PERSONAL INJURY POINTS 16: A TRIAL ALL ABOUT CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE: THE PRINCIPLES CONSIDERED AND APPLIED
For many years this blog has taken a particular interest in cases about contributory negligence. This partly because the issue is not dealt with in detail in many places and secondly because of the major practical consequences contributory negligence can…
PERSONAL INJURY POINTS 2: CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE, CAUSATION, EVIDENCE AND FAILURE TO WEAR A CYCLE HELMET (SOMETHING ABOUT PLEADINGS TOO)
In the previous post in this series I mentioned that there was a backlog. I didn’t anticipate that I would be looking at a case that was decided in 2009. However the judgment has recently arrived on BAILLI and it…
CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE RECENT CASES AND THEIR PRACTICAL RELEVANCE: WEBINAR 9th DECEMBER 2021
On the 9th December 2021 I am giving a webinar on contributory negligence. This looks at recent cases where contributory negligence has been considered in the courts and the practical lessons that litigators can learn from this. Booking details available…
TO HELP YOU OVER A WINTER, A SERIES OF WEBINARS ON APPLICATIONS, LIABILITY, INSOLVENCY, PLEADINGS AND AVOIDING PROBLEMS IN LITIGATION
I am presenting a series of webinars on several aspects of litigation over December, January and February. All are one hour long. General details can be found here. The links to specific webinars can be found below. APPLICATIONS AND…
CHILD PEDESTRIAN WAS NOT CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENT: HIGH COURT DECISION
In A (a minor) by her litigation friend FA -v- Akram [2021] EWHC 2467 (QB), 2021 WL 04111024 HHJ Bird (sitting as a High Court judge) rejected an argument that a nine year old child had been contributory negligent. It…
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