Personal Injury News

In the latest issue of the personal injury newsletter we bring you a summary of the changes in the much anticipated 8th edition of the Ogden Tables. Michelle Marnham considers the main differences between the old edition and new and she reminds us to review any outstanding Part 36 Offers in light of the changes. We have also included two recent costs decisions which you may find helpful: firstly Grace Nicholls summarises John Coleman v...

A recent survey, conducted by 3PB’s Luke Ashby and Albion Chambers Kate Brunner QC for the Western Circuit, showed a 75% decrease in the number of hearings and a 58% reduction in work done by the Bar. Luke Ashby now offers some practical guidance on: what legal professionals can do to ensure remote hearings in the Civil Justice System are both effective and fair; and identifying the main barriers to a remote hearing and how...

3PB’s Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence teams continue their series of virtual events with a 90s themed quiz night at 7pm on Thursday 2nd July. We hope you and your colleagues will join us as we dig out our Dr. Martens for another night of competitive fun. We’re pleased to be supporting the Spinal Injuries Association through this event. Every four hours someone in the UK will hear the devastating news that they have sustained...

Life in lockdown has brought changes for all of us and with the easing of restrictions and life going back to ‘normal’ many of us are left wondering what the new ‘normal’ means for litigators and how we, and the courts, will need to adjust. In this edition of the newsletter Catherine Purdy looks at some of these issues and whether we might be able to take any lessons from the Family Courts, which have...

3PB barristers Faizul Azman, Rebecca Farrell, Sharan Sanghera, Cheryl Jones, Michelle Marnham, Henrietta Hughes were joined by Chambers Director Matt Wildish to complete today, Monday 8 June, the 2020 London Legal Walk. 3PB’s team, again led by Henrietta Hughes, are also taking on 10K for Justice on the 5th October later this year. Despite the postponement of the London Legal Walk due to COVID-19, many barristers, solicitors and staff are still be marking 8th June...

Joseph Giret QC, the highly respected commercial and chancery litigation expert and biker barrister, has just been awarded a Queen’s Award for services to the Voluntary Sector, which he and fellow volunteer blood delivery bikers  at the charity Blood Bikes SERV OBN have received. This service by emergency bike rider volunteers is part of a nationwide service - provided by unpaid volunteers to help out the NHS with active members like Joseph Giret QC  –...

3PB personal injury and clinical negligence silk Angela Grahame QC (Scot) is delighted to have been appointed as an arbitrator on the all-female, panel of Edinburgh-based Squaring Circles, which aims to “do disputes differently”. Founded by solicitor and mediator, Rachael Bicknell, the online dispute resolution business is aimed at providing an alternative to taking matters through the courts and is launched at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is driving demand for technology-led alternatives to...

3PB personal injury and clinical negligence barrister Tom Webb attended Winchester County Court on Thursday 28th May in what is believed to have been one of the first civil trials to be heard in person since lockdown began. His observations on what fellow barristers, solicitors, lay clients, witnesses and judges will be going back to in the coming weeks are set out in his article. Tom reports on the practicalities of the process, including the...

3PB’s Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team is delighted to announce its next virtual event, an 80’s themed quiz, at 7pm on Thursday 4th June 2020. It would be great if you could join us. We hope the music, films and picture rounds, in particular, will welcome you on a trip down memory lane. Big hair, neon, leg warmers… all welcome. We’ll be awarding a prize to the best dressed - a £100 voucher kindly...

3PB's specialist Civil barrister Richard Wheeler has produced an article on how to get the court to hear your case during the Coronavirus pandemic. The article “Getting the Court to Hear Your Case During the Pandemic” provides an insight into county court civil listing during the pandemic which may assist litigants to retain their current court listings. It provides answers to the following questions: What does the court’s triage process involve? What considerations might the...

3PB Barristers hosted a successful fundraiser by video, with over 170 participants and raised nearly £1,400 for the Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT). The national chambers’ Clinical Negligence and Personal injury Teams played quizmaster to 44 teams of law firms and other friends in aid of the Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT), a charity that 3PB has long supported. CBIT is an exceptional charity giving support for both emotional and practical issues that children and young...

3PB’s PI and Clinical Negligence Teams are hosting a virtual quiz tonight Friday 1 May for 42 teams of law firms and other friends in aid of the Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT), a charity that the national chambers has long supported. To know more about the evening and hear Dave Snook, 3PB’s Practice Director, talking on youtube about the quiz and our support of CBIT, click here. CBIT is an exceptional group of people...