Insights

Since its introduction more than five years ago, the circumstances in which QOCS applies continues to be challenged and tested. The general principle is that a claimant will not be liable to meet the...

The recent case of CC (Widow & Dependant of JC (Deceased) on behalf of herself and dependents v TD  highlights an interesting point on the issue of divorce and its impact on fatal accident claim...

“Ex turpi causa” is a legal doctrine which states that a claim will not succeed if it arises in connection with the claimant’s own illegal act. It is not uncommon for insurers to raise this at t...

It is almost five years since the Jackson Reforms and the introduction of qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) in CPR 44.13 – 44.17, but the issues surrounding the applicability of QOCS still per...

This was one of the questions which the Supreme Court was asked to determine in the recent case of Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire. The claimant, an elderly lady had been knocked down dur...

The recent case of Jacqueline Smith (suing in her own right & as the surviving partner of John Bulloch, Deceased) v (1) Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2) Lancashire Care NHS F...

Last year, myself and a group of esteemed colleagues did the “fire walk” for Headway East London, a brain injury charity that we at Anthony Gold have been supporting for a number of years and co...

It is not uncommon for insurers to make offers to entice claimants into early settlement, especially in cases of substantial value, where the stress of dealing with life changing trauma and litigation...