Comment

There have been some interesting cases this month involving Litigants in Person and relief from sanctions applications discussed on the blog this month. Here’s what else we have been talking about: LIABILITY Justin Crossley considered the test of “reasonable foreseeability” in Lowdon-v-Jump Zone Leisure UK Limited [2015] EWCA Civ586 All The Fun Of The Fair  Gordon Exall considered […]

MONTHLY ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY 2015

March 12, 2015 · by · in Costs, Damages, Fatal accident claims, Liability, Loss of earnings, Monthly Review, Pain & Suffering, Procedure, Road Traffic Accidents, Special damages · Leave a comment

Here is a roundup of what we were discussing in February: POSTS ON LIABILITY Justin Crossley considered the circumstances When notice is not required to succeed in an injury claim against a landlord Ruwena Khan looked at the case of Ford -v- Silverstone (2015) QBD in No duty of care owed to extremely reckless friend […]

FIVE MORE IMPORTANT POINTS FOR THOSE ISSUING IN HASTE

March 6, 2015 · by · in Accidents at Work, Clinical Negligence, Costs, Credit hire, Damages, Evidence, Fatal accident claims, Industrial Disease, Law Reform, Liability, Limitation, Loss of earnings, Members of Chambers, Monthly Review, Occupational Stress, Occupier's Liability, Pain & Suffering, Part 36, Procedure, Profiles, Psychiatric Harm, Public Liability, Relief from Sanctions, Road Traffic Accidents, Sanctions, Special damages · 1 Comment

 By Gordon Exall Friday is ( or may be)  effectively the last day you can issue under the old fee regime.  This is going to be a busy day for many litigators. Here are five points in an attempt to ensure that no long-term problems arise.

DECEMBER 2014 : END OF MONTH ROUND UP

January 9, 2015 · by · in Costs, Damages, Fatal accident claims, Law Reform, Liability, Limitation, Monthly Review, Procedure, Relief from Sanctions, Sanctions, Uncategorized · Leave a comment

December saw some interesting developments in procedure, liability, and costs. Here we round off the month with a review. POSTS ON PROCEDURE Jonathan Holsgrove considered the changes to the way experts are instructed under CPR 35 following the implementation of new guidance from the Civil Justice Council in Instruction of experts under CPR 35 in […]

MONTHLY ROUNDUP: NOVEMBER 2014

November 29, 2014 · by · in Accidents at Work, Costs, Damages, Evidence, Industrial Disease, Liability, Limitation, Members of Chambers, Monthly Review, Relief from Sanctions, Sanctions · Leave a comment

This month has seen a large number of developments in procedure. However we have had useful posts this month on important developments in liability, evidence, damages and limitation. There is a useful guide to help with costs and costs budgeting which ties in which chamber’s new approach to working with solicitors in the costs budgeting […]

OCTOBER: END OF THE MONTH ROUND UP: LIABILITY, DAMAGES, PROCEDURE & SOME SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT OUR CLERKS

October 30, 2014 · by · in Monthly Review · Leave a comment

There have been interesting developments this month in liability, procedure and damages.  Here we round off the month with review. LIABILITY Joanne Hastie has written an excellent guide to the Defective Premises Act 1972, in particular look at the definition of “relevant defect”. Andrew Wilson considers the liability of a bus driver when a passenger […]