Tag: Personal Injury
Harmans Costs Brief – February 2016
Costs Brief February is here! Where else could we start but Gary Knight’s scathing response to Lord Justice Jackson’s vision of fixed costs. There’s also a legal costs update…
Fixed costs – the time is now? Gary Knight discusses below
So sayeth the Lord – well Lord Justice Jackson in his recent IPA Annual Lecture given on 28 January 2016. It has appeared inevitable in…
Firm wins appeal against insurer that settled its PI claims
The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal from a personal injury firm that argued that an insurer went behind its back to settle claims.…
Legal Futures Insight – Personal Injury report
Personal Injury lawyers should check out the latest Legal Futures Insight publication, which looks in depth at their sector, and in particular MedCo, ATE, clinical negligence…
Costs Draftsman Nishma Shah examines the importance of a well-placed Part 36 offer
I recently dealt with a personal injury claim where the Claimant was awarded indemnity costs for part of the claim. Negotiations ensued, Points of Dispute…
Supreme Court rules that a Consent Order settling a Personal Injury claim is not binding
A signed and sealed consent order settling a personal injury claim brought by a mentally incapacitated claimant was not binding, the Supreme Court unanimously decided.…