2020
E-Scooters: an eco-transport solution or accident waiting to happen?
Last week the Department for Transport announced that trials of rental e-scooters could begin from 4 July. E-scooters have been on the Government's agenda for some time, forming part of the Future of…
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Offsetting the costs awarded on an interlocutory application against damages where settlement is reached by way of Part 36 offer
A defendant in a NIHL claim was entitled to set off monies from a Part 36 settlement in a claimant's favour against an interlocutory costs order in the defendant's favour under section 72 of the…
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Holding someone else's confidential information – no barrier to acting ?
In dismissing an appeal for an injunction restraining the respondent solicitors firm from continuing to act in an intellectual property dispute the Court of Appeal gave a helpful analysis of the…
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Paths, highways and occupiers' liability: important Court of Appeal decision
The recent Court of Appeal decision in Barlow v Wigan MBC (2020) held that for a highway to be considered a highway maintainable at public expense, it must be constructed by an authority acting in its…
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Scotland Focus
Our monthly round-up of developments dominating the legal landscape in Scotland.
Read moreOpportunity Knocks!
A firm of solicitors successfully defended a negligence claim for over £600,000, involving an abortive property transaction, on the grounds of causation, with the judge describing the claimants' claim…
Read moreCOVID-19 Scotland: Risk management for professionals in uncertain times
In uncertain times, the only certainty is that the current global pandemic will have far reaching implications for both the economy and our day to day lives for some time to come.
Read moreI'm sorry I'll have to accept your first answer: Roberts v Kesson & Anor
The High Court made a finding on appeal of fundamental dishonesty under section 57 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 in a case where the claimant tried to correct an earlier false statement by…
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Analysis of April portal data and early impact of Covid-19 on claims
In our update last month we looked at the early impact of the lockdown on claims numbers. Despite March only being impacted for the latter part of the month it held the dubious distinction of the…
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