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Key points from X v. Kuoni [2021] UKSC 34 – Defendants’ Options Narrowed

Published: 02/08/2021 | News

In a unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court has sided with consumers in its final judgment in this long running case (X v. Kuoni [2021] UKSC 34). We have previously discussed this case in detail both following the interim decision in the Supreme Court (First Article) and following the judgment of the CJEU (Second Article). The […]

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Did the Equality Act 2010 make a substantive change to the burden of proof in discrimination claims? No, says Supreme Court.

Published: 27/07/2021 | News

Prior to the Equality Act 2010, anti-discrimination laws required the claimant to prove facts from which an employment tribunal could conclude in the absence of an adequate explanation, that the respondent had committed an act of discrimination. The Equality Act used a different language – leaving tribunals to determine if there were facts from which […]

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WEBINAR: Staging an Intervention – The Road Travelled Since Copley v Lawn

Published: 15/07/2021 | Webinars

Date: 14 July 2021 @ 16:30 Duration: 1 hour Presenter: Kamran Khan In this webinar, Kamran offers analysis of and practical insight into the issue of intervention in the context of credit hire litigation. As an area of law that has risen in significance since the Court of Appeal’s decision in Copley v Lawn [2009] […]

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An Update on Small Claims and Whiplash Reforms

Published: 08/07/2021 | News

In March 2021 we anticipated the incoming changes resulting from both the whiplash and small claims personal injury reforms. That article can be read here. The changes came into force on 31st May 2021 and will apply to accidents which occurred on or after that date. The Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021 have been approved in […]

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New Guidance Published: How to Issue a Claim for Damages with ‘MyHMCTS’

Published: 30/06/2021 | News

On 23rd June 2021, HM Courts & Tribunals Service published guidance on how to issue a claim for damages with their new online case management tool, ‘MyHMCTS’. This comes after last month’s launch of the pilot scheme that will allow legal professionals to manage and progress the initial stages of certain civil damages claims online. […]

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Scope of Duty of Care – Khan v Meadows [2021] UKSC 21

Published: 29/06/2021 | News

Tom Emslie-Smith considers the recent Supreme Court judgment. Facts Ms Meadows visited her medical practice for advice on whether or not she carried the haemophilia gene, which can give rise to a hereditary disease. The doctor arranged a blood test of the kind that establishes whether or not the patient has haemophilia (not whether she […]

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The final recommendation of the Christopher Quinlan QC Safeguarding Review has been implemented by UK Athletics

Published: 29/06/2021 | News

New safeguarding policies and procedures have been implemented by UK Athletics and the four Home Country Athletics Federations. This marks the fulfilment of the six core recommendations of the Safeguarding Review led by Christopher Quinlan QC and administered by Sport Resolutions. The new safeguarding policies and procedures are set to bring heightened levels of safeguarding expertise […]

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Case update: Greenaway v (1) Parrish (2) Covea Insurance (3) MIB [2021] EWHC 1506 (QB)

Published: 24/06/2021 | News

As Sorcha Dervin explains below, Brexit continues to throw up interesting issues for the courts and Greenaway v (1) Parrish (2) Covea Insurance (3) MIB (“Greenaway”) is one example. The question was how the English court was to approach the meaning of the word “stolen” in relation to the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Directive […]

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