November
Surveyors: Procedure – strike out – abuse of process – fraudulent misrepresentations
Claimant prevented from bringing second set of court proceedings for £30million against linked parties
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Court of Appeal bares its teeth on delay
The Jackson reforms are going to be tough on default the Court of Appeal decided today, though not absurdly so. Having heard the appeal on behalf of Andrew Mitchell MP in his libel action against News…
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Employers' liability and the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013: a period of uncertainty begins
Section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act is now in force. It is not yet clear what it means for insurers dealing with employers’ liability claims arising from accidents occurring on or…
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The future of whiplash claims handling
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for everyone concerned with the future of motor bodily injury claims handling. After the parliamentary debate in Westminster Hall, Nigel Teasdale suggests that now is…
Read moreLatest trends on claims notifications
The Portal Company have now released the latest statistics showing numbers of new claims notifications in RTA, EL, PL and EL disease. There are points of interest in relation to trends in each claims…
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Disease Claims Handling in 2013: A period of significant change
2013 will for many years be recognised as the year that many aspects of the handling of disease claims began to significantly change. Where are we up to with that change now, and what future change…
Read moreMesothelioma Update
Daren Charlton looks at recent developments in relation to mesothelioma claims, including the progress of the Mesothelioma Bill through Parliament, the MOJ’s consultation on reforming the way…
Read moreRecent developments in the law of limitation in disease claims
Patrick McBrien reviews developments in the law of limitation, in relation to disease cases. He considers two recent decisions of the High Court, together with a number of recent cases which DWF and…
Read moreRising deafness claims
In an article which first appeared in the October edition of Strategic Risk Magazine, Ian Macalister considers why deafness claims are on the rise and whether the recent civil justice reforms will…
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Woodland v Essex County Council: Liability of local education authorities
This unanimous decision of the Supreme Court changes the law as it previously stood in relation to the liability of local educational authorities for the negligent actions of contractors to whom they…
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