Oxford boy given £1m payout by John Radcliffe Hospital – BBC News
“An Oxford boy left brain damaged after complications during his birth has been given £1m compensation.”
BBC News, 19th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: personal injuries
Berry v Star Autos Ltd and others – WLR Daily
Berry v Star Autos Ltd and others [2011] EWCA Civ 1304; [2011] WLR (D) 327
“On a claim to which there were two or more defendants the court had power to order an interim payment under CPR r 25.7(1)(e) if it were satisfied that at least one of the defendants against whom the application for interim payment was being made would be held liable and each of those defendants was insured; the fact that there might be another defendant who was not insured was immaterial.”
WLR Daily, 10th November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Reforms will cut claims against NHS in half – Law Society’s Gazette
“Legal aid cuts and the Jackson reforms will slash the number of claims brought against the NHS by 50%, a senior member of the Civil Justice Council has predicted.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th November 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Third Lecture in the Implementation Programme – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Third Lecture in the Implementation Programme (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Judiciary of England and Wales, 31st October 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Referral fee ban will hit PI claimants – says MoJ assessment – Law Society’s Gazette
“Personal injury claimants could suffer from a ban on referral fees while insurers and lawyers would incur no extra costs, according to the government department proposing the ban.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st October 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Referral fee ban will go in legal aid bill – Law Society’s Gazette
“The justice secretary has confirmed that a rule banning the payment of referral fees in personal injury cases will be introduced into the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill and debated next week in parliament.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th October 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Jack Sutton to pay back £54,000 over rugby injury – BBC News
“A Nottingham student who was given £54,000 damages after he injured his knee during training at a rugby club has been ordered to pay the money back.”
BBC News, 20th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Discount Rates: Why are we here and where are we going? – Byrom Street Chambers
“This paper is presented as part of a lecture providing an overview of Discounts Rates. The first part of the lecture will provide the background to where we are with the use of discount rates in assessing damages in personal injury cases. The second part of the talk will be delivered by Ian Gunn and Richard Cropper, of Personal Financial Planning Ltd, and is going to examine the indexation and investment options that the Lord Chancellor may wish to consider in resetting the discount rate currently under review. In the third part we will address the considerations that need to be taken account of when advising clients.”
Full story (Word)
Byrom Chambers, 6th October 2011
Source: www.byromstreet.com
Measures to stop litigation culture will have opposite effect, warn experts – The Observer
“Government plans to end Britain’s burgeoning litigation culture will achieve the opposite result, according to legal experts who warn that the measures will trigger an increase in the number of individuals pursuing ‘spurious’ personal injury claims.”
The Observer, 18th September 2011
Government to ban referral fees in personal injury cases – Law Society’s Gazette
“The government has today announced that it will ban the payment of referral fees in personal injury cases. The Ministry of Justice said the current arrangements have led to high costs, encouraged a ‘compensation culture’ and led to the growth of an industry which pursues claimants for profit.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th September 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Minister announces referral fee ban – Ministry of Justice
“Referral fees for personal injury cases will be banned to help tackle rising insurance costs, as part of the Government’s commitment to curb compensation culture.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th September 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Injury claim referral fees to be banned – BBC News
“The government is to ban referral fees in personal injury claims in an attempt to curb the ‘compensation culture’. It says the current system in which personal injury details are sold on by insurance companies to lawyers has led to rising insurance costs.”
BBC News, 9th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Why wearing a helmet could affect your legal status – The Guardian
“The decision not to wear a helmet can have legal consequences for cyclists who suffer head injuries and sue for compensation.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal Aid and the Costs Review Reforms – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Legal Aid and the Costs Review Reforms
Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Judiciary of England and Wales, 5th September 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Man had part of brain removed in error – The Guardian
“A former paramedic is seeking compensation and an investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC) after part of his brain was removed in error by an NHS surgeon.”
The Guardian, 23rd August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prison compensation culture ‘rampant’ over £60m in payouts – Daily Telegraph
“Tens of millions of pounds in compensation have been paid to criminals, prison staff and visitors to British jails, new official figures have disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paralysed woman’s £6m damages claim against pool owner dismissed – The Guardian
“A woman who launched a £6m damages claim after being left paralysed when she hit her head on the bottom of a swimming pool during an impromptu late-night party has lost her high court action.”
The Guardian, 3rd August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sophie Clarke’s £5m damages over brain injuries – BBC News
“A girl who was born with severe brain damage has been awarded £5m damages from a health board for her care.”
BBC News, 19th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Staff curry burn firm: not in safety breach, HSE says – BBC News
“A catering firm whose employee was badly burned when she fell into a pot of curry was not in breach of health and safety laws, inspectors have said.”
BBC News, 12th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
