Category Education and training
PLEADING (STATEMENTS OF CASE) FOR PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS (LIVE WEBINAR) 3RD SEPTEMBER 2020
I am giving a webinar on the 3rd September 2020 “Pleadings (statements of case) for personal injury lawyers”. “It is important that parties properly distinguish between a concise statement of facts and recitation of the evidence upon which they seek to prove such facts. Every bar student is taught that they should plead facts and not […]
THE 8TH EDITION OF THE ‘OGDEN TABLES’ AND THEIR PRACTICAL IMPACT: WEBINAR 31ST JULY 2020
I am presenting a webinar on the 31st July 2020 dealing with the new Actuarial Tables. THE CONTENT The government’s new ‘Actuarial Tables’ were published on 17th July 2020. The webinar takes us through the significant changes introduced by the 8th edition of the tables. What are the “Actuarial Tables” and what purpose to do […]
SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER: WEBINAR 31ST MARCH 2020
On the 31st March I am giving a webinar on Social Media and the Personal Injury Lawyer. This webinar looks at two things in detail (i) The ways in which PI lawyers can use social media as a resource to keep up to date in both law and procedure. (Links to useful, blogs, Twitter accounts […]
WEBINARS: (1) LOSS OF EARNINGS (2) COURT FEES – AVOIDING THE PITFALLS: TWO PLUGS
Just a brief reminder of two webinars this month: one on loss of earnings, the other on court fees and associated issues. CLAIMS FOR LOSS OF EARNINGS This webinar “Claims for loss of earnings: law, procedure and evidence, prove it or lose it” is on the 10th September 2019. The webinar will cover: The law […]
THE EMPLOYER’S DUTY: THE SUPREME COURT STATES THE IMPORTANCE OF RISK ASSESSMENTS
In Kennedy -v- Cordia Services LLP [2016] UKSC 6 the Supreme Court allowed the appellant’s appeal. The case related to Scottish law, however the principles are of general application. It raises interesting issues as to the relevance of “It follows that the employer’s duty is no longer confined to taking such precautions as are […]
FUTURE LOSS OF EARNINGS AT £1,446.431: A HIGH COURT CASE EXAMINED
Continuing with the practice of looking at judicial decisions in relation to loss of earnings we look at Siegel -v- Pummell [2014] EWHC 4309 (QB) where Mr Justice Wilkie considered a claim for loss of earnings where a high achieving IT Consultant. THE CASE The claimant was an IT Consultant and suffered injuries in his […]
HEALTH & SAFETY AT WORK ACT HAS ARGUABLY SAVED MORE LIVES THAN ANY OTHER PIECE OF LEGISLATION
There is a useful post on the Health and Safety Executive Website considering the 40th anniversary of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The piece from the Health and Safety Executive is available here. The Telegraph article that it refers to is here
ACCIDENTS AT WORK: THE TUC AND THE MYTH OF THE COMPENSATION CULTURE
The TUC’s ever helpful guide to health and safety is out for April and available here . The Bulletin covers numerous aspects of health and safety in the workplace. However one notable article relates to the “compensation myth”. This shows that 6 out of 7 people injured in the workplace do not obtain compensation. “TUC explodes the […]
THE WORK AT HEIGHT REGULATIONS: NEW HSE GUIDANCE AND A POTTED GUIDE
For accidents after the 1st October 2013 there is no action for breach of statutory duty in relation to these Regulations. However this does not mean that the Regulations are not relevant. Indeed they remain highly relevant for the reasons discussed in previous posts. Here we look at: 1. Guidance as to the continued relevance […]
HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE GUIDANCE: SLIPS AND TRIPS
One effect of the ending of civil liability for breach of the Regulations is that all lawyers are going to have much more closely at recommendations by the Health and Safety Executive. These, along with the Regulations and Codes of Practice, are likely to form the standard by which employers are judge. In some cases […]
PERSONAL INJURY: LIABILITY AND DAMAGES 