Category: personal injuries

Thompstone v Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust – Times Law Reports

Posted January 30th, 2008 in law reports, periodical payments, personal injuries by sally

Thompstone v Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust
Corbett v South Yorkshire Strategic Health Authority
RH v United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust
De Haas v South West London Strategic Health Authority

Court of Appeal

“Where a court made a periodical payments order for a claimant in proceedings involving catastrophic injury in the context of future care, of which the main element was the wages of the carers, the annual earnings survey published for care assistants and home carers was the more appropriate and usable index than the retail price index.”

The Times, 30th January 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Disgust at £300 for soldier hit with baton – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 3rd, 2007 in armed forces, compensation, news, personal injuries by sally

“The family of a soldier who suffered brain damage when his drill sergeant threw a baton at his head have expressed disgust at the £300 compensation awarded to him by the Army.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

£25,000 for soldier told to “act like a psycho” – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 21st, 2007 in armed forces, compensation, news, personal injuries by sally

“A soldier has been awarded £25,000 from the Ministry of Defence after suffering an injury when he was told to ‘act like a psycho’ during a training exercise.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Man broke girlfriend’s leg in damages fraud – The Times

Posted November 21st, 2007 in grievous bodily harm, news, personal injuries by sally

“A man deliberately broke his girlfriend’s leg as part of a £100,000 compensation swindle and was caught only because he filmed the incident on his mobile phone.”

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The Times, 21st November 2007

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In the line of fire – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 2nd, 2007 in armed forces, news, personal injuries, solicitors by sally

“Solicitors working in the field of military personal injury claims believe the system needs to do more than help those injured during the course of military operations.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 1st November 2007

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Lawyers blamed for injury claims delays – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 8th, 2007 in delay, legal profession, news, personal injuries by sally

“Lawyers have come under attack for causing excessive delays to personal injury claims while making record profits from Britain’s thriving compensation culture.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Steadman-Byrne v. Amjad and Others – Times Law Reports

Posted July 30th, 2007 in appeals, bias, law reports, personal injuries by sally

Challenge to bias must be made immediately

Steadman-Byrne v Amjad and Others

Court of Appeal

“A clear manifestation of bias on the part of a tribunal should ordinarily be drawn to its attention immediately. Appellate courts tended not to look favourably on complaints of vitiating bias made only after the complainant had taken his chance on the outcome and found it unwelcome.”

The Times, 30th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Damages for man who slipped on petals – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 18th, 2007 in news, personal injuries by sally

“A commuter who slipped on a petal is poised to win substantial damages after a High Court ruling yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Broken fingers and cut faces bring £2 million payout to pupils – The Times

Posted July 17th, 2007 in compensation, news, personal injuries, school children by sally

“Education authorities are launching a crackdown on injury claims over fears of a burgeoning compensation culture in school playgrounds.”

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The Times, 17th July 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Tread carefully – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 25th, 2007 in personal injuries, special report by sally

“Both lawyers and insurers agree that the personal injury claims process is in need of radical change. But, asks Anita Rice, will the government’s recently released proposals to reform the industry appease everyone?”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 24th May 2007

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Girl awarded £1.1 million against father – The Times

Posted April 28th, 2007 in damages, news, personal injuries by sally

“A girl was today awarded £1.1 million against her father after she suffered “catastrophic” injuries when she was thrown through the windscreen of a car driven by him.”

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The Times, 27th April 2007

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Claimant PI lawyers hail Falconer plan – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 27th, 2007 in news, personal injuries, small claims by sally

“Lord Falconer stunned lawyers last week by unexpectedly announcing that the small claims limit for personal injury cases would remain unchanged.” 

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Law Society’s Gazette, 26th April 2007

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Association of Personal Injury Lawyers Conference: speech by Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Posted April 24th, 2007 in personal injuries by sally

Speech by Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, 20th April 2007

Source: www.dca.gov.uk

Personal injury limit to remain – Financial Times

Posted April 23rd, 2007 in news, personal injuries, small claims by sally

“To the relief of claimant lawyers and against the wishes of insurers, the government yesterday recommended that the £1,000 limit for personal injury claims that can heard in the small claims court should remain unchanged.”

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Financial Times, 21st April 2007

Source: www.ft.com

Case track limits and the claims process for personal injury claims – Department for Constitutional Affairs

Posted April 20th, 2007 in civil justice, civil procedure rules, consultations, personal injuries by sally

“The first part of this paper reviews and makes proposals on the case management track limits for civil claims found in Part 26.6 of the Civil Procedure Rules. The second part considers how the claims process for personal injury cases could be streamlined to become more efficient and cost effective.”

Case track limits and the claims process for personal injury claims CP 8/07, 20th April 2007

Source: www.dca.gov.uk