9th November 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 BOOK CHAPTER from 'A Practical Guide to Relief from Sanctions Post-Mitchell and Denton' by Peter Causton... FREE article from PIBULJ.COM Lawyer calls for independent panel to analyse injury trends in English rugby... The Guardian Motorists with poor vision still driving despite expert advice... PI Brief Update News Law Commission publishes consultation on automated or self-driving vehicles... Minisgtry of Justice US personal injury firm claims rivals lured away clients with 'briefcase full of cash'... Law.com MEP joins Extinction Rebellion against the government for criminal inaction... The Guardian General Law News & Blogs ICO says there is 'a disturbing disregard for voters' personal privacy'... Technology Review Government confirms it may reintroduce Employment Tribunal fees... Law Society Gazette Over 1400 top UK lawyers call for a second Brexit referendum... Independent 94-year old former SS guard goes on trial in juvenile court... BBC News Politicians call for rules to protect traditional broadcasters from Netflix... CNBC One in ten Zoopla listings break the law... The Sun 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. 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...   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?...   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   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...   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   PIBULJ.TV - masterclasses from the experts Episode 3: 'Limitation Masterclass: A Practical Overview' by Andrew Roy Andrew Roy from 12 King's Bench Walk presents a practical guide to limitation law for personal injury practitioners. Includes: date of knowledge, suspending time, bringing/issuing proceedings, service, section 33, addition and substitution, procedure, special cases. 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 - Like a Bride's Nightie UpTights and OldSmoothie were against each other one more time today. As always, UpTights couldn't help reacting to OldSmoothie's jibes and was constantly interrupting him. Eventually OldSmoothie reacted with the following, "I'm sorry, your Honour, but my learned friend has been up and down more times than a bride's nightie." The judge seemed somewhat distracted by the unfortunate image which OldSmoothie had conjured. Perhaps not realising that he was articulating his thoughts out loud, he said, "Do you think brides still wear nighties these days?" This was the last straw for UpTights and she stood up, once again ready to make a final objection. At this, the judge... 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. 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