There are a series of four webinars in June 2022 on key aspects of fatal accident litigation and damages. Looking at recent cases, the child claimant and fatal accidents, damages in anticipation of death and avoiding the pitfalls of fatal accident litigation. (T RECENT CASES IN FATAL ACCIDENT LITIGATION: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THEM? […]

To help 2021 run smoothly  for our members I am presenting a series of webinars in February and March on the theme of “staying safe” in the running of personal injury cases. The webinars look at key areas of practice and procedure, examine where any why things go wrong and then how to avoid problems. […]

  There is, I suppose, no point in having a blog if you can’t tell people about your own books.  The 4th edition of the Guide to Fatal Accidents is out and in (at least one) shop window.  As well as being updated, there are new chapters on multipliers, avoiding the common pitfalls of fatal […]

The government is, at long last, putting forward a draft remedial order to amend Section 1A of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976.  This would allow cohabitees, who have been living together for more than two years, to recover the statutory bereavement payment.   THE STATUTORY BEREAVEMENT PAYMENT The bereavement payment is only available to a very […]

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…

Originally posted on Zenith PI: PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION IN PRACTICE:
In Magill v Panel Systems (DB Limited) [2017] EWHC 1517 (QB) His Honour Judge Gosnell (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) considered some key issues relating to fatal accident damages. ? THE CASE The claimant was the widow whose husband died from a cardiac…

Originally posted on Zenith PI: PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION IN PRACTICE:
The decision of the Upper Tribunal in  VG -v- CICA [2017] UKUT 0049 (AAC) is important reading for anyone involved in advising in fatal claims. In essence a High Court action was rendered valueless because the damages awarded were offset by the CICA.  It shows…

Originally posted on Civil Litigation Brief:
In Kimathi & Ors -v- The Foreign & Commonwealth Office [2016] EWHC 3005 (QB) Mr Justice Stewart reviewed the principles in relation to bringing an action on behalf of a deceased party.  It is an important reminder of some very basic principles. An action is brought by the deceased’s…