WEBINAR ON CARE, AIDS & APPLIANCES CLAIMS AFTER MUYEPA -v- THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE: 18th NOVEMBER 2022

WEBINAR ON CARE, AIDS & APPLIANCES CLAIMS AFTER MUYEPA -v- THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE: 18th NOVEMBER 2022

I have already written three times about the judgment of Mr Justice Cotter in  Muyepa v Ministry of Defence [2022] EWHC 2648 (KB).  I have not explored in detail the important observations in that judgment in relation to claiming, and presenting,…

A WEEK IS A LONG TIME IN POLITICS: FOUR WEEKS IS EVEN LONGER IN LAW: CLAIMANT REFUSED INJUNCTION BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT ISSUED PROCEEDINGS

A WEEK IS A LONG TIME IN POLITICS: FOUR WEEKS IS EVEN LONGER IN LAW: CLAIMANT REFUSED INJUNCTION BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT ISSUED PROCEEDINGS

In Hayes v Pack & Ors [2022] EWHC 2508 (KB) Mr Justice Johnson refused to grant an injunction.  The unusual nature of the application should not hide the fact that the application was refused because the claimant had failed to…

AVOIDING LIMITATION PROBLEMS IN PERSONAL INJURY: WEBINAR 29th SEPTEMBER 2022

AVOIDING LIMITATION PROBLEMS IN PERSONAL INJURY: WEBINAR 29th SEPTEMBER 2022

On the 29th September 2022 I am presenting a webinar “Avoiding Limitation Problems”. This deals with the major issues relating to limitation in personal injury actions. Booking details are available here.   THE CONTENTS OF THE WEBINAR Basic limitation periods,…

AVOIDING PROCEDURAL PROBLEMS: A PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE: WEBINAR 23rd SEPTEMBER 2022

AVOIDING PROCEDURAL PROBLEMS: A PRACTITIONER’S GUIDE: WEBINAR 23rd SEPTEMBER 2022

In case anyone hasn’t noticed a lot of (perhaps the vast majority) of posts on this blog relate to procedural issues and problems that litigators have run into, or taken advantage of.  On the 23rd September 2022 I am presenting…

AVOIDING UNDER-SETTLEMENT: A GUIDE FOR PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS: WEBINAR 20th SEPTEMBER 2022

AVOIDING UNDER-SETTLEMENT: A GUIDE FOR PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS: WEBINAR 20th SEPTEMBER 2022

A webinar on “avoiding undersettlement” for personal injury lawyers is being held on the 20th September 2022. Booking details are available here.   “We go back through your claim in fine detail and if we find that your previous solicitor…

NINE YEARS ON IV: 2016: BEING LEGALLY STREETWISE: WHAT THEY DON'T TEACH YOU IN LAW SCHOOL

NINE YEARS ON IV: 2016: BEING LEGALLY STREETWISE: WHAT THEY DON’T TEACH YOU IN LAW SCHOOL

Continuing with the selection of  post from each year of the blog I have reproduced below a post from February 2016. This post was unusual in that I saw a post from a firm of solicitors, Darlingtons, and asked permission…

COURT REFUSES TO MAKE AN ORDER FOR SUBSTITUTED SERVICE ON DEFENDANT'S SOLICITOR: THE DANGERS OF LEAVING SERVICE ISSUES TO THE LAST MINUTE

COURT REFUSES TO MAKE AN ORDER FOR SUBSTITUTED SERVICE ON DEFENDANT’S SOLICITOR: THE DANGERS OF LEAVING SERVICE ISSUES TO THE LAST MINUTE

Another aspect of the judgment of Mr Justice Nicklin in SMO v Tiktok Inc & Ors [2022] EWHC 489 (QB) relates to the claimant’s application to serve the claim form by alternative method. This case illustrates how difficult this order…