GENERAL DAMAGES FOR PSYCHIATRIC INJURY – THE KEY ISSUES CONSIDERED: WEBINAR 30th JULY 2026
Psychiatric injury claims raise some of the most challenging issues in personal injury litigation. Questions frequently arise as to whether a claimant has suffered a recognised psychiatric illness, how damages should be assessed, the role of expert evidence, and how…
COST BITES 418: THE PARTIES SHOULD SHARE THE COSTS OF AN ELECTRONIC PLATFORM (INITIALLY): THIS MULTI-CLAIMANT CASE IS MOST DEFINITELY SUITABLE FOR COSTS BUDGETING
There are two distinct issues of interest to litigators here. Firstly who should (initially at least) bear the costs of hosting on an electronic platform. Secondly whether a major multi-Claimant action should be subject to costs budgeting. “… costs budgeting…
AN APPLICATION TO STRIKE OUT FOR ABUSE OR PROCESS ADJOURNED – TO SEE WHETHER THIS NEED HAPPEN ON A “ROLLING BASIS”: ONE THOUSAND CLAIMANTS STARTED BUT ARE UNLIKELY TO FINISH…
Here we have a case where it appears that 1,000 claimants involved in Group Litigation will seek to discontinue. This fact becoming clear less than a month after the Group Litigation Order was made. The judge declined to strike out…
“THE PRACTICES I HAVE IDENTIFIED MUST STOP”: THE COURT LAYS DOWN A CLEAR WARNING IN RELATION TO INADEQUATE TIME ESTIMATES
This is far from being an isolated complaint from the judiciary about inadequate time estimates. The warning given here is clear. Inadequate time estimates “must stop”. In future cases are likely to be adjourned if it is clear that the…
BACK TO BASICS MONDAY: WHEN A DOCTOR PROVIDES A NOTE ABOUT THE CAPACITY OF A WITNESS: WHAT THE COURT REQUIRES
The issue of medical evidence to support a claim that a witness cannot attend trial, or requires some dispensation, have been some recurrent issues in litigation over the years. Many problems come from the medical evidence in support failing to…
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