Personal Injury Newsletter - April 2018

1st April 2018

In this edition of the Newsletter, 3PB brings you the following articles. Click here to read our newsletter.

Henrietta Hughes, who recently joined the PI Team on successful completion of her 3rd six pupillage, summarises a recent Appeal in which the Claimant slipped on ice in an unmanned car park.  No doubt litigators will see a rise in claims after the disruption caused by the Beast From The East and so the article should hopefully remind practitioners of some of the pitfalls that come with dealing with claims of that nature.

Luke Ashby then follows with a summary of an appeal in which he successfully persuaded HHJ Simpkiss that a Claimant had acted reasonably when exiting the Portal.  The issue was one of costs and thankfully Luke was able to prevent his client from being limited to (meagre) Portal Costs.

Gabriel AdedejiGabriel AdedejiCall: 2012 brings us up to speed on recent cases including the decision in London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (In Liquidation) v Sinfield [2018] EWHC 51 (QB) in which the Court gave guidance on the correct approach in relation to applications under s.57 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 and Joanne Dunhill (By her Litigation Friend Paul Tasker) v W. Brook & Co. (A Firm) and Justin Crossley [2018] EWCA Civ 505, which was a professional negligence claim brought by a Claimant after her claim was settled on the advice of her solicitor and barrister.

Our Newsletter Editor, Sharan Sanghera rounds up the edition with a quick reminder of some important Part 36 Rules.  Be sure to use her checklist when you are making Part 36 offers to avoid some of the more commonly made mistakes, which could lead to an offer being found invalid.