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£776,000 settlement of a TBI claim involving a foreign national. C sustained an objectively nasty moderately severe TBI requiring a cranioplasty when run over by a bus. She was an undergraduate in Manchester at the time on a scholarship with…
£525,000 settlement of a vestibular injury claim. C was struck on the head by a spindle and developed an array of post-concussion symptoms that on his case were a manifestation of vestibular migraine triggered by damage to his right saccule…
£500,000 settlement of a TBI claim where C failed SVTs twice on neuropsychological testing. C sustained a mTBI and dental injuries in a high energy road accident. He was a university student at the time. He went on to complete…
£640,000 settlement of a TBI claim involving abdominal injuries. C was a 59-year-old cleaner from Nepal. she sustained severe abdominal injuries that rendered her effectively bedridden for the first 2 years post-accident. After that she became increasingly mobile and then…
Personal injury, costs, disapplication of QOCS where the claim was made for the benefit of a third party. The two gateways in CPR 44.16(2)(a) and (b) depended on who benefitted from the claim: if a third party benefitted then gateway…
Civil procedure, pleadings, lifting the value. The Claimant brought a claim for personal injury and originally limited his claim to Fast Track levels. Standard directions were issued including permission to file and serve an updated schedule of loss. The Claimant’s…
Contempt: procedure, permission and prison capacity. In a contempt application the Court considered when permission is required in relation to allegations of interference with the administration of justice in ‘existing’ proceedings and the relevance of overlapping allegations which do require…
Contempt: basis and sentencing. In a contempt application, a Claim Notification Form could form the basis for contempt, just as with pleadings and statements. When sentencing, the Court could impose a fine if the exceptionality of the circumstances justifies the…
Fundamental dishonesty and costs. There was no presumption that a successful Claimant would receive indemnity costs where the Defendant’s allegations of fundamental dishonesty failed. The default position is that standard costs are payable unless the receiving party could demonstrate why…
The Inquest touching upon the death of RH concluded at Pontypridd Coroner’s Court on 2 July 2024. The jury, having heard evidence from 32 witnesses, concluded that RH died by “ligaturing himself in circumstances where his intention could not be…
