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“I just want my life, my old life back” is one of the pleas I often receive from clients whom I am assisting with personal injury compensation claims. This desperation, a cry for everything they h...

The new practice direction to supplement Part 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) 1998, Practice Direction 1A – Participation of Vulnerable Parties or Witnesses in proceedings, effective from 6 Apr...

In my blog post of May 2019, I mentioned that the Ministry of Justice had recently announced plans to draft a remedial order to amend section 1A of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (FAA 1976) to rectify t...

I recently settled a claim for a client who suffered a traumatic brain injury and loss of hearing in one ear following an accident on a construction site. My client was a window fitter by occupatio...

I have recently concluded a few amputee cases, including a settlement of more than £3 million for a 20-year-old. At the time of his accident, my client was a 17-year-old second year A-levels stude...

It has been more than two years since the discount rate which had been set at 2.5% for many years was reduced to -0.75% in March 2017. During this relatively  short period of time, claimants were, fo...

The Ministry of Justice’s recent announcement to draft a remedial order to amend section 1A of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (FAA 1976) has been a much awaited and needed change to counter the unfair...

The recent judgment on Justyn James Page v RJC Restaurants Ltd serves as a timely reminder that as far as compliance with court directions and rules is concerned, the courts are not prepared to indulg...