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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Huw Davies successfully defends claim brought against Hertfordshire Council
Huw Davies, appearing in front of HHJ Charles Harris QC, successfully defended a claim brought against Hertfordshire Council for significant damages brought by a cleaner at a school when she allegedly slipped on a puddle of water in a school dining hall. The claim was brought under under regulation 12(3) of the Workplace Regulations. However, […]
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Robert Golin in successful claim under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957
Robert Golin was successful in a claim under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. Robert acted for the Claimant (“C”), under a CFA, in a successful claim against a national building supplies warehouse (“D”). The circumstances of the accident were that C had visited D’s warehouse to buy several boxes of […]
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Discount Rate Panel Appointed
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that the panel to advise the Lord Chancellor in relation to setting the discount rate for personal injury damages has now been appointed and is to provide the Lord Chancellor with its recommendations within the next six months. The membership of the panel is as follows: John Pollock of […]
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Joshua Hedgman successfully resists a relief from sanction appeal
Joshua Hedgman successfully resisted a relief from sanction appeal that deprives the claimant of chronic pain report estimated to have been worth over £1 million to the value of the claim. Joshua was recently instructed for a defendant on the claimant’s appeal from a decision not to grant relief from sanction for failing to serve […]
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James Pretsell successfully represents Defendants against substantial claim for damages
ATKINSON v (1) PATHAK & (2) ROYAL SUN ALLIANCE 26/02/15, QBD, HHJ Owen QC sitting as a High Court Judge James Pretsell successfully represents Defendants against substantial claim for damages. James was instructed by the Defendant insurer to defend a claim involving a Claimant who had been working as a self-employed gardener when in December […]
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Recovery of CFA Success Fees & Children
Introduction As those who deal with personal injury litigation involving minors will know, when heard together, the phrases “Jackson Reforms” and “success fees” have caused significant headaches. The problem which is too often being encountered is the refusal of District Judges to release funds from a child’s damages to satisfy the success fee charged by […]
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Nigel Spencer Ley obtains substantial damages for motorcyclist who suffered major orthopaedic injuries
Nigel Spencer Ley obtains substantial damages for motorcyclist who suffered major orthopaedic injuries. Motorcycles were the Claimant’s passion. By day he was a motorcycle instructor and in his spare time, he was either riding or rebuilding bikes. In October 2010, he suffered major orthopaedic injuries when a negligent car driver pulled out in front of […]
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Nigel Spencer Ley secures substantial damages for an IT Director suffering from Conversion Disorder
Nigel Spencer Ley secured substantial damages for an IT Director suffering from Conversion Disorder. The Claimant was injured in a minor road traffic accident in July 2010. She subsequently developed what appeared to be a major vestibular disorder: she walked with an abnormal gait and required crutches, she suffered problems with balance and dizziness and […]
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