Tag Archives: Evidence
FATAL ACCIDENTS: LAW, PRACTICE, PROCEDURE & COMPASSION: COURSES IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2019
Alongside solicitor and partner in Irwin Mitchell Hilary Wetherell I am speaking at the APIL day-long courses on fatal accidents in November and December this year, in London, Manchester and Bristol. Our emphasis is on practical knowledge and application of that knowledge, alongside compassionate client care. “Stimulating, scintilating and inspiring on what is a very difficult and […]
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 […]
PROPORTIONAL COSTS IN A FATAL CASE: THE MATTERS THAT CAN RECOVERED ON ASSESSMENT
The facts in Powell & Ors v The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police [2018] EWHC B12 (Costs) are quite extraordinary. This judgment, on the issue of costs, adds to the material relating to proportionality. Equally important is the fact that it provides some guidance as to the steps a claimant is able recover costs for […]
COSTS: THE COSTS OF ATTENDING AN INQUEST: THE APPROPRIATE APPROACH
In Douglas v Ministry of Justice & Anor [2018] EWHC B2 (Costs) Master Leonard considered the issue of the recoverability of costs of attending an inquest. There is a highly nuanced approach. There is support for some of the costs of a deceased party attending the inquest being recoverable. It adds an added layer of complexity to representation […]
MUTUAL WILLS: A MATTER OF WITNESS CREDIBILITY
There is a detailed discussion of the law of mutual wills in the judgment of HHJ Paul Matthews (sitting as a High Court judge) in Legg & Anor v Burton & Ors [2017] EWHC 2088 (Ch). This will be looked at in a later post. Here I want to look at the important point that the […]
FATAL ACCIDENTS AND ACTIONS ARISING FROM DEATH 