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July 2020

White Book not to be defenestrated!

Simon Browne QC and Mark James successfully argued that the Court of Appeal should allow a £2.2M personal injury claim which had started in the MoJ portal (for claims less than £25,000), which had been an abuse of process, to…

31/07/2020
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White Book not to be defenestrated!

£550,000 settlement for a 40-year-old electrician who sustained a severe leg injury in a bicycle accident

Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms. A 40-year-old electrician recovered £550,000 in a negotiated settlement in respect of a leg injury sustained in a bicycle accident. He sustained an ‘open (compound) fracture dislocation of his left…

30/07/2020
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeal success for victim of the London Bridge terror attack

Scarlett Milligan, instructed by Slater and Gordon, represented a victim of the London Bridge terror attacks in a successful appeal against a low compensation payment offered by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. The award was almost quadrupled as a result…

30/07/2020
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Claim struck out for abuse of the MOJ/Part 8 process

James Arney KC, instructed by Tony McLoughlin of Horwich Farrelly and Admiral Insurance, succeeded in striking out a claim which had been wrongly retained in the MOJ Portal process, 8 years after a liability-admitted accident. See Tandara v EUI LTD…

29/07/2020
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Permission to appeal granted in lead extradition Latvian prison conditions case

Judgment in Danfleds & Jodelis v Latvia handed down today – permission to appeal granted and assurances required. Today, Nicola Davies LJ and Julian Knowles J handed down judgment in Danfelds & Jodelis v General Prosecutor’s Office, Latvia [2020] EWHC 2042 (Admin),…

28/07/2020
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£1.6m settlement secured for claimant involved in high-speed collision

Lionel Stride represented the Claimant (instructed by Michael Hardacre at Slater & Gordon) in a High Court case that settled at a JSM for £1.6 million. The Claimant was involved in a high-speed collision that fatally injured his brother. He…

27/07/2020
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£2m settlement for a 48-year-old carpenter who sustained a severe leg injury leading to a delayed amputation in a workplace accident

Marcus Grant represented the Claimant who was left with enduring symptoms. A 48-year-old carpenter recovered £2m in a negotiated settlement in respect of a leg injury sustained in a workplace accident when he fell from a ladder and sustained a ‘Hawkins…

27/07/2020
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Tech problems? Don’t assume the court will automatically relist your hearing

Scarlett Milligan explores the judgment of HHJ Matthews in Smith v Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP [2020] EW Misc 11 (CC), which offers key pointers on how the courts will view the relisting of remote hearings.

24/07/2020
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Rhys Davies comments in the Independent newspaper on the new UK’s Magnitsky sanctions regime, and its impact on human rights

Last week the Foreign Secretary imposed sanctions on nationals of four countries following the enactment the UK’s “Magnitsky law.” Rhys discusses the likely impact of the new law in an article in the Independent newspaper.

17/07/2020
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The NHS: No longer off limits for legal action?

The clapping is over.  Does that mean the NHS is now fair game for legal action? See Ellen Robertson’s article,  published today in Edward Fennell’s Legal Diary, at the link below.

16/07/2020
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