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A POSSIBLE SOLUTION WHEN A DEFENDANT IN A PI CASE WILL NOT PAY: LOOK AT YOUR OWN CLIENT'S HOME INSURANCE POLICY

A POSSIBLE SOLUTION WHEN A DEFENDANT IN A PI CASE WILL NOT PAY: LOOK AT YOUR OWN CLIENT’S HOME INSURANCE POLICY

September 20, 2018 · by gexall · in Damages, Enforcement, Insurance, Members Content

I am repeating something that has appeared in this blog twice already.  However it is a topic that that has featured in recent legal discussions on Twitter.  That is the use of your own client’s home insurance policy to recover damages…

THE MOTOR INSURERS BUREAU IS AN EMANATION OF THE STATE: IT IS LIABLE TO INDEMNIFY CLAIMANT INJURED BY AN "OFF ROAD" VEHICLE

THE MOTOR INSURERS BUREAU IS AN EMANATION OF THE STATE: IT IS LIABLE TO INDEMNIFY CLAIMANT INJURED BY AN “OFF ROAD” VEHICLE

September 20, 2018 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Civil Procedure, Judgment, Members Content

I am grateful to  David Gauler of Thompsons, solicitors,  for sending me a copy of the judgment of Mr Justice Soole in Lewis -v- Tinsdale & the Motor Insurers Bureau [2018] EWHC 2376 (QB), a copy of which is available…

HELPING THE BEREAVED CLIENT II: WHERE TO LOOK FOR HELP

HELPING THE BEREAVED CLIENT II: WHERE TO LOOK FOR HELP

September 20, 2018 · by gexall · in Courses, Fatal Accidents, Members Content, Useful links

Another matter being dealt with at the forthcoming courses on fatal accidents is where you can send a client for help.  Again this is an issue that covers a wide range of lawyers. As a companion to the first piece…

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