News & Updates
Claimant scythed down by Section 57
The decision of the High Court in London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (In Liquidation) ("LOCOG") v Haydn Sinfield ("Sinfield") on 22 January 2018, has opened up further…
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Crypto and Copyright - Kodak leading by example?
Digital photography will never catch on. At least that was the belief held by Kodak in the late 1990s and early 2000s that caused it to lose its overwhelming share of the photography market. Kodak's…
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Looking ahead
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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Local authorities: Snow and ice - is there a requirement to pre-emptively grit?
In the recent case of Cook v Swansea City Council [2017], the Court of Appeal dismissed the Claimant appellant's claim for damages after he slipped and fell on ice in a car park owned by a local…
Read moreMultiple contempts lead to fine and suspended prison sentence in exaggerated £1million claim
DWF acted for Aviva and their insured in successful contempt proceedings against a claimant who, despite suffering genuine injuries in a road traffic accident, went on to exaggerate the extent of his…
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Scotland Update
For further information please contact Andrew Lothian, Head of General Insurance (Scotland) on 0131 474 2305, Caroline Coyle, Associate, Professional Support Lawyer Insurance on 0141 228 8132 or Jill…
Read moreTAXING TIMES AHEAD!
The Court of Appeal recently found that solicitors were negligent in not giving a specific warning that their interpretation of the legislative basis for a tax avoidance scheme might be wrong.
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The Supreme Court on jurisdiction and the interpretation of damage in personal injury claims abroad
The long awaited Supreme Court decision in the case of Four Seasons Holdings v Brownlie was recently handed down, but has the question of how to interpret "damage" in what is called the "tort…
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Jackson in action
In our regular monthly round up of cases we look at the effects of the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules under the Jackson Reforms:
Read morePredictive Modelling - SCI
As many of you will know I am a member of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. My membership includes access to the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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