Credit hire firm “voluntarily assumed” risk of claimants being dishonest – Legal Futures

Posted March 12th, 2024 in accidents, costs, insurance, news, personal injuries, road traffic by tracey

‘A High Court judge has refused to overturn a non-party costs order (NPCO) against a credit hire company, saying the firm “voluntarily assumed the risk” of the claimants turning out to be dishonest.’

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Legal Futures, 12th March 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Grenfell: Met officers suing force over ‘trauma’ suffered – BBC News

‘More than 30 current and former Metropolitan Police officers are suing the force “for personal injury and losses following their role in the Grenfell Tower fire”, it says.’

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BBC News, 10th March 2024

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ABI urges extension of injury damages tariff beyond whiplash – Legal Futures

Posted February 28th, 2024 in accidents, damages, insurance, news, personal injuries, road traffic by sally

‘The fixed tariff for whiplash claims should be extended to other injuries to help reduce motor insurance premiums, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) argued yesterday.’

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Legal Futures, 28th February 2024

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PI world turns its attention to Supreme Court for mixed-injuries case – Legal Futures

Posted February 19th, 2024 in accidents, appeals, compensation, damages, insurance, news, personal injuries, Supreme Court by tracey

‘Whiplash claimants, insurers and their lawyers will be watching the Supreme Court closely tomorrow when it hears the appeal on how to value so-called mixed injury claims.’

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Legal Futures, 19th February 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Company fined £450,000 and director and site manager sentenced following death of labourer – Crown Prosecution Service

‘A company has been fined £450,000 and the firm’s director has received a suspended prison sentence after a labourer was crushed to death at a construction site.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 15th February 2024

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Supreme Court rules that insurer should pay victim’s car hire losses – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 19th, 2024 in accidents, appeals, compensation, damages, insurance, news, road traffic, Supreme Court by tracey

‘An at-fault driver is liable for losses agreed in advance between a claimant and her hire car company, the Supreme Court has ruled.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 15th February 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Swindon man fined £20,000 after boat crashed into rocks – BBC News

‘A man has been ordered to pay £20,000 after crashing his boat on to rocks and seriously injuring three passengers.’

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BBC News, 18th February 2024

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Woman hit by two Tube trains takes TfL to High Court – BBC News

Posted February 8th, 2024 in accidents, health & safety, London, news, personal injuries, railways by sally

‘A woman who lost an arm and leg after being run over by two Tube trains has issued a legal claim at the High Court against Transport for London (TfL).’

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BBC News, 7th February 2024

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Grenfell solicitor wins unfair dismissal claim over redundancy – Legal Futures

‘A solicitor made redundant after her work on the Grenfell Tower disaster ended has won a claim for unfair dismissal because her law firm did not properly consider another role for her.’

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Legal Futures, 3rd January 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Harry Dunn’s family says UK still allowing Americans to escape justice as US soldier flees after crash – The Independent

‘Harry Dunn’s family have warned that something has gone “very badly wrong” for another US citizen to have been able to evade justice in the UK after alleged involvement in a car crash.’

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The Independent, 14th December 2023

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Father who saw toddler daughter killed by runaway Range Rover fighting to close legal loophole – The Independent

‘The father of a one-year-old girl killed by a runaway car says he’ll never stop fighting for a change in the law after the driver was not prosecuted due to a “loophole” in the legal system.’

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The Independent, 29th November 2023

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Landlords of crowded London flat that caught fire plead guilty to criminal charges – The Guardian

‘The landlords of a dangerously overcrowded east London flat that suffered a deadly fire in March have pleaded guilty to a total of nine criminal charges.’

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The Guardian, 28th November 2023

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Ministers to appoint adviser to support disaster victims in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted November 27th, 2023 in accidents, bills, emergency services, government departments, news, victims by tracey

‘Ministers are to appoint a permanent independent adviser to provide support for victims of major disasters in England and Wales.’

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The Guardian, 27th November 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Man jailed for gross negligence manslaughter after death of David Haw in boat collision – Crown Prosecution Service

‘A boat skipper has been jailed after a man was killed when the vessel he was steering crashed into a buoy at high-speed.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 21st November 2023

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

You Can’t Lose What You Never Had: Ali v HSF Logistics Polska SP Zoo – Pump Court Chambers

Posted November 23rd, 2023 in accidents, causation, chambers articles, ex turpi causa, news, road traffic by sally

‘Mr Ali had incurred credit hire charges of over £21,500 following an accident in which his car was damaged. The Defendant argued that since Mr Ali’s car did not have a valid MOT, and there was no evidence of any intention to obtain one during the period of the car hire, the claim for credit hire could not succeed on grounds of illegality. The car was parked at the time of the accident.’

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Pump Court Chambers, 19th October 2023

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How Smith v Finch has been run over by a Boris bike – Gatehouse Chambers

‘Cycle helmets are likely to remain a bone of contention between PI litigants for years to come. At least, as far as social cycling is concerned. Different considerations apply to competitive and organized cycling events.’

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Gatehouse Chambers, 20th October 2023

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Evidence “does not back up” insurer claims of ‘hiplash’ and ‘wristlash’ – Legal Futures

Posted September 26th, 2023 in accidents, compensation, insurance, news, personal injuries, road traffic by sally

‘Insurer assertions that the number of mixed injury cases has risen dramatically since the launch of the Official Injury Claim (OIC) portal are not borne out by the evidence, it was argued last week.’

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Legal Futures, 25th September 2023

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Great grandmother had legs amputated after she was dragged under bus when driver refused to let her on – The Independent

‘An 83 year-old woman lost both her legs when she was dragged under a bus when the driver refused to let her on.’

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The Independent, 28th July 2023

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Croydon tram operator and TfL fined £14m over deadly 2016 crash – The Guardian

Posted July 28th, 2023 in accidents, fines, health & safety, London, news, railways, transport by sally

‘Transport for London and the operator of the Croydon tram have been fined a total of £14m for safety failings leading up to the 2016 crash in which seven people died.’

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The Guardian, 27th July 2023

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UK’s largest pub firm guilty of health and safety breach over student’s death – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2023 in accidents, bereavement, fines, health & safety, licensed premises, news by tracey

‘The UK’s largest pub company has been found guilty of breaching health and safety law after the “senseless and avoidable” death of a first-year university student who was queuing to get into a busy venue.’

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The Guardian, 6th July 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com