April
End of year Claims Portal data for 2017/18 arrives as MoJ ministers prepare for next week's initial scrutiny of the Civil Liability Bill in the House of Lords
Release of the latest Claims Portal data includes figures for March and so permits an end of year review of new claims volumes as we await both the annual CRU claims numbers and the Second Reading of…
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Consequences for the defender
There are of course certain circumstances where such offers are almost certainly of immediate value, straightforward cases where only a single issue is in dispute and all relevant material has been…
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In conversation with Robert Morris (Bluefin)
We are very grateful to Robert Morris (AVII) for making time to share his observations on Cyber Crime. Robert is an Account Director in Bluefin Professions. Robert has been working in the insurance…
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Scottish Government prescribes new guidelines on time bar
The issue of prescription has long been an important factor in professional negligence claims. That being said, the issue of when a claim is time barred has often been a minefield for both Pursuers'…
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Traumatic Brain Injury Increases Risk of Dementia
A study published in the Lancet Psychiatry on Tuesday 10th April suggested that people who have sustained a TBI have a higher risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's diseases in later life.
Read moreVR Series #3.1 Psychological Therapies Update
Lest you thought that the march of VR research was largely focused across the pond it is of great interest to those of us in the UK to note that Health Minister Lord O’Shaughnessy has recently…
Read moreVR Series #3 Psychological Therapies
"From what I’ve seen, its most obvious application in health is for mental health. The brain takes cues from the real world – and to understand how a psychological condition works is very difficult.…
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