14th December 2018 Welcome to the latest weekly news summary from Law Brief Publishing. You have received this newsletter at newsletter@newslettercollector.com, because you are signed-up to our newsletters via lawbriefpublishjing.com, www.lawbriefupdate.com or www.pibriefupdate.com. Scroll to the end for contact, unsubscribe info etc. This week we have two free book chapters, as well as the usual selection of personal injury and general law news, blogs, and humour. Personal Injury News & Free Articles FREE BOOK CHAPTER from 'A Practical Guide to Industrial Disease Claims' by Andrew Mckie & Ian Skeate... FREE article from PIBULJ.COM Safety concerns over slime toys sold at Hamleys, Amazon, Argos etc... BBC News LASPO review publication delayed again to early 2019... PI Brief Update News ARAG joins calls for fixed recoverable costs rethink... Claims Media Baby with brain injury and lung disease should be allowed to die, judge rules... Metro Network Rail fined £200,000 after employee injured at level crossing... Kent Online General Law News & Blogs FREE BOOK CHAPTER: Typical Content and Effect Of Lease Restrictions (from ‘A Practical Guide to Applications for Landlord’s Consent and Variation of Leases’ by Mark Shelton)... Law Brief Publishing Legal aid advice network 'decimated' by funding cuts... BBC News Commonhold could provide a once in a generation opportunity... New Law Journal Entrepreneur launches campaign to help litigants in person... Legal Futures Apple and Google hit back against Australia's 'deeply flawed' anti-encryption law The Telegraph 9-Year old boy helps repeal snowball throwing ban in colorado town... New York Times PIBULJ.COM Articles A selection of recent and popular articles from PIBULJ.COM. Note that an account is required to read the full articles. If you haven't subscribed yet, why not try it out for one month for just £1? Click here for more info. Editorial: Pre-Action Disclosure of Financial Documents in Credit Hire Cases - Aidan Ellis, Temple Garden Chambers As long ago as 2004, in the course of carving out the impecuniosity exception in Lagden v O’Connor, Lord Nicholls expressed the hope that the parties 'should be able to agree on standard enquiries, or some other means, which in practice can most readily give effect to the test of impecuniosity'. In practice, whilst most Courts now...
| | Motor Insurance / MIB Update - Julie-Anne Luck, 9 St John Street Chambers The potential impact of recent UK and European decisions upon the cost of motor insurance and claims following road traffic accidents cannot be underestimated. The industry is awaiting appeals on two important decisions, which have caused ripples for insurers and the MIB alike...
| | Laurence Sprey -v- Rawlinson Butler LLP [2018] EWHC 354 (QB) - Andrew McAulay, Clarion Following the introduction of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2013 (LASPO), solicitor/own client costs disputes have increased. The case of Laurence Sprey -v- Rawlinson Butler LLP [2018] EWHC 354 (QB) is a good case to read for anyone who would like to learn more about these types of disputes... preview http://www.pibulj.com/content/law-journal-summaries/news-category-2-53514/4686-laurence-sprey-v-rawlinson-butler-llp-2018-ewhc-354-qb-andrew-mcaulay-clarion
| | Accommodation; Discount or Dilemma? - Trevor Ward, Fletchers Solicitors Will the likely change in the discount rate for personal injury losses affect the way in which the Courts deal with the calculation of accommodation claims in serious personal injury cases?...
| | Fundamental dishonesty in occupational disease claims - Paul Debney, Weightmans LLP In this, the first of a series of 3 articles, Paul Debney, Partner and head of disease counter fraud at national firm Weightmans LLP, highlights some of the issues surrounding fundamental dishonesty ('FD') in disease claims...
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PIBULJ.TV - masterclasses from the experts Episode 2: 'Tripping and Slipping Claims Masterclass: An Update Post-Jackson' by Andrew Mckie, Clerksroom Andrew Mckie from Clerksroom presents a detailed one hour guide on running tripping and slipping claims covering recent developments including the portal and focusing on specific litigation tips and tactics. Click here to watch a sample for free! Queen's Counsel This cartoon is by Alex Williams who draws the Queen's Counsel cartoons for The Times and in numerous books including The Queen's Counsel Lawyer's Omnibus. BabyBarista - Divas Apparently there was an opera singer dining on High Table in Gray's Inn Hall last night. The diva surrounded by some of the country's most distinguished barristers and judges. "Doesn't open her mouth for less than £20,000 apparently," HeadOfChambers reported at tea this afternoon. Click here to continue reading... You are receiving this message at newsletter@newslettercollector.com because are signed up to newsletters from Law Brief Publishing. If you'd prefer not to receive future editions of this particular newsletter then just click here to unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from all newsletters or to edit your preferences please click here. This bulletin is free of charge and is funded in part by third-party advertisements. The publisher and editorial team make no representations about the products or services offered by any advertisers. Please note that your email address is held and processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you have received this email in error or do not wish to receive any future emails then please click the link above to unsubscribe, and do contact us if you have any questions at all. This email and any attachments have been scanned for viruses, but it is the responsibility of the recipient to conduct their own security measures and no responsibility is accepted by the sender for loss or damage arising from the receipt or use of this email. Note also that this newsletter does not constitute advice for the purposes of any individual case, and it cannot be a substitute for specific advice based on the circumstances of any such case. Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of this document, the authors cannot accept any liability for any loss or damage, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, to any person using this document. This newsletter is published by Law Brief Publishing Limited, 30 The Parks, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8BT.
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