Monthly Archives: January 2014
CORONER’S COURTS JUDGMENTS ONLINE: ACTION TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS
A coroner has a duty to make reports in circumstances where they believe that action should be taken to prevent future deaths. These reports (previously known as Rule 43 reports) are now available online at the Tribunals Judiciary website. All reports since July 2013 will be uploaded. RELATED POSTS See the article which set out […]
OBTAINING WORK RECORDS: JUDICIAL REVIEW PENDING
Obtaining a work record is often an essential part of a fatal/industrial disease claim. Recently there have been difficulties because HMRC have refused to disclose records without a Court Order. This matter is noted in the latest Association of Personal Injury Lawyer Weekly News. There is a judicial review pending. THE TEXT FROM APIL “An issue […]
EXAMPLE OF A FATAL AWARD AT TRIAL: BROWN –V- HAMID CONSIDERED: CLAIMS FOR LOSS OF CONSORTIUM
Relatively few fatal cases get to trial. Even fewer involve a consideration by the court of the damages to be awarded under the Fatal Accident Act. The recent decision in Brown –v- Hamid [2013] EWHC 4067 (QB) provides an interesting example of how the courts approach the issue of dependency. BROWN –V- HAMID – THE […]
FATAL ACCIDENTS AND ACTIONS ARISING FROM DEATH 