Nov 22, 2024
The whiplash tariff review was published on 21 November 2024. Under the Civil Liability Act, the Lord Chancellor has to set the tariff of damages for whiplash injuries of up to 2 years in duration within three years of implementation. The Lord Chancellor has published...
Nov 22, 2024
The Civil Justice Council has published its second final report on the subject of pre action protocols. The CJC recommends various changes which increase the obligation to try to resolve cases before resorting to the Courts. In particular it is proposed that there be...
Nov 1, 2024
We have completed our annual Reports relating to the ADR/mediations we have carried out. We have not carried out any gambling operator mediations this year. The number of cases we dealt with reduced following Brexit as we used to work for EU gambling operators. In...
Oct 17, 2024
Master Macleod has given her last judgment which may be of long lasting relevance to the world of litigation and ADR/mediation. In case of Charles Elphicke v Times Newspapers (Neutral Citation Number: [2024] EWHC 2595) the judge considered whether there was any...
Oct 5, 2024
As part of my role as a barrister I often have to help tenants making claims for housing disrepair. It is often quite shocking to see the conditions tenants are living in. I also sometimes act for landlords facing such claims so can see things from both sides. In...
Oct 5, 2024
Long awaited changes to the Civil Procedure Rules came into force on 1 October 2024, confirming the English and Welsh civil courts’ power to order parties to engage in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) including mediation. The changes are intended to give...
