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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...
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“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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The recent judgment handed down by the High Court in Northern Ireland in ES (A Minor by Rachel Ann Savage Her Mother & Next Friend) (Plaintiff) v (1) Emma Savage (2) Darren Thomas (3) Wd Irwin &am...
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