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Monthly Archives: April 2020
Highway Maintenance: Covid-19 Update
This article addresses the impact of Covid-19 on maintaining safe highways. Concerned parties will primarily be cautious as to whether altered regimes will impact on the strength of any s. 58 defence. The relevant part of s. 58 reads as follows, with some emphasis added: (1) In an action against a highway authority in respect […]
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Likely Effects of the 2019 Coronavirus Epidemic in the UK on Life Expectancy and Whole Life Multipliers
The life expectancy of the Claimant is a crucial factor in quantifying awards for future losses, in many personal injury and clinical negligence claims. The National Life Tables (NLT), published annually by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) provides expectations of life by age and sex, based on historical data and allow an approximation of […]
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‘Off the Hook’ – A Brief Guide to Avoiding the Potential Pitfalls of Trials Conducted Over the Telephone.
Introduction During the pandemic, the courts are dialling up the types of hearing being heard over the telephone. In certain instances, even full trials are now being heard in this way. Telephone trials have very different dynamics to normal courtroom hearings and can present additional difficulties to those conducting them on behalf of clients. What […]
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Birmingham County Court Update – All SC & FT Trials until 29 May: Vacated
The COVID 19 pandemic means that for all of us movement is restricted to that which is essential. HM Government has issued advice to the Courts about the safety of Judges, HMCTS staff and ways of working. As a result of these matters, and the illness and self isolation of staff and Judges, a number […]
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Latest guidance from Sheffield & South Yorkshire Courts – 07.04.20
Introduction 1. This listing and hearing protocol is addressed to all civil court users. It is intended to give some guidance as to what work can be done and the manner in which it can be done. It applies to all Civil work. It is guidance only. It has no application to Family or Criminal […]
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Vicarious Liability: Supreme Court gives Judgment in Barclays and Morrisons, by Tom Bourne-Arton
The Supreme Court has given Judgment in the twinned cases of: a) Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13, and b) WM Morrisons Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12 These cases deal with vicarious liability. For vicarious liability to attach, two considerations have to be met: First, what sort of relationship […]
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‘Furloughing’ Explained…The Impact of Coronavirus on UK Employment Law
In light of the Coronavirus Pandemic, and specifically in relation to the current lock-down situation, the Government has launched a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Tom Bourne-Arton of Farrar’s Building reviews the temporary scheme which is open to all UK employers. The intention is that employers who would otherwise have had to make redundancies, or consider […]
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