Monthly Archives: January 2019
FATAL ACCIDENTS: AVOIDING THE PITFALLS: WEBINAR 29TH MARCH 2019
I am presenting a webinar on avoiding the pitfalls in fatal accident claims on the 29th March 2019, 1 – 2 pm. It is designed to look at those areas of fatal accident litigation where a lawyer can be negligent, or run into significant problems. ISSUES TO BE COVERED Important issues prior to death, the […]
LIMITATION, FATAL ACCIDENTS AND THE DEATH OF CHILDREN
The law of limitation for Fatal Accidents Act claims for children is often misunderstood. Here we look at the limitation period in relation to fatal accident claims and children. There are two issues: the limitation period when any of the dependants are children: the limitation period when it is a child who has been […]
FATAL ACCIDENT DAMAGES CONSIDERED: BLAKE -v- MAD MAX LIMITED
Originally posted on Zenith PI: PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION IN PRACTICE:
In Blake v Mad Max Ltd [2018] EWHC 2134 (QB) Peter Marquand (sitting as a High Court Judge) considered several disputed aspects of damages in a fatal claim. The judgment provides a useful guide to general damages in mesothelioma cases, it confirms the view that…
FATAL ACCIDENTS AND ACTIONS ARISING FROM DEATH 