19th October 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 another excellent free article from the PI Brief Update Law Journal, as well as the usual selection of personal injury and general law news, blogs, and humour. Personal Injury News & Free Articles FREE CHAPTER from ‘A Practical Guide to Equity Release for Advisors’ by Paul Sams FREE article from Law Brief Publishing Dangerous dogs legislation fails to protect the public... Parliament.uk Experts raise safety concerns about cardboard baby boxes... PI Brief Update News Second British footballer to die from head trauma and dementia linked to heading a ball... The Sun PI claimants 'increasingly comfortable' with online service... Legal Futures Which? testing reveals 'unsafe' child stair gates... BBC News General Law News & Blogs Solicitor targets dozens of law firms seeking leasehold compensation... Law Society Gazette At least ten clauses in the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Bill 'breach human rights laws'... New Law Journal No-deal Brexit 'will strip EEA lawyers of special status'... Legal Futures MPs call for compulsory schooling for aggressive dogs owners... ECNS Fortnite publisher sues YouTubers for sharing cheats... Business Insider Police being instructed to avoid looking at new iPhones... 9to5Mac 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. Pleadings and fundamental dishonesty: Howlett affirmed as film director’s compensation claim is dismissed - Jeff Turton, Weightmans LLP David Pinkus v Direct Line [2018] EWHC 1671 is an example of another claim being dismissed under section 57 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015. The claimant raised a preliminary issue as to whether the defendant should be prevented from arguing the claim was dishonest at all... preview http://www.pibulj.com/content/law-journal-summaries/news-category-2/4659-pleadings-and-fundamental-dishonesty-howlett-affirmed-as-film-director-s-compensation-claim-is-dismissed-jeff-turton-weightmans-llp
| | Irving v Morgan Sindall PLC [2018] EWHC 1147 (QB) - Sharon Hughes, 43templerow The recent appeal judgment in Irving v Morgan Sindall PLC [2018] EWHC 1147 (QB) by Mr Justice Turner is greatly appreciated for bringing much needed clarity over two issues credit hire practitioners regularly battle with: (1) Where is the line drawn for impecuniosity to be established; and (2) Must a claimant have a personal liability to pay the hire charges in order for it to be recoverable from the defendant?
| | Can an 8-year old child be contributory negligent? - Ian Peters, Anthony Gold The short answer is yes, but that was not the finding of Mrs Justice Yip when she handed down her Judgement in the case Master Caine Ellis v Mr Paul Kelly and Mrs Violet Ellis on 31 July 2018...
| | Faking it: Holiday Sickness Claims, An Update on the New Rules - Katherine Ettridge, Blake Morgan As many of you may have heard in the news, tour operators have warned that British tourists could be banned from all-inclusive package holidays in some countries, or the price of going on all-inclusive holidays could rise, as there has been a huge spike in reports of holiday sickness, mostly from British tourists....
| | Analysis Shows Increased Cash Flow Troubles for PI Firms - Norman Kenvyn, VFS Legal Funding Running a personal injury law firm has never been so hard. With regulatory changes eating into profit and cash flow stymied by the slow billing process in cases, it is no surprise that many are reportedly teetering on a cliff edge...
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PIBULJ.TV - masterclasses from the experts Episode 6: 'Masterclass on Litigating Employers' Liability Claims After the Enterprise Act' by Andrew Roy, 12 King's Bench Walk A one hour practical guide on litigating employers' liability claims after the Enterprise Act. Includes: the likely effects of s69, circumventing or mitigating the effects of s69, conventional common law principles, enhanced common law duties, direct application of European legislation, Francovich actions, other duties, practical considerations. 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 - CaughtRoom Had a fraud case this morning. It's incredible how much of a brass neck some people can have in the face of insurmountable evidence against them. Absolutely playing to type. Deep steady well-spoken voice with a slightly dishevelled kind of ex-military demeanour. Upper-middle class boy done bad. Kicked out of school at sixteen and then a wide boy for the last forty years. Never actually earned a penny. Just conned his way around the world. Couple of bankruptcies. Five marriages. Lots of booze. Now spending his time between his run-down barge in Norfolk and regular trips to Thailand. Today's scheme was clearly one of a few which he had on the go. Selling dodgy east European property to a bunch of people he had befriended on a cruise thanks to a certain Colonel Mustard type who he had finagled himself in with early on. Yet despite the fact that my opponent was nailing him in cross-examination, he continued to twist and turn in the wind saying one thing one moment and the complete opposite the next without even flinching. In fact, such was the confidence of the delivery from this experienced conman that... 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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